A state of the art cancer hospital to be set up at NISER at a cost of 650 crores. Following is an excerpt on this from https://odishabytes.com/centre-to-set-up...ubaneswar/

Quote:Of the total investment, the Department (of Atomic Energy) would provide Rs 400 crore while Tatra Trust will invest the rest Rs 250 crore.

The NISER has already allotted 17 acre of land while the Ministry of Skill Development and Enterpreneurship will provide 10 more acre for the cancer hospital. The Tata Trust will hand over the hospital after its construction to the Centre, Pradhan said.

The hospital campus will have quarters for the medical staff, hostels and accommodation for the relatives of the patients. A skill development centre will also come up for the medical staff of the hospital in the campus. The hospital is targeted to be completed in 3 years

June 9 2022 targets

See https://forum.irfca.org/threads/new-line...ost-623230

See also https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing .

Earlier compilation is at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=...677&type=3 .

Highlights; Central Institutions

• World Skills Center, Bhubaneswar. https://www.worldskillcenter.org/ 
  
• Skill Development Institute, Bhubaneswar https://sdibhubaneswar.co.in/
  
• National Skill Training Institute, Bhubaneswar https://nstibhubaneswar.dgt.gov.in/
  
• Advanced Training Institute Chowduar
  
• Central Tool room & Training Ctr. Bhubaneswar. https://www.cttc.gov.in/
  
• Central Inst. Of Plastic Engg. & Tech Bhubaneswar https://www.cipet.gov.in/centres/cipet-b...uction.php
  
• Biju Patnaik National Steel Institute, Puri. https://www.bpnsi.org/
  
• National Inst. Of Fashion Technology, BBS. https://nift.ac.in/bhubaneswar/
  
• Apparel Training and Design Center, BBS.  https://atdcindia.co.in/
  
• NIELIT (National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology): https://www.nielit.gov.in/sites/default/...072022.pdf 
  
• Five Govt. ITIs in Puri-Cuttack-Khurda districts
  
• 118 Training Centers in Puri-Cuttack-Khurda districts
  
• One Advanced Skill Training Institute planned in Bhubaneswar
  

• Centurion ITOT
  
• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (Cuttack, Khurda)
  
• Gram Tarang
  
• NIFD
  
• Aviation: GATI
  
• Driver Training
  
• OCAC – Odisha Computer Application Center
  
• CVRCE
  
• KIIT
  
• Shahi Exports
  
• IL&FS Institute of Skills
  
• Indian Institute of Plumbing Technique (IIPT), Bhubaneswar
  
• Bansidhar and Ila Panda Foundation, Chowdwar
  

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The Odisha assembly passed an act establishing DRIEMS University in Cuttack. See https://sambadenglish.com/driems-to-get-...in-odisha/ 

Its web page is https://www.driems.ac.in/ .

The cabinet had passed this act on May 18, 2022. See https://pragativadi.com/odisha-govt-appr...-in-state/  and https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/...55371.html . 
The Odisha assembly passed it on 4th July 2022.

See also https://kalingatv.com/state/first-bhuban...augurated/

Following is an excerpt from https://kalingatv.com/state/odisha-to-ha...al-school/ 

Quote:Bhubaneswar: ....

as many as 87 EMRSs have been sanctioned for Odisha which is the highest for any state in India. Also, as many as 19 schools have been sanctioned in Mayurbhanj alone which again is the highest for any district in India.

... The Bhoomi Pujan for 45 out of the 87 schools has been completed so far. 

Following is an excerpt from https://orissadiary.com/arcelormittal-ni...the-state/

Quote:ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, announces that more than 92% per cent of its workforce in its plants in the state of Odisha are from the local population. 
... 
AM/NS India’s Odisha plant operations currently employ a total of 2371 people across both permanent and contract categories. At present locals make up 92 per cent of unskilled or semiskilled workers, 98 per cent of skilled workers and 79 per cent in supervisor or managerial roles. This far surpasses the Government of Odisha’s mandate for companies to employ 90%, 60% and 30% in these three categories respectively.

In Odisha, AM/NS India’s manufacturing operations include a 12 MTPA pellet plant and a 30×2 MW power plant at Paradeep, a 9 MTPA Beneficiation Plant at Dabuna in Keonjhar, with a 253 km dedicated Slurry Pipeline from Dabuna to Paradeep.

A news item about the houseboat Garuda being inaugurated. See https://odishabytes.com/get-ready-for-gr...ke-garuda/ . 

The houseboat is run by https://vikashecoresorts.com/gallery . Following are some pictures linked from that site.

Following is an excerpt from https://www.sentinelassam.com/national-n...ion-592204 . 

Quote:NEW DELHI: A new initiative can be taken soon to promote Vedic education in the country.

... Under the National Education Policy (NEP), a special Vedic education board will come into existence to maintain the relevance of the text of Vedas in modern society.  ... According to the ministry, in order to make the Vedas a subject of public practice with scholarship, the government has decided to establish five Veda Vidyapeeths led by Maharishi Sandipani Pratishthan at the 'Char Dhams' and Kamakhya Devi's place.

... The ministry wants the country's youth be guided by India's rich mathematical traditions nurtured by mathematicians like Acharya Pingala, Acharya Aryabhatta, Ramanujan and former Shankaracharya of Puri Jagadguru Swami Bharatikrishna Tirtha Maharaj.

During the 'Mann Ki Baat' programme, the Prime Minister said, "With Vedic Maths, you can even solve big scientific problems. I would like all parents to teach Vedic Maths to their children."

This is our article that appears in https://www.educationtimes.com/article/e...iversities.

Quote:How can India set up multidisciplinary education and research universities
TNN | Posted on Saturday, May 14,2022 12:30

These universities will help in knowledge creation and research, which are critical in growing and sustaining a large and vibrant economy, write Chitta Baral and Satyabhusan Dash

Over the years, the Indian central government has established several excellent technology, management, and medical institutions across the country, including IITs, IIMs, IIITs and AIIMS. However, none of these can be compared with world-class, globally recognised universities. India is known to a potential global superpower due to indicators including the brain power of its talent and the fact that it is one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

If India is to become a scientific leader and a driving intellectual force, it needs top-notch research universities. This requirement was finally recognised and conceptualised in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. As per NEP (page 38), “Model public universities for holistic and multidisciplinary education, at par with IITs, IIMs, etc., called Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities (MERU), will be set up and will aim to attain the highest global standards in quality education. They will also help set the highest standards for multidisciplinary education across India.”

The NEP recognises that knowledge creation and research are critical in growing and sustaining a large and vibrant economy, uplifting society, and continuously inspiring the nation to achieve even greater heights.

Futuristic plans
However, setting up multidisciplinary education and research universities (MERUs) is undeniably expensive. For example, over Rs 2,000 crores have been spent on each of the second-generation IITs that were announced in 2008. Creating MERUs as comprehensive universities with diverse disciplines and at the level of IITs and IIMs could cost Rs 5000–Rs10,000 crore each. Due to the pandemic and other reasons, India is currently facing financial constraints and may not be able to afford many universities with quality faculty and state-of-the art infrastructure from its central budget in the coming years.

Note that a precursor to MERUs, then called ‘Universities aiming at world-class standards’, was envisaged by the 11th Five Year Plan and endorsed by the National Development Council in December 2007. Fourteen locations across the country were named for this purpose by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD, on March 28, 2008. However, such institutions are yet to be implemented, mainly due to the high funding requirements. In 2012, a bill for universities for research and innovation was passed, and in 2018–2019 the subsequent government recommended that 10 existing government institutes/universities and 10 private entities (eight existing and two greenfield) pursue the ‘Institutes of Eminence’ designation.

India’s middle-age centres of knowledge (except Varanasi), Chaturāmnāya Pīthams (popularly known as the Char Dhams), established by Adi Shankara, at Puri, Dwaraka, Sringeri, and Badrinath, have been neglected, and there is a good case to revive them. These ancient knowledge centers of India are associated with temples that have world-wide following and significant holdings. They are also located in the four corners of India. We propose that the central government should announce a plan to initially establish one MERU at each of these four locations and create a foundation (in partnership with the associated temple and corresponding state government) and campaign to raise funds for the creation and growth of MERUs at these locations. Additional MERUs can be subsequently established using a similar approach.

This proposed innovative solution will work because India has a long tradition of philanthropy toward temples and projects associated with temples. In addition, the central government can incorporate the following suggestions to raise further funds:
1. Asking the state to contribute a significant amount of funds, in addition to free land
2. Reaching out and partnering with temple trusts with respect to using some trust land for the university to develop allied infrastructures, like research parks, that earn funds for the university. In turn, the MERU can provide special opportunities (such as scholarships and several reserved seats in the university) for the children of temple servitors, especially in the university’s skills development programs
3. Reaching out, with help from the state and the temple trusts, to private philanthropic trusts, including those related to companies that conduct significant operations in the state, for aspects such as targeted centers and institutes that will be part of the MERUs, and scholarships for students.

(The authors are professor of Computer Science, Arizona State University, USA and professor of Marketing, IIM Lucknow, India)