ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS IN AUGUST 2026

HOST - 

* Odisha To Host The BRICS India Chair ship Education Track Meeting At Bhubaneswar 

* Bhubaneswar, Odisha Host The 13th BRICS Education Ministers Meeting And 3rd BRICS Senior Official Meeting From 5-7th August 2026 

* Bhubaneswar Host The International Rajabhasa Conference 2026 

* Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar Concluded The Junior National Aquatic Championships 2026 

* ODISHA Police Rescued 17590 Missing WOMEN And Children In 2026 

* Senior IPS OFFICER (1993 Batch) Vinaytosh Mishra Takes Additional Charge Of DGP Of Odisha 

* ODISHA Police Signed MoU with NFSU For The Strengthening The Cyber Crime Investigation 

* IIT Bhubaneswar Signed MoU with Banashree Semiconductor To Advance Chip Design Research 

*  AI Powered Robot - DSC - Arjun Deployed At Bhubaneswar Railway Station ODISHA 

* Odisha And Madhya Pradesh Government Has Signed A Strategic Partnership To Accelerate The Renewable Energy 

* ODISHA Celebrates The 65th Foundation Of Odisha University Of Agriculture & Technology ( OUAT) 

* ODISHA Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling Announced A New Digital Prescription App Under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission ( Arogya Setu 2.0) 

* Tracks Every Antibiotics Prescribed 

* Secure Digital Medicine History 

* Scan And Share Feature 

* Stops Unnecessary Use For Fever, Cold & Mild Infection 

BOOKS - 

* ORNAMENTAL : TREES OF ODUJSY Book Author - Rajkumari Supriya Devi & Sanjeet Kumar 

RANKING - 

* ODISHA Ranked Number One In NITI AYOG Fiscal Health Index

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi witnessed The 38 MoU Signed Worth Rs 64,703 Crores Investment At Delhi. 

AWARDS - 

* Achyuta Samanta Has Received The Global Visionary AWARD For Inclusive Education At The IFIP World Inclusion Conference Delhi 

* AIIMS Bhubaneswar Odisha Has Wins National Organ Transplant AWARD 

* Energy Department, Government Of Odisha Has Awarded WITH Best Tableau AWARD For on Republic Day 2026 ( Theme - PM SURYA GHAR ) 

 * Odisha's Padaraj Umakant Naik Wins The National Teacher Award 

* Former Chief Justice Of India Justice Gopal Ballav Pattnaik Has Nominated As a Member Of The ODISHA Lokayukta Selection Committee 

SCHEME - 

* Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The PMAY - ( U) Bandhu - a Rs 1615. Crores State Scheme To Complement PMAY- U 2.0 

* Government of ODISHA Has Introduced The Scheme BIDESH SIKSHYA BRUTI For Scheduled Caste ( SC) And Scheduled Tribe ( ST) Students Aspiring Pursue The Post Graduate And PhD Courses in 200 QS Ranking Universities 

APPROVAL - 

ODISHA Cabinet Has Approved The Mega Economic Region - The BKPPER Set To Odisha's First Integrated Economic Corridor 

* Amendment To ODA Act - 1982 New Chapter II A 

* Multi District Economic Corridor For Jobs, Investment And Infrastructure 

* BKPPER - Bargarh - Jharsuguda -Sambalpur - Berhampur - Gopalpur - Jeypore - KORAPUT 

* The Cabinet Has Cleared The ODISHA Development Authority ( Amendment) Bill 2026, Which Allows The Creation Of Economic Region Development Authority ( ERDAs) Across State 

* ODISHA Chief Secretary Anu Garg Highlights The BKPPER - Region As Economic Corridor 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Heritage Conservationist And Konark Sun Temple Researchers Anil Dey Passed Away.

* Veteran Artist, Dharmapad Awardee & Former PRESIDENT OF ODISHA Lalit Kala Academy Shri Jagdish Chandra Kanungo Passed Away 

* Former Lanjigard MLA ( ODISHA) Sibaji Majhi Passed Away 

* BORN ON 20th JANUARY 1938

* PASSED AWAY ON - 21ST AUGUST 2026 

* VETERAN ODIA PLAYBACK SINGER PRANAB PATTNAIK PASSED AWAY ON 21ST AUGUST 2026 

*HIS FATHER - LATE LAL MOHAN PATTNAIK ( FORMER SPEAKER ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY )

* HE STARTED HIS CARRER IN 1958 ( WITH THE FILM MAA)

* HE GAVE HIS VOICE MORE THAN 200 FILMS.

AWARDS & HONOURS - 

* HE WON 7 STATE FILM AWARDS ( ONLY ODIAN TO WIN) 

* SINDURA BINDU (1976) 

* ASTARANGA (1982) 

* JHIA TI SITA PARI ( 1983) 

* KANYADANA (1988) 

* PRATISHODHA APARADHA NUHEN (1989) 

* ASHA (1993) 

* ODISHA SANGEET NATAKA ACADEMY AWARD (1997/98) 

* 2011 - PRAFULLA KAR SAMMAN 

* 2016 - JAYADEV SAMMAN 

* 2017 - GANGADHAR RATHA MEMORIAL AWARD 

* 2023 - BALAKRISHNA DAS MEMORIAL AWARD 

* Veteran Literature And Historian Giri Dandsena Passed Away 

* Former Odisha Minister Dambaru Majhi Passed Away 

LAUNCHED - 

* India's First Braille Book On Drug Prevention Launched In Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

* Book Titled On Drug Prevention  - Yes To Life No To Drugs - 

* Launched By Social Worker - Dr Mohammad Imran Ali 

*  President Droupadi MURMU Inaugurated The Jagadguru Kripalu University At Kataka, Odisha 

*  President Droupadi MURMU Has Unveiled The Statue Of Freedom Fighter  Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das In New Delhi 

*  Union Ports, Shipping And Waterways Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Inaugurated The Newly Developed Façade Of The Administrative Office Building ( AOB) At Paradip Port 

* Also Inaugurated The PNG Infrastructure At Paradip Port Township 

SPORTS - 

* Odisha Crowned The 16th Hockey India Men National Championship 2026 ( Runners Up - Madhya Pradesh) 

* Third Position - Punjab 

* Odisha Secured 26 Medals Including 8 Gold, 10 SILVER And 8 Bronze At ASMITA Kayaking & Canoeing LEAGUE in Bhopal ( Runners Up) 

 * Odisha's Cyclist Swasthi Singh Has Been Named The Best Cyclist Of The Year 2025 By The Cycling Federation Of India 

* ODISHA GIRL TANVI PATRI CLINCHED THE WOMEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT POLYTRON PONTIANAK INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE 2026 ( INDONESIA)

* SHE CLINCHED THE TITLE IN UNDER 15 CATEGORY. BADMINTON 

* Rituparna panda & Shwetparna Panda Have Clinched Women's Double Title At Lagos International Classics 2026 Badminton title 

* SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE, Kataka, Odisha Ranked 15th In The IIRF Ranking 2026 

* 16th AIIMS BHUBANESWAR 

* 64th VIMSAR, Burla, Sambalpur 

* 74th MKCG 

APPROVED - 

* Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Amendment To The ODISHA Renewable Energy POLICY ( OREP) 2022

* Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Key Amended To Odisha's Pumped Storage PROJECT ( PSP) POLICY 

SPACE - 

* Bhubaneswar Startup Serendipity India Has Successfully Tested The India's First Near Space Pharma Manufacturing Platform 

* Alchemy Autonomous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Model Under Microgravity Condition.

* Yogesh Bahadur Khurania Has Retired After 30 Years Of Service In Indian Police Service 

 * Odisha Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari Launched The AMA SATHI WHATSAPP Grievance Redressal System 

47TH SARALA SAMMAN - 

* DR ASHUTOSH PARIDA HAS WON THE 47TH SARALA PURASKAR (AWARD) 2026 

* FOR HIS PORTEY COLLECTION ( BISHWAS DE PRUTHWI) 

* DR ASUTOSH PARIDA A POET & FORMER CSIR -IMMT SCIENTIST 

ILA BANSIDHAR PANDA KALA SAMMAN 2026 - 

* ODISSI MASTERO PADMA SHRI GURU DURGA CHARAN RANBIR 

* DAMODAR BEHERA FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION IN VISUAL ARTS.

* ILA BANSIDHAR KALA SAMMAN 2026 

* THIS AWARD PRESENTED BY INDIAN METAL PUBLIC CHARITABLE TRUST ( IMPaCT)

* Researchers Have Unearthed An Odia Inscription ( Believed To Date 15th Century Of Gajapati Kapilendra Deba) in Andhra Pradesh Tekkali Town 

*Shri Anugu Shiva Maruthi Reddy , IPS As Police Aide -de- Camp To Governor Of Lok bhavan ODISHA 

* ODISHA Has Announced a Rs 20,000 Monthly Incentive For PG - Qualified Dental Surgeon In The OMS ( Dental Cadre)