According to an article in Business Standard, Kolkata-based Topaz Solar Power proposes to set up a solar module manufacturing plant in Odisha with an annual capacity to produce 500 megawatts (Mw) of solar panels. This will be the first solar…
Odisha aims at Rs 20,000 cr annual seafood exports in 5 years, exported worth Rs 2100 crore in 2016-17
Odisha exported seafood worth Rs 2100 crore in 2016-17 Odisha has set the ball rolling to achieve the targeted Rs 20,000 crore seafood exports annually in the next five years by initiating the process to prepare a road map and…
Mumbai based film producer Mustaq Nadiadwala to set up a film institute in the city
As per this article in Times Of India, Mumbai-based film producer Mustaq Nadiadwala on Monday announced to set up a film institute in the city. The proposed film institute will offer various courses related to films and film-making technologies. They…
An attempt to curate best streetfood locations in Odisha famous among people
This article is an attempt to curate the best streetfood locations available and famous among many. Starting with Bhubaneswar, given below are few of the locations curated by Ar Shakti Nanda.
Have time this sunday? How about checking Mango Festival going on in bhubaneswar now
If you are in bhubaneswar, here is your opportunity to celebrate mango and its wide variety of fragrance and taste at the four-day state level mango festival started here on Saturday. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has…
NDMA approaches Odisha to give disaster management lessons to 14 Pacific island nations that are hit by tropical cyclones regularly
As per this article in The Hindu, Credited with pioneering works in the field of disaster management in the country, Odisha may impart lessons on cyclone preparedness to 14 Pacific island nations that are hit by tropical cyclones at regular intervals…
Dr Soumyava Basu of L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar has been awarded a startup grant of Rs 30 lakh for three years by the Department of Health Research
Dr Soumyava Basu, head of retina-vitreous and uveitis services at L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar has been awarded a startup grant of Rs 30 lakh for three years by the Department of Health Research in the Union Ministry of…
Odisha to have first automatic coastal warning for disasters in India this July
Come July, Odisha can warn the vast population residing along its 480 km-long coast by pressing a single button from a control room in the State capital in the event of the occurrence of natural disasters like a tsunami or…
Unitus Seed Fund Launches Healthcare Tech Startup Competition
A big shout out to the Odisha entrepreneurial ecosystem. Unitus Seed Fund, India’s leading impact venture fund investing in early-stage startups innovating for the masses, has launched the fourth edition of its StartHealth competition – a nationwide challenge to find, mentor and…
Odisha to tap CSR funds of PSUs to finance startup incubators and set up an angel network, first for any state
Odisha, a late entrant into the start-up space, is firming up its presence in the sector with a slew of innovative ideas and approaches. To begin with, Odisha plans to tap Public Sector Units’ (PSUs) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds…