Industry Odisha Bureau, April 1: As had been anticipated, the side-effects of the ongoing West Asia conflict, aggravated by the Hormuz standoff, and no let up to the unabated tug of war between belligerent armed US/Israel and Iran have started pricking and panging. Thus, the prices of the premium petrol and diesel have gone up, while the prices of regular petrol and diesel used by the common consumers have fortunately been kept unchanged for the time being. As per media reports, the price of XP100 petrol is now being charged Rs 160 per litre. Earlier, its rate had been Rs…
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Industry Odisha Bureau, March 31: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has roped in Singapore-based Surbana Jurong for the preparation of a comprehensive master plan for a proposed New City in Bhubaneswar. The BDA has on Tuesday signed an agreement with Surbana Jurong here today. The agreement was signed by BDA Secretary Manas Ranjan Padhi and Surbana Jurong’s Deputy Director Manideep Dutta here. The ambitious project will span around 800 acres across the mouzas of Gothapatna, Malipada, and Daspur, and is envisioned as a multi-economic growth zone aligned with the state’s long-term development roadmap, “Vikshit Odisha 2036.” The proposed New City…
Industry Odisha Bureau, March 31: With the official fiscal year (FY) of 2025-26 that ends today in India, and the rating agency ICRA having reportedly projected earlier a heavy loss of about $2.16 billion (around Rs 18,000 crore) in the Indian aviation sector, various reasons are being attributed to such a grim scenario starting from the Pahalgam massacre of innocent tourists by the terrorists followed by Operation Sindoor against Pakistan last year (2025) to the ongoing tug of war between US-Israel and Iran in the West Asia region since February 28 this year (2026). It all appears that India’s aviation…
Industry Odisha Bureau, March 31: The Odisha government has allocated a total fund of Rs 762.38 Crore under six schemes for carrying out plantation activities during the financial year 2026-27. This was informed by Forest Environment & Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia in the Assembly on Tuesday. He said 3682.21 hectares Artificial Regeneration, 23979.50 hectares ANR (Assisted Natural Regeneration), 2059.45 Row Kilometer Avenue Plantation & 6.95 lakh seedlings Urban Tree Plantation are proposed to be planted under different plantation schemes during 2026-27, nearly 137.24 lakh seedlings are to be utilized. Besides, 550 lakh seedlings are to be distributed among…
Industry Odisha Bureau, March 31: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has observed that the intense and immensely impactful shock sparked off by the Middle East tensions could cast an ‘asymmetric global economy’ that would witness ‘higher prices’ and ‘slower growth’. The IMF has drawn such a grim conclusion by closely gauging the pros and cons of the ongoing catastrophic conflict in the West Asia (Persian Gulf) region unleashed by the tug of war between the belligerent US-Israel and Iran’s top political leaderships, and above all the protracted blockage of the strategic chokepoint-Strait of Hormuz-that has triggered not only global energy…
Industry Odisha Bureau, March 30: Cyber fraudsters have cheated Rs 972 crore from 80,000 people of Odisha in between June 2024 and December 2025, as per official data. More than 80,000 cyber fraud complaints involving cheating of Rs 972.60 crore were reported in Odisha durin the period. As per the data, 4,238 cyber cases involving cheating of Rs 260.61 crore reported in different police stations of the State. The police have arrested 868 persons for their alleged involvement in the cyber fraud cases, he said, adding, Rs 61.36 lakh was recovered and Rs 8.89 crore frozen in these cases. Apart…
Industry Odisha Bureau, March 30: In a shocking incident, an MBA student was found dead from her hostel room on Monday, in Chandrasekharpur area of Bhubaneswar. The Infocity police reached the spot and started an investigation. According to sources, a case of unnatural death was registered and the body has been sent for post-mortem. The reports will reveal the exact cause of her death. The incident has created a spark in the Chandrasekharpur area. Police is enquiring the matter and has interrogated the students and staff of the said management college. The girl was a resident of Dhenkanal district and…
Industry Odisha Bureau, March 30: The sojourn of Lord Lingaraj ends today and the deities (Rukmini, Chandrasekhar (Lord Lingaraj) and Basudeva will be beginning the return journey to their abode today. The chariot pulling of Lord Lingaraj has been scheduled to begin from 2.30 pm. On the occasion of Ashokashtami (Thursday), thousands of devotees pulled the chariots of Lord Lingaraj and the deities. The rituals prior to the journey began with Mangala Aarati at around 4.00 am. Significance of ‘Analeuta’ Rukuna Rath Yatra: While almost every chariot takes the same trajectory to return to their abode after a sojourn journey…
Industry Odisha Bureau, March 29: The proposed Bhubaneswar–Cuttack–Puri–Paradeep Economic Region (BCPPER) would promote integrated, inclusive and sustainable economic growth of Odisha, officials said. Economic Plan for Bhubaneswar–Cuttack–Puri–Paradeep Economic Region (BCPPER) has been prepared as a strategic regional planning framework under the NITI Aayog Growth Hub initiative and Odisha Vision 2047. It aims at integrated, inclusive and sustainable economic growth through convergence of infrastructure, sectoral development and governance reforms, the officials said. The Plan envisages transformation of the region into a major economic growth hub with a target of becoming a US$ 500 billion economy by 2047. It adopts a convergence…
Bhubaneswar, 27th March 2026: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, is strengthening learning outcomes across government schools in Jharsuguda and Sundargarh through Project Vidya, its education initiative launched in April 2025. Focused on foundational literacy and numeracy along with core subjects such as Mathematics, Science, and English, the programme has reached over 1,800 students across 17 rural schools by improving classroom engagement and student-teacher ratios through the deployment of 20 additional educators. Sundargarh has a high dropout rate, necessitating a targeted focus on foundational learning and a strengthened student-teacher ratio to address the risk. Aligned with these priorities, Project Vidya…