Category: education

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 1 (UDN): The Odisha government on Wednesday launched the Odisha Seva First Innovation Challenge (OSFIC), a statewide initiative aimed at identifying innovative ideas and developing practical solutions to challenges faced by people and communities.  Pic Credit: x.com/SampadSwainBJP The programme was launched by Startup Odisha under the MSME...

Mumbai, 30th September 2026: Eight educators from schools across Mumbai have been recognised by Rangeet as its Teachers of the Month for August for their engagement with the Social Emotional & Ecological Knowledge (SEEK)© curriculum and participation in the SEEKer Community. The eight educators are: ●      ...

Rourkela, Sept. 29 (UDN): The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela hosted a seven-day India-Sri Lanka workshop aimed at advancing sustainable food processing technologies, reducing industrial waste and promoting the conversion of waste into value-added products. Organised by the Department of Food Process Engineering from September 21 to 27,...

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 29 (UDN): The Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) has rescheduled the counselling process for choice of post and district for several district cadre posts under CRE-2023(IV).  Representational Image  The counselling, earlier scheduled for September 30, 2026, will now be conducted on October 6, 2026, following the...

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 29 (UDN): The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has sought a response from the Odisha government over allegations of large-scale irregularities in the printing and distribution of school textbooks in the state.  Representational Image  The development follows a complaint submitted by RTI activist and whistleblower Pradip Pradhan, who...

Puri, Sept. 29 (UDN): Discarded fishing nets and other marine waste collected from the Puri coastline have been transformed into a large-scale art installation, earning a place in the India Book of Records for promoting coastal and marine conservation. The record, titled “Largest Artistic Display for Coastal and Marine...

Mumbai, September 28, 2026: Heart disease is no longer a health concern that can be viewed primarily through the lens of age. Mumbai’s fast-paced urban lifestyle, coupled with sedentary habits, tobacco exposure, unhealthy dietary patterns, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, abnormal cholesterol, chronic stress and inadequate sleep, is creating a growing...

Laurel Yohe, Ph.D., assistant professor of bioinformatics at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is among the co-authors of a landmark study of bat genomes published this week in Nature. The study is the largest combined bat genome and fossil study ever undertaken. Led by the international Bat1K consortium,...

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 25 (UDN): A total of 1,741 errors and suggested corrections have been identified in Class I to VIII SCERT textbooks introduced during the current academic session, Odisha’s School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond informed the Assembly on Friday.  Representational Image  Responding to a question from MLA...

Balasore, Sept. 23 (UDN): What appears to be ordinary moss growing on the walls of a government primary school in Odisha’s Balasore district has become an unconventional medium for art, thanks to the creativity of a teacher. Ajay Kumar Ghosh, a primary school teacher at Sri Krishnapur Primary School...