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11 stories for “Odisha” · May 2026
Clear filtersThe Odisha government has made Electric Vehicles (EVs) compulsory for all new two-wheelers and four-wheelers acquired for government use from 1 June 2026. The decision is intended to cut vehicular emissions and fuel cost...
India has successfully test-fired the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha. Agni-1 belongs to the Agni family of indigenously developed ballistic missiles that form a...
Handloom Heritage Protection: State Intervenes to Document Traditional Motifs and Train Young Artisans in Ganjam DistrictIn a major cultural preservation initiative targeting the protection of micro-level traditional han...
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated the Bhimmandali Eco Heritage Site in Sambalpur district of Odisha. Located in the Naktideul Forest Range, the site holds rock paintings and stone inscriptions more than 2...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force have successfully carried out the maiden flight trial of TARA (Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation) off the Odisha coast. TARA is India’s...
Grassroots Excellence: Decentralized Governance and Rural Transformation The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj officially declared the winners of the National Panchayat Awards 2025, celebrating exceptional local bodies th...
Odisha has emerged as the best-performing State in completing houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, as of 8 May 2026, and held first place in completion performance from March 2025 to March 2026. PM...
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures for 2024 place Odisha at the top for violent crime rate, with 161.6 victims per lakh population; Bihar came second with 83. Odisha registered 75,403 violent crime cases, the f...
PMGSY-IV: A New Era for Rural Connectivity in OdishaIn May 2026, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Ministry of Rural Development, launched the 4th phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-IV) in Rayagada...
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has released the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0 for 2023-24. PAI measures Gram Panchayat progress by converting the 17 SDGs into 9 Localised SDG themes. Version 2.0 used over 150 ind...
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase IV: Transforming Odisha's Rural LandscapeOn May 1, 2026, the Union Minister for Rural Development officially launched the fourth phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY...
