CMD Bijendra Pratap Singh outlines three-phase strategy focusing on efficiency, value addition, and capacity expansion Bhubaneswar: National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Mines, has announced an ambitious three-phase strategy with an estimated investment of around ₹30,000 crore. The plan aims to enhance production, improve efficiency, and introduce…
Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, participated in the 4th Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) East India Summit 2025, held at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai. The summit, a premier initiative of CII, is dedicated to unlocking the economic potential of Eastern India by facilitating policy dialogues, investment discussions, and state-specific…
Joint venture to strengthen India–South Korea collaboration in steel sector Bhubaneswar: Odisha has emerged as one of the leading contenders for a proposed 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) integrated steel plant that Indian steel major JSW Steel and South Korea’s Posco Group are planning to set up. The announcement was made on Monday after…
GSI confirms nearly 20 metric tonnes of reserves; first gold mining block to be auctioned soon Bhubaneswar : Odisha is set to script a new chapter in India’s mineral exploration journey, with the Geological Survey of India (GSI) confirming the presence of nearly 20 metric tonnes of gold reserves across multiple districts of the state….
Project to boost Odisha’s role in global green fuel supply chain, targeting exports to Europe and Asia Bhubaneswar : In a major push towards India’s clean energy transition, Larsen & Toubro’s subsidiary L\&T Energy GreenTech has announced plans to establish a green hydrogen and green ammonia plant in Paradip, Odisha, with an investment of around…
State targets 2.5 lakh jobs in pharma, strengthens welfare support, and announces new ports and urban councils Bhubaneswar – Odisha is preparing to make a major leap in its development journey with new initiatives across industry, welfare, and infrastructure. On Independence Day, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that the state will host a pharma…
Achieves milestone 14 days ahead of last year; registers double-digit growth in key commodities Bhubaneswar to : The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has created history by becoming the first railway zone in India to achieve 100 million tonnes (MT) of freight loading in just 134 days during the current financial year 2025–26. This performance represents…
Funding from OUIDF resources to complete retrofitting works, improve energy efficiency, and enhance public safety Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal from the Housing and Urban Development (H\&UD) Department to allocate up to ₹200 crore from the Odisha Urban Infrastructure Development Fund’s (OUIDF) own resources—drawn from recovery of principal and interest—for the…
Bhubaneswar airport to host Air Works India-led project aimed at making the state a regional aviation hub Bhubaneswar – The Odisha Cabinet has approved a proposal to offer additional incentives, over and above those provided under the Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR) 2022, to attract an anchor investor for establishing a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO)…
Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo directs expedited implementation, reviews fertiliser supply and anti-black marketing measures Bhubaneswar – Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo chaired a high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhavan to review the state’s agricultural infrastructure, with a strong focus on accelerating the construction and operationalisation of cold storage facilities. Singh Deo stressed…
