RBI’s Bhubaneswar data centre: A strategic shield for India’s financial core. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India’s ₹169-crore Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute at Info Valley-II, Jatni, near Bhubaneswar, on October 25, 2026. The facility represents a significant investment in safeguarding India’s digital financial infrastructure while strengthening cybersecurity expertise and…
Storm Intensifies, Triggering Coastal Emergency Preparations Cyclone Arnab: Andhra Pradesh braces for landfall, Odisha mobilises as the developing storm advances across the Bay of Bengal, raising concerns over destructive winds, torrential rainfall and coastal flooding. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts that the cyclone could intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm before crossing the…
Odisha has approved 19 industrial investment proposals worth ₹3,280.58 crore, with the projects expected to create 10,661 employment opportunities across manufacturing, services, tourism and the emerging biofuel sector. The approvals at the 150th State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting underline the state’s continuing effort to attract investment while expanding its industrial base beyond…
Radio at six, a student-built rocket at 18, and drones deployed in Operation Sindoor — Bodhisattwa Sanghapriya’s journey reflects how an early fascination with technology evolved into an ambitious defence enterprise targeting a ₹10,000-crore order pipeline. From Chandpur’s Launch Pads to a Student Rocket Growing up near Chandipur in Balasore, Sanghapriya was surrounded by the…
Odisha is stepping up its efforts to attract aluminium downstream industries to Angul, presenting the Angul Aluminium Park as an integrated manufacturing ecosystem built around assured raw-material supply, industrial infrastructure and investment facilitation. The pitch gained momentum at a Kolkata investor roadshow on September 28, where NALCO, IDCO and ASSOCHAM brought together more than 250…
Bay of Bengal deep depression: Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are facing heightened weather risks as a deep depression over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal moves toward the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) expects the system to cross between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur, close to Kalingapatnam, by the night…
Odisha’s Free Education Push: From KG to PG and Expanded Food Security marks a significant expansion of the state’s welfare approach. By removing financial barriers across the education system and increasing monthly rice support for vulnerable households, the government is seeking to address two fundamental challenges simultaneously—access to education and household food security. A Broader…
Vedanta Aluminium and V-Spark are scaling deep-tech initiatives aimed at unlocking up to ₹2,100 crore in value through AI, digitalisation and automation. The announcement came at MetALverse, a technology showcase in Jharsuguda, Odisha, bringing global technology leaders and emerging startups together to accelerate the deployment of next-generation solutions across large-scale industrial operations. Vedanta Aluminium And V-Spark:…
The Odisha Cabinet has approved the Shree Jagannath Temple Land Management Rules, 2026, introducing a new framework to bring greater transparency, accountability and efficiency to the management of temple-owned land across the state. The rules seek to modernise a system shaped by decades of legacy arrangements while strengthening institutional oversight over the settlement and use of…
Turning Resources into Global Growth Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi begins a three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, taking the state’s investment outreach to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The mission seeks to attract foreign capital, technology partnerships and export-oriented projects while strengthening economic links with UAE sovereign funds, businesses and the…
