Chhatrapur: The Sana Aryapalli Village Committee has approached the Ganjam district administration, demanding immediate implementation of the displacement policy by India Rare Earths Ltd. (IREL), construction of houses at designated rehabilitation sites and a permanent solution to coastal erosion. The committee Monday said the decisions taken during the RPDAC meeting held at the RDC office in Brahmapur...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Climate-26 and National Climate Leadership Awards-2026 ceremony was organised at the Deputy Speaker Hall of the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, officials said Monday. The event was jointly organised by Kanchan Foundation, an Odisha-based social and cultural organisation, and Nature Care Initiative, New Delhi. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the IMD, attended the...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for farmers, the enrolment deadline for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the Kharif 2026 season in Odisha has been extended from July 31 to August 15, 2026, official sources said. The extension was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare following a request from the state’s Cooperation...

Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has directed the state government to examine allegations of illegal mining at Gayabandha laterite stone quarry in Khordha district and submit an action-taken report (ATR), sources said. In a letter dated July 31, 2026, the Regional Office of MoEFCC in Bhubaneswar directed the Director of Forest,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has approved the project proposal report (PPR) for the development of the Bhubaneswar-Kataka-Puri-Paradeep Economic Region (BKPPER). The meeting of the State-Level Project Monitoring Committee (SLPMC), chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, Monday discussed taking the ambitious project forward under the External Aided Projects framework. The BKPPER has been selected as one of the four...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked five districts that ranked low in the number of female births for every 1,000 males born to intensify inspections, ensure verification of all records and undertake intensive awareness efforts to improve the sex ratio at birth. The State Supervisory Board, set up under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act and...

Ajit Ranade The student protests that dominated the headlines were triggered by an examination paper leak. But it would be a mistake to view them only as a protest against the mismanagement of examinations. The leak touched a much deeper anxiety. For millions of young Indians, success in a competitive examination is one of the few remaining...

Change rarely arrives announced. But when a popular movement stirs, transformation can sweep in like a tide. The recent by-election results in India show exactly that pattern. Voters in Bankipur, Bihar and Datia, Madhya Pradesh, delivered outcomes that could reshape the political map. Manjalpur in Gujarat however, saw no change. The most closely watched contest was in...

Satish Singh India’s banking system is seeing notable credit growth, with the Reserve Bank of India reporting an 18.6% year-on-year increase in bank credit by June 30, 2026, up from 9.5% the previous year. Deposit growth rose from 10.1% to 13.3%, but the gap between credit and deposit growth widened to 5.3 percentage points, creating funding challenges...

The stars may have important messages for your relationships, work life and financial matters today. Some signs could experience positive developments, while others may need to exercise patience and caution. Discover your forecast here. Aries: You may be alone, but not necessarily lonely. You may want to listen to your inner voice and express your true self...