Population living with diabetes worldwide, currently half a billion, is projected to more than double to 1.3 billion in the next 30 years with every country expected to see an increase, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.

Odia writer Jugal Kishore Sarangi has been selected for the prestigious Bal Sahitya Puraskar of the Sahitya Akademi for his short stories book ‘Jejenka Gapa Ganthili.’ 22 writers for the Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023. The award in the form of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000 will be presented to the awardees at a special function to be held at a later date.

Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP), on the outskirts of the Capital city, will be transformed into a world-class zoo under the state government’s 5T initiative, with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approving a proposal of the Forest department in this regard, Friday.

The Vigilance department Friday unearthed `3.02 crore in cash along with other assets during raids on multiple properties of Additional Sub-Collector of Nabarangpur, Prasanta Kumar Rout.

The Orissa High Court has quashed the murder charge levelled against former Malkangiri Collector Manish Agarwal for the death of his personal assistant (PA) under mysterious circumstances in 2019.

Odisha is committed to building worldclass facilities to nurture talents and produce champions of the future, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on International Olympic Day Friday

The Centre has made prior approval mandatory for IAS, IPS and IFoS officers before accepting any award from private organisations but with a condition that it should not have any monetary component in cash or in terms of facilities.

The US and India have agreed to terminate six outstanding disputes at the World Trade Organisation, the US Trade Representative’s office said in a statement after a meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Seventeen opposition parties announce to contest upcoming general elections unitedly. Leaders of Congress, TMC ,RJD , JD( U) ,NCP , SP and left parties CPI, CPM also participated this meeting.

The G-20 Labour Summit at Patna concluded with adoption of two crucial joint statements related to universalization of social security and portability of social security funds and Empowerment of women workers in the future of work.

Union Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday virtually inaugurated a Rs149-crore beneficiation project of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) at Chhattisgarh's Kanker. 

Climate change at least doubled the chances of heat wave in Uttar Pradesh which swept through the state recently, causing multiple hospitalisations, an analysis conducted using a metric called the Climate Shift Index (CSI) shows

National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has issued an advisory to the Centre, States, and Union Territories administrations to mitigate deliberate self-harm and suicide attempts by prisoners in judicial custody. 

Uttarakhand government on Friday decided to set up a high-level committee to probe allegations of an alleged scam of Rs 1.25 billion in the gold plating of the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple. 

Government has directed Food Corporation of India to conduct e-auctions of wheat and rice to check inflationary trends in retail prices. Chairman and Managing Director, FCI Ashok Meena said, the base price of fair and average quality wheat has been been kept at 2,150 rupees per quintal.

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh plans to establish an Inland Waterways Authority to promote and regulate water transport in the state.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) may account for 90% of retail digital transactions volume in the next five years, growing from 75.6% in the fiscal year 2022-2023.

The submersible, Titan, which set out on an expedition to the Titanic shipwreck site, almost 13,000 feet below sea level, has imploded near the site where the British passenger liner sank in 1912.All five members onboard the ill-fated vessel have been declared dead in the ‘catastrophic implosion’, ending the multinational five-day search.

Germany approved a new immigration law to attract skilled workers amid a shortage of labour. 

India's medal tally rises to 76 with 26 gold in Berlin Special Olympics World Games.