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Odisha to get incremental 1,857 Mw power from IPPs by 2022
During the 13th Plan Period (2017-22), nine IPPs would together generate 8,000 Mw
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Odisha to come up with plan to develop coastal areas
Decision was taken at the first State Level Steering Committee meeting presided over by chief secretary A P Padhi
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Odisha government to provide education loan at 1% interest
This will financially empower the poor students to pursue their aspiration in higher education
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Odisha to raise Rs 700 crore from securities sale
RBI would conduct the auctions on its core banking solutions platform on June 28
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Odisha seeks 2 more battalions of central forces to tackle left-wing extrimism
Odisha has 17 battalions of of central armed police forces and has asked for two more
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Odisha clears investment proposals of Rs 1,002 crore
The two projects are likely to generate employment for about 1,000 people in the state
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Odisha moots mobile banks for un-banked areas
Currently, Odisha State Co-operative Bank providing banking services through 20 vans
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Odisha plans advance skill training institutes with Rs 1,000 cr outlay
Institutes will be modelled around best in world in terms of physical and intellectual infrastructure
Odisha identifies land for Vedanta's downstream park
It is coming up close the site of Vedanta's aluminium smelting facility at Jharsuguda
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Ease of Doing Business: Odisha making strides to be among top three states
The reforms implemented by various departments by July 30 has achieved overall compliance of 83% till now
Odisha seeks to surrender 1,514 Mw allocation from NTPC plants
New capacity from IPPs, 4,000 Mw UMPP at Bhedabahal, state thermal power plants are set to make it a power-surplus state
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Foxconn looks at Odisha's Gopalpur for setting up unit
In 2015, Foxconn had announced it would set up 12 factories in India, creating one million jobs
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Odisha eyes 5% cut in AT&C loss in 2016-17
In the last fiscal, overall AT&C loss by the four discoms in the state went down 3% from 38% to 35%
Odisha to formulate start-up policy
To be fully implemented by March 2017, the policy is expected to attract investments worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore and generate 10 lakh jobs
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Odisha selects 15 banks for handling govt business
For empanelment, the minimum eligibility score was 60 out of 100
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Dillip Satapathy: How Patnaik defies anti-incumbency
Efficient delivery of social welfare schemes, absence of a viable alternative leader in the Opposition camp keep him going
Odisha to auction seven mines by August this year
The seven mines include iron ore, manganese and a bauxite mine in Koraput district
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Odisha, Welspun in talks for setting up pipe plant in state
The company is expected to set up the pipe manufacturing unit at Dhamra in Bhadrak district
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Odisha to implement Odia in official transaction: CM Naveen Patnaik
Patnaik also said that creation of Odia Chair in Jawaharlal Nehru University and Banaras Hindu University is being pursued
Cyclone 'ROANU': Heavy rainfall predicted across Odisha
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea off Odisha's coast
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