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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Must know

DRDO flight-tests Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island

On 15 June 2026, DRDO successfully flight-tested the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

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🎓 Education 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha CM lays foundation stones for 204 Godabarish Mishra Model Primary Schools in second phase

On 7 June 2026 at Kumarbasta near Jatni in Khurda district, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi laid foundation stones for 204 Godabarish Mishra Model Primary Schools across 30 districts.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha Important

Cabinet approves Rameshwar–Paradeep coastal highway in Odisha at ₹8,300.79 crore on Hybrid Annuity Mode

On 3 June 2026, the CCEA approved a new coastal highway from Rameshwar to Paradeep in Odisha in two packages on Hybrid Annuity Mode at a capital cost of ₹8,300.79 crore.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

DRDO and IAF conduct successful flight-tests of RudraM-II air-to-surface missile

On 2 June 2026, DRDO and the Indian Air Force successfully flight-tested the indigenous RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from an airborne platform under extreme release conditions, with ITR Chandipur confirming all objectives.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Odisha Important

SIR Phase III: enumeration starts in Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur

Under Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the enumeration phase began on 30 May 2026 in Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha, Intel and 3DGS sign MoU for glass core substrate manufacturing facility

On 29 May 2026 the Government of Odisha, Intel Corporation and 3DGS Inc. (USA) signed an MoU for an Advanced Packaging Glass Core Substrate Manufacturing Facility proposed in the Bhubaneswar–Khurda region.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Important

Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile successfully test-launched from Chandipur

On 22 May 2026 the short-range ballistic missile Agni-1 was successfully test-launched from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha, under the Strategic Forces Command.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

UPSC adds Bhubaneswar, Kanpur and Meerut as Civil Services Prelims centres; over 23,000 opt for them

UPSC said on 21 May 2026 that its three new Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026 centres at Bhubaneswar, Kanpur and Meerut, which raise the total from 80 to 83, drew nearly 23,000 applicants.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha

Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference opens in Bhubaneswar with five eastern states

On 19 May 2026 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference in Bhubaneswar, bringing together Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Asia Must know

PM Modi in UAE: ADNOC to store up to 30 million barrels in India's strategic reserves; Strategic Defence Partnership framework signed

On 15 May 2026 PM Narendra Modi visited the UAE, where India and the UAE signed an ISPRL–ADNOC pact for up to 30 million barrels of ADNOC crude in India's strategic reserves, a Framework for the Strategic Defence Partnership, and announced US$5 billion of UAE investment.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

ECI orders SIR Phase III of electoral rolls in 16 States and 3 UTs covering 36.73 crore electors

On 14 May 2026 the Election Commission of India ordered Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 16 States and 3 UTs, covering 36.73 crore electors; only Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Ladakh remain.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Must know

India flight-tests Advanced Agni missile with MIRV system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha

On 8 May 2026 India successfully flight-tested an Advanced Agni missile with a Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha, hitting multiple targets spread over the Indian Ocean Region.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Must know

DRDO and IAF conduct maiden flight-trial of TARA, India's first indigenous glide weapon kit

On 7 May 2026 DRDO and the Indian Air Force conducted the maiden flight-trial of the Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon off the Odisha coast, India's first indigenous glide weapon system that turns unguided warheads into precision-guided weapons.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha launches ShaktiShree app for safety of girl students in higher education

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on 2 May 2026 launched the ShaktiShree mobile app for girl students in higher education institutions, offering SOS alerts and harassment reporting, and released internship guidelines at a national NEP-2020 workshop in Bhubaneswar.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

PMGSY-IV launched in Odisha with 827 roads; Centre releases MGNREGA instalment

Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi launched PMGSY-IV in Odisha at Rayagada on 1 May 2026, with 827 new roads covering 1,701.84 km at a cost of ₹1,698.04 crore sanctioned in the first phase.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Must know

DRDO and Navy conduct maiden salvo launch of Naval Anti-ship Missile–Short Range from a helicopter

DRDO and the Indian Navy on 29 April 2026 conducted the maiden salvo launch of the Naval Anti-ship Missile–Short Range (NASM-SR), firing two missiles in quick succession from the same Navy helicopter off the Odisha coast.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Odisha Important

MoSPI releases 27th edition of 'Women and Men in India 2025' at Bhubaneswar

MoSPI released the 27th edition of 'Women and Men in India 2025: Selected Indicators and Data' on 29 April 2026 at its National Deliberative Summit on 'Data for Development' in Bhubaneswar; the sex ratio at birth rose from 904 (2017–19) to 917 (2021–23).

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

Centre approves MSP procurement of five crops in Odisha worth over ₹1,428 crore

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 22 April 2026 approved central procurement of moong, urad, groundnut, sunflower and mustard in Odisha, with a total MSP value exceeding ₹1,428.31 crore.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Odisha Important

President Murmu inaugurates planetarium, tribal museum and command centre in Rourkela, Odisha

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated a Planetarium and Science Centre, the Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path, a Tribal Museum and an Integrated Command and Control Centre at Rourkela, Odisha, on 21 April 2026.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Odisha Must know

Foundation stone laid for India's first advanced 3D glass semiconductor packaging unit at Bhubaneswar

The foundation stone of India's first advanced 3D chip packaging unit, promoted by 3D Glass Solutions, was laid at Info Valley, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 19 April 2026 by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha Important

Railway projects worth over ₹90,000 crore under execution in Odisha; record ₹10,928 crore allocation, says Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Bhubaneswar on 19 April 2026 that railway projects worth over ₹90,000 crore are under execution in Odisha, which has a record railway budget allocation of ₹10,928 crore.

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🎓 Education 📍 Odisha

Odisha to develop around 800 schools as model institutions under PM SHRI

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on 12 April 2026 that around 800 schools in the State will be developed as model institutions under the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India

Rajya Sabha Chairman administers oath to 19 newly elected and re-elected members

Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan on 6 April 2026 administered the oath or affirmation to 19 newly elected or re-elected members from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Odisha.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat Important

Major ports handle a record 915.17 million tonnes of cargo in 2025-26

India's Major Ports handled 915.17 million tonnes of cargo in 2025-26, beating the 904 MT target with 7.06% growth, with Deendayal Port the top performer, the Ports Ministry said on 5 April 2026.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Census 2027 begins with Houselisting and Housing Census; President first to self-enumerate

Phase I of Census 2027, the Houselisting and Housing Census, began on 1 April 2026 with India's first digital data capture and self-enumeration, with President Droupadi Murmu the first to self-enumerate.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Odisha Important

BCGCL and MCL sign land lease for coal-to-ammonium nitrate project at Lakhanpur, Odisha

Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Ltd and Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd signed a land-leasing agreement on 1 April 2026 for a 2,000 TPD coal-to-ammonium nitrate project at Lakhanpur, Odisha, using BHEL's indigenous gasification technology.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Odisha Important

Utkal Divas: Odisha marks its 90th foundation day

Odisha celebrated Utkal Divas (Odisha Day) on 1 April 2026, its 90th foundation day, marking the creation of the province of Orissa on a linguistic basis in 1936.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Census 2027: first digital census with self-enumeration; Phase I begins 1 April 2026

The Registrar General announced on 30 March 2026 that Census 2027 – India's first digital census with a self-enumeration option – would begin its first phase (House Listing) from 1 April 2026.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha waives permission fees and eases approvals for city gas distribution projects

On 25 March 2026 Odisha's Housing & Urban Development Department ordered urban local bodies to waive permission fees for laying underground city gas pipelines, to speed up PNG connections; the relief runs till 30 June 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Andhra Pradesh and Odisha sign reform-linked MoUs under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

On 24 March 2026 Andhra Pradesh and Odisha signed reform-linked MoUs with the Centre under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 for sustainable, community-led rural drinking water supply, in the presence of Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil.

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