Following is an excerpt from https://tathya.in/?p=5599 .

Quote:More Odisha Routes In UDAN 4.1
By Tathya Correspondent - March 14, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will be greatly benefitted with the proposed Special Bidding under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik(UDAN) as several Routes in the State have been proposed for the bidding in UDAN 4.1.

These routes are Bhubaneswar to Utkela, Utkela to Bhubaneswar, Utkela to Raipur, Raipur to Utkela, Jeypore to Vishakhapatnam, Vishakhapatnam to Jeypore, Bhubaneswar to Amarda Road, Amarda Roda to Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar to Rangeilunda, Rangeilunda to Bhubaneswar.
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In case of Odisha, the State Government has requested for Bhubaneswar-Amarda Road and Bhubaneswar-Rangeilunda, officials say.

So both are being included in the UDAN 4.1 Bidding, said a senior official.
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The Bid Document is uploaded on the Central Procurement portal of the National Informatics Centre inviting the bids from interested airlines.

The bidding process is expected to be completed by 6 weeks.

This is a very timely demand. 

Following is from https://odishabytes.com/sports-cities-bh...ympic-bid/ .

Quote:Sports Cities: Bhubaneswar 3rd Among Top 5 Picks To Host Global Events; 4th For Olympic Bid

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By OB Bureau Last updated Mar 10, 2021

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital figures among five top cities with the required infrastructure to host international sporting events in India.

The Sports Cities of India 2021 study has put Bhubaneswar at the third spot with a score of 7.2 after Delhi and Mumbai, which have emerged as the top cities with a score of 7.9.
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For Olympic bid, Bhubaneswar has been ranked fourth after Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

In the last decade, Bhubaneswar has hosted 14 international and national events, with an average of two major events every year.

After the astounding success of the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup, Odisha (Bhubaneswar and Rourkela) will be hosting the event for the second consecutive time in 2023.

Bhubaneswar will also be hosting FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup.

Besides, Odisha supports three professional sports league teams—Kalinga Lancers, Odisha FC and Indian Arrows.

The Kalinga Sports Complex has 10 high-performance centres for athletics, football, badminton, hockey, swimming, sports climbing, sports science and sports management.
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The findings are based on a survey of 50 respondents, including sports professionals, associations, the government, academics, clubs, infrastructure developers, sports media, leagues, and event and sports management agencies.

Following is an excerpt from https://tathya.in/?p=5414 .

Quote:New Delhi: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) today signed an agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop Paradip Plastic Park.

The MoU was signed on a hybrid mode, in the presence of, Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha and Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan and other dignitaries.
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As part of the MoU signing, to attract investments in downstream polymer industries at Paradip Plastic Park, IndianOil announced a Special Strategic Incentives scheme. An incentive of Rs 2000/MT on Polypropylene granules from Paradip Refinery shall be offered to the manufacturing units located in the Paradip Plastic Park till 31.3.2030. It is estimated that around 26 units will come up at the plastic Park with an estimated investment of 500 Crores and is likely to generate direct and indirect employment of 6,000.

Following is an excerpt from https://tathya.in/?p=5417 .

Quote:... Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to set up a ‘Cultural Corridor’, a one-of-its-kind initiative, in the city to promote Odisha’s rich and diverse art and culture.
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the stretch from Rama Devi Women’s University to Rupali Square along Janpath – the city’s prime business corridor – will be converted into the Cultural Corridor, where special kiosks will be put up along the stretch to showcase and sell famous items or indigenous products from different places or districts of the state, such as Koraput Coffee, Kandhamal Turmeric (Haldi), applique handicraft of Pipili  etc. to give a glimpse of the state’s unique culture while strolling on Janpath.

Following is from https://tathya.in/?p=5265 .

Quote:Odisha Top Performer In Accessibility Index
By Tathya Correspondent - March 5, 2021

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NCAER is a New Delhi based think tank on Economics. Odisha has emerged as the top performer in Accessibility Index by securing 86.54 marks out of 100 designated for various components like ease of access, comprehensive information, design & navigation and help/faq in all websites of Revenue & Disaster Management Department. In the words of NCAER,

“The efforts of the States/UTs in digitizing and uploading land-related data will fructify only if the records and associated services are easily accessible and provide the facility of trouble-free transactions to all citizens.”
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Similarly, Odisha has secured rank 3 in Land Record and Services Index in which Odisha has scored 77.2 whereas, the top performer in this category i.e. Madhya Pradesh is only 3 points ahead of Odisha.
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Odisha has digitized 100% of its records in both textual and spatial records. It is pertinent to note that, out of four sensitivity analysis conducted by NCAER for N-LRSI, Odisha has been placed as the second best performer in three sensitivity analysis.

As of now Similipal is one of 11 UNESCO Biosphere reserves in India. It got this designation in 2009. Prior to that India had only 4 such reserves. See http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sci...fic/india/ .