Odisha Current Affairs — Last 6 months | Daily News + MCQs

🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

India's first PRAMAAN certificates under the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme go to APFDC and an Odisha bamboo farmer

On 29 September 2026 Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav handed over the first PRAMAAN certificates under IFWCS to the Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (33,000 ha of plantations) and Govind Mohapatra, a farmer linked to the Odisha Bamboo Development Agency.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha

Railways approve ₹122 crore Barbil–Bolanikhadan doubling on iron ore corridor

On 28 September 2026 Indian Railways approved the 6 km Barbil–Bolanikhadan doubling project of South Eastern Railway at a cost of ₹122 crore.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Odisha Must know

India's 51st Doppler Weather Radar inaugurated at Sambalpur, Odisha

On 17 September 2026, Earth Sciences Minister Dr Jitendra Singh virtually inaugurated India's 51st Doppler Weather Radar at Sambalpur, Odisha, in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Raigarh steel slag road enters Guinness World Records as world's longest; Jitendra Singh calls for wider use

On 12 September 2026, a 1.85-km road at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, built by CSIR-CRRI and Jindal Steel was conferred the Guinness World Record for the world's longest road built with processed steel slag aggregates.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Chhattisgarh Must know

Cabinet approves three railway multitracking projects worth ₹10,783 crore across West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

On 9 September 2026, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway multitracking projects costing ₹10,783 crore that will add about 656 km across 14 districts in five States.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

DRI seizes leopard pelts, 180 Indian star tortoises, tokay geckos, pangolin scales and tiger bones in six operations

On 9 September 2026, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence reported seizing two leopard pelts, 180 live Indian star tortoises, 12 tokay geckos, about 24 kg of pangolin scales and 500 g of tiger bones in six operations, arresting 13 people.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Odisha

Tanvi Patri, 15, wins Pontianak International Challenge for maiden senior title

Fifteen-year-old Indian shuttler Tanvi Patri from Odisha won the Polytron Pontianak International Challenge in Indonesia on 30 August 2026, her maiden senior international title.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Health Ministry reviews malaria elimination push in 33 high-burden districts

On 28 August 2026, the Union Health Ministry reviewed progress towards malaria elimination by 2030, noting a nearly 80% fall in cases and deaths since 2015 and a drop in high-burden districts from 155 to 33.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 notified for 'One Nation, One Time'

On 27 August 2026, the Department of Consumer Affairs notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026, making IST the common legal time reference; the Rules take effect 180 days after Gazette publication.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha to observe fourth Saturday of August as GARIMA Diwas; 'Mission Zero' workshop held

At a national workshop on 'Mission Zero – Ending Fatalities in Sanitation Work' in Bhubaneswar on 22 August 2026, Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi announced that the fourth Saturday of August will be observed every year as GARIMA Diwas.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha Important

Paradip Port gets 18.5-metre deep-draft capability; ₹427.80-crore projects opened

Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated seven projects worth ₹427.80 crore at Paradip Port, Odisha, on 21 August 2026, marking its 18.5-metre deep-draft capability.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Odisha Important

Cabinet approves four rail multitracking projects worth ₹9,450 crore

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 19 August 2026 approved four railway multitracking projects worth about ₹9,450 crore, adding about 410 km across West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Odisha Important

Jal Shakti Minister meets CMs of Chhattisgarh and Odisha for amicable settlement of Mahanadi water dispute

On 30 July 2026 Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Paatil chaired a meeting with Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi to facilitate an amicable settlement of the Mahanadi water dispute.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Drilling begins on first appraisal well in Mahanadi offshore basin

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri marked the start of drilling (spudding) of MN-DWN18-1-HD, the first appraisal well in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin, on 25 July 2026.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Odisha Must know

DRDO conducts maiden flight-test of 'Kusha' Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile

DRDO successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of the 'Kusha' Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on 23 July 2026, intercepting an electronic target that simulated a high-speed, high-altitude aerial threat.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha Important

CCEA approves ₹3,907-crore rail multitracking projects in Odisha and Jharkhand

The CCEA approved two railway multitracking projects worth about ₹3,907 crore in Odisha and Jharkhand on 15 July 2026 — Paradeep–Haridaspur doubling and Rajkharsawan–Dangoaposi 4th line — adding about 145 km.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

Vice-President launches Letter of Authorisation for high seas fishing and Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the Letter of Authorisation (LoA) framework for sustainable fishing in the high seas and the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission Document in Bhubaneswar on 9 July 2026.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Important

DRDO flight-tests Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket at Chandipur

DRDO successfully flight-tested the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, on 8 July 2026, for a user-defined minimum range of 60 km.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

National workshop on FMD compartmentalisation and zoning opens in Bhubaneswar

The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying held a national workshop on compartmentalisation and zoning for Foot & Mouth Disease in Bhubaneswar on 8 July 2026, supporting the goal of FMD-free status by 2030.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Odisha Important

Bhubaneswar Declaration adopted to strengthen Tribal Research Institutes

A two-day national workshop on strengthening Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), held by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with the Odisha government, ended in Bhubaneswar on 8 July 2026 with the adoption of the Bhubaneswar Declaration.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PM-SETU goes nationwide; ₹1,237.58 crore industry-led ITI plans approved

The 4th National Steering Committee of PM-SETU on 7 July 2026 approved a nationwide rollout across all 200 ITI clusters and Strategic Investment Plans worth ₹1,237.58 crore in Odisha, Gujarat and Telangana.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Odisha Important

ACME Group signs green ammonia and methanol offtake deals with Japanese firms under NGHM

ACME Group signed long-term offtake deals on 2 July 2026 with Japan's IHI Corporation for green ammonia and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical for green methanol, at Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan, New Delhi.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Critical mineral auctions reach 56 blocks; first Centre-run critical mineral blocks auctioned in Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Telangana

The Ministry of Mines announced on 23 June 2026 that 10 critical and strategic mineral blocks were auctioned in the Seventh Tranche, taking the total to 56 out of 88 blocks.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha Important

Railways approves ₹270-crore Kavach deployment on 631 route km of East Coast Railway

Indian Railways announced on 22 June 2026 the approval of Kavach on 631 route kilometres of East Coast Railway at a cost of ₹270 crore.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Odisha Must know

PM Modi launches projects worth over ₹47,600 crore at Rairangpur as Odisha government completes two years

On 20 June 2026 at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over ₹47,600 crore, with President Droupadi Murmu present.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Odisha Important

APEDA facilitates first-ever export of dried whole egg powder from Odisha to Austria

APEDA announced on 20 June 2026 the first-ever commercial export of dried whole egg powder from Balangir, Odisha, to Austria.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Odisha Important

Foundation stone laid for BCGCL coal-to-ammonium nitrate project at Lakhanpur, Odisha

President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi remotely laid the foundation stone of BCGCL's coal-to-ammonium nitrate project at Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda district, Odisha, on 20 June 2026.

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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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