JANUARY -
SCHEMES LAUNCHED -
* * ODISHA GOVERMENT LAUNCHED THE SWEEKRUTI SCHEME.
* SWEEKRUTI SCHEME IMPLEMENT BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF PERSON WITH DISABILITY (SSEPD)
* IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STRUCTURED, RIGHT BASED FRAMEWORK FOR THE WELFARE OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES
* ACCORDING TO LAST CENSUS ( ODISHA NO. OF TRANSGENDER 20,300)
* THIS IS THE FIRST SOCIAL SCHEME FOR TRANSGENDER IN ODISHA
* THE SCHEME FOCUSES ON A SET OF KEY STRATEGIES THAT INCLUDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER CHILDREN, PRE -POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS, SKILL UPGRADATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, STRENGTH THE SELF HELP GROUP,
SUDAKSHYA SCHEME -
* * ODISHA STATE GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED THE SUDAKSHYA SCHEME
* ODISHA GOVERNMENT HAS JOINED HANDS WITH THE UDAITI FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH A STUDY AND EMPLOYMENT PILOT TO TO IMPROVE THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN TRAINEE IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION
* THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ( SDTE) DEPARTMENT ISSUED A DIRECTIVE ON JANUARY 27, 2026
* UNDER THIS SCHEME PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOLARSHIPS TO GIRLS PURSUING ITI/POLYTECHNIQUE/DIPLOMA
( MONTHLY MAINTAINANCE OF RS 1500 FOR HOSTELLERS & 500 FOR DAY SCHOLARS )
* ONLY FOR FEMALE STUDENTS CATEGORY INCLUDING GENERAL, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC
APPROVED -
* Union Cabinet Has Cleared The Rs 1526 Crores Up gradation Of NH-326 In Odisha.
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Approved 11 Proposal From 8 Department.
* Odisha Cabinet Has Approved Rs 1140 CRORES Skill Development Project Phase 2 With The Support Of ASIAN Development Bank.
* Odisha Signed Two MoU At Wings India 2026, Including a Flying Training At Mayurbhanj, And Drone Training Center In Berhampur.
* Odisha Ships First Ever Strawberry Consignment To UK.
PORTAL -
* ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The SAMIKSHYA PORTAL - For Project Tracking
MOU SIGNED -
* NIT ROURKELA, Odisha And ORMAS Signed An MoA To Establish A Mahua Processing Plant In Kuarmunda, Sundargarh.
INAUGURATION -
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated The India's First Aluminium Flat Rolled Product Unit & Aluminium Battery Foil Plant At LAPANGA, Sambalpur Spent Worth Rs 26,996 Crores
PERSON PASSED AWAY -
* Gyan Ranjan Das, Former National Football PLAYER From Odisha Passed Away.
* Two Times MLA From Nilgiri, Odisha Shri Akshay Acharya Passed Away.
* Eminent Historian And King Of Khariar, Nuapada District, Odisha Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo Passed Away.
* Chief Secretary Of FINANCE Odisha Mr Suresh Tripathi Passed Away.
* Veteran Journalist Ravi Kanungo Of Odisha Passed Away.
* Odia Music Composer, Singer Abhijit Mazumder Passed Away.
* Eminent Literature Shri Arjun Charan Panda Of Odisha Passed Away
* Odisha Shows The Tableaux For 2026 Republic Day
Theme - Soil To Silicon
APPOINTMENTS -
* Senior IAS OFFICER Aravinda Padhee Promoted As Additional Chief Secretary Of ODISHA.
* Senior IAS OFFICER Deoranjan Kumar Singh Took Charge As The Development Commissioner Of Odisha.
* Retired IFS Officer Susanta Nanda Appointed As The Reconstituted Project Elephant Steering Committee Odisha.
* Bhubaneswar, Odisha Biju Patnaik Airport Records Highest Passenger Traffic In 2025 ( 5.15 millon in 2025)
* ODISHA'S Diamond Triangle - Ratnagiri, UDAIGIRI, Lalitgiri Has Entered into The India's Tentative List For Consideration Of UNESCO World Heritage Site STATUS.
ANNOUNCEMENT -
* ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Announced The Development Project In Bargarh District,
* Cabinet Has Approved The Amendment To Odisha TOURISM Policy 2022
* The First Of Its Kind Upstream Solar Manufacturing Facility Will Be Set Up In Gopalpur, Ganjam
* Odisha Wins The Indusind Banks Women's National T20 Cricket Tournament For Blind 2026
* Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Unveiled The Logo And Jersey For MCL Hirakud International Half Marathon 2026
INAUGURARTION -
* ODISHA'S First Solar Powered Village Inaugurated in Cuttack.
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated And Laid Foundation Stone Of 25 Development Project Worth Rs 948 Crores In Sambalpur.
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Laid Foundation Stone of New Campus Of The Odisha State Legislative assembly ( Spending Worth Rs 3,623 Crores)
* Odisha Signed 27 MoU Worth Rs 81864 Crores And Received 19 Investment Proposal Of Rs 18453 Crores At Investor Meet Kolkata.
BOOKS -
* Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, Governor Of Odisha Witnessed The Book Launch Of AGNISARASSULO VIKASINCHINA KAMALAM - Droupadi MURMU Author - Acharya Yarlagadda Lakshmi PRASAD
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Book ADHUNIKA ODISHARA NIRMATA : JANAKI BALLABH PATTNAIK ( Author - Navajyoti Pattnaik)
*
HOST -
* Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Has Inaugurated The 6th National Chilika Bird Festival
* Bhubaneswar Host The 4th Odisha Mining And infrastructure International Expo 2026
* ODISHA Host The Masthya Prani Samavesh 2026
- Outlay Of Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana Worth Rs 1400 Crores
* First Edition Of BLACK SWAN SUMMIT Set To Held At Bhubaneswar, Odisha From 5-6 February 2026
SPORTS -
* Vedanta Kalinga Lancers Wins The HIL 2025/26 Title After Beating The Ranchi Royals At KALINGA Stadium. ( Bhubaneswar) *
PORTAL -
* Odisha Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Has Launched The Odisha Grid Insight ( OGRI) Portal
AWARDS -
VYASA KABI FAKIR MOHAN SENAPATI ODIA BHASA SAMMAN -
* * EMINENT LITERATURE AND SCHOLAR Dr NRUSINGHA CHARAN SARANGI CONFERRED WITH THE VYASA KABI FAKIR MOHAN SENAPATI ODIA BHASHA SAMMAN FOR 2021.
*
CROCODILE CENSUS -
* Crocodile Census Held in Odisha ( Similipal)
84 in 2026 ( 81 in 2025)
SALT CROCODILE CENSUS -
* A Total Of 1858 Salt Water Crocodile Counted in Odisha
- 531 Hatchling (28.58%)
- 442 Yearlings ( 23.79%)
- 365 Juvenile ( 19.64%)
- 167 Sub Adults - ( 8.99%(
- 353 Adults ( 19%)
* Hirakud Reservoir, Sambalpur Recorded Over 4.21 Lakh Birds Of 128 Species.
* ODISHA'S Nabarangpur District Declared As The Naxal - Free.
* A Rare Black Tiger Sighted At Sundargarh District in Odisha.
* Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary , Nuapada District Odisha Has Emerging As Leopard Habitats.
FEBRUARY -
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Unveiled Rs 492 Crores Development Project At Gopalpur Beach, Berhampur.
* Odisha Records Economic Growth, NSDP Rises To Rs 7.90 Lakh Crores.
* OHRC Declared DAHANI As Criminal offence In Odisha.
* Odisha CM Launched The Odia Reference Book For Class XI
* Odisha Cabinet Approved An Advanced Manufacturing Protect By Kalyani Group.
* Koraput, Odisha Has Launched The Operation Green Clean To Destroying Cannabis.
* Odisha Has Approved Rs 100 Crores Project For Develop The Satkosia As Eco TOURISM Hub.
* Koraput district, Odisha Has Declared As Naxal Free
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Ama Sathi WhatsApp Bot ( For Revenue Related Services)
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Bhubaneswar - Cuttack - Puri - Pradeep Economic Region Plan To Boost Investment, Jobs, Exports
* Paradip Port Authority Has Achieved ISO 45001: 2018 Certification.
* Odisha Discovered 1462.73 kg Of Gold Reserve Along With 17.06 Million Tonnes Of Copper In Mayurbhanj.
* Odisha Government Have Approved Investment Proposal Worth Rs 44,241. 97 Crores For 10 Major Project Across 8 Districts.
* The Odisha Information Commission Has Recorded Disposing 12,928 Cases in Last 10 Months.
MOU SIGNED -
* Odisha Government Signed MoU With BonV Aero At WINGS INDIA 2026
* Odisha Signed MoU With Sarvam To Build India's First Full Stack - Sovereign Park
LAUNCHED -
* Odisha Housing Minister Krushna Chandra Mohapatra Announced The SUBHADRA BUS Service At Bhubaneswar, For All Womens Drive Bus Service.
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The MUKHYAMANTRI KANYA BIBAHA YOJANA
* Odisha State Government Has Launched The UTKARSH ITI Yojana, For Up gradation Of Government Industrial Training Institute ( ITI) In Odisha.
* Odisha Economy Survey 2025/26
PORTAL -
* Odisha GOVERNOR Dr Hari Babu Kambhapati Launched The e- Lok Bhavan Odisha Application, A Secure Web Based Platform Designate To FACILITATE Citizen Interaction With Governor's Secretariat.
SCHEME -
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Shree Jagannath Darshan Scheme,
INAUGURATION -
* President Of India Droupadi MURMU Has Inaugurated The Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo CAMPUS At Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
* \PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU Has Laid The Foundation Stone of Two Flagship CSR Initiatives Of NTPC LIMITED At Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj.
BUDGET
* Odisha Gets Rs 10,928 Crores Allocation For Railway BUDGET.
2021-22 - 6471 Crores
2022-23 - 9734 Crores
2023-24 - 10,012 Crores
2024-25 - 10,586 Crores
2025-26 - 10,599 Crores
2026-27 - 10,928 Crores T -
*
*
APPOINTMENTS -
* K Murugesan Appointed As The New PCCF & Head Of Forest Force, Odisha.
*) OHPC Odisha Signed MoU With Union Bank of India For ENHANCED Employee Benefits
* Odisha Government Has Appointed Smt Chitra Arumugam As DG, Training Coordination At Gopabandhu Academy
* Sanath Kumar N Has Appointed As The Director Of Nandankanan ZOOLOGICAL Park.
* * GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA APPOINTS IAS USHA PADHEE AS IDCO NEW CHAIRPERSON.
* SHE BECAME THE FIRST' WOMAN' CHAIRPERSON OF IDCO
* IDCO - ODISHA INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
* Sachin RAMCHANDRA Jadhav Assumes Charge As The DA & FE Commissioner.
* Priyaranjan Prusty Appointed As New Niti administrator Of PURI Shri Jagannath.
WILDLIFE -
* First Ever Parma Wallaby Joey Born In Nandankanan ZOOLOGICAL Park
* Ganjam, Odisha Black buck Population Has Increases To 9,287 In 2026 ( 1533 In 2011)
*
DOLPHIN CENSUS IN ODISHA =
* ODISHA DOLPHIN CENSUS CONDUCTED ( 765 DOLPHINS POPULATION)
* 493 in BHITARKANIKA
* 175 IN CHILIKA LAKE
* 66 in PURI
* 15 IN BALASORE
* 13 BERHAMPUR
* 3 BHADRAK
PERSON PASSED AWAY -
* Senior Odisha Congress Leader Sushila Tiriya Passed Away.
* Former Union Minister Kahnu Charan Lenka Passed Away in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (4 Time MLA)
* Veteran Odia Singer Geeta Pattnaik Passed Away
* Ex Sambalpur MLA Raseswari Panigrahi Passed Away
* Odisha NOTED Ghodanacha Artist Dr. Uchhaba Charan Das Passed Away.
AWARDS -
* * Paradip Port Authority Wins First Prize At Swachhata Pakhwada Awards 2025
* * ODISHA Mining Corporation ( OMC) Has CONFERRED With GOLDEN Peacock HR Excellence Award
SPORTS -
* Odisha Wins 1 Gold, 1 Silver And 9 Bronze At 36th Senior National Canoe Sprint Championship In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
*
WILDLIFE -
* Rare Lichens With Anti Cancers Properties Found In ODISHA'S Similipal FOREST.
* Researchers From Maharaja Sriram Chandra Deo University In Baripada Has Found 148 Lichens Species In Similipal National Park
** Archaeologist Have Discovered Ancient Stone Tool In The Ib River Valley At Sundargarh, (40-50k Years Ago)
( PALEOLITHIC PERIOD )
( FOUND HAND AXES, BLADES,, SCRAPERS)
ODISHA BUDGET 2026/27
* ODISHA CM SHRI MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI PRESENTS ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FY 2026/27 .
* TOTAL OUTLAY - Rs. 3.10 Lakh Crores
* EXPENDITURE - Rs. 1.80 Lakh Crores
* CAPITAL OUTLAY - Rs. 72,100 Crores
* FISCAL DEFICIT - Rs. 38,000 Crores
* ESTIMATED DEBT STOCK - Rs. 1,55,710 Crores
* 5 Crores - For Shree Jagannath Temple Administration
* 5575 Crores - VB G RAM G SCHEME
* 635 Crores - For ANGANWADI SCHEME
* 100 Crores - MODEL MANDI
* 100 CRORES - MUKYAMANTRI SMART CITY MISSION
* 240 CRORES - WORLD GRAIN STORAGE PLAN
* 10 CRORES - RARE EARTH CORRIDOR
* 1000 CRORES - COMMUNICATION TO RURAL VILLAGES
* 23 CRORES - STATE AI MISSION
* 150 CRORES - TOURISM LAND BANK SCHEME
* 220 CRORES - DAL KHAI
* 10 CRORES - FIT ODISHA MISSION
* 1359.29 Crores - Sports & Development
* 16,153 Crores - Women & Child Development
* 5558 Crores - Revenue & Disaster Management
* 3664 Crores - Higher Education
* 2804 Crores - Mission SHAKTI
* 382 Crores - HANDICRAFT
* 763 Crores - For MSME
* 1022 Crores - For Tourism
* 615 Crores - For ODIA LANGUAGE
* 6088 Crores - AGRICULTURE & Development
* 2030 Crores - CM KISAN Scheme
* 2050 Crores - For SETU BANDH SCHEME
* 5837 Crores - MADHU BABU PENSION SCHEME
* 2019 Crores - For FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT
* SUBHADRA SHAKTI SAMVAD
* 10,145 CRORES - SUBHADRA SCHEME
* 6309 Crores - For GOPABANDU JANA AROGYA YOJANA
* 800 crores - MODERN MUSEUM
* ESTABLISHMENT OF 4 NEW UNIVERSITY ( KENDRAPADA, BHADRAK, JHARSUGUDA, JAGATSINGHPUR)
*
* EMINENT Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Represent India At 18th Edition Of Contemporary Venice 2026, Italy
APPROVED -
The Ministry Of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Has Approved The Development Of Green Hydrogen Jetty At Paradip, (797.17 Crore Dedicated)
* For Green Hydrogen, Ammonia And Other Liquid Cargo
* Capacity of 4 million Tonnes Per Annum
* Transformation Of Paradip Port Into Gateway For Green Growth
* Align With India's National Green Hydrogen Mission
*
* MUKHYAMANTRI KANYA SUMANGAL YOJANA -
_ Under Which a Saving Instrument Of Rs 20,000 Will Be Created In The Name Of a Girl Born In An Economically Weaker Section Family. ( She Will Get 1,00000 On Completion Of Graduation)
NEW SCHEME INTRODUCE -
* UDYAMI - For Promotion Of 6000 Nano Entrepreneurs With A Total Outlay Of Rs. 40 Crores In Next Two Years.
* ODISHA HOMESTAY ESTABLISHMENT SCHEME - To Promote Community - Based Tourism By Encouraging Homestay Development Across Rural And Emerging Destinations
* ECONOMIC SURVEY -
MARCH -
* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Inaugurated The Milk Processing Plant In Khorda, Odisha
* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Unveiled The Sulphuric Acid Plant - III Of IFFCO At Odisha.
* Odisha Forest Environment Declared 344 Wild Elephant Died in State From APRIL 2022 To March 2026
* Kushunupur Village, Kendrapara District Has Selected As Smart Village By The CSIR
* Odisha Signed MoA With WASSAN To Revive Forgotten Foods.
* Odisha Tourism Department Has Created History By Set Guinness Book World Record With 1174 Kg Of Pakhala - The Largest Serving Fermented Rice On Pakhala Diwas.
* IIT Bhubaneswar Signed MoU With Bhakti Vedanta Research Centre, Kolkata To Foster Interdisciplinary Research
* Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) Has Commissioned A 2nd Generation Bioethanol Refinery At Bargarh, Odisha
* Odisha Government Has Launched The Hydraulic Infrastructure Project Worth Rs 2612 Crores On WATER Day
* Centre, Odisha SIGNED MoU For Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
* Dhamra Port, Odisha Has Welcome Its Cape Size Import Iron Ore Vessel, MV ENNA, Carrying 151,773 Metric Tonne For Tata Steel
APPOINTMENT -
* Dr Avinash Rout Appointed As The Personal Secretary Of Odisha Chief Minister
* FORMER JAMMU & KASHMIR DGP RASHMI RANJAN SWAIN HAS APPOINTED AS THE FIRST CHAIRMAN OF ODISHA UNIFORMED SERVICES STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION. ( OUSSSC)
* EMINENT SAND ARTIST SHRI SUDARSHAN PATTNAIK HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF CENSUS 2027
* The Odisha Government Has Appointed Dr Durga Madhab Satpathy As The New Director Of Medical Education And Training ( DMET)
*WWF APPOINTS EMINENT SAND ARTIST SHRI SUDARSHAN PATTNAIK AS BRAND AMBASSADOR ( ON THE OCCASIONS OF 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH HOUR)
* Dr Ashok Kumar Panda Has Appointed As Chairman And MANAGING DIRECTOR OF Steel Authority Of India' (SAIL)
* Lalatendu Samantray Has Elected As President Of Odisha High Court Bar Association For 2026/27
FOREST -
* 22,293 Hectares Forest Fires In Last 3 Years In Odisha
* 2193 Crocodile In Odisha ( Rises 3.54%)
* Odisha Ranked Number One In NITI AYOG Fiscal Health INDEX 2026
RENAME -
* University Grants Commission (UGC) Has Approved The Rename Of KALAHANDI University To Maa Manikeshwari University,
PERSON PASSED AWAY -
* Veteran Odisha Journalist Asutosh Mishra Passed Away
* Former MP Of Odisha Narayan Sahu Passed Away.
RANKING -
* Odisha, Goa, Jharkhand, Gujarat And Maharashtra Are The Top 5 States At FISCAL HEALTH Index 2026 Ranking
SPORTS -
* Delhi Hurricane Wins The Men's National Rugby 15s Championships
* Runners Up - Bombay Gymkhana
* Host - Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar Odisha
AWARDS -
* ODIA AUTHOR SHRI GIRIJA KUMAR BALIYAR SINGH TO RECEIVE THE KENDRA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDS 2025
* FOR HIS WORK - PADAPURAN
* * KALINGA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (KISS) UNIVERSITY, BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA HAS HONOURED RELIANCE INDUSTRY HEAD NITA AMBANI WITH KISS HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2026 FOR HER CONTRIBUTION IN LEADERSHIP AND PHILANTHROPIST
* Paradip Port, ODISHA Welcomes Its Largest Crude Oil, MT ALMI TITAN Arrived With Record 3,02,861 MT Of Crude
APRIL -
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.
*
* 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
*
* 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
MAY -
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Announced An Increase In Daily Wages For Workers in State ( Unskilled Worker Will Get 472 Rs, Semi Skilled 522, Skilled 572, Highly Skilled 622)
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The SHAKTI SHREE Mobile Application And Unveiled An Internship Guidelines Book
* Odisha Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo Has Inaugurated a State of Art Power System Simulation Lab By Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited.
* Researchers At NIT ROURKELA, ODISHA Have Developed A Light Weight, High Durability Aluminium Based Nano Composites Designed For Aircraft Landing Gear Application.
* Odisha's Cyclist Swati Singh Teamed Up With Pooja Danole Gets Bronze Medal At Women's 20km Madison Event At The Grand Prix Tashkent 2026
* Former Cricketer Pravanjan Mullick Appointed As The Head Coach Of Seniors Men's Team Of Odisha
* Bee Corridor To Be Created Between Sambalpur, Dhenkanal, Berhampur
* An Ancient Stone Idol Of Lord Varaha Has Unearthed In Cuttack, Orissa
* Odisha Forest Department Set To Introduce Caravan Tourism At 7 Eco - Tourism Sites.
* Government Of Odisha, Intel And 3DGS ( US BASED) Signed MoU For Manufacturing Of Semiconductor Ecosystem In India
ODISHA AMENDMENT -
* Odisha Government Has Issued The Indian Stamp ( Odisha Amendment ) Ordinance To Simplify The Apartment Registration Process And Reduce The Financial Burden On Home Buyers
* Association Of Allottees Will Now Pay Only a Nominal Of Rs 50,000 Stamp Duty For Transfer Of Common Areas And Facilities Of Apartment.
* A Uniform 5% Stamp Duty Will Be Applicable During Registration Of Individual Apartment Units, Including The Undivided Share Of Common Areas And Facilities.
* The Earlier Multiple Stamp Duty Slabs Of 3%, 4% and 5% Have Been Replaced With a Simplified Uniform Structure,
* Bhubaneswar, Odisha Set To Host The 2028 ASIAN Indoor Athletics Championships
NEW SPECIES -
* A JOIN STUDY OF ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ZSI) AND FAKIR MOHAN UNIVERSITY HAVE IDENTIFIED A NEW FISH SPECIES IN GOPALPUR, GANJAM DISTRICT IN ODISHA
* SNIPPER FISH - NAMED - LUT JANUSARAKAN
* * SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF TARDIGRADE IN BAY OF BENGAL.
* KNOWN AS THE MARINE WATER BEAR
* THIS SPECIES IS FOUND AFTER 43 YEARS ( ELUSIVE GENUS)
* TEAM OF CSIR - National Institute Of Oceanography, University Of Minho, Portugal, And The Academy Of Scientific And Innovative Research ( acSIR)
* SPECIES FOUND IN MARKANDI, ODISHA
* NAMED - ACTINARCTUS ODISSI ( NAMED IN HONOUR TO ODISHI DANCE)
* TARDIGRADE ARE KNOWN FOR RESILIENCE, SURVIVE IN HARSH ENVIRONMENT, Bear LIKE APPERANCE
* THE SPECIES HAS DOMED SHAPED BODY SURROUNDED By TRANSPARENT, WING LIKE FLAPS CALLED ALAE,
APPOINTMENTS -
* Anil Kumar Singh, The President Of JSW Steel Limited Has Been Elected As The Chairman Of Confederation Of Indian Industry (CII) Odisha For FY 2026/27
* Manikanta Naik, Managing Director Of Tata Steel SEZ LIMITED Has Been Elected As The Vice Chairman Of CII Odisha For FY 2026/27
* Odisha Secured Rs 48 Crores Investment During CM MOHAN Charan Majhi Visit To Gujarat.
* Puri, Odisha To Host The 2nd BRICS Technical Meeting On Disaster Risk Reduction
PERSON PASSED AWAY -
* Shri Abhiram Panda, Former Chairman Of Odisha State Electricity Board Passed Away. ( PHILANTHROPIST)
* Former MLA From Kantabanji, ODISHA Ayub Khan Passed Away ( BJD)
SPORTS -
* Odisha Shuttler Tanvi Patra Has Clinched The Girls Single Title At The Juniors Under 19 National ranking Tournament Held In Karnataka.
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* Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Inaugurated The Bhimmandali Eco Heritage Site, Sambalpur, ODISHA
AWARDS -
* Odisha Bagged Five Prestigious National Panchayat Awards 2025:
a) Ganjam - 2nd Best District
b) Potalampur, GANJAM - Healthy Panchayat Award
c) Mandar, GP, Ganjam - Socially Just & Socially Secure Panchayat Award
d) Padua, GP, Keonjhar - Water Sufficient Panchayat Award
e) Hatibandh, Sundargarh - Clean And Green Panchayat Award
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* Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Amendment To Thermal Power Policy 2008
* The Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Creation Of Dedicated Directorate Of Archaeology And The Odisha Archaeological Curator Services Rule 2026
* Odisha State Cabinet Has Approved The New Odisha MARINE Fishing ( Prohibition And Regulations) Bill 2026 ( Repealing The 1982 Act)
* ODISHA State Archaeology Department Has Inked MoU With IIT Kharagpur For Heritage Conservation
* Stone Tools, From Copper Age Has Been Discovered (Approximately 50,000 Years Old ) Found In Purunagarh, Rerakhol, Sambalpur, Odisha ..
* Animesh Khujur Set National Record In 100 M Sprint With In A Timing 10.15 second At The Athletics Federation Competition 2026
* Odisha's Educationalist, Linguist, And Folk Storyteller Dr Mahendra Kumar Mishra Has Received Prestigious PADMA Shri
* NIT ROURKELA Builds The AI POWERED Microscopy Technology For Quicker And Smarter Diseases Detection
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JUNE -
FIRST IN -
* DR HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, GOVERNOR OF ODISHA HAS APPOINTED IPS OFFICER MS ANANYA AWASTHI AS THE POLICE Aide -de-Camp (ADC) TO THE GOVERNOR OF ODISHA
* SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE OFFICER TO TAKE ADC OF ODISHA GOVERNOR.
* Odisha Assembly Appointed BJP Chief Whip Pramila Malik As Chairperson Of The Public Account Committee For FY 2026/27
* Odisha Government Has Launched The ODISHA DEEP SEA FISHING MISSION & ODISHA SHRIMPS MISSION To Make East India's Fish And Shrimps Exporting Hub
* ODISHA Based Utkala Speciality Industries India Limited Listed in NSE SME Platform
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Mukhyamantri Annapurna YOJANA
* Extra 5 Kg Rice Free To Every Beneficiary
* Annual Investment Of 8,813 Crores
* An MoU Signed Between The Energy Department, Government Of Odisha And Tony Blair Institute For Global Change To Support The Development Of Odisha's Energy Roadmap.
* Odisha's First Dried Egg Powdered Export To Austrian
* Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar Host The 65th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships
HOST -
Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi Has Unveiled The GO EAST Platform To Accelerate Industrial Growth
* Odisha Chief Minister Signed On 7 MoU Worth Rs 24,823 Crores And 29,500 Jobs At CII Eastern Region Council Meeting, Bhubaneswar
* During This Summit Chief Minister Announced The Major Amendment To Odisha's Industrial Policy, Granting THRUST SECTOR STATUS To 15 Districts
INAUGURATION -
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With President Droupadi MURMU Have Laid Foundation Stone of India's First Commercial Scale Coal To Ammonium Nitrate Project In Jharsuguda, Odisha
* World's 2nd Largest Coal Producer
* The Project Being Developed By Bharat Coal Gasification And Chemical LIMITED ( BCGCL) A Joint Venture Of Coal India Limited And BHEL
* President Droupadi MURMU Has Laid Foundation Stone of 4700 Crores Development Project in Odisha
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Laid Foundation Stone of 300 TPD Compressed Bio Gas ( CBG) Plant at Meherpalli, Bhubaneswar Odisha
( The Project Developed By Oil India Limited (OIL) Estimated Rs 175 Crores Investment)
* NLC India Renewable Limited And OREDA Have Signed A Joint Venture Agreement To Develop 1000 MW Of Renewable Energy Project In State.
* 250 MW Wind Power
* 225 MW Floating Solar Power Project
AWARDS -
* Odisha Wins The PM Shuryaghar Excellence Award For Solar Leadership
* Achyuta Samanta Has Received The 74th Honorary Doctorate From IES, Starsbourg, FRANCE
* Odisha Power Generation Corporation ( OPGC ( Has Secured The First Position Among All States In Power Generation
* * DR MRUTYUNJAY MAHAPATRA, DIRECTOR GENREAL OF METEROLGY, INDIA CONFERRED WITH PRANA KRUSHNA PARIJJA AWARD
* ON HIS CONTRIBUTION TO METEROLGY, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND PUBLIC SERVICE
* SUDARSHAN PATTNAIK BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN TO WINS THE RUSSIAN GRAND SAND MASTERS CUP 2026 At THE II INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SCULPTURE IN KALININGRAD, RUSSIA
* Odia Girl Poonam Maharana Crowned Miss Universe Odisha 2026
* Union Cabinet Has Approved The Rs 8,300 Crores Coastal Highway From Rameshwar To Paradeep,
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated The State Of Art Modern Police Station Building At Puri.
* Nadigaon Village In Bhadrak District Of Odisha Has Declared Odisha's First Model Solar Village.
* Odisha Unveiled The AgriPV Roadmap For CLIMATE RESILIENT Growth
* Satyabrata Ray Takes Charge As The Odisha Public Service Commission Secretary.
HOST -
* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated The BRICS DISASTER RISK REDUCTION Working Group Technical Meeting At Puri, Odisha.
SPORTS -
* Tanvi Patra Clinched The Silver In Women's Single Title Austrian Open 2026 (
* Odisha Tanvi Patra Has Wins SILVER Medal I'n Women's Single Title At RSL Lativia International 2026
PERSON PASSED AWAY -
* NOTED POET, AUTHOR, RETIRED IAS OFFICER SHRI JAGANATH PRASAD DAS PASSED AWAY ON 4TH JUNE 2026
* A NOVELIST, PLAYWRIGHT,POET, IAS OFFICER
* BORN IN 1936 ( PURI, ODISHA)
* HE GRADUATED FROM REVENSHAW UNIVERSITY, CUTTACK.
* HE JOINED THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN 1958.
* HIS FIRST POETRY COLLECTION
PRATHAM PURUSH (1971)
* SABA SESHA LOKA ( THE LAST MAN)
* NOVEL LIKE
* DESA
* KALA
* PATRA
AWARDS -
* 1991 - SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD ( FOR AHINIK (
* 1963- SERVED IAS OFFICER IN KALAHANDI DISTRICT
* Public Health Expert Dr Ramakrishna Rath Of Odisha Passed Away.
* Ramurty Gomango, Former MLA From Rayagada Odisha Passed Away.
* Veteran ODIA Journalist Sarat Dash Passed Away
* Eminent Odia Cinematographer Dilip Rai Passed Away
ARCHAEOLOGY -
* Archaeologist Have Discovered a Rare 7-8th CENTURY Rock Art Site In Foothills Of Similipal Odisha ( NAMED - AKARSILA)
* Sudhanshu Sekhar Barpanda Appointed As The Member Of OERC
* SENIOR Journalist Nandakishore Mohapatra Passed Away
* Odisha's Three Personality Gets The Padma Awards
* Charan Hembram ( Santali Educator)
* Sarat Kumar Patra ( Ikat Weaver)
* Simanchal Patra ( Prahalad Natak Folk Theatre Artist)
* ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated The 14th Multi Agency MARITIME Security GROUP POLICY ( MAMSG) Meeting
* HAL KORAPUT Has Delivered 1000th Repair And Overhauled ( ROH) AL 31FP Engine To Indian Air force
*
FILM AWARDS -
36th ODISHA STATE FILM AWARDS -
* BEST FILM - Ashram ( Tapan Kumar Das)
* BEST DIRECTOR - Ashok Pati ( POWER)
* BEST LEADING ACTOR - BABUSAN ( POWER)
* BEST LEADING ACTRESS - Debjani Beguria (
* BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - SUKANTA RATHA
* BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - LIPSA MISHRA ( KEMITI E SAMPARKA)
* BEST ACTOR ( NEGATIVE) - HARA RATHA (VOTE)
* BEST ACTRESS ( NEGATIVE) - USASHI MISHRA ( KEMITI E SAMPARKA)
* BEST CHILD ACTOR - LAKSHYA KHURANA ( TUMA BINA)
* BEST COMEDY ACTOR - JEEVAN PANDA ( ADRUSHYA)
* BEST STORY - AJAY MAHAPATRA ( VOTE)
* BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - CHINMAY KUMAR DAS (
* BEST SCRIPT - VIJAY DAS ( SINDURA)
* BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR - DIBYAJIT SAHU ( PARAB)
35th ODISHA STATE FILM AWARDS -
* BEST FILM - PUSHKARA & MY SWEET HOUSE WIFE
* BEST DIRECTOR - PINAKI SINGH ( MY SWEET HOUSE WIFE)
* BEST LEADING ACTOR - HARIHAR MAHAPATRA ( DHO RE BABU DHO)
* BEST LEADING ACTRESS - NAINA DASH & SUPRIYA NAIK ( MY SWEET HOUSE WIFE & PUSHKARA)
* BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - CHAUDHARY JAY PRAKASH DAS ( PHALGUN CHAITRA)
* BEST LEADING ACTRESS - SURYAMAYI MAHAPATRA ( DELIVERY BOY )
* BEST ACTOR ( NEGATIVE) - CHAUDHARI BIKASH DAS ( KATAK SESHARU ARAMBHA)
* BEST ACTOR ( NEGATIVE) - PINKI PRADHAN ( DHO RE BABU DHO)
* BEST COMEDIAN - SANTOSH KUMAR KANDI ( SHANTI APARTMENT)
* BEST CHILD ACTRESS - ALYA NANDA ( SHANTI APARTMENT)
* BEST STORY - PINAKI SRICHANDAN (
* BEST SCREENPLAY - PRANAB PRASSANNA RATHA ( PHALGUN CHAITRA)
* BEST EDITOR - BHARADWAJ PANDA ( MANA MUSEUM)
* BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR - SARAT NAYAK ( MANA MUSEUM)
( JANUARY TO JUNE ODISHA CA 2026 PDF ATTACHED)
JULY -
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
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AUGUST -
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)
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