26 September 2026
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi distributed 1,101 appointment letters across four departments at the 17th State-Level Job Fair, held at OUAT Krushi Shiksha Sadan, Bhubaneswar, on 26 September 2026. The appointees include 814 Medical Officers and 92 Assistant Professors of the Health Department, 30 OAS, 42 ORS, 46 OFS and 60 OTAS officers, and 17 Cooperative Service officers. Within 27 months of the government's formation, 46,575 people have been inducted into government service through 17 job fairs. A first-of-its-kind age-specific Mental Health Guidebook for children and youth in Odisha, prepared jointly by four departments, was also unveiled at the fair.
Appointment letters:
1,101
Medical Officers:
814
Inducted through 17 job fairs:
46,575
Why it matters for exams: State recruitment drives and health-workforce numbers are typical state-affairs questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
25 September 2026
The Odisha Pavilion won the Best Award in the 'State Category' at the 9th Bharat International Water Week, held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 25 September 2026. The recognition covers Odisha's work in climate-resilient water management, irrigation infrastructure and grassroots participation through Water Panchayats. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi thanked the State Water Resources Department officers, engineers, employees and farmers.
Event:
9th Bharat International Water Week
Venue:
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
Award:
Best Award, State Category
Why it matters for exams: Awards and venues at national events are routine state-affairs recall.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
25 September 2026
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the 'Sambandh' statewide membership drive for Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and LAMPCS at OUAT Krushi Shiksha Sadan, Bhubaneswar, on 25 September 2026. Online core banking using the National PACS Software was launched across 300 PACS, and 66 appointments were issued. The state cited a Minimum Support Price of ₹3,100 per quintal for paddy. The release states that Odisha has become the first state in the country to formulate its own Cooperative Policy 2026; the drive follows the Centre's 'Sahakar Se Samruddhi' vision.
Paddy MSP cited:
₹3,100 per quintal
PACS on online core banking:
300
Appointments issued:
66
Why it matters for exams: Cooperative policy, PACS digitisation and MSP figures are frequent in state and rural-economy questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCBank
23 September 2026
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reviewed preparedness at Lok Seva Bhawan on 23 September 2026 for heavy rainfall caused by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal. 33 ODRAF teams, along with NDRF and Fire Services personnel, were kept fully prepared in the districts likely to be affected, with 9 more teams held in reserve at Chhatrapur. Danger Signal No. 3 was issued for all ports, fishermen were barred from venturing into the sea, and a Red Warning was issued for Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati and Ganjam districts. Stocks of dry food, baby food, medicines and drinking water were arranged.
ODRAF teams kept ready:
33
Reserve teams at Chhatrapur:
9
Port signal:
Danger Signal No. 3
Why it matters for exams: Disaster-management bodies and warning signals are recurring exam topics.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
23 September 2026
The School and Mass Education Department of Odisha has begun distributing revised new textbooks across schools, as announced on 23 September 2026. The state government said the effort aims to deliver quality, accurate and error-free education to students and to strengthen the education delivery system.
Department:
School and Mass Education
Announced:
23 September 2026
Why it matters for exams: Department names and education-reform announcements feature in state-affairs questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
Background
The Konark Sun Temple on India's eastern coast is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya's chariot, with 24 wheels adorned with symbolic designs. UNESCO inscribed it as a World Heritage Site in 1984 under criteria (i), (iii) and (vi). It is a 13th-century monument, built during the reign of Narasimha Deva I (AD 1238-1264), and is an outstanding testimony to the Orissa kingdom of that time.
UNESCO inscription:
1984
Wheels:
24
Builder king:
Narasimha Deva I
Why it matters for exams: Konark and UNESCO listings are perennial heritage questions in Kerala PSC and UPSC papers.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
Background
Paradip Port is one of the Major Ports of India, on Odisha's east coast along the Bay of Bengal, 210 nautical miles south of Kolkata and 260 nautical miles north of Visakhapatnam. The Paradip Port Authority credits the late Biju Patnaik, then Chief Minister of Odisha, with founding it. It has a rated capacity of 289 MMTPA and, under a Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways notification of 25 September 2026, was classified as a 'Mega Port'. It has 18 berths, 3 Single Point Moorings and 1 Ro-Ro jetty.
Cargo capacity:
289 MMTPA
Berths and terminals:
18 berths, 3 SPMs, 1 Ro-Ro jetty
Status:
Major Port, Mega Port
Why it matters for exams: Major ports and their locations are regular economy and geography questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSCBank
Background
Dhauli and Jaugada, both in Odisha and protected by the Archaeological Survey of India, are listed as Major Rock Edict sites in India's serial nomination of Ashokan edict sites on the UNESCO Tentative List, submitted on 11 February 2025. Jaugada, in Ganjam district near Berhampur, was a Mauryan fortified capital of the Kalinga province; its inscription is in the Prakrit language and Brahmi script.
Odisha edict sites:
Dhauli, Jaugada
Nomination submitted:
11 February 2025
Script:
Brahmi (Prakrit)
Why it matters for exams: Ashoka, the Kalinga war and edict sites are standard ancient-history questions in every state PSC and UPSC.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
Background
The ST & SC Development Department of the Government of Odisha states that Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes together make up nearly 40% of the state's total population, with Scheduled Tribes at 22.85%. Odisha ranks third numerically in Scheduled Tribe population among Indian states. Seven districts are covered fully and six districts partly under the Scheduled Areas of the state.
Scheduled Tribes share:
22.85%
Rank in ST population:
Third
Scheduled Areas:
7 districts fully, 6 partly
Why it matters for exams: Tribal demography and Scheduled Areas are common polity and state-profile questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC