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Newdelhi:3/9/25:The 56th Meeting of the GST Council will begin today in New Delhi. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the two-day meeting. The Council is expected to deliberate on India’s next-generation GST reforms, including rationalisation of tax rates and simplification of compliance. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his Independence Day address this year, highlighted how the Goods and ...

Bhubaneswar: 2/9/25:Two meetings of ST & SC Development, Minority & Backward Classes Welfare Department were chaired by the Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg held today at Lokseva Bhawan. The first meeting of the State Level Executive Committee(SLEC) held relates to approval of projects under Article 275(1) of the Constitution in Tribal Areas. Project work of 178 crores has been ...

Bhubaneswar: 2/9/25:Odisha Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati on Tuesday emphasised the critical need to connect more dairy farmers in the state with the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) to enhance milk production. During his visit to the Omfed Mega Dairy Plant at Govindpur in Cuttack district, the Governor stressed the importance of timely financial support for dairy farmers. Highlighting the ...

Bhubaneswar: 2/9/25:In a significant move to enhance irrigation capacity and modernise water management, the Department of Water Resources is intensifying efforts across Odisha. Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg chaired a high-level review meeting with senior officials on Tuesday to evaluate departmental spending and chart out the roadmap for upcoming initiatives. The meeting underscored the importance of completing ongoing projects ...

Newdelhi:2/9/25: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, presented three semiconductor chips manufactured in Odisha to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of Semicon India 2025, held in New Delhi on Tuesday. Among the chips, two ‘Made in India’ semiconductor components were designed by the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, while the third was developed by Parala ...

Bhubaneswar:2/9/25: Odisha is set to witness a rare total lunar eclipse on Sunday, September 7, coinciding with Bhadrapada Purnima. The eclipse will be visible across major cities, including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Jajpur, and Rourkela. According to the Khadiratna Panjika, the partial eclipse will begin at 9:57 PM, followed by the total phase at 11:01 PM. The peak of ...

Newdelhi:2/9/25:Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, an Autonomous body of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has successfully organized the Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Award Ceremony today in New Delhi. The ceremony was organized to felicitate meritorious Students belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) and the Scheduled Tribe (ST) who have secured top positions in the class 10th and meritorious Students belonging ...

New Delhi :2/9/25:  India is one of the best-performing G20 nations in meeting our sustainability commitments. This was said by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, at CII’s 20th Global Sustainability Summit in New Delhi, today. Remarking on the role played by India for the cause of the environment, Shri Goyal noted that Prime Minister Shri Narendra ...

Newdelhi:2/9/25:Coal production from Captive and Commercial mines during August 2025 in the financial year 2025–26 was recorded at 14.43 million tonnes (MT), while dispatches reached 15.07 million tonnes (MT). The cumulative figures for the financial year 2025-26 up to August reflect a strong year-on-year growth, with production rising by 11.88% and dispatches increasing by 9.12% compared to the same period last year. These positive trends indicate ...

Kerala:2/9/25:  The Coconut Development Board (CDB) has celebrated World Coconut Day by launching its newly revised schemes and presenting the Export Excellence Awards at the Adlux Convention Centre, Angamaly in Kerala.  Speaking on the occasion, Shri. M K Ragahavan, MP and CDB Board member, emphasised the need for concerted efforts in processing and product diversification in coconut. The Government has ...