January 29, 2026

Kalahandi

Odisha Farmers Export Fresh Vegetables to Dubai in Major Global Market Breakthrough

Puja Devjani Mishra05 mins

First-ever direct international export links Kalahandi and Nabarangpur farmers with overseas buyers Bhubaneswar: In a major boost for Odisha’s agriculture sector, farmers from Kalahandi and Nabarangpur districts have successfully exported 1,000 kilograms of fresh vegetables to Dubai. The shipment, sent through Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar, marks the state’s first structured and direct linkage…

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Project Sakhi Empowers Over 4,600 Women in Rural Odisha to Become Entrepreneurs

Puja Devjani Mishra06 mins

Over 4,600 women become entrepreneurs through financial inclusion, skill training, and social empowerment Bhubaneswar : Empowering women is not just an act of inclusion—it is an act of transformation. In one of Odisha’s most underdeveloped districts, Kalahandi, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has been quietly leading this transformation through its flagship initiative, Project…

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Odisha Government Forms Project-Level Rehabilitation Committee for Sijimali Bauxite Mines

Puja Devjani Mishra04 mins

Committee to oversee resettlement, environmental safeguards, and compensatory measures for affected communities in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts   Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government has constituted a Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R\&R) Committee at the project level for the Sijimali Bauxite Mines operated by Vedanta Limited in Rayagada district. The committee has been formed under the chairmanship…

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