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Odisha to organize 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup

December 15, 2020
International Hockey Federation
  • The International Hockey Federation (FIH) had declared that the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will be organized in Odisha, for a second consecutive time.
  • The tournament will be held at two venues, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. The Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 was also hosted by Odisha.

International Sand Art Festival & Konark Festival 2020 starts

December 4, 2020
International Sand Art Festival & Konark Festival
  • The 9th edition of the International Sand Art Festival and the 31st edition of the Konark Festival has started in Odisha.
  • International Sand Art Festival is being organized at the Chandrabhaga Beach of Konark in Puri district of Odisha.

CM Naveen Patnaik released a mobile app “Secha Samadhan”

November 12, 2020
Govt. of Odisha
  • Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has released ‘Secha Samadhan’, a bilingual mobile application, to address the irrigation difficulties faced by farmers without them having to visit the offices concerned.

Two-day joint coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ starts

November 7, 2020
Sagar Kavach
  • A two-day joint coastal security exercise, “Sagar Kavach” was started at Paradip Coast, Odisha. The exercise is being conducted by a joint effort of the state of Odisha and West Bengal governments.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches ‘Mo Bidyut’ portal

October 21, 2020
Mo Bidyut
  • Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik has launched the electricity consumer service portal” Mo Bidyut” and a mobile app through video conference. This portal will benefit around 89 lakh electricity consumers of the state.

SANT missile successfully test-fired off the coast of Odisha

October 20, 2020
SANT missile
  • Indian successfully test-fired the Stand-off-Anti-tank (SANT) missile off the Odisha coast on October 19, 2020 which was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Odisha launches ‘Sujal’ Mission

October 15, 2020
Govt. of Odisha
  • With an aim to provide round the clock supply of quality tap drinking water in all urban areas of the state the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated “Sujal”, ‘Drink from Tap Mission’ scheme.

India successfully test-fires “Shaurya Missile” from Odisha coast

October 4, 2020
Shaurya Missile
  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired a new version of the surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile “Shaurya” at Balasore, off the coast of Odisha.

India conducts a successful flight test of ABHYAS

September 23, 2020
ABHYAS
  • The Defence Research and Development Organization conducted a successful flight test of ABHYAS- High speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) vehicle at the Balasore test range in Odisha. This can now be used as a target for evaluation of missiles.

States’ Startup Ranking Exercise by DPIIT

September 12, 2020
Startup
  • The second edition of the States’ Startup Ranking Exercise was conducted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
  • Gujarat has been categorised as the best performer among all States and one Union Territory (UT), Delhi.
  • Karnataka and Kerala have been ranked as ‘top performers’
  • Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan have been ranked as the ‘leaders’.