Odisha, though has quite less population compared to many states, has second largest weaver population in India with more than 94% weavers belonging to the Hindu community. The diversity of the handlooms of Odisha is greatly influced due to the…
NIT Rourkela 2007 Alumni and scientist Mr Prasad chosen to lead new DRDO labs inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi
As per this article in The Hindu , Parvathaneni Shiva Prasad of the Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and Ramakrishnan Raghavan of the Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) have been chosen to head the newly launched ‘Young Scientists Laboratories’ or DYSLs formed…
Did you know India’s most ambitious Lunar Mission Chandrayaan 2 has many Made in bhubaneswar components?
The ‘limbs’ of Pragyan, the moon rover of India’s second lunar mission as well as its most ambitious till date, have been made in Bhubaneswar. The city, therefore, will be taking a keen interest in the mission as the spacecraft…
TERI to set up incubation centre in Odisha for biotech solutions
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), one of country’s leading think-tanks, will set up an industrial incubation facility of TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Research Centre, in Odisha. The facility will support development of biotechnology solutions to address issues affecting agriculture, environment and…
ISRO selects 10 firms for transfer of Lithium-ion technology : NALCO Odisha one of them
Indian Space Research Organisation has selected ten companies for transfer of its Lithium-ion cell technology. The selected firms are- Amara Raja Batteries Limited, Chittoor,Bharat Electronics Limited, Pune, Carborundum Universal Limited, Kochi, Exicom Tele-Systems Limited, Gurgaon, GOCL Corporation Limited, Hyderabad; GOCL…
Odisha MSME International Trade Fair-2019 inaugurated
Promotion and growth of MSMEs has been the top most priority of the Government, said Hon’ble Finance, Excise & Agriculture & FE Minister Shri Sashi Bhusan Behera while inaugurating the International MSME Trade Fair, 2019. He was delighted to note…
Think Aluminium, Think Odisha : Bhubaneswar to host global aluminium meet in January
For the maiden occasion, Bhubaneswar will play host to the International Conference on Aluminium (INCAL) in January 2019. The conference centred on the theme ‘Driving Growth and Development’, will be held from January 31 to February 3. The conference is…
Highlights of PM Narendra Modi visit : New museum at Lalitgiri, Special chair on Paika Bidroha, Khandagiri Flyover
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited Odisha on 24th December, 2018. At the IIT Bhubaneswar campus, the Prime Minister released a commemorative stamp and coin on the Paika Rebellion. The Paika Rebellion (Paika Bidroha) was fought against British rule,…
The 3rd technical event – TechBhubaneswar is scheduled on 9th Dec 2018 at smart city Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar December 05th 2018: TechBhubaneswar is one of the mega technical conferences in eastern India which is exclusively accreted for software professionals and is inspired by Mindfire Solutions. It will be held on 9th December 2018 at Hotel Mayfair Convention…