Pranav Constructions Raises Rs 84 Crore

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced a Rs 1,000-crore special assistance package for farmers affected by floods in six districts. At the same state-level programme, he disbursed over Rs 833 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer to 41.35 lakh small and marginal farmers and 13,949 landless agricultural families under the fifth instalment of the CM-KISAN scheme ahead of the rabi season. The assistance will help beneficiaries meet agricultural input costs, including seeds, fertilisers and pesticides.

Sobhana Dash

04 Sep 2026 4 min

Odisha has climbed from 13th to seventh position nationally under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, emerging as one of India's fastest-growing rooftop solar markets. The state has recorded 1.74 lakh installations against more than 3.12 lakh applications, with the conversion rate rising from 37.1 per cent to 53.4 per cent.

Ananya Mishra

22 Aug 2026 2 min

Air India has doubled average cargo volumes on the Chennai-Delhi-Frankfurt corridor following the implementation of the Government of India's new cargo transshipment policy. Cargo volumes increased from 2.2 MT to 4.5 MT per day, while average connection time at Delhi Airport fell from around 48 hours to eight hours.

Sobhana Dash

22 Aug 2026 4 min