New Delhi: The provisions of the Anusandhan Research Foundation (ANRF) Act have been brought into force on February 5, 2024, in line with the commitment of the Government to boost Research and Innovation as the fulcrum of growth and development of the country. It establishes the ANRF, that will seed, grow, and promote Research and Development (R&D) and foster a ...
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All Urban Areas In Odisha To Become Slum-Free By This Year End:Odisha Governor
Bhubaneswar5/2/24:: Describing language as the identity of a community, Odisha Governor Raghubar Das on Monday hailed the state government for its efforts to promote Odia. Addressing the state Assembly on the opening day of the budget session, the Governor congratulated the government for organising the first ever World Odia Language Conference in Bhubaneswar. He also congratulated the state government on ...
Read More »Newly constructed Inter-State Bus Terminal Baramunda will be named Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar
Bhubaneswar:5/2/24: The newly constructed Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Baramunda will be named after the Father of Indian Constitution and Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar. The Baramunda ISBT will now be known as Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bus Terminal. Announcing this, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that Dr. Ambedkar was a visionary leader and a dedicated social reformer. He was the ...
Read More »Students presented the Chief Minister with the Guinness Book of World Records plaque
Bhubaneswar:5/2/23: The students of Government High Schools met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at his residence on Monday. The students presented the Chief Minister with the Guinness Book of World Records plaque which they achieved by writing ‘Mo Katha Mo Kahani’. The students also gave the book written by them to the Chief Minister at the literature and creativity programme at ...
Read More »Odisha CM announced that the World Odia Language Conference will be held once in every five years.
Bhubaneswar:5/2/24: The first ever World Odia Language Conference concluded here on Monday with a high note. On this occasion, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that the World Odia Language Conference will be held once in every five years. Describing that the first World Odia Language Conference will remain a milestone in the State’s history forever, the Chief Minister said that ...
Read More »Tourism Ministry notifies 57 destinations in the country for development under Swadesh Darshan 2.0 : Odisha”s Koraput, Debrigarh inducted
Newdelhi:5/2/24:The Ministry of Tourism is the nodal agency for the formulation of national policies and programs and for the coordination of activities of various Central Government Agencies, State Governments/UTs, and the Private Sector for the development and promotion of tourism in the country. The major functions of the Ministry of Tourism are: i. All policy matters ii. Planning iii. Co-ordination ...
Read More »REC wins Best Green Bond – Corporate Award at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2024
Newdelhi:5/2/24:REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC, has been bestowed with the prestigious Best Green Bond – Corporate Award at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2024. REC has received the award for issuance of $750 million USD Green Bonds in April 2023 which was also the first ...
Read More »Increase in Employees’ Pension Fund pension
Newdelhi:5/2/24:Representations have been received from various stakeholders including trade unions and public representatives to increase the minimum pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 from existing Rs. 1000/- per month. The EPS, 1995 is a “Defined Contribution-Defined Benefit” Social Security Scheme. The corpus of the Employees’ Pension Fund is made up of (i) contributions by the employer @ 8.33 ...
Read More »Ban on RO Water Purifiers
Newdelhi:5/2/24:Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the matter of O.A. No.134/ 2015 titled “Friends through its General Secretary versus Ministry of Water Resources” vide order dated 20.05.2019 directed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to come out with regulation on the appropriate use of reverse osmosis based water purification system. Accordingly, MoEF&CC has published the Water Purification ...
Read More »India’s shining moment at the Grammys:Ustad Zakir Hussain Takes Home Three Grammys
Los Angeles:5/2/24: The 66th Grammy Awards ceremony occurred in Los Angeles on Sunday. Taylor Swift made history by winning Album of the Year for Midnights. In another first, Miley Cyrus won her first-ever Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance with her song “Flowers”. Tabla player and composer Ustad Zakir Hussain achieved a remarkable feat by winning three prestigious music awards. ...
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