Bhubaneswar:11/1/24: Odisha in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) today organised State-level mock exercises on Chemical Disasters in at least 28 identified industries of 10 districts viz. Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur (at Paradip Port), Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada and Sundargarh. The basic objective of this Mock Exercise was to streamline emergency response and identify gap areas in detection, ...

Bhubaneswar:8/1/24:With an objective to explore opportunities for collaboration in teaching and research Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar has signed an MoU with three overseas universities on 5th January 2024. The institute has signed the MoUs with Plovdiv University “PaisiiHilendarski” of Bulgaria, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, and Jahangirnagar University of Bangladesh. Prof. Shreepad Karmalkar, Director, IIT Bhubaneswar and ...

Bhubaneswar:6/1/24: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, in association with ICICI Foundation (under the corporate social responsibility arms of ICICI group), has conducted the Miyawaki Method (an innovative way of making dense mini forest in less space) of plantation in its campus on 6th January 2024. The program was jointly coordinated by the Horticulture Department and CSR Wing of IIT ...

Bhubaneswar:5/1/24: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, in association with Nottingham Trent University, UK organized an international conference and workshop on “Embracing diversity in ASIA through the adoption of Inclusive Open Practices (DiversAsia)” from 3rd to 6th January 2024 at Bhubaneswar. This international conference-cum-workshop focused on inclusive higher education, the DiversAsia Toolkit, accessibility checker, and best practices. The programme began ...

Bhubaneswar: 3/1/24:The Odisha Government is inviting people to take part in a contest to design the logo for the Bhubaneswar Metro. The best logo will be recognized and rewarded suitably, informed the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). The logo reflecting the soul, art, culture, and creativity of Odisha can be sent to [email protected] by Feb 1, 2024, the CMO added. Notably, ...

Bhubaneswar:1/1/24: A new era will begin in the transportation sector with a focus on safe travel in less time and at less cost as Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today laid the foundation stone for the first phase of the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project. While participating in a program organised in Barang’s Ratagad, the Chief Minister said that today will ...

Bhubaneswar:31/12/23: Odisha  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will lay the foundation stone for the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project tomorrow. All arrangements are nearing completion for this grand event at Ratagada, Nuasahi near Trisulia. Naveen will first garland the statue of his father and former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik at the Airport and go on a roadshow to Trisulia. Grand thanksgiving and ...

Bhubaneswar:30/12/23: In a significant move towards inclusive urban development, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) distributed Land Rights Certificates (LRC) to 9815 beneficiaries in its 4th phase, covering three zones. In the Dumuduma program, the ceremony was graced by the presence of Mayor Sulochana Das, Chairman of the Labour Welfare Board Shreemayee Mishra, Deputy Mayor Manhulata Kanhara, BMC Commissioner Vijay Amruta ...

Bhubaneswar:28/12/23: Odisha government has revised the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Metro Rail project to extend it till the Cuttack Netaji Bus Terminal (CNBT) in Cuttack. Plans for a new bridge scheduled to be constructed over Kathajodi river connecting Trishulia and Judicial Academy in Cuttack have been changed too. The bridge tender worth Rs 220 crore has been cancelled. The state government has allocated ...

Bhubaneswar, 27 December 2023: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar has established a new AI and HPC Research Center (AHRC) to conduct interdisciplinary and collaborative research in the fields of AI and High Performance Computing (HPC). AHRC is designed as a National Research Centerwith participation of other eminent academic, industry, and government research organizations in India and abroad to find ...