ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS IN OCTOBER 2024

FIRST LEOPARD CENSUS - 

* Odisha's First Ever Leopard Census Conducted By Forest Department.

* 696 Leopards Are Counted (Total) 

* 200 Leopards Found In Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary ( Mayurbhanj)

* 150 Leopard (2nd Most) Found In Satkosia Tiger Reserves 

* 70-80 Leopard Found In Hirakud Region 

* 40 Leopards Found In Sunabeda- Khariar Region.

* 47 Location Under Census Came In Odisha Forest. 

* 22% Increase in Numbers Of Leopard In Odisha. 

* A Rare Black Panther Has Been Spotted At Hemagiri Forest In Sundargarh District In Odisha.

* Similipal Tiger Reserves, Odisha  To Recive Two Tigers From Tadoba- Andhari Tiger Reserves In Maharashtra. 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* 2011 Batch IPS Officer Pinak Mishra Has Been Appointed As The DCP of Bhubaneswar

*  Odisha Government Will Provide 10% Reservation For Agniveers.

* Odisha Government To Spent Rs 855 Crores To Renovate The Canal System Of Hirakud Dam, Sambalpur.

* Vedanta To Invest Rs 1 Lakh Crores In Odisha.

* Swatashree Mohapatra Has Topped in The Odisha Civil Service Exam 2023.

*  CYCLONE DANA Alert In Odisha's Costal Districts. 

* Odisha State Government Has Notified The New Uniform Colour Of Government Building.

* Odisha State Government Has Increases The Casual Leave For The Women ( Increases 12 Extra Days) 

* Odisha State Government Has Unveiled The Logo Of Odisha Yatri App. ( URBAN TRANSPORT) 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* IAS Saswat Mishra, Principal Secretary Of Finance Department, Odisha Government Has Given Additional Charge Of CMD Of IDCO.

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* Retired IPS OFFICER Lalit Das Has Been Appointed As The OSSSC Chairman Of Odisha ( Odisha Subordinate Staff Selection Committee) 

 * Additional Director General Of Police S K Priyadarshi Has Given Additional Charge Of  CMD Odisha State Police Housing And Welfare Cooperation ( OPHWC).

* Senior Advocate Of Supreme Court Sanjay Sen Has Been Appointed As The Advisor To Odisha Energy Department.

INAUGURATION - 

* Dr A K Mohanty, Chairman Of Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary, Department Of Atomic Energy (DAE) Has Inaugurated The Electronics Grade B-11 Enrichment Facility At Heavy Water Board Facility ( HWBF) Talcher, Odisha On 23rd October 2024.

FIRST IN - 

* Bini Muduli Became The First Bonda Tribe Girl To Cleared The Odisha Civil Service Examination.

INAUGURATION - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The Critical Care Block At Bargarh, Odisha.

SPORTS - 

* Odisha To Host The Men's Edition Of The Hockey India League 2024/25 From 28th December To 1st February 2025 At Birsa Munda Stadium, Rourkela. 

* Anmol Ekka, Mukesh Toppo, Rosan Kunur Has Been Part Of INDIAN Hockey Team For Sultan Johar Cup 2024 Edition. ( From Odisha) 

* Odisha Weightlifter Rima Bhoi Win Gold Medal At The IWLF National Championship 2024.

* Odisha's Plizalin Tarai Wins Bronze At 8th Asian Pencack  Silat Championship.

* Odisha Senior Women's Kho Kho Team Wins Gold By Beating Tamilnadu Team At Khelo India Women's Kho Kho League At Tamilnadu.

* Odisha's Para Swimmer Kavita Dalai Win Silver At S6 Category In Backstroke Event And Another Silver In 100m Freestyle At 24th National Para Swimming Championship At Goa.

WORLD RECORD - 

*  Achyuta Samantha, KISS Foundation Setting Up Of A Guinness World Record For 430 player's In An 8 Hours Continuous Volleyball Exhibition.

BOOKS - 

* Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Revived The Book Titled - President: Droupadi Murmu : The Legislator - Book Author - Professor Satya Prakash Das 

NEW APPROVAL - 

* Government Approved The Creation Of a Post Of The Presiding Officer For The Special Tribunal At Talcher.

( Odisha Under The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition And Development Act Of ) 1957.

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Former Member Of Rajya Sabha, 5 time's MLA of Kalahandi District, Odisha Shri Dhaneswar Majhi Passed Away.

* Former Kendrapada MP Prabhat Kumar Samantray Passed Away.

* Former MLA Of Kendrapada, Odisha Utkala Keshari Parida Passed Away.

AWARDS - 

* Odisha Topped At The National Water Awards 2023, Follows By Uttar Pradesh.

* *  Bhubaneswar City Wins The City With The Best Public Transport System At The 17th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference.

*  Odisha Tourism Has Bagged The Most Innovative Product Award For Eco Retreat At TTF Patna 

HOST - 

* The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Set To Held At Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

* The First CRSI- ACS Early Career Researcher Symposium Started At Bhubaneswar, Odisha.