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Odisha’s Louis Braille School for Blind emerges victorious in Wipro Earthian competition

Bhubaneshwar, Feb 16 (UNI) Students from Odisha have scripted a new chapter of success by delivering an outstanding performance in the fields of environmental balance and water conservation.
At the prestigious ‘Wipro Earthian’ national competition held at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, Odisha’s Louis Braille School for the Blind secured a spot among the top 20 winning schools, bringing immense pride to the state. Four talented students from the institution represented the winning team.
At the recently concluded annual awards ceremony, Louis Braille School was honored for presenting an exceptional project focused on Sustainability and Water Conservation. The project was successfully implemented with the technical support and guidance of the organization 'Vision Empower.'
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IIT Bhubaneswar researchers develop ‘ArsenSafe’ portable device for rapid arsenic detection in water

10 Jun 2026 | 1:48 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 10 (UNI) Researchers from the Sensors and Spectroscopy Research Group of the School of Electrical and Computer Sciences (SECS) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar have developed an innovative portable arsenic detection device, named “ArsenSafe”, aimed at enhancing water quality monitoring and safeguarding public health.

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Bihar facing financial crisis, NDA diverting attention from public issues: Tejaswi

10 Jun 2026 | 1:38 PM

Patna, Jun 10 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and national working president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Tejaswi Prasad Yadav, on Wednesday, alleged that Bihar is passing through a severe financial crisis and accused the state government of diverting public attention from pressing economic and governance issues.

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Tejashwi questions Bihar's fiscal health over Rs 3,662 cr contingency fund withdrawal

10 Jun 2026 | 1:27 PM

Patna, June 10 (UNI) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Wednesday alleged that Bihar was facing a severe financial crisis and questioned the state government's decision to withdraw Rs 3,662 crore from the Bihar Contingency Fund for payment of social security pensions.

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RRII to launch technology-driven disease management plan to protect rubber plantation

10 Jun 2026 | 1:22 PM

Agartala, June 10 (UNI) The Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited have collaborated to launch a technology-driven disease management program aimed at protecting Tripura's rubber plantations from recurring fungal infections.

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West Bengal govt reshuffles 18 IAS officers in major bureaucratic overhaul

10 Jun 2026 | 12:53 PM

Kolkata, June 10 (UNI): In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the West Bengal government on Tuesday transferred and reassigned 18 IAS officers across several key departments, including Food and Supplies, Transport, Land and Land Reforms, Women and Child Development, Irrigation, Environment and Public Health Engineering.

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