Odisha government updated its MoU with Worldfish, a Penang based acquaculture and genetic change association to provide innovation and vital abilities to expand quality fish creation in state. Odisha will invest Rs 22 crore in raising fish production in state. The target…
While curcumin (a substance found in turmeric) is a hot research topic these days among a section of scientists abroad thanks to its anti-cancer properties, Odisha based startup, Milk Mantra, is betting big solely on this ingredient to propel the fortunes of…
It has been a difficult summer for India. Drought and a searing heat wave have affected an astonishing 330 million people across the country. But this summer also marks the 150th anniversary of a far more terrible and catastrophic climatic…
YUVA SAMBALPUR’S “ A Fruit Plant in Every house,A Kitchen Garden in every home “Campaign launch on 9th May 2016 on the auspicious “Akshay Tritiya” by the Sambalpur Dist.Collector Sj.Balwant Singh IAS in presence of Sri.Santosh Joshi IFS,DFO Sambalpur.The innovative program…
Natwar Sarangi could eat a new variety of rice every day of the year. None of it bought in the market. Natwarbhai, 80+, is a resident of Narishu village, near Niali in Cuttack district. A retired schoolteacher, he has been practising…
In the village of Amashpur, 80 hectares of land are nestled between the Birupa and Brahmani rivers. Until 2011, this area was left vacant during the “kharif” or wet season with all hopes of growing the region’s staple Swarna rice…
With the decentralization of the paddy procurement scheme, the state agencies of Odisha have taken charge of carrying out procurement and avoiding the distressed sale of paddy in the state. While agencies like Marketing Federation of Odisha, National Agricultural Cooperative…
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) is going to receive Academic Excellence Award for 2015. This is the third straight selection of the university for the award. OUAT was selected for the award on the basis of its students’ performance in the…
Times Of India Writes : OMFED will launch three new products – dairy whitener, bread and ‘pedas’ – on Republic Day next year. Dairy whitener will be available in packets of 200gm and 500gm initially.Omfed will also use the surplus milk to…
In continuation of the livelihood programmes under Project Ajeevika, Essar Foundation has started a project on mushroom cultivation in Odisha. Thirteen members of a local self-help group (SHG), Sahara Sundari have been selected for the same and have participated…