Industry Odisha Bureau, April 17: Despite the much-hyped “Four Labour Codes” introduced last year by the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre in a bid to streamline wages and labour regulations, the recent labour unrest in Noida in a massive manner (that also reportedly turned violent) has been an eye-opener as well as it is high time for self-introspection by all the state governments across India to implement rational monthly pay-checks and create conducive working conditions in true letter and spirit. Reports said that the Union Labour Ministry is now exploring ways and means to fix daily minimum wages for…
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Industry Odisha Bureau, April 17: Even after the formal expiry of the ad hoc one-month-long scope accorded to India (amid the current West Asia crisis) by the US Trump regime waiving off the sanctions imposed against importing crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG/cooking gas) from Russia, the million dollar question lurks whether beleaguered India would still dare buying these essential commodities from Russia so that the ongoing energy crunch could be tackled. During the peak of West Asia conflict aggravated by Iran’s Hormuz hurdle, the Trump-led US administration temporarily waived off sanctions in early March this year allowing India…
Industry Odisha Bureau, April 16: Since the Persian Gulf based Hormuz hurdle has triggered energy crisis, the reportedly government’s curb on the adequate quantity of diesel supply needed for the hassle-free operation of the critical telecom infrastructure has further given birth to a new crisis following which the continuity of telecommunication network is being adversely hampered. The Pandora’s box got reportedly opened only after the Government of India (GoI)’s review made into the complaints lodged by the telecom operators and their tower firms. Most of the telecom infrastructures rely on diesel-fuelled power backups and the government-imposed curbs on diesel supply…
Industry Odisha Bureau, April 16: With an objective to promote coastal economic growth while sustaining marine environmental protection, the Odisha Government has launched a Marine Spatial Plan (MSP). An MoU was signed here at Lok Seva Bhavan in between the State Government’s Department of Science & Technology and the National Centre for Coastal Research under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, in presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The MoU was signed by Pooja Mishra, Additional Secretary of the Science & Technology Department, and Dr. R S Kankara, Director of the National Centre for Coastal Research. Speaking…
Industry Odisha Bureau , April 16,: Since the Persian Gulf based Hormuz hurdle has triggered energy crisis following which gas supply has reportedly been squeezed, the Government of India (GoI) is said to be seriously considering not only to blend the Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) into the City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks, but also gradually increase it to well beyond five (05) per cent and eventually upto 20 per cent in a well-planned phased manner. Sources revealed that the mandate for the CBG-CGD blending was one (01) per cent as of fiscal year (FY) 2026, while the gradual increase would…
Industry Odisha Bureau, April 16: World-renowned TIME magazine’s 2026 edition of ‘TIME 100’ list of most influential people in the world has featured tech icons Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan prominent among others. Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor (fondly called Chocolate Boy by fans) and celebrity chef Vikas Khanna have also carved a niche in the TIME 100 among the Most Influential People 2026 luminous list. Apart from the above-mentioned towering personalities, brother-sister duo Dario and Daniela Amodei of Antrophic and AI Chatbot Claude, Nvidia CEO C.C. Wei (creator of current AI boom), Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan,…
Industry Odisha Bureau, April 16: Analysing the ongoing West Asia crisis that has triggered utter disruptions in energy supply chain through the critical chokepoint Hormuz as well as shipping of other essential commodities, incumbent Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has reportedly predicted that the global economy is poised to slump down to 3.1 per cent in 2026. The IMF MD has also reportedly warned that the continuation of such a grim scenario would lead to even tougher times ahead. Briefing the press yesterday (April 15) soon after the IMF’s Spring Meetings, the IMF MD…
Industry Odisha Bureau, April 15: BJD President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi urging him to convene a special session of the Assembly to discuss the Delimitation Bill. “Today we are at a crossroads. The proposed Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Delimitation Bill, seeks to change the composition of the House of the People, increasing the strength of the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 members,” Patnaik said in his letter to Majhi. Currently Odisha has 21 MPs, about 3.9 percent of the total. If…
Industry Odisha Bureau, April 15: In a significant stride towards strengthening urban governance through digital transformation, the Housing & Urban Development Department has successfully implemented the Odisha Secretariat Workflow Automation System (OSWAS) across all 115 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the State. This landmark reform marks a decisive transition from fragmented, paper-based administrative systems to a unified, efficient, and transparent digital workflow ecosystem. Covering 5 Municipal Corporations, 48 Municipalities, and 62 Notified Area Councils (NACs), the OSWAS platform—implemented with technical support from the Odisha Computer Application Centre and developed in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services—has enabled end-to-end digital management of…
Industry Odisha Bureau, April 15: Since uncertainty looms large over the uninterrupted energy supply chain as well as crude oil price hike triggered by the ongoing West Asia crisis, the Government of India (GoI) is reportedly contemplating to create a financial or cash buffer, especially, for petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG/cooking gas) so that the supply disruptions along with the global price volatility could be managed. Experts opine that the financial/cash buffer would be akin to the “Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) concept created in the fiscal year (FY) 2015 that aids inflation management in select critical agricultural commodities”.…