ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS IN AUGUST 2025

TECHNOLOGY - 

*  NIT Rourkela Develops Eco Friendly Biofilm To Clean Up Oil Spills, Toxic Industrial Waste From Water Bodies.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The AMA SASHANA ( A Citizen Centric Governance Initiative Which Replace BJD GOVERNMENT 5T Model) 

LAUNCHED - 

 * Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pratibha Parida Inaugurated The ODISHA'S First Public Breastfeeding Center At Bhubaneswar.

* Odisha Cabinet Approved The First Ever MRO Facility At Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

* Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Launched BHARATNETRA: One Vision, One Finance One Future In Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 

( An Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability HUB ( I-GFTCH) Under Vision Of VIKSIT Bharat By 2047 

PORTAL - 

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The MLA LAD Web Portal To Address The Administrative Processes.

* Odisha Government Bans Use Of The WORD HARIJAN In All Official Communication.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Inaugurated International Workshop On Human - Elephant Coexistence. 

* An MoU Signed Between Odisha Tourism Department And The Light Of Buddhism Foundation ( LBDFI) The National Institute Of Water Sports (NIWS) And IIT Madras Heritage Conservation For Tourism. 

* Union Cabinet Has Passed The Bhubaneswar By Pass.

* Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Launched The Book - VOICES AND VOTES : Odisha's Electoral Renaissance Of 2024 ( AUTHOR - Dr Netaji Abhinandan & PREET BUBNA) 

MILESTONE =- 

*  Rahul Pradhan (Odisha) Became The Fastest INDIAN ( in 15 Hours 53 Minutes) To Scale Africa's Highest Peak.

* Champa Raapeda Became The First Malkangiri Didayi Tribe Girl To Clear NEET Exam.

* Odisha Pair Deep Ranjan Bisoyee And Manoj Sarkar Wins The Gold In Men's Double SL-3 SU-4 Category At Peru Para Badminton International 2025.

* Deep Ranjan Bisoyee Wins Bronze in Single 

HOST - 

Bhubaneswar, Odisha Host The Two Day National Conference Of The Scheduled Castes And Scheduled Tribes Parliamentary Committee. 

* LOK Sabha Speaker OM Birla Has Inaugurated The Conference. 

( THEME 2025 - The Role Of Parliamentary And Legislative Committee In The Welfare, Development And Empowerment Of Scheduled Castes And Scheduled Tribes) 

INAUGURATION - 

* Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Inaugurated The ODISHA'S First Sea Water Desalination Plant In Matikhal, In Ganjam District.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Launched The OMBRIC Corridor For Research And Innovation. AT BHUBANESHWAR 

( OMBRIC - ODISHA MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH & INNOVATION CORRIDOR ) 

* Dragon Fruit Successfully Export To Dubai From Balangir, Odisha.

AWARDS - 

* ODIA MOVIE PUSHKARA WINS BEST ODIA FILMS IN 71ST NNATIONAL FILMS AWARDS 2025. 

* Paradip Port, Odisha Has Bagged The Major Port Of The Year - Non Containerised Cargo Award At The 15th All India Maritime And Logistics Awards (MALA) 2025.

* Zanab Abdul Haq Betab Has Been Conferred With Dr Karamat Ali Karamat Award By Odisha Urdu Academy.

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BIJU PATTNAIK SPORTS AWARDS 

* SHRI JIBAN KUMAR BEHERA 

* SHRI CHITTARANJAN PRADHAN 

BIJU PATTNAIK SPORTS AWARD ( LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT) 

* BIJAY KUMAR SATPATHY 

* BIJU PATTNAIK SPORTS AWARD ( OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE) 2024 - 

- ANIMESH KHUJUR 

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HOST - 

* Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar To Host The First Indian Open World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze Event From 10th August 2025.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* * 2016 BATCH IPS OFFICER ( ODISHA CADRE) SAGARIKA NATH HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE IN NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY ( NIA) 

* * SRIMATI SHOVNA MOHANTY HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHAIRPERSON OF ODISHA STATE COMMISION FOR WOMEN.

* UNDER THE ODISHA STATE COMMISION FOR WOMEN (1993) 

* BABITA PATRO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ODISHA STATE COMMISION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS ( OSCPCR) 

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* Bollywood Actress Madhuri Dixit Has Been Appointed As The Brand Ambassador Of Odisha Handloom.

* DHRITI MOKSHA PANIGRAHI, A 13 YEARS OLD STUDENT FROM PARLAKHEMUNDI, ODISHA HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY APPOINTED AS THE MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS YOUTH GROUP ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT.

* Amulya Pradhan Has Been Appointed As The Vice President Of Odisha Board Of Secondary Education (BSE).

* Chakradhar Behera Has Been Appointed As Deputy Controller Of BSE, Odisha. 

* Smt Amrita Pritinanda Has Been Appointed As The Joint Director SILTT, Bhubaneswar. 

* IPSITA SAHOO Has Been Appointed As The President Of BCJD, Odisha 

* Chinmay Sahu To Lead BYJD.

* RESEARCHERS FROM BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF FREE LIVING MARINE NEMATODE ROUND WORMS IN CHILIKA, ODISHA.

* SPECIES - GENUS - ADMINDARUS 

* SPECIES NAMED - ADMINDARUS ODISHAENSIS  (IN HONOUR TO ODISHA) 

* SUMAN PATRA LED THE TEAM 

HISTORY - 

*  ODISHA'S First Inscribed VRISHABHA VAHANA FOUND IN Parlakhemundi 

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PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Former Congress Member And King Of Khandapada Bibhuti BHUSAN Singh Mardaraj Passed away.

(3 Times MLA Of Khandapada) 

*  Eminent Mathematician And Vice Chancellor OF Utkala University, Odisha Professor Dr Gokulananda Das Passed away.

* * EMINENT AUTHOR, WRITER, LYRICIST, DRAMATIST SHRI PADMASHREE AWARDEE BINOD KUMAR PASAYAT PASSED AWAY.

* HE RECEIVED PADMASHREE ON .

* HE BELONGS TO SAMBALPUR, ODISHA.

* HE PASSED AWAY ON 20TH AUGUST 2025.

* HE IS A KOSHALI LITERATURE 

* BORN ON 3rd DECEMBER 1935 

AWARDS - 

* 2008 - SARALA PURASHKAR 

* 2010 - ODISHA SAHITYA AKADEMI 

* 2019 - ODISHA SAHITYA NATAK ACADEMY 

* 2024 - PADMASHREE 

NOTABLE WORKS - 

* HE WROTE SAMBALPURI FILMS LIKE - SAMARPAN, ADIVASI, PARA STRI 

SPORTS - 

* Odisha Finishes As Runners Up At 15th Hockey India Junior Men's National Championship At Jalandhar, Punjab 

* ODISHA'S Ace Sprinter Animesh Kujur Has Wins Gold in Men's 200 Meter At 64th National Interstate Athletics Championship Chennai. (20.63) 

*  Odisha Weightlifter Mina Santa Wins Gold At Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships