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 

SARALA SAMMAN ( ODISHA GOVERNMENT) 2024

* PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU PRESENTED THE SARALA SAMMAN TO BIJAYA NAYAK 

SIMILPAL GETS NATIONAL PARK TAG (ODISHA) 107TH INDIA'S

* BHITARKANIKA NATIONAL PARK - 16TH SEPTEMBER 1998 

* SIMILPAL NATIONAL PARK - 2025 

* SIMILPAL BECAME ODISHA SECOND NATIONAL PARK DECLARED.

* INDIA'S 107TH NATIONAL PARK.

ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS IN JANUARY 2025

WILDLIFE - 

* A Rare Melanistic Leopard Spotted With Cub In Nayagarh District Forest In Odisha.

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INAUGURATION - 

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Unveiled 9 Gallery At Odisha State Museum.

* India's First International Standard Cycle Velodrome Inaugurated In Bhubaneswar, Odisha. ( Inaugurated By Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya) 

*  K V Singh Deo, Deputy Chief Minister Of Odisha Has Inaugurated The New Power Distribution Technology Center in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

* Padma Awardees Of Odisha' Will Get Honorarium 30k Per Month.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated The BAGCHI KARUNASHRAYA PAILLIATIVE Care Center In Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

* Lithium Deposits Found In Nayagarh District In Odisha.

ODISHA LAKE BIRD CENSUS - 

* Odisha's Wetlands Witnessed Highest Migrated Birds With 16 Lakh Plus, 2000 Species And ( Hirakud 3,77,732) 

RANKING - 

*  Odisha Topped At The NITI Ayog Fiscal Health Index (FHI).

SPORTS - 

* Odisha To Sponsor The National Kho kho Team 

* Odisha's Khwairakpam Dhanamanjuri Wins Gold Medal At Under 23 1000 meter Category Asian Cup Canoe Competition, Hong Kong 

* Sudipta Das Became The Odisha's First Female AIFF Referee Assessor At 38th National Games, Uttarakhand 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Former Odisha DGP Ex- CRPF DG Prakash Mishra Has Been Appointed As Advisor To CM Of ODISHA.

* Retired IAS Madhusudan Padhi Has Been Appointed As The State Election Commissioner, Odisha.\

* 2008 Batch Odisha's Cadre IPS R Prakash Has Been Appointed As The DIG In Central Board Of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC).

FIRST EDITION OF WOMEN'S FIH LEAGUE 2025 - 

HOST - JHARKHAND 

CHAMPION - ODISHA WARRIOR 

RUNNERS UP - SOORMA HOCKEY CLUB 

PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT - Jyoti Rumavat (Haryana) 

GOAL KEEPER OF THE TOURNAMENT - SAVITA PUNIA 

SCIENCE - 

* Researchers At NIT ROURKELA Have Developed An AI Based Multi Class Vehicle Detection Model And a Light Fusion Bi Directional Feature Pyramids Network Tool For Traffic Management.

HOST - 

* Bhubaneswar, Odisha To Host The 64th Central Geological Programming Board Meeting.

* Odisha Government Organised The 3rd National Mining Minister's Conference At Konark.

APPROVED - 

*  Odisha Government Has Approved Pension For People Detained In Jails During The 1971 Emergency.

* Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Has Announced To Established A Mega Steel Plant At Keonjhar District.

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Social Security Enhanced Allowanced Distribution Programs At Keonjhar, (3500 Provide Under Madhubabu Bhatta Yojana)

SCHEME - 

* Odisha State Government Has Approved Rs 252 Crores Scheme To Establish At least One Cold Storage

* Odisha Government Has Launched The BIKASHITA GAON BIKASHITA ODISHA Scheme For Five Years With 5000 Crores Initiative In Rural Development.

( Roads, Transport, Education, Micro Tourism)

*  The Odisha State Government Has Decided To Implement The National Education Policy 2020.

HOST - 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Along With External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar Inaugurated the 18th  Edition Of Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas At Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Odisha Government Constitute 6th State Finance Commission (SFC) Headed By RETIRED IAS OFFICER Arun Kumar Panda

MOU SIGNED - 

*  MoU Signed Between The National Health Authority Government Of India And Department Of Health And Family Welfares Government Of Odisha, For Ayushman Bharat Scheme In The State In Convergence With The Gopabandhu  JAN AROGYA YOJANA.

* Eight MoU Signed Between Odisha State Government And Singapore 

* 8 Important MoU Signed Between Indian Government And Singapore 

* Electronic And Information Department Of India Signed MoU With Global Finance Technology Network ((GFTN) Singapore To Establish A Global Competency Center 

* Singapore Based Consultancy Firm SURBANA JURONG Infrastructure Has Signed 2 MoU 

a) One MoU With IDCO, ODISHA (Petro Chemical And Petroleum Investment Region PCPIR)

b) One With Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) For New City Development From Next Year.

* SEMBCORP Industries Has Signed Two Non Binding MoU With State Government 

a) Sembcorp Signs MoU With IDCO For Industrial Park Development

b) Signed MoU For Green Hydrogen Production 

SCHEME - 

*  ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Yojana 

AWARDS - 

*  ODIA POET PRATIVA SATPATHY To Received GANGADHAR NATIONAL AWARD. 

* Paradeep Port Has Been Conferred Major Port Of The Year During The 10th Comtanizered Cargo At 10th Eastern Star Award 2025 

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5) Dr Mrutunjay Mohapatra, Director General Of Metrology Conferred With The Outstanding Service Award 2025 By American Metrological Society 

BOOKS - 

* Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Unveiled The Book COMEDY IN KHAKEE: The Humorous Memoirs of Policeman Author Former ODISHA DGP & EX CRPF DGP Prakash Mishra 

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UTKARSH ODISHA EXHIBITION 2025 - 

* * Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The MAKE IN ODISHA Exhibition UTKARSH ODISHA At Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

* UTKARSH ODISHA Concluded With 

* 145 MoU Signed With 12.89 Lakh Crores Investment.

* 593 Projects Proposal Worth Rs 16.73 Lakhs Crores 

* 12.88 Lakh Employment Potential In 20+ Sectors.

* 16 Countries Were Participated