An alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has brought a dairy farm to his village to cater to the needs of the people there and, in doing so, setting a precedent of sorts. Residents of his Kendrapara…
From Small town in Odisha to Millionaire owner of Startup OYO Rooms : Ritesh Agarwal story
Ritesh Agarwal, founder and chief executive of Oyo Rooms, shared his small-town-kid-turning-millionaire story that left the 300-odd people gathered at the Odisha Investor Meet in Bengaluru in awe. “As a young kid (growing up in Rayagada in Odisha), I had…
Odisha Startup policy cleared by Cabinet: Ambitious target of grooming 1000 startups in 5 years
The State Cabinet on Tuesday cleared six proposals, including the Odisha StartUp policy at a meeting here today. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik chaired the meeting held at the State Secretariat. The Cabinet cleared Odisha Start up Policy which targets to…
Odisha along with STPI to establish characterisation laboratory first one in Eastern India for entrepreneurs
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday, announced the state will establish a characterisation laboratory where entrepreneurs can test their semiconductor designs. “You will be happy to know that it has been decided to establish a characterisation laboratory in the…
IIT Bhubaneswar calling Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Techies
The Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Bhubaneswar has established a Start-up Centre to assist and mentor novel ideas. Engineering graduates from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and small firms to set up their centres on the campus. Prof. R.V. Raja Kumar,…
Introducing Startup “Menu I Like” by Pritish Samantaray
What is Menu I like all about? How it is different? Please introduce. In simple words, Menu I Like has the every answer one looks for, if not cooking at home. Starting from getting your favourite food from your favourite…
IIT Bhubaneswar among 10 institutes chosen in India to mentor Startup entrepreneurs
Indian Institute of Technology , IIT Bhubaneswar will now mentor entrepreneurs aspiring to come up with innovative start-ups and facilitate basic infrastructure on its campus. The IIT-B has established a Start-up Centre with the support of Rs 1.5 crore by…
Featuring a startup : Odisha Club by Ranjan Mantri
Tell us a little bit about yourstartup . The modern day life calls for vast comfort in every sphere of life. Such facility is more required by the old aged citizens as well as by the home makers. To fulfill…
NIT Rourkela First Year BTech Students launch Odisha’s Youngest Startup PennyIndia
PennyIndia is cofounded by Sarada Prasad Sahoo and Abhijeet Sahoo, both pursuing first year in Computer Science Engineering at of NIT Rourkela Odisha. Presently they are the only cashback site to provide feature of auto withdrawal. India’s highest paying cashback…
Why curcumin the substance found in Haldi aka Turmeric is so important for Startup Milk Mantra
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…