The State Government has launched a three-pronged strategy to eradicate poverty through the Odisha Livelihood Mission (OLM).

Both Essar Steel and BRPL used to draw water from the river to lay underground slurry pipelines for mineral transportation from Joda to Paradeep

In a setback to Essar Steel and Brahmani River Pellets Ltd (BRPL), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has continued its stay order, restraining both companies to draw water from the Baitarani river in Keonjhar district of Odisha.

The percentage of household provided 100 days employment under MGNREGA ranged from one to seven per cent during 2007-12.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), envisaged to give a minimum of 100 days of employment every year to unskilled rural labourers, is no longer attractive in rural

Cabinet simplifies procedure to avail benefit under the scheme drafted to provide financial help to people left jobless due to mining closure

MGNREGS wages paid to non-beneficiaries, before their names were deleted

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that was tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday hinted at large-scale irregularities while implementing projects taken up under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) between 2007 and 2012.

Unemployment was highest among Sikhs living in cities and towns during 2009-10 while the rate of joblessness showed a downward trend for Muslims in both urban and rural areas, a government survey r

The government is giving a fresh push to its flagship rural employment scheme ahead of the general elections, providing additional funds to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha.

The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) for the year ending 31 March 2012 said the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) could not achieve gua