ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS (1–7 Aug 2025)

 

August 1, 2025

Cuttack Chandi Temple Redevelopment

 

OBCC informed the Odisha High Court that temple redevelopment will finish by March 2026.

 

Cost: ₹70 crore project with heritage preservation.

 

August 2, 2025

Odisha FC Suspends Contracts

 

Odisha FC suspended all player & staff contracts effective Aug 5.

 

Reason: ISL 2025–26 season postponed indefinitely, sponsorship & facility issues.

 

August 3, 2025

Mahanadi Dispute Talks in Delhi

 

CM Mohan Charan Majhi met Home Minister Amit Shah & Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil.

 

Proposed: Joint panel under CWC for water-sharing with Chhattisgarh.

 

Also requested: Higher paddy procurement targets and faster FCI lifting.

 

August 4, 2025

Building Safety Concerns in Bhubaneswar

 

Experts warned SC ruling on Occupancy Certificates (OC) could affect 1,800+ old residential buildings.

 

Out of 1,978 buildings, only 152 had valid OCs.

 

August 5, 2025

BPUT Startup Drive for Colleges

 

BPUT ordered 140 engineering colleges to launch at least 1 startup in 2 years.

 

Support: incubation, mentorship, drone-tech centre, hackathons.

 

August 6, 2025

Odisha Govt IT & FinTech Investment Push

 

At TiECon Bhubaneswar, CM Majhi announced plans to attract IT, FinTech, GCC investments.

 

Skill focus: AI, cybersecurity, emerging tech.

 

Cities: Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Berhampur.

 

August 7, 2025

Follow-up on Temple Redevelopment

 

OBCC reiterated before HC its target to complete Cuttack Chandi Temple redevelopment by March 2026.

 

Work includes: Yagya Mandap, east gate, pilgrim facilities.

 

August 8 (Friday)

 

Statewide school holiday declared for Jhulan Purnima, a culturally significant festival celebrating Radha–Krishna.

 

 

On National Handlooms Day, CM Majhi inaugurated the EKTA handloom exhibition, urged citizens to support Swadeshi by buying local handloom products, and announced Madhuri Dixit as the state’s handloom brand ambassador.

 

The event featured extensive job creation and investment initiatives.

 

August 8 onward

 

Deputy CM Pravati Parida embarked on a five-day district tour across Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, and Sonepur to review implementation of women-centric schemes, including Subhadra Yojana and Mission Shakti.

 

On August 9 (Raksha Purnima), she distributed the third installment under Subhadra Yojana in Koraput.