ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS IN JULY 2026

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Senior OAS Officer Pinaki Pattnaik Has Appointed OSD To Odisha Chief Secretary.

* Dr Ajit Kumar Shasany Appointed As Vice Chancellor Of Central University Odisha For Next 5 Years

 

*  Prasuchi Panda Has Win The Miss Teen Universe India 2026 Title A Bhubaneswar 

* 79th Foundation Day Of Odisha High Court (26th July)

* Government Medical College In Phulbani Set To Rename As The Laxmanananda Saraswati Announced By Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi 

* ODISHA Government Nod For Ama Similipal Yojana) ( Our Similipal Scheme) 

MOU SIGNED - 

* Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi Has Witnessed A Major Milestone By Signings The MoU Between IPICOL And International Holding Company ( IHC) Abu Dhabi For a Proposed Mega Integrated aluminium Value Chain Project In Odisha 

* The Project Will Develop Through A Joint Venture Between Adani Enterprises Limited And International Resources Holding ( IRH) , An IHC Company 

* With A Proposed Investment Of USD 11.5 BILLION ( Rs 1.10 Lakh Crores) 

* This Project Aimed To Gain LARGEST FDI through Mining 

* Creating Over 53,000 Jobs 

* This Promotes The Green Metals, Sustainable Industrialization ( Under Vikasit Bharat 2047) 

* Government Of Odisha Has Signed a Memorandum Of Cooperation With ACME Group And Japan's IHI Corporation For Multiple Projects Worth Rs 67,000 Crores 

* Odisha State Government Has Signed MoU With HCL Tech And Sarvam AI For Establishing AI Data Centre 

* MoU Signed With HCL Tech For Establishing Global Delivery Centre 

* Rs 15,000 Crores Investment 

* NALCO And NLC India Limited Signed A Joint Venture Agreement For The Development Of A 4 X270 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Plant At Anugul, ODISHA 

* CSM Technologies Has Become The First IT Company From ODISHA To Be Listed On BSE & NSE 

* The Airport Authority Of India ) AAI) And Steel Authority Of India' Limited ( SAIL) Signed The Extended The Operation And Management Agreement For Rourkela Airport In New Delhi 

* E & IT Department , Government Of ODISHA Has Signed MoU With Department Of Telecommunication ( DoT) And BSNL To Implementation Of The Amended Bharat Net Programme In ODISHA 

LAUNCHED - 

* Vice President Shri C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Launched a Landmark National Initiative For The Sustainable Utilisation Of India's High Sea Fishery Resources At The Odisha University Of Agriculture And Technology ( OUAT) In Bhubaneswar Odisha 

* Vice President C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Launched The National Programme For Issuance Of Letter of Authorisation ( LoAs) For Sustainable Harnessing Of Fisheries At High Sea In Bhubaneswar 

SPORTS - 

* Animesh Khujur Wins Silver In Men's 100 meter In World Athletics Continental Tour Challengers Meet In Germany 

SCIENCE - 

Researchers From IIT Bhubaneswar In Collaboration With University Of Gothenburg ( SWEDEN) And Tohoku University ( Japan) Have Achieved A Breakthrough In Next Generation Computing 

* The Team Have Successfully Demonstrated The World's Largest Synchronised Network Of Over 1,00,000 Nano Scale Spintronics Oscillators - 

Characteristics - 

* Artificial intelligence 

* Smart Communications Network 

* Real Time Data Analytics 

* Intelligent Transportation SYSTEM 

* Financial Modelling 

* Advanced Scientific Simulation 

 * Tiger Population Has Increase To 35 From 27 In Similipal Tiger Reserve , Mayurbhanj ODISHA ( in 2023/24) 

*  The Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Repealing The ODISHA Agricultural Produce Market Act 1956 

* Odisha Received Rs 14 Lakh From National Biodiversity Authority ( NBA ( Under Access And Benefits Sharing For Cotton Biodiversity Conservation And Farmer Livelihood 

* Odisha Secured 5th Place In The NITI AYOG Investment Friendliness Index 2026 

* Gujarat Ranked Number One.

* Odisha Secured 52.4 Point. 

SPORTS - 

* Odisha Shuttlers Rituparna panda & Shwetparna Panda Win Silver In Women's Double Category At All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2026 Held In Chennai 

* Mangala Muduli, From Berhampur First Student From Bonda Tribe In Ganjam District To Clear NEET Exam 

* Veteran Freedom Fighters Of Odisha Bimbadhar Muduli Passed Away 

* Former BJD Member Odisha Sushant Singh Passed Away ( 3 Times BJD MLA) 

NEW SPECIES - 

* A New Species Of Fish ( Named - Pseudolaguvia Khairii) Sisroid Catfish Document At BUDHABALANGA RIVER, ODISHA