32nd GURU KELU CHARAN MAHAPATRA AWARD 2026

* THE GURU KELU CHARAN MAHAPATRA AWARD GIVEN IN 4 CATEGORY, CLASSICAL DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE & CINEMA 

* THIS AWARD CARRIES RS 1,00,000/ CASH REWARD 

* GURU SHARON LOWEN  ( For Dance) 

* GURU KESHAB CHANDRA ROUT ( Music) 

* DHIRENDRA NATH MALLICK ( For THEATRE) 

* MAHASHWETA RAY ( For Cinemas)

KALA SAMMAN 2026 ( RS 50,000/ ) 

* AGNIMITRA BEHERA ( For VIOLIN)

* NAZIA ALAM ( Music) 

YUVA PRATIBHA SAMMAN 2026 - ( RS 25,000 CASH) 

* SUSHREE VRINDA CHADDHA ( Odissi Dance) 

* SUSHREE AISHWARYA SINGH DEV ( ODISHI) 

* NIKITA BANWALIKAR ( KATHAK) 

* SOUMYA RANJAN NAIK ( ODISHI MUSIC) 

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 

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 25TH TO 31ST MAY 2026

World Fish Migration Day - 24th May 

1) The Geological Survey Of India (GSI) Has Identified Deposits Of Critical Mineral In The Tukreswari Hills, And Sijukona Hills Of Goalpara District, Assam 

2) Khasi And Garo Have Been Now Added To CBSE Language Curriculum 

3) Nagaland State Biodiversity Board (NSBB) States That State Forest Cover Loss Of ABOUT 794.88 Sq km Between 2013 & 2023 

4) Government Of India Has Sent A First Tranche Of Medical Support And Kit To Africa Amid Ebola Outbreak

5) Sikkim Officially A Member Of Brahmaputra Board 

6) Dr Lharkyal Lama, PRESIDENT OF The International Buddhist Confederation Has Been Conferred The Prestigious Mahasadhamma Jyotikadhaj Title By Myanmar 

7) Gulveer Singh Wins Silver In The World Athletics Continental Tour Silver Meet In Los Angels ( Men's 5000m He COMPLETED in 13:03:93

8) Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai Set To Become Patna High Court Chief Justice ( She Became The First Female Chief Justice Of Patna High court)

9) Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Launched An Ambitious Ecological Restoration Project To Reclaim Nearly 800 Acres Of Barren Island Near Spituk 

World Thyroid Day - 25th May

THEME 2026 - THYROID AND  NUTRITION 

1) Odisha Forest Department Set To Introduce Caravan Tourism At 7 Eco - Tourism Sites.

2) Toshifumi Suzuki, The Founder Of The Seven - Eleven Japan Passed Away.

3) Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh Has COMMISIONED A State Of Art Ring Gantry Based Linear Accelerator At Army Hospital, Delhi.

4) A Rare Sculpture Of Depict Celebrated Ganapatideba And Queen Somaladevi Has Been Discovered In Siddipet District ( Of Kakatiya Era) In Telengana 

5) India Created History At The International Association Of Ultra runners 24 Hour Asia And Oceania Championship In Japan ( 5 Medals) 

6) Assam Government Has Introduced The Uniform Civil Code Bill 2026 

7) Paris Host The 93rd General Session Of World Organisation For Animals Health 

* India Achieved Few 

* Foot And Mouth Disease ( FMD) Endorse Control Programme 

* Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( BSE) Negligible Risk Status 

* Contagious Bovine Pleuropne monia ( CBPP) Freedom Status 

* African Horse Sickness ( AHS) Historical Freedom 

8) Former Indian Cricketer Sunil Gavaskar Along With Mathew Hayden Has Launched The Midwicket Stories 

9) YOU CAN BECOME ZERO SE HERO Book Author - Rajiv K Poddar 

10) Former IAS OFFICER Elias George Has Been Appointed As The Chairperson Of The Board Of Director Federal Bank Limited 

11) Veteran Congress Leader And SOCIAL Cultural Activist Mangalam Gopinath Passed Away 

12) IIT MADRAS And MDL Have Launched An Advanced Circulating Water Tunnel Facility For Research In Hydrodynamic, Ship DESIGN, And Ocean Engineering 

13) Odisha's Educationalist, Linguist, And Folk Storyteller Dr Mahendra Kumar Mishra Has Received Prestigious PADMA Shri 

14) Puri, Odisha To Host The 2nd BRICS Technical Meeting On Disaster Risk Reduction 

15) ICMR Launched First Of Its Kind Innovator Industry Platform 

16) CDS General Anil Chauhan Has Launched The Tri Service Tele Directory Web Application.

17) Srilanka Has Introduced The Free Electronic Travel Authorization ( ETA) Scheme For Citizen Of 40 Countries, Including India 

18) The Election Commission in India (ECI) APPOINTS Senior IAS OFFICER Neelam Meena As The New Chief Electoral Officer Of West Bengal 

19) Ghalibaf Elected As Parliament Speaker Of Iran For 7th Time 

20) Government Notified The Liquefied Petroleum Gas ( Regulation Of Supply And Distribution ) Amendment Order 2026 

1) IAS OFFICER Piyush Singla Has Been Appointed As The Director In The National Health Authority - Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission 

2) Ancient Hero Stone Linked To Rajendra Chola Unearthed Near Pochampali, 

3) Mahatma Gandhi University Honoured Actor Mammothy With Doctorate.

4) Vaccinium Piliferum, A rare And Endangered Wild Relative Of Blueberry Has Rediscovered In Arunachal Pradesh After 188 Years.

5) IIT Roorkee Has Developed Sustainable Barnyard Millet Based Edible Straws

6) Astronomers Spot A Blue Straggler Star Hosting Brown Dwarf 

7) In Presence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Has Launched His Book - APANAPAN

8) Founder Of Kotak Mahindra Bank Uday Kotak Has Been Conferred With Padma Bhushan Award 

9) US And India Signed Strategic Critical Mineral Cooperation Framework To Secure Supply Chain For Technology, Energy, Defence.

10) At QUAD FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTERS MEETING ( Delhi) 

3 Major Takeaways - 

a) Agreed On Indo - Pacific MARITIME Surveillance And On A Common Operating Picture In The MARITIME Domain, Collaborate On Pilot Project In Fiji 

b) Finalise The QUAD Critical Mineral Framework 

C) Announced The QUAD Initiative On Indo - Pacific Energy Security, Management, POLICY, International Market Analysis And Emergency Response Exercise 

11) Veteran Actor Ramakant Dayama Passed Away 

12) Manipuri Astrophysicist Ronaldo Laishram Has Discovered A 12.6 billion Years Old Galaxy Structure ( Named After Manipur's LOKTAK Lake) LOKTAK PROTOCLUSTER 

13) Renowned Archaeologist Shereen Ratnagar Passed Away.

14) President Droupadi MURMU Has Flagged Off Pink Bus Service In Gangtok, Sikkim, Named Amma Didi Bahini Bus Seva For Only Women 

15) Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar Has Launched The PM - AJAY Portal And AJAY Mobile Application To Digitize And Strengthen SC Welfare Scheme 

16) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Inaugurated The PECVD Setup, India's First Ever Indigenous Setup For Fabrication Of a Si Solar Cells At Kolkata 

17) ECI APPOINTS Ravi Prakash As New Chief Electoral Officer Of Puducherry 

18) Telengana Has Emerged As High Performer In The Logistics Ease Across Different States 2025 Report By Union Ministry of Commerce 

World Otter Day - 27th May 

1) Indian Grandmaster Inyian Panneerselvam Wins Double Gold At Rapid And Blitz Title Champions At Srilanka 

2) The Completion Commission In India (CCI) Has Approved The Merger Of Indovida India Private Limited With Into EPL Limited 

3) Manipur's David Maisnam Wins Mister Heritage 2026 Title At Philippines.

4) Olympian And Former Shooter Raja Randhir Singh Passed Away 

* He Served As The Secretary General Of The Indian Olympic Association 

* He Was Also Member Of International Olympics Committee 

5) Wildlife Institute Of India Has Recorded The Rusty Spotted Cat ( Prionailurus Rubiginosus) From The National Chambal Sanctuary.

6) Kolkata To Host The International Day Of Yoga 2026 Main Event 

Theme 2026 - Yoga For Healthy Ageing 

7) Red Balloon Launched India's First Super Pressure Balloon, ( Payload Upto 50 Kg) 

8)  Virat Kohli Became The First To Registered Four Consecutive 600+ Scores In Ipl History.

9) Thailand Became The First Country To Enforce 21 Day Ebola Quarantine 

10) Dr Sivaranjani Santosh An Indian Paediatricians And Public Health Advocate list In Forbes Self Made Woman 

11) Cabinet Approved The Continuation Of Scheme For Assistance In Ration Transport And Handling Income With Automation In PDS - An Umbrella SCHEME In The 16th Finance Commission Period Cycle.

12) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Launched Rs 236 Crores Mission Queen Pineapple 

13) IIT ROORKEE Has Developed a Low Cost Torrefied Municipal Solid Waste ( MSW) Fuel Technology With Advanced Fuel Properties 

14) INDIAN Air Force Has Signed Three Contracts With IIT BOMBAY For Adoption Of Predictive Maintenance For Su -30 MKI Fleet 

15) Kishore Rithe, Director Bombay Natural History Society Has Honoured With The Sharadachandra Manohar Bhalerao Memorial Award 2025 ( For His Book - SATPUDYACHA SAATBAARA) 

16) India Became World's 2nd Largest Solar Market 

17) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Witnessed The Commencement Of Construction Of JSW Mega Steel Plant At Paradip, Odisha 

18) The Assam Assembly Passed The Uniform Civil Code Assam Bill 2026 

19) Esha Singh Wins Gold In Women's 25m Pistol Event At ISSF WORLD CUP Munich 

20) Noted National Awards Winning Bengali Film Maker Anik Dutta Passed Away.

21) Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Of Ladakh Has Launched The Sindhu Jal Samriddhi Abhiyan And Inaugurated India's First Ever Rock Check Dam On Indus River 

22) Sikkim Declared Fully Literate State 

1) Hyderabad Based Zen Technologies Has Unveiled India's First Integrated Smart Border Suite ( ISBS) 

2) ISRO's Chandrayaan -2 Dual Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar ( DFSAR) Observation Revealed The Subsurface Ice In Lunar South Polar Regions 

* Chandrayaan 2 Orbiter Is A Microwave Imaging Instrument In L And S-Band Frequencies And The First Fully Polari metric SAR To Study The Moon 

3) Bhubaneswar, Odisha Set To Host The 2028 ASIAN Indoor Athletics Championships 

4) Dr Raman Meenakshi Sundaram Joins As The New Director Of CSIR - NAARM 

5) Bena Sareen Wins 2026 Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize For Amitava Kumar's My Beloved Wife 

6) Essar Ports Salaya Terminal Has Been Awarded The International Safety Award By Brit Safe.

7) IAIRO Appoints Vishal Mehta As Technical Advisor 

8) Power Foundation Of India (PFI) Has Appointed Dr Ravindra Kumar Tyagi as It's Director General.

9) Indian Army And Air India Limited Signed A Memorandum Of Cooperation 

10) Visa India Appoints Actor Shah Rukh Khan As Brand Ambassador 

11) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Announced Resignation 

12) GM Mitrabha Guha Has Won The Commonwealth Chess Championships 2026

13) BPCL Appoints Pushp Kumar Nayar As Human Resources Director.

14) Legendry Poet Bashir Badr Passed Away. ( PADMASHREE AWARDEE) 

1) Russia Signed An Agreement With Kazakhstan To Build First Nuclear Plant In Central Asia's Largest COUNTRY 

2) A Rare Dragonfly Named Gynacantha Khasiaca Has Rediscovered In Arunachal Pradesh After 110 Years.

3) Janes Janaza Appointed As New Prime Minister Of Slovenia 

4) Lance Havildar Harbhajan Singh ( MONUSCO) And Naib Subedar Sujit Kumar Pradhan ( UNMISS) Set To Honoured By UN With The Dag Hammarskjold Medal POSTHUMOUSLY On International Peacekeepers Day 

5) GSL Has Delivered The 5th Adamya Class FPV ICGS AKSHAY To Indian Coast Guard.

6) Shrey Parikh Wins The Scripps National Spelling Bee 

7) CCI's First Chairperson Dhanendra Kumar Passed Away 

8) Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar Assumed As 48th Vice Chief Of Naval Staff 

9) NSA Ajit Doval Participate In The International Security Forum At Moscow 

10) IIT GUWAHATI Has Developed 4D Anti Counterfeiting Nanomaterial To Combat Fake Currency 

11) Bamsiakilwa Village In Nagaland Has Declared The Daukeling - Hebamlo Community Conserved Area To Protect The Elusive Asiatic Golden Cat 

12) NIT ROURKELA Builds The AI POWERED Microscopy Technology For Quicker And Smarter Diseases Detection 

13) Vijayawada Photographer T Srinivasa Reddy Has CONFERRED With AP S Master Honour For 2026 By Australian Photography Society 

14) Shri Norbu Negi Has Appointed As The India's NEXT High Commissioner To Sierra Leone 

15) Government Of Odisha, Intel And 3DGS ( US BASED) Signed MoU For Manufacturing Of Semiconductor Ecosystem In India 

16) Shri Satyan Kumar Assumed As The Director ( Strategy And Corporate Affairs) Of ONGC 

17) Eminent Scholar Dr Hiren Gohain To Received The Swahid Kushal Konwar Award 2026 

18) 2005 Batch IFS OFFICER Muanpuii Saiawi Has Appointed As India's next High Commissioner To Cook Islands 

19) Researchers At IIT MADRAS Has Developed An Injectable Hydrojel For Advanced Treatment Of Fibrosis 

20) Princee Ani, IPS Officer Set Become First Tripura Frontier IG ( First Woman 

* 2005 BATCH TRIPURA CADRE IPS OFFICER 

* SHE BEFORE SERVED AS IG OF TRIPURA POLICE 

* AND ALSO SERVED AS IG OF NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD (NSG) 

* SHE IS KNOWN FOR FRONTIER OVERSEE OF 856 KM INTERNATIONAL BORDER OF BANGLADESH 

21) Mangala Kanti Roy, Padmashree Awardee Sarinda Player Passed Away ( Known As Morog Dadu ( 

22) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Inaugurated India's First Integrated Next Generation Aviation Weather And Fog Monitoring System  SKYCAST At Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Under Mission Mausam 

23) Indian Woman Volleyball Team Wins Bronze After Beating Host Nepal At CAVA Women's Championship 2026 

24) On The Occasion Of World No Tobacco Day, UNION Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava Launched The Pilot Version Of The Tobacco Free Educational Institution - toFEI Application In New Delhi 

25) NITI AYOG Released The Future Of India's Semiconductor Industry Roadmap 

26) Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh Has Been Entrusted With Additional Charge Of DRDO 

27) Noted IFS OFFICER H S Power Passed Away 

28) NETRA Semiconductor Has Designed India's First EDGE AI SYSTEM - On Chip ( SoC) NETRA A2000 (12 nm Node) 

29) Department Of Financial Services Has Launched The Common Landing Portal For Unclaimed Financial Assets To Facilitate Easier Access To Information On Unclaimed Financial Assets 

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY - 31ST MAY 

THEME 2026 - Unmasking The Appeal - Countering Nicotine And Tobacco Addiction 

1) Suruchi Phogat Wins Gold In Women's 10m Air Pistol EVENT At ISSF World Cup Munich 

* Esha Singh Wins Silver In Same Event At ISSF World Cup Munich 

2) Shri H S Power Passed Away ( An Notable IFS OFFICER ) MADHYA Pradesh Cadre 

* He Was Director Of Project Tiger Till 1985 

* Conferred With Padma Shri For Tiger And Wildlife Conservation 

* Work For Kanha TIGER RESERVES 

3) Pooja Singh Breaks The 14 Years Old National Records,At Asian U20 High Jump Gold 

4) Rahul Jhakar Wins Gold In Men's Decathlon At Asian U20 Athletics Championships 

* Nitin Gupta Wins Gold In Men's 5000m Race Walk 

* Amanat Kamboj Wins Gold In Women's Discuss Throw 

5) A Newly Discovered Wasp Species Has Named After Australian F1 Driver Oscar Piastri 

6) Researchers From India And UK Has Developed An AI Tool - HISTO -Unet ( Cancer cell Map With Accuracy) 

7) CDS GENERAL Anil Chauhan Retires After 4 Decades 

8) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Has Launched Unified Ship Recycling Portal For Ship Recycling Credit Scheme To Boost Indian Shipbuilding 

* Union Minister Also Launched The Logistics Ports Performance INDEX ( LPPI) For FY 2024/25 On The Occasion 37th Anniversary Of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, Mumbai 

* This INDEX Evaluate The Three Cargo Segment Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, And Container Cargo Using Operational Indicator Such As Cargo Handled Vessel Turn Around Time, Waiting Time, Ship Berth Day Output Etc., 

* Shri Sonowal Launched Four Initiative Developed By The Directorate General Of Shipping ( DGS) To Improve Service Delivery, Transparency, And Accountability For Seafarers, And Maritime Stakeholders 

* Launched A Grievances Redressal Module Under e-Navik Platform 

* A Ship Registration Module Under e-Samudra Portal 

* A Medical Practitioner Module 

* Unified Recycling Credit Note Module 

9) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The NAUSHENA SAURYA VATIKA In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 

10) K P Dhanapalan, Senior Congress Leader And Former KERALA MP Passed Away.

11) Indian Haj Mission Has Received Two Prestigious Labbaytum Awards From Saudi Ministry Of Hajj 

12) Nikhil Chandrasekhar Wins Gold In Men's Steeplechase At U20 ASIAN Athletic Championship 

13) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Launched The CPGRAMS AI Enabled Voice Chatbot, Samadhan Didi In New Delhi ( Developed By DARPG In Collaboration With BHASINI) For Citizen Grievances 

14) Ghana Passed The Bill Criminalizing Homosexuality And The Promotion Of LGBTQ+ Activities 

LAST 15 MONTHS ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR ALL STATE EXAM 2025/26

JANUARY - 

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

FEBRUARY - 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Prominent Odia Lyricist Sangram Kesari Mohanty Passed Away. 

*  Veteran Odia Actor Uttam Mohanty Passed Away At The Age Of 66.

MOU SIGNED - 

* IIM Sambalpur Ties Up With US Platform Of AI Driven Digital Case Study Solutions.

*  HAL Koraput, Odisha Has Signed A MoU With The AI Engineering Services Limited, NEW Delhi For Exploring Business Opportunity.

* Ganjam District, Odisha Has Signed A MoU With India Rare Earth Limited To Build The State's First Sea Water Desalination Plant.

* Odisha Recorded The Software And Electronics Exports 12,904 Crores In FISCAL YEAR 2023/24.

* The National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD) Has Projected The Odisha's Credit Potential For 2025/26 Fiscal At 2,52,000 Crores.

NEW BACTERIA FOUND - 

*  BRIC- Institute Of Life Sciences, Has Discovered A Bacteria Named - THIOMONAS BHUBANESWARENSIS ( Named After Bhubaneswar City) Collected From Sediment Sample From Atri, Bhubaneswar Odisha 

* It Is An Aerobic, Obligatory Mixotrophic Moderated THERMOPHILIC Thiosulfate Oxidising Bacterium

* This Bacteria Can Be Utilizes In Bioleaching To Extract Metals From Sulphur Ores.

APPOINTMENTS - 

*  Former Indian Railways Minister Bhakta Charan Das Has Been Appointed As The New President Of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee.

* Lok Sabha MP Baijayant Panda Has Been Appointed As The Chairperson Of The Committee To Examine The Income Tax Bill 2025.

LAUNCHED - 

* Odisha MP Sujeet Kumar In Collaboration With IG Drones Has Launched India's First Drone Center Of Excellence (CoE) Under The Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana ( SAGY) At Kalahandi District, Odisha.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The LAKHPATI DIDI SAHAYIKA Yojana.

* Helping Self Help Group Woman 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Addressed At The Inaugural Ceremony Of SUBHADRA SHAKTI MELA At Bhubaneswar.

WILDLIFE - 

* According To The Census - Ganjam Has 8789 Blackbuck 

* 

* Union Minister JP Nadda Has Inaugurated The 9th Edition Of National Summit On Goods And Replicable Practices And Innovation In The Public Healthcare. ( Host - PURI, ODISHA) 

* Rishikulya's In Odisha Recorded Arrival Of 6.5 lakhs Olive Ridley, 

SPORTS - 

*  Odisha Has Bagged 46 Medals Including 14 Gold, 15 Silver And 17 Bronze Medal At 38th National Games 2025.

KALINGA LITERATURE FESTIVAL AWARDS (KLF) 2025 - 

* NON -FICTION (ENGLISH) - VIKRAM SAMPATH ( FOR TIPU SULTAN: THE SAGA OF MYSORES INTERREGNUM (1760-1799) 

* NANDINI PURANDARE, DEEPA BALSAVAR's Book - THE SHERPAS TRAIL : STORIES From Darjeeling And Beyond 

* NON- FICTION (HINDI) - ANANT VIJAY ( FOR BOOK - OVER THE TOP (OTT) Ka Maayajaal Book)

* CHILDREN ( ENGLISH) - SAVIE KARNEL ( FOR HER BOOK - LAXMI PANDA: The Story Of Netaji's Youngest Spy)

* DEBUT ( ENGLISH) - NEHA DIXIT ( FOR THE MANY LIVES Of Syeda)

* DEBUT ( HINDI) - GAUTAM CHAUBEY ( FOR CHHAKKA JAM)

* TRANSLATION (HINDI) - SUJATA SHIVEN ( FOR CHARU, CHIVAR AUR CHARYA)

* TRANSLATION ( HINDI) - TEN DAYS OF THE STRIKE (ARUN AVA)

* BUSINESS ( ENGLISH) - SMARAK SWAIN ( FOR HIS - DIGITAL FORTUNE: A Value Investor's Guide To The New Economy)

* POETRY ( ENGLISH) - JEET THAYIL ( FOR I WILL HAVE IT THERE)

* POETRY ( HINDI) - SHIRISH KUMAR MAURYA ( FOR - DHARM WAH NAAV NAHIN)

* FICTION ( HINDI) - PRABHAT RANJAN ( FOR KISSAGRAM)

* MANISHA KULASHRESHTA - VANYA 

* FICTION ( ENGLISH) - ROHIT MANCHANDA ( FOR BOOK - THE ENCLAVE: A SHARP AND HILLARIOUS PORTRAIT OF WOMANHOOD IN INDIA)

* VIKASH SWAROOP ( FOR - THE GIRL WITH THE SEVEN LIVES)

* SARITA MISHRA ( FOR THE SAMBALPURI IKATS: THE MASTERPIECE)

* SHIV BALAK MISHRA ( FOR GAANV SE BEES POSTCARD)

ODISHA BUDGET - 

* ODISHA CHIEF MINISTER MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI PRESENTED THE ODISHA BUDGET WORTH RS 2,90,000 Crores For FY 2025/26.

* 17,998 Crores For Women And Child Welfare & Development 

* 37,838 Crores For Agriculture 

* 39,221 Crores For Rural Development 

* 16,273 Crores For Irrigation And Disaster Management 

* 10,145 Crores For SUBHADRA YOJANA 

* 492 Crores For MAMTA & PRADHANMANTRI MATRU BANDANA TOHANA 

* 31,000 Crores For School Education

* 120 Crores For Welfare Of Kendu Leaf Pluckers 

* 3470 Crores For MUKHYA MANTRI SADAK Yojana (MMSY)

* 25 Crores For Odisha Startup 

* 144 Crores For Financial Assistance Against VAT/ GST Reimbursement

* 164 Crores For Kamdhenu Yojana ( Milk)

* 850. Crores For Hirakud Dam Development 

* 600 Crores For Shri Anna Abhiyan

* 2020 Crores for PM KISAN YOJANA

* 63511 Crores For Finance Department

* 28451 Crores For Panchayat Raj And Drinking Water 

* 14894 Crores For Water Resource 

* 1059 Crores For Law 

* 1913.28 Crores For Revenue Secretary Department 

* 6436,38 Crores For SC & ST WELFARE DEPARTMENT 

* 1319.79 Crores For Sports And Youth Welfare 

* 1491.49 Crores For Forest And Climate Change 

* 404.39 Crores For Steel And Mines 

* 353.22 Crores For Science Technology 

* 3962.33 Crores For Energy  

* 808.15 Crores For Industries 

* 10759 Crores For Home 

* 

* ARCHAEOLOGY - 

* The On-going Ratnagiri, Odisha Excavation ASI Found Three Colossal Buddha Head, Hundred Of Votives Stuphas, Stone Inscription.

MARCH - 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* JAGMOHAN MEENA Has Been Appointed As The NEW DCP Of Bhubaneswar, ODISHA.

* Dr Debasish Bandhopadhyaya Has Been Appointed As The New Vice Chancellor Of KISS, Odisha.

* Senior BJP Leader Samir Mohanty Set To Elected As The President Of Odisha Olympic Association (OCA).

* Justice Harish Tandon Has Been Appointed As The Next Chief Justice Of Odisha High Court.

*  Former Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena Has Been Appointed As The New President Of OERC 

*  Odisha Government Has Collected Rs 6595 Crores As Taxes From Gutka, Pan Masala.

* Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Has Gifted a Silver Filigreed Ship From Cuttack To Nederland Defense Minister Ruben Berkelman.

HOST - 

*  Bhubaneswar, Odisha To Host The Super Cup 2025 From 21st April 2025.

* National Forensic Science University Set To Open In Khurda Odisha.

* Massive Gold Deposit Has Been Discovered In Deogarh, Odisha.

* Odisha State Government Has Approved Rs 1,65,303 Crores Investment For 10 Major Industrial Projects Across 7 Districts.

EXERCISE - 

* A Two Days Coordinate Coastal Security Exercise SAGAR KAVACH At Paradip, ODISHA.

NEW SPECIES - 

* A New Round Worm Species Has Been Discovered By Odisha ZSI Team.

( NAMED CRASSOLABIUM DHRITIAE) 

* It Is Named After Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Chief Dr Dhriti Banerjee 

* Discovered In Keonjhar District, Odisha 

* Researchers From Berhampur University In Collaboration With ZSI Discovered A New Marine Parasitic Species in Odisha 

*  New Wild Ginger Species, ZINGIBER JAGANNATHII, Has Been Discovered In Similipal Biosphere reserves In Mayurbhanj, Odisha.

BOOKS - 

* NIRABACHAN 2024 - ODIA Book Author Chaudhary Amitabh Das Had Been Unveiled By Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

*  Odia Author Won Sahitya Academy Award For Translating The Ruskin Bond Book LONE FOX DANCING.

CERTIFIED - 

* Paradip Port, Odisha Has Awarded The Prestigious Sagar Ankalan Certificate For Outstanding Performance In Bulk Cargo Handling FY 2023/24.

* Odisha Tourism Bagged The BEST Beach Destination Award 2025 For Puri Blue Flag Beach 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

RAMAKANT RATH - 

BORN IN - 13TH DECEMBER 1934: ( CUTTACK) 

DIED ON - 16TH MARCH 2025: (BHUBANESWAR) 

EDUCATION - MA (ENGLISH) IN LITERATURE REVENSHAW COLLEGE, CUTTACK 

WORKED AS - 

* HE SERVED AS CHIEF SECRETARY OF ODISHA GOVERMENT.

* SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

* He SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SAHITYA AKADEMI INDIA FROM 1993-1998 & 1998-2003 

AWARDS - 

* 1977 - SAHTYA AKADEMY AWARD 

* 1990 - VISHUBHA SAMMAN 

* 1992 - SARSWATI SAMMAN 

* 2006 - PADMA BHUSAN 

NOTABLE POEM - 

* KETE DINARA ( OF A LONG LONG TIME) 1962 

* ANEKA KOTHARI ( MANY ROOMS) 1967 

* SANDIGDHA MRIGAYA ( SUCIPICIOUS HUNTING) 1971 

* SAPTAMA RITU ( THE 7TH SEASON) 1977 

* SACHITRA ANDHARA ( PICTURESQUE DARKNESS) 1982 

* SRI RADHA (1984) WON SARASWATI SAMMAN 

* SRI PALATAKA (1997) ( MR ESCAPIST) 

* Former Union Minister, EX BJP Odisha President Dr Debendra Pradhan, Father Of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Passed Away.

* 

SPORTS - 

* India's Pranati Nayak Bagged Bronze Medal At Federation International De Gymnastics (FIG) At Antalya, Turkey.

'

APRIL - 

* * Odisha's Rath Yatra And Bali Yatra Have Been Included In Sangeet Natak Academy National Inventory Of Intangible Cultural Heritage 

* IAS OFFICER Aradhana Das Has Been Appointed As The Home Department Secretary Of Odisha.

* Union health minister J P Nadda Launched The Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Odisha.

* POST COVID Odisha Grows At 7.2% Between FY 24/25 ( National Average 5.3%) 

* Manufacturing Sector Contributed 26.7% To GSVA ( Gross State Value Added) 

* Naveen Patnaik Has Been Elected As The President Of Bjd For 8th Consecutive Years.

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Approved The Creation Of Another Battalion Of Odisha Industrial Security Force in State 

* AIIMS Bhubaneswar Launched The First Ever Robotics Knee Replacement Facility In Eastern India.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched A Money back Scheme For Urban Cooperative Bank Depositors 

FINANCE - 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Unveiled The Record Of Rs 65,012 Crores Capital Expenditure For 2025/26 For Industries Hub 

* Odisha Secured 13 MoU And 15 Investment Worth Rs 1,03,090 Crores At Odisha Investors Summit 2025 At New Delhi.

ECONOMY - 

* Odisha Has For The First Time Export Drumstick To Dubai. 

* Paradip Port Retained The Top Spot Among Major Ports In CARGO Handling 

* PARADIP - 150.41 MT 

* DEENDAYAL - 150.15 MT 

*  ODISHA;s Economic Transformation CAG Report 2023/24 

* 

AWARDS - 

* Indian Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Has Received The FRED DARRINGTON ( The First British Sand Master Award) At UK.

* Achyuta Samant Has Been Awarded GURUDEV KALICHARAN BRAHMA AWARD.

*  Soumya Ranjan Biswal Gets First MANISH YUVA PURASKAR IN ODISHA.

* Odisha Government Notified Similipal National Park With An Area Of 845.70 Sq km (107th National Park Of India) 

* Known For Melanistic Tiger.

* 

MAY - 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The ODISHA SHRAMIK SATHI App On Labour Day.

* Centre Approves Puri Airport, Odisha First Greenfield Airport.

* Dr Ajit Kumar Mishra Has Been Appointed As The Additional Political Secretary of BJD.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Announced 11.25% Quota For SEBC Students In All Educational institutions For Admission 

* Odisha State Government Has Appointed Asit Kumar Mohapatra As Chairperson Of Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority  (RERA).

* Odisha Government Has Constituted A Transgender Welfare Board For The Welfare Of Transgender 

* Anuj Kumar Das PATTNAIK Has Been Appointed As The I&PR New Director Of ODISHA.

LAUNCHED - 

* Odisha' Government Launched ANKUR - Atal Network For Knowledge Urbanisation And Reforms - A Platform To Build Smart And Future Ready And Citizen Centric Cities At Bhubaneswar.

ACHIEVEMENT - 

* Odisha's Mountaineer Madhumita Patra Successfully Scaled The Mount Meera ( 6476 m) In Nepal.

* Odisha Kasika Mishra Become India's Number One Armature Golfer.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Debjani Bhuyan Has Been Appointed As The Secretary Of Lalit Kala Academy Odisha..

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Former Kamakshyanagar MLA Prasana PATTNAIK (Odisha) Passed away 

* 

HONOURS - 

* THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN NEW DELHI HONOURED FORMER CHIEF MINISTER OF ODISHA BIJU PATTNAIK FOR HIS BRAVERY ON EASTERN FRONT DURING WORLD WAR 2.

* BIJU PATTNAIK ALONG WITH OTHER 3 WERE ALSO RECEIVED HONOUR 

* BIRTA SINGH GURUNG 

* NARAYAN RAO NIKKA 

JUNE - 

 APPOINTMENT - 

* IAS Nikhil Pavan Kalyan Has Been Appointed As The Director Of Census Operation Odisha.

* Mr Jyothi Ranjan BEHERA Has Been Elected As The PRESIDENT Of Odisha Deaf Cricket Association.

* 1996 Batch IAS Officer Saswat Mishra Has Been Appointed As The  Principal Secretary To Odisha CM. 

* Mirdha Toopo Has Been Appointed As Special Secretary To Odisha Chief Minister.

ACT - 

* Odisha Government Has Notified The Revision Of Compensation For Depredation Under The Wildlife ( Protection) Odisha Rules 1974.

AWARDS - 

* ODISHA'S DR MRUTUNJAY MOHAPATRA, Director GENERAL OF METEOROLOGY AT Indian Meteorological Department CONFERRED with UNITED NATIONS SASAKAWA AWARD 2025, FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION.

* Odia Author Raj Kishor Padhi And Subrata Senapati Set To Receive The Bal Sahitya And Yuva PURASKAR Award By Central Sahitya Academy.

* ODISHA'S Nandankanan Zoo Welcome 7 yellow Anaconda Snake lets 

* Odisha Received The TIMES HEALTH ICON Odisha Award 2025.

PORTAL  

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Unveiled The E- Registration Mobile App In Bhubaneswar,

INAUGURATION - 

* Prime minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates The Odisha Vision Documents 2036 & 2047 At Bhubaneswar 

* Prime minister Narendra Modi Flagged Of Train Service And Flagged 100 Electric Buses.

* For The First Time Train Service Connecting To Boudh District of Odisha (18600 Crores Project Launched) 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Veteran Social Activist And Daily Newspapers SAMAJ (ODIA) Former Editor Niranjan Rath Passed away.

JULY - 

ARCHAEOLOGY - 

* New Decipher Script Has Been Discovered From OLASUNI Caves In Jajpur District In ODISHA 

* Ganga Dynasty Inscription Has Been Found At Rayagada District Odisha (14th Century) 

* 17th Century Sword With Arabic Inscription Found In Berhampur, Odisha.

HOST - 

* Odisha To Host The YONEX - Sunrise All India Senior National Ranking Badminton Tournament From 8th To 15th July 2025.

* Kalinga Stadium To Host The India's First World Athletics Continental Bronze Tour.

* The 64th Senior Men's SAHANI Cup Set To Kicked Off in ODISHA.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The First Odisha Textile Conclave 

SCHEMES - 

* Odisha State Government Has Announced To Launched The SHAKTISHREE To Ensure Safety Of Girl Students in Colleges And University.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Manmohan Samal Has Been Appointed As The President Of Odisha BJP For 4th Consecutive Terms.

* IPS OFFICER Sanjeeb Panda Has Been Appointed As The ADG Anti Naxal Ops Odisha.

* Sradhanjali Samantray Became The First Woman Footballer From Odisha To Earn AFC -A Licence.

* MANAS RANJAN PATHAK HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF ODISHA HIGH COURT.

* 2006 BATCH IAS OFFICER ROOPA ROSHAN SAHOO APPOINTED AS THE SECRETARY TO THE ODISHA GOVERNOR.

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE TO TAKE SECRETARY CHARGE TO ODISHA GOVERNOR.

AWARDS - 

* Odisha State Wins The BEST STATE IN AGRICULTURE Award At The 16th Agriculture Leadership Conclave.

* * Sand ARTIST Sudarshan Pattnaik Has Been Honoured With Prestigious RAM SARAD KOTHARI PRATIBHA SAMMAN 2025 At Kolkata.

UTKALA RATNA 2025 - 

* ODISHA GOVERNOR HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI PRESENTS UTKALA RATNA AWARD TO FORMER GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH SHRI BISWA BHUSAN HARICHANDAN 

* 123rd ANNUAL CONVOCATION OF SAMAJ UTKAL 

KALINGA RATNA AWARD 2025 - 

* ON VISIT TO ODISHA, PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU PRESENTED THE KALINGA RATNA AWARD 2024.

* UNION EDUCATION MINISTER DHARMENDRA PRADHAN HAS BEEN HONOURED WITH THE KALINGA RATNA AWARD 2024 

*SARALA SAMMAN - 

 * PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU PRESENTED THE SARALA SAMMAN TO BIJAYA NAYAK 

ATAL PRATIBHA SAMMAN 2025 - 

* THIS AWARD ORGANISED BY ODISHA ATAL YUVASHAKTI 

* RELEASED THE YUGAJANMA ATAL PUBLICATIONS ( CAPTURING VAJPAYEE LIFE, IDEOLOGY AND PATRIOTISM) 

ATAL SHRESTHA ODIA RATNA SAMMAN - 

* Dr Pratibha Ray ( Author) 

 

ATAL MITRA RATNA - 

* SAMIR MOHANTY ( Social Worker & Politician) 

ATAL SAHITYA RATNA - 

* Writer Debaprasad Dash 

ATAL KHEL RATNA - 

* Former Cricketer Debasis Mohanty 

WILDLIFE - 

* A Wild Dog Pair Has Been Spotted For The First Time In Debrigarh Sanctuary At Bargarh Odisha.

* 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Veteran ARTIST Padmashree Awardee Guru Gopinath Swain Passed away (Odisha) 

* 

AUGUST - 

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.

* 

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 

* 

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) 

* 

* 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 

* 

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 

SEPTEMBER - 

*  Odisha Junior Deaf Volleyball Team Secured Bronze At The 10th National Deaf Junior Sports Championship, Nadiad Gujarat 

* Odisha Government Has Signed Two MoU Worth Rs 2655 Crores At SEMICON India 2025.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Approved The Mahanadi Riverfront Development Project With a Project Budget Worth Rs 240 Crores For Three Years.

* The Name Of Bali Jatra Changes To Bali Jatra Cuttack 2025.

* Odisha Holds The Largest Coal Reserves in India ( 99.2 Billion Tonnes) 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched Zero Accident Day In Keonjhar District. 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi And Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain Have Laid Foundation Stone of 27 New Industrial Projects across 12 Districts Worth Rs 25,379 Crores 

*  INDIAN Navy Signed USD 750k Contract With Odisha Based Start up CORATIA Technologies For Indigenous Remote Under Water Vehicle.

* Odisha Cabinet Has Approved To Increase The DAILY Working Hours From 9 Hours To 10 Hours.

*  Priyanshu Pal Has Ranked One In Odisha OPSC  Civil Services Exam 2024/25.

HOST - 

* Bhubaneswar, Odisha Host The 28th ITTF- ATTU Asian Table Tennis Team Championship. 

ACT PASSED - 

* Under The Chairmanship Of CM Mohan Charan Majhi Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Proposal For Amendment To The ODISHA Shops And Commercial Establishment Act 1956 And The Factories Act 1948 

MOU SIGNED - 

* Odisha MARITIME Board (OMB) Signed MoU With Paradip Port Authority To Develop a Shipbuilding Cluster in Kendrapada Worth Rs 24,700 Crores.

* Eustoma For The First Time Has Been Blooming In Sambalpur, Odisha. ( by Itish Pradhan) 

* Bhitarkanika National Park Has Recorded 1,30,796 Resident Water Birds Across 10 Species 

* India Coast Guard Has Commissioned a Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) Adamya, At Paradip, Odisha.

DEVI AWARDS 2025 - 

* * Dr Smruti Swain ( ENT SPECIALIST) 

* Sujata MOHAPATRA ( DANCER) 

* Madhusmita Soren ( Chef) 

* Gargi Bhattacharya ( Activist) 

* Shrabani Nanda ( Sports) 

* Minushri Madhusmita ( Entrepreneurs)

* Raimati (Farmer) 

* Vijaya Amujure ( Conservation ARTIST) 

* Khirabdhi Seth ( Forest Guard) 

* Nibedita Lenka ( Social Activist) 

* Champa Raspeda ( Doctor) 

* Odisha State Leading in Revenue Surplus in 2022/23 

FIRST IN - 

* Odisha First' Chuktia Bhunjia WOMAN Jamini Jhankar Earn PHD, She Became The First.

SPORTS - 

* Pramod Bhagat Wins The China Para International MS SL3 Title.

* ODISHA'S Rutaparna Panda Has Clinched The Gold Medal in Women's Double Event At Yonex - Sunrise All India Senior Ranking Badminton.

* Koraput, Odisha Has Been Conferred With The Pollution Control Excellence Awards 2025. ( by Odisha State Pollution Board) 

* ODISHA'S Similipal TIGER RESERVE Rare Black Tiger Has Been Feature In The Cover Of National Geographic In October 2025 Edition 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Former Odisha Minister And BJD MLA From Nuapada District Has Passed away 

* 4 Time MLA From Birmitrapur ( Sundargarh) District Odisha George Tirkey Passed Away.

* Former Bjd Leader Of Nuapada Rajendra Dholakia Passed Away.

* * ON 22ND SEPTEMBER 2025 WEIGHTLIFTER BIJAY KUMAR SATPATHY PASSED AWAY.

* BORN IN 

* PASSED AWAY - 22/09/2025 

* BORN IN BERHAMPUR, ODISHA 

* HE WAS 5 TIMES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WEIGHTLIFTING 

* HE REPRESENTED INDIAN NAVY & RAILWAY.

* GOLD MEDAL IN 1981 IN MINI COMMONWEALTH GAMES 

* 1981 - ASIA WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS ( BRONZE) ( HOST - NAGOYA) 56 KG CATEGORY 

* 1982 - GOLD IN PAKISTAN NATIONAL GAMES ( PESHWAR) 

* 1982 - SILVER IN BRISBANE 

* 1983 - ASIAN WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS (BRONZE) (HOST - DAMASCUS) 56 KG CATEGORY 

AWARDS - 

1982 - ARJUNA AWARD 

2015 - KAMAL GANGULY MEMORIAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 

* MAHAGOPANA RE MAHABAHU Book Author - Panchami Manu Ukil 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Released The Book KHAKEE MAUJA ( Author - Prakash Kumar Mishra) 

INAUGURATION - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Laid Foundation Stone of Various Development Project  In Berhampur, Ganjam ( eg - Medical College) 

* Prime minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates Various Development Project Worth Rs 50,000 Crores in Jharsuguda.

* Prime minister Narendra Modi Has Flagged Off First Amrit Bharat Express From Berhampur To Surat On 27th September 2025 

* PM NARENDRA MODI Inaugurated The BSNL's Swadeshi 4G Network From Odisha. 

* 

OCTOBER - 

 BOOKS - 

* Arun Sahu, Indian Ambassador To Bulgaria Has Presented His Book - SARASARA SESHA SWARA ( Odia Story Collection) To Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

*  SANGHAMITRA PATI Book - BIGYAN BIDUSHEE , She Presented Her Book To Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* * Former MLA Of Jagatsinghpur, Odisha Krushna Chandra Mallik Passed Away

* BJP Leader And Senior Advocate Of Berhampur Pitabasa Panda Shot Died.

* Veteran BJP MLA And Social Activist Of PURI District, Odisha Dr Biswanath Rath Passed Away.

* NOTED ODIA POET AND NOVELIST RAJENDRA KISORE PANDA PASSED AWAY ON 24TH OCTOBER 2025.

* BORN IN - 29TH JUNE 1944 

* HE WAS WRITTEN MORE THAN 16 POETRY 

* HE WAS BORN IN SAMBALPUR DISTRICT IN ODISHA.

WORKS - 

* GAUNA DEVTA ( 1975) 

*  NIJA PAIN NANABAYA ( 1980) 

* ANYA (1988) 

* SATYOTTARA (2003) 

* NOVELS - 

- CHIDABAS ( 1999)

- Python ( 

AWARDS - 

* 2010 - GANGADHAR NATIONAL AWARD 

* 1985 - SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD FOR ( SHAILAKALPA) 

HOST - 

* 40th National Junior Athletics Championship 2025 Set To Host Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar Odisha.

* Odisha Host The Earth Again Summit 2025 (Environment) 

* Bhubaneswar, Odisha Host The The Annual Terracotta Exhibition Mruttika 2025.

* IIT Bhubaneswar And ISRO Signed MoU For Coastal And Oceanic Research Along Bay Of Bengal.

 * Indonesia Named As The Partner Nation For 2025 Odisha Balijatra Cuttack 

 28TH ITTF -ATTU ASIAN TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - 

HOST - KALINGA STADIUM, BHUBANESWAR 

* Wing Commander Nikil Rath Became The Balangir, ODISHA'S Pilot To fly SU -30 MKI 

* ODISHA'S Preetismita Bhoi Wins Gold In Women's 44 kg Category At The Asian Youth Games Baharain.

 MoU Signed Between Behrampur University And Indian Maritime University For Scientific And Educational Collaboration 

SARALA SAMMAN 2024 - 

* NOTED LITERATURE DEVDAS CHHOTRAY HAS BEEN CONFERRED WITH SARALA AWARD 2025 

* FOR HIS SHORT STORY COLLECTION MATINEE SHOW

MENS TABLE TENNIS - 

GOLD - CHINA 

SILVER- HONG KONG 

WOMEN'S TABLE TENNIS - 

GOLD - CHINA

SILVER - JAPAN 

* NITI AYOG, And Government Of Odisha And ISEG  Foundation Has Signed MoU To Develop ODISHA'S Energy Transition Plan.

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Former MLA Of Banai ( Sundargarh) Odisha Hemendra Prasad MAHAPATRA Passed Away.

APPROVED - 

* Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Six River Linking Projects At Rs 1790 Crores.

* Prime Minister' Narendra Modi Has Virtually Inaugurated The Fisheries Market And Aqua Park in Sambalpur And Bhubaneswar, Odisha Respectively.

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Gifted ODISHA'S Khiching Stone To Mongolia President.

* Odisha Has Been Honoured As The Best State Performing State Under The Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan. ( Mayurbhanj As Best District) 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Flagged Off 16 Cyber Safety Awareness Ratha 

* Paradip Port Authority Has Signed Five MoU To Drive Maritime And Industrial Growth 

SCIENCE & RESEARCH - 

* NIT Rourkela, ODISHA  Students Developed Herbal Nanoparticles Antibiotic To Defeat Superbugs.

( ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES) 

* 

* * RESEARCHERS FROM ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ZSI) HAVE IDENTIFIED A NEW SPECIES OF FISH IN BAHUDA, GANJAM, ODISHA.

* SPECIES NAME - PSEUDORHOMBUS BAHUDAENSIS 

* 

NOVEMBER - 

AWARDS - 

* Odisha Win Best Stall Award At Indian Maritime Week 2025, MUMBAI 

( Theme - Odisha Voyage Of Heritage And Hope) 

* Odisha Based Aerospace And Defense Technology Startup -: Bonv Aero Has Received SIDM Champion Awards 

* Paradip Port Authority (Odisha) Has Been Recognised As The 12th International SAMUDRA MANTHAN Award 2025 Held At Mumbai 

* Union Government Has Launched The 15th Finance Commission Grants For Rural Local Bodies in Odisha For FY 2025/26 

 * Indian' Shuttler Swetaparna Panda Honoured With Prestigious EKLAVYA PURASHKAR 2025

* Ganjam, KALAHANDI, Rayagada, Cuttack And Mayurbhanj Districts Of Odisha Set To Receive The JAL SANCHAY JAN BHAGIDARI Award 2025.

* OMC ( ODISHA) Wins Five Kalinga Safety Excellence Awards 2025 For Safety Performance 

 * Odisha Gets The First Prize For Best AIT At The Gopal Ratna Award 2025 

* ODISHA Mandap Wins Gold Medal In 44th India International Trade Fair (IITF) Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

*  National Biodiversity Authority Has Released Rs 29.40 lakh To Odisha Forest Department For Conservation And Protection Of Red Sanders ( In Parlakhemundi) 

 * Berhampur Forest Circle Has gets First Rank in 6th National Water Award 

* * Dr Mrutunjay Mahapatra, DG OF Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Received The Sir Gilbert Walker Award From INDIAN Meteorological Society ( IMS)

 

 * Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar To Host The World Athletics Continental Tour Silver Meet in 2026.

*  Odisha Has Approved 20 New Projects Worth Rs 4352.87 Crores 

* Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur ODISHA  Has Accredited To A Grade UNIVERSITY Tag

HEALTH - 

* ILS Bhubaneswar And IIT Bhubaneswar Have Developed A New TB Vaccine

( HSP SUBUNIT  VACCINE IN ADJUVANT (DDA) 

INAUGURATION - 

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Laid Foundation Stone of ODISHA'S First Semiconductor At. Bhubaneswar.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Unveiled The Book Human - Elephant Interaction in Asia

 * Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Laid Foundation Stone of ODISHA'S First Glass View Tiger Enclosure in Sambalpur Zoo.

* Odisha Deputy CM K V Singh Deo Inaugurated Odisha Agro Industries Corporation Has Been Laid Foundation Stone At Bhubaneswar, 

* President Droupadi Murmu Inaugurated The KALINGA ATITHI NIWAS In Raj Bhawan, Bhubaneswar.

HONOUR - 

* Eminent Sand ARTIST Sudarshan Pattnaik Has Received The Guinness Book of World Records - For Traditional Sand Art Of Boat In Odisha Balijatra 2025

* Bjp Candidate Jay Dholakia Take Oath As MLA for Nuapada District, Odisha.

PERSON PASED AWAY - 

FOUNDER Of Ruchi Masala - Sarat Kumar Sahu Passed Away.

* Odisha playback Singer Humane Sagar passed away.

* Former Editor of Odisha ABVP Nirmal Kumar Sarangi Passed Away.

SPORTS - 

* A D PRAJWAL DEV And Sidhant Bantia Wins The Men's Double Title At M15 Bhubaneswar.

* S D PRAJWAL Dev Wins The Men's Single Title at M15 BHUBANESWAR 

* NIT ROURKELA And IIT Patna Secured The Patent For BHU - Manchitra ( India's First Real-time Land Mapping Drone System ) 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* * FORMER ODISHA HIGH COURT CHIEF JUSTICE S MURALIDHAR HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHIAR OF UN PROBE PANEL FOR PALESTINE.

* 

DECEMBER - 

HOST - 

*  Sambalpur, Odisha HOST The 30th National Road Cycling Championship 2025 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated The ODISHA PHARMA SUMMIT 2025 AT Bhubaneswar.

* Odisha Unveiled The Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices Policy 2025 

- Foundation Stone Of Dedicated Pharma Park, And A Medical Device Park At Khorda 

- 45 MoU Signed WORTH Rs 6263 Crores 

* Bhubaneswar Set To Host The ODISHA AI SUMMIT 2025 

* NIT ROURKELA Host The 30th International Conference On Hydraulic Water Resources, River And Coastal Engineering.

* The Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar On visit To Odisha, He Visited To Raghurajpur.

* ODISHA To Establish The First All Women Protection Squad Of 5 Members To Safe Guard In Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Bargarh, ODISHA.

APPOINTMEMENT - 

* 1991 Batch IAS OFFICER Anu Garg Has Been Appointed As The New Chief Secretary Of Odisha.

( She Became The First Female Chief Secretary Of Odisha) 

*  Er.  Ashok Kumar Basa, Became The First Indian To Be Appointed As The Internal Auditor Of The World Federation Of Engineering Organisation ( WFEO) 

( He Served President Of NIT ROURKELA) 

* Raj Athwal Stepped Down As CEO Of Odisha Football Club.

SCIENCE - 

* NIT Rourkela All Women Team Developed Low Cost Chemical Free System To Recycle Dhobi Ghat Waste Water.

(Researchers From NIT ROURKELA Created A Cost Effective Waste Water Treatment Using Low Grade Coal To Remove Pesticides 

* IIT MADRAS To Help Odisha To Prepare Chilika Desiltaton Plan 

* NIT ROURKELA Develops AI Robot Capable Of HUMAN Interaction.

* Odisha Tourism Received The Best Wildlife Conservation Effort in India Award At The India International Travel Mart ( IITM) in Hyderabad.

* NABARD To Give Loan Of Rs 1.68 k Crores loan To OPTCL ( Odisha)

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Approved The Establishment Of Global Visa Application Centre In Bhubaneswar.

* NIT ROURKELA Secured Patent For Its Indigenous AI Robot 

RANKING - 

*  Odisha Ranked 5th In The PMEGP Approved 8327 Loan With Worth Rs 62.71 Crores For Youth Entrepreneurship For 2025/26 

BLUE FLAG - 

* ODISHA'S Gopalpur And Biju Patnaik Beaches Gets Blue flag Tag.

APPROVED - 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Approved The Odisha Pharma And Medical Devices Policy 2025

* Odisha Government Has Approved 11 Industrial Investment Proposal Of Rs 1332.80 Crores 

SPORTS - 

* ODISHA'S Padmini Rout Has Win Bronze Medal At FIDE World WOMEN Chess Championships 2025 At Spain.

* Odisha Cyclist Swati Singh Has Clinched The Silver MEDAL in Women's Elite 30km Event At 30th National Road Cycling Championship 2025 Held At Sambalpur, Odisha 

* ODISHA'S Cyclist Swati Singh Has Gets Her 2nd Gold In 77th Senior National Track Cycling Championship 2025, Uttarakhand.

*  ODISHA'S Swati Nayak And Neemisha Ojha FINISHES As RUNNERS Up At Girls' DOUBLES Under 15 Junior National Badminton Championships 2025

*  ODISHA'S Swastik Samal Has Scored 169 Balls 212 Scores Against Saurashtra in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

* ODISHA'S Women's Cyclist Team Finishes As Runners Up At 77th Senior National Track Cycling Championship 2025 In Uttarakhand.

INAUGURATION - 

* * ODISHA HAS UNVEILED INDIA'S FIRST NON - NAVY WATERMAN SHIP & LIFEGUARD TRAINING INSTITUTE AT RAMCHANDI, KONARK.

* ODISHA CHIEF MINISTER MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI HAS INAUGURATED WORTH RS 12 CRORES TO TRAIN FIRE, SERVICE, NDRF, POLICE AND VOLUNTER 

* Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Launched The Infrastructure Projects Worth Rs 200 Crores in NIT ROURKELA.

NEW SPECIES - 

* A NEW ROCK GECKO SPECIES HAS BEEN DISCOVERED BY ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ZSI) TEAM AT EASTERN GHAT ( KA DHAMAL), ODISHA.

* SPECIES NAME - KALINGA ROCK GECKO ( HEMIDACTYLUS KALINGA) 

* GENUS - HEMIDACTYLUS 

* SCIENTISTS SAID THIS IS 2ND ENDEMIC HEMIDACTYLUS SPECIES IN ODISHA 

* THIS SPECIES HAS OLIVE BROWN BODY 

ODISHA MASTERS 2025 ( BADMINTON) 

* MEN'S SINGLES - KIRAN GEORGE BEAT MOHAMMED YUSUF ( INDONESIA) 

WOMEN'S SINGLES - UNNATI HOODA ( IND) BEST ISHARANI ( IND) 

MEN'S DOUBLES - ALI FAATHIR & DEVIN ARTHA 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - GABRIELA STOEVA & STEFANI STOEVA 

MIXED DOUBLES - MARWAN FAZA & AISYAH PRANATA 

* VETERAN Odia Film Producer Rabindra Sahu Passed Away.

AWARDS - 

* EMINENT BIOLOGIST And Founder Of The Cherry Blossoms Festival Of India, Professor Dinabandhu Sahoo Has Been Conferred The Nature Care Award 2025.

* 16 Years Old Jyotsna Sabar From Odisha Has CONFERRED With Rashtriya Bal PURASHKAR 

TIMEPASS PRATHAMA AWARD 2025 - 

* SANGRAM KESARI SENAPATI WINS THE 2025 TIMEPASS PRATHAMA AWARD 

* FOR HIS NOVEL MANUSCRIPT - CIGARETTE 

SCHEME - 

* * PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HAS LAUNCHED THE BARAPUTRA AITHIYA GRAM YOJANA ( SCHEME) ON JUNE 2025 IN ODISHA.

* IT AIMS TO TRANSFORMS THE BIRTH PLACE OF EMINENT ODIAS TO LIVING MEMORIAL THROUGH MUSEUMS.

* ON  25TH DECEMBER 2025 ODISHA GOVERMENT APPROVED 

* 

2026 ODISHA CA - 

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 

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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) 

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* 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 

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* 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