Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appealed to residents not to carry bhog in polythene bags during the upcoming Durga Puja. The move aims to curb the use of single-use plastics and reduce the surge in garbage generated during the festive season.According to BMC, the city usually generates around 800 metric tonnes of waste daily, out…
A six-member team from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) visited Odisha on February 26 and 27, 2026, to explore collaboration in Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects under the state’s Viksit Odisha 2036 vision.The IFC delegation, comprising senior PPP specialists and advisors, attended a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Smt. Anu Garg, IAS, at Lok Seva…
New Delhi, ,18/1: Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would cut 10,000 jobs by the end of third quarter of fiscal 2023, the latest sign that layoffs were accelerating in the US technology sector as companies brace for an economic downturn. The layoffs will result in a charge of $1.2 billion in the…
Mumbai, 2/8: Six executives, including the marketing head, of India’s cosmetics-to-fashion retailer Nykaa have resigned since April, the company said on Wednesday, key departures that come as competition intensifies in the fast-growing sector. The exits include that of Chief Marketing Officer Shalini Raghavan, with Nykaa’s founder and CEO Falguni Nayar stepping up to take direct…
Mumbai, 4/5: A Sessions Court on Wednesday granted bail to Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana and her husband and three-time Badnera MLA Ravi Rana in a sedition case. The Mumbai police had arrested the couple on April 23 following their statement that they would recite ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ outside Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena…
Ranchi, 15/10: ISRO chairman V Narayanan on Wednesday said the space agency has set a target of landing Indians on the Moon by 2040, while its maiden human spaceflight mission ‘Gaganyaan’ is on track for launch in 2027. Narayanan said a slew of ambitious space projects and sector reforms were currently underway, including a national…
Bhubaneswar,15/10: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik will not celebrate his birthday tomorrow in view of the Covid attack. . The Chief Minister said that he was always indebted to the people of Odisha for their love, good wishes and blessings. “It’s been a year and a half since we’ve been having…
J&K, 28/4:Two local militants affiliated with Al-Badr outfit, who were involved in the recent attacks on migrant labourers, were killed in a pre-dawn encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. “#PulwamaEncounterUpdate: Both killed terrorists identified as local terrorists namely Aijaz Hafiz & Shahid Ayub, of Al-Badr outfit. 02 AK…
Bhubaneswar, . Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium organized the yoga camp on the occasion of World Yoga Day in association with AMRI Hospital and Bhakti Vedanta Institute. A large number of officers, employees and members of Vedanta Aluminium, AMRI Hospital and Bhakti Vedanta Institute participated in the yoga practice programme organized at AMRI…
Mumbai, 23/2: Fintech company BharatPe has sacked Madhuri Jain Grover, wife of Ashneer Grover, the co-founder and managing director of its controls department, on charges of financial irregularities. Is done. The shares of the company have also been taken away from them. Madhuri is accused of using company funds for personal beauty treatments, purchase of…
