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PK Nanda appointed new vice-chancellor of SOA

Bhubaneswar: Eminent researcher Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda has taken over as vice-chancellor of the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here. Prof Nanda, who was formerly dean (Research and Development) at SOA was functioning as pro-vice chancellor of the university till his appointment as vice-chancellor. A graduate from VSS University of Technology (formerly…

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Workshop on early drought warning held

Bhubaneswar: Integration of multi-disciplinary expertise, observational dataset and prediction tools for early warning of drought in Odisha has been stressed by expert Prof. Binayak Mohanty, professor at Texas University, USA, who attended an international workshop organised at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here recently. He also underlined the importance of soil moisture dynamics, temporal variability, intensity…

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Startup manufacturing donkey milk soap takes spotlight

Bhubaneswar: Realising the potential of donkey milk, a UP-based startup ‘Organiko’ has been manufacturing and marketing skin care products made of donkey milk. Pooja Kaul, a resident of UP, is the founder of Organiko Beautifying Life. Soaps made from donkey’s milk stole the show at the two-day conclave titled ‘Ideation to Commercialisation—Opportunities for Start-ups’ which…

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