Bhubaneshwar

Dinabandhu Nayak started the Smart City Online Auto Association for Bhubaneswar's auto drivers - who now return lost belongings, give free rides to the disabled for free, distribute free food, and ferry accident victims to hospitals.

Colonel Sujan Mohanty had been in a fix over his future after his retirement in 2012. He wanted to break into a new venture but was baffled with the number of options available. His interest, however, lay in floriculture, which he eventually turned to.

EeVe, based in Odisha, offers electric scooters with a range of over 70 km with every charge. Their batteries can be charged anywhere using sockets fit for laptops and phones.

Sunil and Ranjan Soren have become the youngest and first players in Odisha to sign a five-year professional contract with Punjab FC. Read the story of how they were discovered

“With the proper training and right set-up, farmers can earn up to Rs 5 lakh profit annually out of just 1 acre pond.”

Bhubaneshwar-based Debashree Padhi, is the brain behind developing a solution that addresses two of India’s biggest air pollution causes, biomass fuels and stubble burning.

“Bio-bricks are not only more sustainable than clay bricks, but are also carbon sinks because they fix more carbon dioxide than they produce during their lifecycle." #IIT #Innovation

In India, rugby is perceived as a 'man's game.' And yet it was 26 women who did something never done before by Indians ⁠— create history by winning their first ever international XVs rugby medal! Here’s how they beat the odds. #MakingIndiaProud #WomenInSports

This #MothersDay, we celebrate the pure awesomeness and inspiration that are India's #SuperMoms. "She is our best friend, our mother, our father, our god, our everything! The amount of unconditional love that she has showered on us is immeasurable," says one of her daughters.

“From the findings of the excavation it can be concluded that the habitation was an urban settlement belonging to the Mauryan to Kushan period, which was about 2300 years back. The imperial coins with punch marks were issued during the Mauryan and Magadhan period.”