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Odisha Chief Minister continued its deep foray into hard selling Odisha to a plethora of Business Delegations in Tokyo

Tokyo :7/4/23: In a continuing effort to be the country’s leading investment destination, a high-level delegation led by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik continued its deep foray into hard selling Odisha to a plethora of Business Delegations in Tokyo – Japan for the third day. Taking the momentum forward on the early gains made on the last few days in Tokyo, ...

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Inviting Applications for the National Startup Awards 2023; deadline 31.05.2023

Newdelhi:7/4/23:Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) launched the National Startup Awards (NSA) in 2020 to reward and recognise outstanding startups and enablers in the startup ecosystem that are building innovative products and demonstrating measurable social impact. So far, three editions have acknowledged startups and enablers who have been instrumental in revolutionising the development of Indian startup ecosystem. ...

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The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Gaj Utsav-2023 at the Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga :7/4/23:The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Gaj Utsav-2023 at the Kaziranga National Park today (April 7, 2023).Speaking on the occasion, the President said that there is a very sacred relationship between nature and humanity. The culture of respecting nature has been the identity of our country. In India, nature and culture have been linked to each other ...

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States advised to identify emergency hotspots; ramp up testing, vaccination and ensure readiness of hospital infrastructure

Newdelhi:7/4/23:“Centre and States need to continue working in collaborative spirit as was done during the previous surges for COVID-19 prevention and management”. This was stated by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare as he virtually interacted with State Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries/ Additional Chief Secretaries, here today. The virtual meeting was held in the presence ...

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Ministry of Railways will construct new Broad-Gauge line between Junagarh to Nabarangpur station in Odisha

Newdelhi:7/4/23:The Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti at its 46th session examined and recommended 4 Infrastructure projects. The meeting was chaired by the Special Secretary, Logistics Division, DPIIT, Ms. Sumita Dawra and saw active participation of senior officials from key member ministries/departments including Department of Telecommunication (DoT), M/o Environment, Forest and Climate Change, M/o Railways, M/o Ports, Shipping and ...

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Odisha Government has hiked the minimum daily wages by increasing variable dearness allowance

Bhubaneswar:6/4/23: The Odisha Government has hiked the minimum daily wages by increasing variable dearness allowance (VDA) by an average of Rs 12 per day for different categories of workers in the state. A notification has been issued by the Labour Commissioner in this regard. The minimum daily wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled workers have been hiked to ...

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Odisha Government has made it mandatory for the shops and commercial establishments to write signboards in Odia

Bhubaneswar: 6/4/23:The Odisha Government has made it mandatory for the shops and commercial establishments in the State to write signboards in Odia language. The Labour & Employees’ State Insurance Department will closely monitor it and take strict action against the violators. Seven days notice will be given to all the shops and commercial who violate the Order. Even then, if ...

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Aboli Sunil Naravane has been posted as the new Collector and DM of Jharsuguda

Bhubaneswar:6/4/23: Odisha Government today transferred Jharsuguda Collector Saroj Samal, ahead of the by-election to the lone constituency. Aboli Sunil Naravane (IAS) has been posted as the new Collector and DM of the district. Naravane who is currently working as Sonepur Collector has been asked to get herself relived immediately by handing over the charge to the ADM, Sonepur and join ...

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, visited the Kimitsu Steel Works of Nippon Steel Corporation

Tokyo: 6/4/23:Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, visited the Kimitsu Steel Works of Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC). The delegation was briefed about the plant and given a tour of the facility. The state delegation’s visit to NSC’s Kimitsu Steel Works provided an opportunity for the delegation to learn about the latest technologies and processes used by NSC in the production of ...

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Cabinet approves revised domestic gas pricing guidelines

Newdelhi:6/4/23:The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the revised domestic natural gas pricing guidelines for gas produced from nomination fields of ONGC/OIL, New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) blocks and pre-NELP blocks, where Production Sharing Contract (PSC) provides for Government’s approval of prices. The price of such natural gas shall be 10% ...

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