Odisha Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sat, 01 Mar 2025

• Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary launched Swavalambini, a women entrepreneurship programme by MSDE and NITI Aayog, at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, on 1 March 2025.
• The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities organised 'Sugamya Yatra' at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi, on International Wheelchair Day, 1 March 2025.

Fri, 28 Feb 2025

• Union Health Minister J P Nadda inaugurated the 9th National Summit on Good & Replicable Practices and Innovation in the Public Healthcare System in Puri, Odisha, on 28 February 2025.

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

• DRDO and the Indian Navy carried out successful flight-trials of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM-SR) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha, on 25 February 2025, launching it from a Seaking helicopter.

Wed, 19 Feb 2025

• A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved ₹1,554.99 crore of additional central assistance from the NDRF on 19 February 2025 for five states hit by floods, landslides and cyclones in 2024.

Mon, 17 Feb 2025

• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presented the state's ₹2,90,000 crore Budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly in Bhubaneswar on 17 February 2025.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025

• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced the Lakhpati Didi Sahayika Yojana in the Assembly on 14 February 2025 to fund the pay of over 62,000 women community support staff.

Thu, 13 Feb 2025

• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Speaker Surama Padhy unveiled the Digital House of the Odisha Legislative Assembly under the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) on 13 February 2025.

Thu, 30 Jan 2025

• The Odisha government inaugurated the state's first Automated Testing Station (ATS) for vehicle fitness tests at the Cuttack RTO on 30 January 2025.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Utkarsh Odisha – Make in Odisha Conclave 2025 and the Make in Odisha Exhibition in Bhubaneswar on 28 January 2025.

Fri, 24 Jan 2025

• The inaugural Fiscal Health Index 2025 of NITI Aayog, launched in New Delhi on 24 January 2025, ranked Odisha first among 18 major states with a score of 67.8.

Thu, 23 Jan 2025

• Parakram Diwas 2025 began on 23 January 2025 at Barabati Fort in Cuttack, Odisha, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birthplace, marking his 128th birth anniversary.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025

• Odisha's State Level Single Window Clearance Authority, at its 134th meeting on 22 January 2025, approved 17 investment proposals worth ₹3,883.72 crore expected to create over 12,280 jobs.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025

• The National Tribal Health Conclave 2025 was held on 20 January 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• The 3rd National Mining Ministers' Conference opened at Konark, Odisha, on 20 January 2025, where the Mining Tenement System and the fifth tranche of critical mineral block auctions (15 blocks in eight states) were launched.

Sun, 19 Jan 2025

• The 64th meeting of the Central Geological Programming Board was held in Bhubaneswar on 19 January 2025, where GSI placed about 1,065 scientific programmes for 2025-26, including 227 critical mineral projects.

Sat, 18 Jan 2025

• The Ministry of Mines and the Government of Odisha opened a District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Exhibition at the Sun Temple, Konark, on 18 January 2025, running until 21 January.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025

• Scheme converged with Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana; ₹5 lakh cover per family plus ₹5 lakh more for women members.
• 3,000 high-genetic-merit cattle distributed; Gift Milk programme for about 1,200 schoolchildren.
• Projects in 10 best-performing states to cover about 2.8 lakh hectares.

Fri, 10 Jan 2025

• Trinidad and Tobago President Christine Kangaloo was among those conferred the award.

Thu, 09 Jan 2025

• The PM flagged off the Pravasi Bharatiya Express, a tourist train for the diaspora; theme 'Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat'.

Wed, 08 Jan 2025

• Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad was the Guest of Honour on the convention's first day.

Mon, 06 Jan 2025

• The new Jammu Railway Division covers 742.1 km, including the Pathankot–Jammu–Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla line.

Sun, 05 Jan 2025

• Scheduled Tribe students entering Class IX or XI get a one-time ₹5,000 to curb dropouts.

Wed, 01 Jan 2025

• The projects across 16 sectors and 11 districts are expected to create 14,497 jobs.

Tue, 31 Dec 2024

• Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj announced the sanction in Bhubaneswar on 31 December 2024.

Sun, 29 Dec 2024

• Odisha Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj announced new support for the Dhanu Yatra on 29 December 2024.

Fri, 27 Dec 2024

• The Nominated Authority of the Ministry of Coal issued the vesting order for the Meenakshi coal mine in Odisha's Sundargarh district to Hindalco Industries on 27 December 2024.
• Researchers at CSIR-IGIB have shown that the FELUDA CRISPR test can detect Helicobacter pylori and its antibiotic-resistance mutations at low cost, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on 27 December 2024.