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SFC test-fires Agni-1 successfully

India’s Strategic Forces Command successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-1 missile for its full range of 700 km from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast. The single-stage, solid-fuelled...

November 10, 2013 Science & Technology

Exercise caution while accepting PIL challenging public appointments: Supreme Court to HCs

The Supreme Court clarified that the jurisdiction of the High Court while issuing a writ of quo warranto is a limited one and can be issued only when the...

November 5, 2013 Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Odisha to become a hub of Natural Gas business soon

A pact to establish a mega LNG terminal was inked between the State owned GAIL and Paradeep Port. With the realization of this project, Odisha will soon be...

October 29, 2013 India Nation & States Current Affairs

Plastic Park sanctioned for Odisha

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers – Government of India approved for establishing a Plastic Park at Siju Village, Kujanga Tehsil of Jagatsinghpur District in Odisha. In this direction, a Special...

October 27, 2013

Odisha imposes fishing ban to protect nests of endagered Olive Ridley sea turtles

The Odisha Government has imposed a seven-month fishing ban within 20 km from the river mouths of Dhamara, Devi and Rusikulya in Gamjam district for safeguard nests of...

October 27, 2013 Places in News Current Affairs

Government sets up high-level panel to map status of tribals

The Government has set up a high level panel to prepare a position paper on the socio-economic, health and educational status of tribals and also recommend policy initiatives...

August 20, 2013 Government Schemes Current Affairs

Agni V missile expected to be operational by 2015

According to Tessy Thomas, director, Agni Missile Project, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), two or three more successful test firings, the Agni V missile is likely to be operational by 2015. Salient...

August 6, 2013 Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Significant decline in percentage of poverty in Odisha and Bihar

As per the recent data, in Odisha the proportion of people below the poverty line (BPL) declined from 57.2% in 2004-05 to 32.6% in 2011-12 which resulted in...

July 31, 2013 India Nation & States Current Affairs

In last 8 years, Poverty level is down by 15% : NSSO

As per the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), the poverty line declined from 37% in 2004-05 to 22% in 2011-12. A significant reduction in poverty levels is a...

July 31, 2013 Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

‘Major Port of the Year’ award goes to Paradip

Paradip port has been honored with the ‘Major Port of the Year’ award in recognition of its excellent performance in 2012-13. In 2012-13, PPT handled a total of...

July 28, 2013 Places in News Current Affairs

President appoints Ashwani Kumar and S.C. Jamir as new Governors of Nagaland and Odisha respectively

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday appointed former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ashwani Kumar and senior Congress leader S.C. Jamir as Governors of Nagaland and Odisha respectively.

March 12, 2013 Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Tamil Nadu best to implement NRHM

As per an Evaluation Study of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) done by the Institute of Economic Growth of the University of Delhi, Tamil Nadu stands at top...

January 16, 2013 India Nation & States Current Affairs

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