Standard Chartered has announced the launch of the second phase of its “Now’s Your Time for Wealth” global wealth campaign, reinforcing its role as the strategic partner for global-minded investors who want insight and confidence across markets, cycles, and every decision that shapes their financial future. In India, the campaign is aimed at the growing wealth and affluent segment, including ‘Global Indians’. This second phase of…
Healthcare Experts and Industry Leaders Urge Stronger Investment Ahead of Union Budget 2026–27
New Delhi, Jan 22: As India gears up for the Union Budget 2026–27, healthcare experts and industry leaders have called on the government to significantly scale up public spending on healthcare, highlighting persistent gaps in infrastructure, workforce capacity, and access to affordable care across the country. In FY 2025–26, the government allocated ₹99,858.56 crore to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, an 11% increase…
MentorCloud Celebrates 1st Anniversary of Amritkaal Mentors Movement inspired by Viksit Bharat
Gurugram, India, Jan 22: MentorCloud, the world’s leading Human+AI mentoring and coaching platform, today celebrated the first anniversary of the Amritkaal Mentors Movement, a nationwide initiative aimed at democratizing access to career and life mentorship for students, professionals, and entrepreneurs across India. Conceptualised by Dr. Ravishankar Gundlapalli, Founder & CEO, MentorCloud, the movement draws inspiration from Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s vision of…
Knauf India CEO Calls for Budget 2026 Push on Sustainable, Low-Carbon Construction
By: Mr. Sumit Bidani, CEO, Knauf, India “While the continued focus on infrastructure is welcome, the Union Budget 2026 must now look beyond ‘what’ we build to ‘how’ we build. To meet India’s urban housing and commercial demands, we need to transition from labor-heavy, resource-intensive traditional methods to modern, dry-construction technologies. We expect the government to incentivize circularity in construction – specifically rewarding the use…
Banita Appointed as Space Education Ambassador
Nabarangpur, Jan, 22: Banita Dash, daughter of lecturer Ban Bihari Dash of Gadabaguda, is providing training on behalf of the Space Education Foundation India, an organisation affiliated with NASA. She has prepared plans to organise this programme in Nabarangpur district in the coming days. In this regard, she has informed the District Collector and the District Education Officer through written communication. Banita has been appointed…
Blood Donation Awareness Programme Held at Vidyarthi Degree College, Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur, Jan, 22: On the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Veer Surendra Sai, a voluntary blood donation awareness programme was organised at the premises of Vidyarthi Degree College. The programme was jointly organised by Vidyarthi Degree College and Sambad–Ama Odisha. On the call of College Management Committee Chairman Satyanarayan Nayak, an awareness camp was conducted on the importance of…
District-Level PM SHRI Festival Celebrated in Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur, Jan, 22: Under the aegis of the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, the district-level PM SHRI Festival was successfully organised in Nabarangpur district. The Minister for School & Mass Education and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Development, Shri Nityananda Gond, attended the programme as the chief guest, while MLA Gouri Shankar Majhi participated as an honoured guest. Addressing the gathering, Minister Shri Gond stated that the…
PM SHRI Festival Launched in Nabarangpur with Call for Positive Thinking and Innovation
Nabarangpur, Jan, 22: The first district-level PM SHRI Festival of Nabarangpur was held on Tuesday at the playground of the PM SHRI Raja Chaitanya Dev Nodal Government High School, Nabarangpur. The programme was inaugurated by State Minister for School & Mass Education, Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Development, Minority & Backward Classes Welfare, Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Shri Nityananda Gond, who…
Millet Procurement Centre Inaugurated at Laikera under Shri Anna Abhiyan
Jharsuguda, Jan, 22: With the support of the Jharsuguda District Agriculture Department, a district-level ‘Mandia Mandi’ (millet procurement centre) was formally inaugurated at the Bhatlaida Kisan Bhavan premises under Laikera Block. The Jharsuguda MLA, Tanka Dhar Tripathy, attended the programme as the chief guest and inaugurated the mandi by lighting the ceremonial lamp. On the occasion, he addressed the farmers and highlighted the benefits of…
Mother Tongue Made Mandatory up to Class V
Bhubaneswar, Jan, 22: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today reviewed reforms in the school-level education curriculum and textbook development. He stated that from the 2026–27 academic year, new textbooks will be introduced for Classes I to VIII. These textbooks will be based on the Odisha State Curriculum Framework. To ensure effective implementation of the new curriculum, about 1.67 lakh teachers across the state will be…