Business Standard Writes: Odisha Single Window Clearance Authority cleared the proposal by oil marketing major Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to establish a common user facility (CUF) for storage of petroleum products. The facility estimated to cost Rs 270 crore, is proposed…
Indian Oil to invest Rs 40 billion in its Paradip refinery in Odisha
Indian Oil (IOC) is reportedly planning to invest Rs40bn ($597m) to upgrade its Paradip refinery in Odisha. Reuters reported a senior company executive saying that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Environment Forests…
5000 Wifi access points to be setup in bhubaneswar after success of current trial run
The much-awaited Wi-Fi facility in bhubaneswar is targeted to be completed within a year as the government has decided to set up 5,000 access points at different locations. At present, trial run of Wi-Fi is going on at six places…
Sam Pitroda might be roped in as Technology Adviser to Odisha Govt
Odisha government is in the process of roping in telecom czar Sam Pitroda as an advisor (technology) to the state for the development of telecom, electronics, IT (information technology) and ITes (enabled services) sectors. Pitroda, who has his roots in…
India’s fourth Data center in bhubaneswar to be ready September 2016
40,000 square feet proposed National Informatics Center (NIC) data center in bhubaneswar is expected to get operational by September 2016. It was announced by Union Minister of Communications & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad. Prasad highlighted the Bhubaneswar data center to…
Have you seen Rajbhavan Bhubaneswar Garden yet? If not check the time to visit here
Raj Bhavan Gardens would be opened to the public from January 4 to 22 in the first phase. The garden would be re-opened to public from February 1 to 10 in second phase.
A Video on the Smart city submission by Bhubaneswar Municipal corporation
The deadline is up and 85 out of 98 cities have submitted their proposals to the centre. Out of that list is Bhubaneswar in the state of Orissa. What is Bhubaneswar doing to get smart? How does the city…
After Bhubaneswar and Burla, third planetarium to come up at Gopalpur
Odisha Government has asked the collector of Ganjam district for a patch of land at Gopalpur soon to set up a new planetarium. This will be the third planetarium in the state after the Pathani Samant Planetarium, Bhubaneswar, and the under-construction Burla…
IRCTC to introduce executive style lounge in Bhubaneswar and Puri Railway Stations
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been entrusted with the task of setting up Executive Lounges at 49 locations. These Executive Lounges will provide value added services at a charge, offering facilities such as Wifi Internet, buffet services,…
Do you rent your house and still pay residential holding tax in bhubaneswar? BMC to take help from police
Bhubaneswar municipal corporation has decided to take the help of police to identify residents who have rented out their houses but continue to pay holding tax by showing them as residential buildings.BMC has taken the decision to increase its collection from…