ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS IN APRIL 2026

 APPOINTMENT - 

* Justice Shatrughan Pujahari Has Assumed Charge As The Chairperson Of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) 

* Odisha GOVERNOR APOINTS New Vice Chancellor Of Fakir Mohan University ( Professor Santosh Kumar Tripathi), ( Ravenshaw University - Prof Arka Kumar Das Gupta), Utkal University ( Prof Chandi Prasad Nanda) 

* 1990 Batch IRS Officer Dr D Sudhakara Rao Has Assumed As The Principal Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax Of The Odisha Region 

* Professor Chandi Prasad Nanda Has Assumed As The Vice Chancellor Of Utkala University, Odisha 

*Paradip Port Authority Has Achieved Its Highest Ever Cargo Handling Of 156.45 MMT In FY 26 

*  Ranveer Brar Has Been Appointed As The Brand Ambassador Of Odia Cuisine

 * Bhavesh Patra Odisha State Topper Of JEE 2026 

* Odisha State Government Has Constituted The State Transgender Welfare Board 

* NIT ROURKELA Ranked 8th In the INDIAN University ranked In Asia University Ranking 2026 

* 186 Rank In Among Asian Universities 

SCHEME - 

* The Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The MUKHYAMANTRI HASTATANTA BIKAS YOJANA With Rs 589.10 Crores Over 5 Years 

* Odisha Government Has Handed Over The Project Land For The Construction Of The Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves LIMITED ( ISPRL) Jajpur

* Odisha Girl Teenna Ratha Has Secured 500/500 In CBSE 10th Board Exams 

*  The Signing Of MoU Between The Science And Technology Department, Government Of Odisha And The National Centre For Coastal Research Under The Ministry Of Earth Science, Under The India - Norway Collaboration On Sustainable Ocean Planning (INOSOP Phase 2) For Ports, Fisheries Etc 

* Odisha Government Has Approved 18 Investment Proposal Worth Rs 3877 Crores.

INAUGURATION - 

* Union education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Inaugurated The Veer Surendra Sai Museum In Sambalpur.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The India's First Advanced 3D Glass Chip Packaging Unit In Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

* NIT ROURKELA Patent For The Advanced Bio - Ink For 3D Printing 

* Odisha Unveiled India's First Platinum GROUP Metal Extraction Plant 

* Odisha Mining Has Commissioned India's First Pilot Plant For Extracting Platinum GROUP Metal (PGM) From Chromite Ore At IMMT, Bhubaneswar Odisha.

* President Of India Smt Droupadi MURMU Has Inaugurated The Planetarium And Science Centre At Rourkela, Odisha 

* Odisha GOVERNOR Shri Hari Babu  Kambhampati Inaugurated The First Edition Of Thematic Magazine - KAHUCHI ODISHA 

( Theme - ODIA ASHMITA RA ANTASHWARA) 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Unveiled The Rs 15, 000 Crores Joint Venture Between JSW Japan's JFE Steel 

* KIIT UNIVERSITY Bhubaneswar Ranked 6th In India By TIMES HIGHER Education Asia University Ranking 2026

HONOUR - 

* Noted Odia Author WRITER Smt Pratibha Roy Honoured With Sahitya Academy Fellowship 

* The President Of India Has Approved The Prestigious Police Colour AWARD To Odisha Police 

* Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Has Been Honoured With Odia Asmita Award 2026.

* Professor Jyotsna K B Rout Joined As Vice Chancellor Of Rama Devi Women's College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

* Karan Adani Announced The Rs 33,000 Crores Investment In Odisha, For Data, Power Cement 

SPORTS - 

* Odisha Men's And Women's Hockey Team Wins Gold In First Khelo India Tribal Games In Chhattisgarh.

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* Puri Police, Odisha Has Launched The PURI POLICE SAHAYAK WhatsApp CHATBOT Service 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Odia Sahitya Academy Awardee Story Writer Shri Sadananda Tripathy Passed Away.

*  Noted Odia Film Producer And Industrialist Rabi Swain Passed Away.

SPORTS - 

* Payal Nag, World's First Quadruple Amputee ARCHER Beats World Champion Sheetal Devi To Win Gold Medal In World Para Archery SERIES Bangkok 

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* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Announced The Reservation Of ST Students ( From 12% To 22.5%) SC Students ( From 8% To 16.25%) SEBC Students Will Get 11.25% Reservation In Medical, Engineering And Agricultural And Technical Courses)

* Dr Bibhuti PATTNAIK Wins The Prestigious PRAGATIVADI  SAHITYA SAMMAN 2026