Nirmalya Behera

Stories by Nirmalya Behera

Ravaged by Cyclone Fani, Puri is staring at Rs 4,000-crore loss

Ravaged by Cyclone Fani, Puri is staring at Rs 4,000-crore loss

Rediff.com   15 May 2019

With the green cover gone, the bald roads to Puri are now reigned by lorries laden with electric poles, ambulances, fire service vehicles and cranes, signalling the rebuilding effort is in the works.

Why US FDA is cracking down on India's shrimp shipments

Why US FDA is cracking down on India's shrimp shipments

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2019

US, the largest market for Indian shrimp exporters, is peeved over the use of banned antibiotics.

Indo-US bilateral trade rises 119% since 2007

Indo-US bilateral trade rises 119% since 2007

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2018

In the imports bracket, India was the United States' 11th largest supplier of goods in 2017

Why students at this IIM are leaving

Why students at this IIM are leaving

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2018

Institute says Sambalpur University, where it has been housed since April, is refusing to honour an MoU to provide two hostels to its students.

To protest low price farmers to distribute milk free of cost

To protest low price farmers to distribute milk free of cost

Rediff.com   30 May 2018

With increasing animal prices, labour and transportation charges, production cost has gone up significantly.

Shrimp exporters hit by fresh US sanctions

Shrimp exporters hit by fresh US sanctions

Rediff.com   16 May 2018

India largely exports block frozen shrimp to Vietnam for reprocessing and forward shipment to its customer countries like China, EU, Japan and USA.

In a first, Odisha govt awards land rights to urban slum dwellers

In a first, Odisha govt awards land rights to urban slum dwellers

Rediff.com   8 May 2018

As part of Slum Land Rights Act, the project will benefit a million people residing in 2,500 slums across the state over the next few years

An online platform that connects mom and child

An online platform that connects mom and child

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2017

Mumbai-based BabyChakra is among the four start-ups Google has shortlisted from India for the fifth batch of its mentorship programme

Could this be the English guru for 250 million non-English speaking Indians?

Could this be the English guru for 250 million non-English speaking Indians?

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2017

Enguru app's 40-hour programme teaches general spoken English & employability-focused English.

Amit Shah plans 95-day Bharat yatra to spread BJP's word

Amit Shah plans 95-day Bharat yatra to spread BJP's word

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2017

2,470 BJP workers from across the country would spend a year visiting polling booths, while another 1,441 workers would spend six months and 378,000 workers will spend 15 days to reach out to party cadres and ensure better polling management in areas outside their home districts.

OMCs to invest Rs 90,000 cr on fuel upgrade by 2020

OMCs to invest Rs 90,000 cr on fuel upgrade by 2020

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2017

There are about 23 oil refineries in India with a combined capacity of 230 million tonnes per annum.

SHOCKING: In Odisha, only 3 of 500 hospitals are fire ready

SHOCKING: In Odisha, only 3 of 500 hospitals are fire ready

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2016

Recent statistics show that the situation is no different across the country with several hospitals lacking the infrastructure to manage a breakout of a blaze.

Nilekani's start-up Drishti offers affordable eye care

Nilekani's start-up Drishti offers affordable eye care

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2016

Drishti, an affordable eye care chain has lit up the lives of scores of people in rural areas.

Dutee Chand: What a runner! What a life!

Dutee Chand: What a runner! What a life!

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2016

Behind sprinter Dutee Chand's rise is a hidden journey filled with pain and hardship.

How Bhubaneswar will transform into a smart city

How Bhubaneswar will transform into a smart city

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2016

IFC will act as a transaction advisor for the projects to be developed in the public-private partnership mode.

Back-to-back drought adds to the woes of farmers

Back-to-back drought adds to the woes of farmers

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2015

The well-irrigated states of Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, western Uttar Pradesh and coastal states such as Odisha are, for the first time, feeling the effects of a poor monsoon.

Rural distress: Madhya Pradesh faces the brunt of monsoon failure

Rural distress: Madhya Pradesh faces the brunt of monsoon failure

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2015

Most farmers depend on rainwater for farming.

Wipro again fails to meet deadline on Bhubaneswar unit, Govt peeved

Wipro again fails to meet deadline on Bhubaneswar unit, Govt peeved

Rediff.com   18 May 2015

The Odisha govt is annoyed with Wipro's lackadaisical attitude.

Wipro slow on Odisha project, CM writes to Premji

Wipro slow on Odisha project, CM writes to Premji

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2013

The pace of the progress has been very slow over the last eight years.

Inflation, poor monsoon hit consumption in E India

Inflation, poor monsoon hit consumption in E India

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2012

Last year, Ashok Das, a farmer-cum-fisherman from the small industrial town of Rishra in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, had promised his younger son a branded television.