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Water storage level in 73 reservoirs less than last year

As on August 27, the total storage available in these reservoirs is 9.90 BCM which is 53% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs

Steel units lift 59% of OMC allocated iron ore in Apr-July

Odisha Assembly conducts business sans Opposition

Both Congress and BJP boycott the House protesting against alleged partisan action of the Speaker

CAG flays Odisha govt for ineffective implementation of Biju Setu Yojana

Under the programme, the state government planned construction of 600 bridges during 2011-14

Ore starved steel units in Odisha seek CM's intervention

High iron ore prices and steep transportation cost has forced steel units to operate at depleted capacities

CCIP will help Odisha in tackling climate change: UK

CCIP is funded by UK Department For International Development under 12 million pounds technical assistance and is spread across six states of India

Odisha govt appeals to teachers to return to school

Says it is ready to modify the Block Grant Policy, 2013

Odisha to have 900 km of new NH network by 2017-18

The building of this NH network is estimated to cost Rs 3,555 crore

SIT readies blueprint to probe illegal money trail

The Ministry of External Affairs, the lead agency in such situations, has cleared India's participation

Bhubaneswar, Rourkela in 98 smart cities list of Centre

The state govt had proposed names of five cities for inclusion in the programme

Newsmaker: R Ashoka

A knack for winning elections

Can BSNL reboot itself?

The public-sector telecom operator should be able to hive off its tower unit soon and will get a generous infusion of funds from the government over the next five years

Former Infy directors, ex-STPI director join hands to launch seed fund

Aaruha Technology Fund will invest in seed stage apart from providing mentorship and market access

Start-ups start saving, winter is here

Tata Capital sets the ball rolling on follow-on fundraising

Growth Fund may raise $300 million; Opportunities Fund will follow with plans for $600 million

Why venture capital firms are flocking to education start-ups

Better bandwidth and cheaper hardware allows edutech firms to provide high-quality education to consumers

UK keen to offer technical aid to Odisha on climate change, economic growth

Odisha is one of the first states in the country to have come out with the Climate change Action Plan

Bank NPAs pegged at 8.60% in Odisha

Of the total Rs 90,245 crore advanced to the priority and non-priority sectors as on June, 2015, Rs 7,759 crore loans have turned NPA

Alibaba plans big for its India outing

With domestic growth slowing, Alibaba is now looking to spread out overseas

Odisha discoms spend Rs 537 cr on capex

Capex programme was conceptualised in 2010-11 with an outlay of Rs 2,400 cr