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JSP’s ‘Celebrating The Legacy’ Concludes with the Birthday Celebration of Chairperson Emeritus Smt. Savitri Jindal

Angul, 21st March: The 12-day-long celebrations at Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), Angul, Odisha, concluded today with the grand celebration of Chairperson Emeritus Smt. Savitri Jindal’s birthday. The initiative, titled ‘Celebrating The Legacy’, commenced on 9th March in honour of JSP Chairman Mr. Naveen Jindal and featured a series of charitable activities aimed at uplifting…

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Former Rourkela MLA and Ex-Minister Dilip Ray meets Prime Minister Modi

New Delhi: The Former Rourkela MLA and Ex-Minister Dilip Ray met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed three important issues with the PM. The issues revolved around the following matters: (1) New Railway Division at Rourkela (2) Expansion of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) (3) Upgradation and Expansion of Rourkela Airport Establishment of a New Railway Division…

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Odisha Reports 6,142 Deaths Due To Road Accidents In 2024

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today revealed that 6,142 people lost their lives in road accidents in 2024, according to provisional data. This figure represents a 7% increase from the previous year, which saw 5,739 fatalities. In response to a question posed by BJD MLA Arun Sahoo, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena informed the…

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NTPC Kaniha Distributes Assistive Living Devices to Differently Abled and Senior Citizens Under CSR

In a significant step towards inclusivity and social responsibility, NTPC Kaniha, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, distributed various assistive living devices to differently abled individuals and senior citizens of Kaniha Block. The initiative aimed to improve mobility and enhance the quality of life for the beneficiaries. In the special distribution camp organized on…

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Cabinet approves Rs 7,000 crore deal for Indigenous ATAGS acquisition

New Delhi: Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the acquisition of 307 advanced towed artillery gun systems (ATAGS) for the Indian Army. “In a significant milestone for India’s defence sector, the CCS approved acquisition of Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) worth nearly Rs 7000 crore, marking a major step towards self-reliance in artillery…

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NIT Rourkela’s Smart Iot-Enabled Device To Monitor Food Quality In Real Time

Rourkela: Researchers from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed an Internet of Things-enabled smart device to monitor the quality of ingredients in processed food. The colourimeter, developed in partnership with teams from the University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines, tracks colour and temperature changes in real-time, making it especially useful for studying…

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Elon Musk’s X sues Centre over alleged censorship and IT Act violations

Bengaluru, 20/3: Social media giant ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court against Government of India, challenging what it called unlawful content regulation and arbitrary censorship. It raised concerns over the Centre’s interpretation of the Information Technology (IT) Act, particularly its use of Section…

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BIS raids warehouses of leading e-commerce platforms at multiple locations

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart, in cities like Lucknow, Gurugram and Delhi. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, confirmed the above information. The press release read as follows, “In a recent raid conducted…

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