14 AUG 2025, New Delhi: Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today chaired an important meeting in New Delhi with various state agriculture ministers, Agriculture Secretary Shri Devesh Chaturvedi, Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Dr. M.L. Jat, along with senior officials and scientists from several states. Shri Chouhan began the meeting by extending greetings of Independence Day. He informed that a two-day conference on the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ for the Rabi crop will be organised in New Delhi on September 15–16, and the formal launch of the campaign will be held on October 3, 2025, coinciding with Vijay Parv. The campaign will run from October 3 to Dhanteras on October 18. He urged all state agriculture ministers to prepare seriously for this initiative.
State-wide fire safety mock drill on March 28
Bhubaneswar,23/03/2026: The Housing & Urban Development Department, in collaboration with Odisha Fire Services, conducted a sensitization workshop on fire safety awareness and preparedness today. The session was aimed at synchronizing…


