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Nuclear Suppliers Group to consider India’s entry in June, Modi to visit Washington
New Delhi, Nov 2: India’s pending application for entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) should come up for consideration at its plenary in June 2016.
Indian diplomats have been in discussion with NSG members for some time, and on…
Vendors at Unit 4 Fish Market, Bhubaneswar rue Govt Apathy
Be it the savory Rohi (roho labeo), Bhakura, Hilsa, or the shrimps in various shapes, the Unit-IV fish market is the haunting ground of thousands of fish-lovers of temple city. Especially, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday are the days in every…
Jammu and Kashmir pins hope on Modi visit, awaits major Economic Package
Jammu/Srinagar, Oct 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's forthcoming visit to Jammu and Kashmir has rekindled hopes for a much awaited economic package being announced this time. Modi is arriving on a day-long visit to the state on November 7…
Educating the Visually Impaired Children of Odisha
By Sagarika Satapathy: Access to education is a basic human right, but children with disabilities in general and visually impaired children in particular face manifold barriers to acquire basic education in India. A survey report says, only…
Railways lead Swachh Bharat Mission in Bhubaneswar
By Srikanta Mohanty: Ranking as a top station among the first fifty in India, Bhubaneswar Railway Station has the most fast-flowing traffic of passengers as well as trains. As in the last years, the state has felt increasing demand for new…
Barapitha – Odisha’s 1st Solar Powered Village
By Hemanta Pande: Odisha is the fastest growing economy in the eastern part of India. Accordingly, the electricity requirement of the state is also rising. However, the state is not able to produce enough electricity to meet even the…
Ozone Hole gets bigger, Earth to bear more UV Damage
Washington, Oct 30: The 2015 Antarctic ozone hole area was larger and formed later than in recent years, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have said.
The ozone hole is a severe depletion…
Taj City’s Century-Plus Educational Institutions rich in Heritage
Agra, Oct 29: Hundred-plus not out: educational institutions in this Taj city have enriched India's intellectual legacy. Many may dispute Agra's claim to modernity, but when it comes to great and grand educational - infrastructure more than…
Indian Firms look forward to Ultra-Secured M7 Chip: Oracle
San Francisco, Oct 29: With the launch of the world's first, ultra-secured silicon-based microprocessor that can detect cyber threats in real-time, the Indian companies have reacted positively to the announcement, flooding the Oracle India…
It’s still the Dark Ages for Odisha’s Bonda Tribe
Bhubaneswar, Oct 28: Despite crores of rupees being claimed to have been spent by the Odisha government over the last few decades for the socio-economic uplift of the endangered Bonda tribe, one of India's most primitive tribal groups,…