Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 17 (ANI): The Odisha Government on Thursday formed a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the death and the recovery of elephants skeletons from Athagarh Forest Division in Cuttack district.

Mumbai Mar 27 PTI Small Industries Development Bank of India Sidbi has sanctioned a Rs 837-crore support under its cluster development fund scheme to Odisha to help develop 18 MSME infrastructure projects The funding from the nations principal financial institution for micro small and medium enterprises will be to the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation which is the implementing agency The projects include development of five new MSME parks construction of 11 workers hostels and two projects to support MSME infrastructure Under its cluster development fund scheme Sidbi extends moderately priced loan assistances to the states for upgrading various existing MSME clusters as also to create new industrial infrastructure Sidbi chairman Sivasubramanian Ramann said the focus will be on clusters in sectorssub-sectors which can directly benefit the MSMEs and to bring them to a next level wherein they emerge vibrant by moving higher on the value chain and remain sustainable He also said Sidbi will also examine supporting the soft infrastructure issues in select clusters relating to technology skillingupskilling energy efficiency market and credit connect on need basis Meanwhile the bank has also launched a pilot programme in the Bargarh-Handloom Cluster via its grant support He further said under the ongoing EU Switch Asia Bamboo project run by Sidbi in the five districts of Balangir Bargarh Sambalpur Sonepur Anugul which aims to generate an alternative source of livelihood as well as to promote an alternative for timber it has trained 342 artisans and bankers and 229 units grounded till date The national developmental lender has also inked an agreement with the state to set up project management unit to strengthen the MSME ecosystem PTI BEN MR MR

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 15 (ANI): The Odisha government has decided to set up eleven cyber and economic offences police stations to strengthen cyber security in the state.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 30 (ANI): With the inauguration of 239 transformed schools on Monday, the Odisha government has completed the first phase of its "5T school transformation program".

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 20 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated the distribution of smart health cards under 'Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana' in Dhenkanal and Anugul districts. Around 10 lakh people in each district will benefit from the scheme.