Odisha

The three-day roadshow generated 24 investment proposals, including eight MoUs and 16 investment intents, with potential to create 618,725 jobs

The state has handed over documents for over 7,000 acres in Sundargarh and Rayagada for the integrated aluminium complex within 70 days of signing the MoU

The court said higher ceremonial precedence cannot be treated as creating a substantive hierarchy within the Council of Ministers or conferring additional executive authority

Thirteen companies and industry groups proposed projects across sectors, with the investment intents expected to generate employment opportunities for 14,310 people

The project at Tata Steel's Meramandali plant will use coke oven gas as a reductant and partial substitute for conventional fossil fuels in blast-furnace operations

A shipbuilding, repair and green ship recycling cluster has been proposed with an estimated investment of ₹20,000 crore

The 30-year PPP concession will add 18 MMT of capacity to APSEZ's portfolio and strengthen its presence across India's East Coast industrial and mineral hinterland

State plans its first 765-kV transmission network as Rs 20 trillion of investments in steel, manufacturing, data centres, semiconductors and other sectors take shape

Learning from the setback, the South Korean steel major has returned to the state, but this time in a JV with JSW

Joint venture will combine TRL Krosaki's quartzite mineral resources with RPEL's manufacturing expertise, proprietary technology and domestic and global network

The proposed integrated university township is part of the Centre's university townships plan announced during Union Budget 2026-27

First state-owned ride-hailing platform to connect directly with 112 national emergency system

Odisha will pitch 30 innovative projects to 30 wealth funds during the UAE roadshow from September 8 to 11

Ten bids received for the Rameshwar-Konark package and seven for Konark-Paradip as NHAI moves ahead with the 160-km greenfield coastal highway project

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has said students belonging to ST and SC communities will not have to deposit any fee at the time of admission in government medical and engineering colleges. Majhi issued the direction on Monday after learning that many meritorious Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students face financial difficulties during admissions even after cracking tough entrance exams, an official release said. "To solve this problem, CM Majhi has directed that students belonging to ST and SC communities will not have to pay any fees at the time of admission, and for a period of six months after admission," it said. A guideline in this regard will be issued by the state government soon, the release added.

The Orissa High Court rejected challenges by chewing-tobacco manufacturers but clarified that the state notification does not impose a blanket ban on all tobacco products

Water Resources department seeks details of Vedanta's water sources and drawal history amid allegations of unauthorised groundwater and river-water extraction

Revised assistance covers relocation, housing, farmland and maintenance until March 2028, but affected families say increases fail to reflect land values and livelihood loss

Balaji among firms lining up major food-processing investments in Odisha

A Panama-flagged cargo ship sank in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, about 240 nautical miles from the Paradip coast in Odisha, officials said. The ship, with 24 crew members on board, was heading towards Singapore carrying iron ore from Odisha, they said. The Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy have launched a rescue operation, they added "We are not sure how many of the crew members have been rescued," a senior IPS officer told PTI, adding that most of the crew members were Chinese. Other vessels in the vicinity have been alerted to assist in the rescue effort, he said. "The ship left the Odisha coast on Friday," the officer said.