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BHUBANESWAR: In what could be a shot-in-the-arm for Sambalpuri Sarees in the state, graduating students will have to shun western robes and don traditional Sambalpuri Sarees according to a circular issued by the University Grants Commission. As per the circular, the government wants students to...

Bengaluru: Anshuman Mohapatra, the founder and President of Visionate, a youth organisation, organised a fundraising event for Odisha’s cyclone victims at a cafe in Bengaluru Friday. Visionate is a youth organisation registered under Yuva Sangathan, Bengaluru Urban, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of...

BHUBANESWAR: Kamat Hotel India Ltd., Asia's pioneering hospitality chain of environmentally sensitive 5-star hotels and resort, has undertaken the initiative to help rebuild the forest cover in Odisha using organically created seed balls. Over 50 lakh trees were destroyed around the Puri-Konark belt during the...

AGENCIES The tropics are a region of the earth, roughly defined as the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Although topography and other factors contribute to climatic variation, tropical locations are typically warm and experience little seasonal change in day-to-day...

BHUBANESWAR: With recent studies showing significant rise in temperature in the capital city, environmentalists here have called for an immediate ‘Climate Change Action Plan’ by the state government to restrict the insidious effects of the phenomena. A recent study by the Indian Institute of Technology,...

New Delhi: India has put on hold plans to sell a stake in debt-laden state-run carrier Air India because of high oil prices and volatile foreign currency movements, the country’s junior civil aviation minister said Thursday. “The present environment is not conducive to stimulate interest...

Bhubaneswar: Vodafone-Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices have been losing subscribers in Odisha over the past couple of months. The latest Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report states that the subscriber base of these private service providers shrank in April, too. “Vodafone-Idea lost the...

Mumbai: India’s market regulator reinforced disclosure rules for when the shares in a company are pledged as collateral and tightened rules for mutual funds to try to protect minority shareholders and retail investors. Promoters of a company — often its main investors — will have...

New Delhi: Gordrej group promoters Thursday said they have sought advice from external partners to help them plan future strategy, amid reports of rift between family patriarchs over long-term planning and utilisation of a prime land parcel in Mumbai. Media reports had highlighted serious differences...

New Delhi: In a bid to promote the MSME sector, the government Thursday asked banks to appoint a general manager-level official to resolve the problems being faced by micro and medium enterprises, which contribute significantly towards employment generation and exports. The MSME sector has been...