Industry Odisha Bureau, May 14: Close on the heels of the outbreak of deadly ‘Hantavirus’ (rodent-borne) that reportedly killed three passengers on board of a cruise ship named ‘MV Hondius’ on May 2 and infected several passengers, yet another confirmed outbreak of highly contagious ‘Norovirus’ has reportedly killed one passenger on a cruise ship named ‘Ambition’ docked in France’s Bordeaux. In a statement issued yesterday (May 13) by the prefecture of Gironde in south-western France said, “Apart from the death of a passenger aged 90 on board, no severe cases have been reported at this stage, and asymptomatic people will…
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Industry Odisha Bureau, May 13: Even though the credit recovery momentum by the Indian banks reportedly augured well and good at its nascent stage, the dilly-dallying and procrastination of a tangible solution to the tug of war between the sworn enemies (US and Israel on one side and Iran on the other side) is reportedly telling against the credit recovery pace of the Indian financial institutions. Media reports said, “India’s banking sector had earlier shown optimistic signs of recovery as the bank credit grew by more than 14% year-on-year between December 2025 and February 2026 (prior to the Middle East…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 13: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to reduce use of petrol/diesel, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has reduced the size of cavalcade to half the number of vehicles. In the context of the oil crisis that has arisen all over the world due to the conflict in West Asia, Prime Minister Modi has urged the people of the country to reduce their expenditure, especially petrol and diesel consumption. Chief Minister Majhi has welcomed the call given by the Prime Minister and has reduced the number of vehicles plying by half for his own personal safety.…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 13: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a financial outlay of Rs.37,500 crore. A groundbreaking effort towards accelerating India’s coal/lignite gasification programme, the scheme will help in advancing in the direction of national target of gasfying 100 Million Tonnes (MT) of coal by 2030. Aligned for strengthening energy security, and reducing dependence on imports of key products such as LNG (more than 50% imported), urea (~20% imported), ammonia (~100% imported), and methanol (~80–90% imported). In a significant accompanying reform, the…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 13: Although bestowed with a flourishing economy in shape of forest, and despite the forest sector claimed to be accounting for one per cent of the global working population, the stark paradox startles the intelligentsia to discover that those millions of forest-reliant as well as usually poor people are still languishing in abject poverty being deprived of access to proper marketing facilities. In this context, the United Nations Organisation (UNO)’s ‘Global Forest Goals Report 2026’ has reportedly found out “lack of access to markets keeps millions of forest-dependent people in extreme poverty globally.” Notably, millions of…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 13: Even though India reportedly remains most susceptible to heat exposure, the alleged yawning gap between the Heat Action Plans (HAPs) [formulated by most of the Indian state governments merely in shape of pen and paper] and their actual implementation aiming long-term solutions at the ground level is virtually making the whole exercise a sheer drawing-room assessment. While the 2025 edition of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, and as reported by ‘Down To Earth’ website reveals, “Heat exposure has led to the loss of 247 billion potential labour hours in 2024 marking a…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 13: Focused on advanced Earth observation satellites, GalaxEye – an Indian startup founded by IIT Madras Alumni – has reportedly not only developed ‘Drishti’ satellite, but has also successfully launched it. While GalaxEye is deemed to be “India’s first ever private space ecosystem”, ‘Drishti’ is claimed to be “world’s first Opto-SAR (Optical + Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite” that was “deployed via SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle along with 45 total payloads from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California in USA, while it covers the entire Earth including equator and both poles.” By achieving such a stupendous success…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 12: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar on Tuesday announced the launch of an industry-linked M Tech programme in cybersecurity for engineers working in different industries. The programme is scheduled to commence on July 24 with applications currently open for eligible candidates from industry and related sectors who aspire to advance their careers in cybersecurity through this innovative and flexible learning model. The course was developed in strategic association with WhizHack Technologies, one of India’s leading cybersecurity training and simulation companies and designed specifically for working professionals, the institute said. Designed specifically for working professionals, the…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 12: “If you consider yourselves as public servants and the people as your masters, you will certainly earn public trust and goodwill through sincere work,” Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) trainees here on Tuesday. Pujari visited the Revenue Officers’ Training Institute (ROTI) here at Gothapatna and attended a special interactive session with 74 ORS trainees. During the interaction, the Minister advised the trainee officers to dedicate themselves to public service with sincerity, integrity and commitment. He held detailed discussions with the trainees on various laws and rules related to…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 12: Anticipating terror strikes during the FIFA World Cup all set to kick-start from June 11 this year at multiple venues in the USA, the US administration has reportedly pulled up its socks to ensure the global event passes off peacefully and incident-free given the possibility of terror strikes amid the Gulf conflicts as well as the unfortunate gun-shots bid committed by a dare-devil trespasser from California, now behind the bars during the of late high-profile White House Dinner on April 25. As per international media reports, the country’s principal law enforcement agency Federal Bureau of…