Odisha, one of India’s backward states which was once known for its starvation deaths has recently attained the tag of ‘Nutrition Champion’. As India marks National Nutrition Month, we look at the case study from Odisha to know what the state has done over the years to change its grim statistics ...
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Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped into the New Year with the ‘Go Green’ campaign, which aims to sensitise people by distributing plant saplings, books, and cotton bags as gifts ...
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With an aim to address the problem of increasing plastic waste, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has started an ‘Aahar Scheme’ under which people can go to any of the 11 centres established in Bhubaneswar city and give half a kilogram of plastic waste in exchange for a meal ...
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People participating in the rally against climate change demanded government action over the emerging environmental concerns and urged for climate emergency to be declared ...
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Ganjam district in Odisha has introduced milk ATMs to phase out the use of single-use plastics and bring back the tradition of buying milk in one’s own containers ...
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Mamata Scheme was launched by the Odisha government in September 2011 with the aim to reduce maternal and infant mortality by improving the health and nutrition of pregnant and lactating women ...
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As per the new rule, a devotee found with any of the prohibited items inside the premises of the 12th-century shrine in Odisha will have to pay a penalty of Rs. 500 ...
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Odisha’s Mo Beach cleanup initiative in Puri is aimed at sensitising people about the importance of clean beaches ...
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Ekamra Walkers, Bhubaneswar’s storytellers, distribute plantable pens during heritage and museum trail to promote tree plantation ...
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With an aim to reduce pollution, on World Environment Day Rourkela Steel Plant has decided to become a zero discharge plant soon
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Odisha Government approves a fund of Rs 466 crore for Khushi scheme that will be providing free sanitary pads to government and non-government-aided school across the state and benefit approximately 17 lakh girls ...
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On the occasion of Swami Vivekananda's 156th birth anniversary which is also celebrated as National Youth Day, Padma Shri Awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik created sand art at Puri beach in Odisha on the theme of 'Green environment' to inspire the youth ...
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