The Tirupur cluster of garment units has caught the attention of states such as Telangana and Odisha, which plan to replicate some of the successes of the textile town. According to sources, officials from Odisha textile handloom industries department recently…
Odisha government today made installation of Global Positioning System (GPS) mandatory for all vehicles transporting minerals in a bid to bring transparency in the mining sector. “We had set April 30 as the deadline for the transporters to install GPS…
Some excerpts from the interview of Ritu kumar from Vogue.in below: The intricate weaves of ikat may be a hallmark of Odisha but today the textile art is languishing. Ritu Kumar Ikat Revival Project is an attempt to infuse new…
As per this article in The Hindu, Odisha Skill Development Authority is to join hands with the Tirupur knitwear industry stakeholders in coimbatore so that they can get ‘specifically trained manpower’ from Odisha for apparel production. G. Rajesh, an Indian Forest…
HIL has commenced the commercial production of Coloured Coated Steel Sheets at Balasore, Odisha with an installed capacity of 18000 MT per annum. The said products will be marketed under its Brand name ‘Charminar’, which is one of the most…
The Department of Foot and Mouth Disease (DFMD) organized a press conference at Hotel Suryansh where it was officialy declared the inauguration of the International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease (ICFMD) to be held on 1st April, 2017 at…
Milk Mantra along with LabourNet, an NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) partner has recently organised a three day Prior Learning Program under Prime Minister Kaushal Vikash Yojana (PMKVY) for its network farmers. This was organised at Tinitiara village of Gop…
The Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industry Limited UCCI is the Apex Chamber in the State of Odisha comprising of 3 sectors of the economy i.e. Industry, Trade & Services. The Chamber has more than 700 members and has almost all…
Aditya Birla Group owned Hindalco Industries is planning to set up a 24 Mw solar power plant within the premises of its aluminium plant at Lapanga in Sambalpur district. “The 24 Mw solar plant planned by Hindalco will come up…
Tamil Nadu based Agrocrops Exim Limited, a leading groundnut exporter, is currently expanding its processing capacity by setting up new processing units across producing states such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. After this expansion, the…