Bhubaneswar mayor, Ananta Narayan Jena is over the moon whatwith the city having been ranked among the top 20 best performing smart cities of the world by the UK based consultancy, Juniper Research. The mayor, who credited chief minister, Naveen Patnaik’s excellent policies for the city achieving this feat, was particularly happy about Naveen’s tweet on the issue. “ Congratulations#Bhubaneswar on being the only Indian city to be ranked among 20 best performing Smart Cities in the world. Bhubaneswar has evolved as a truly Global City & it is our constant endeavour to develop it as the Best #SmartCity,” the chief minister tweeted.PP-April1-15-2018
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Progress of Area Coverage under Summer Crops as on 17.04.2026
Area:In Lakh Hectare
Area Sown
Increase/
S.
No.
Crops
Normal Summer Area (DES)
Final Summer Area 2025
Current Year (2026)
Decrease over Corresponding period of Last year
Decrease over Corresponding period of Last year
1
Rice
31.49
33.28
30.64
32.31
-1.66
2
Pulses
23.40
27.07
15.47
13.49
1.99
a
Greengram
20.44
23.49
11.73
10.69
1.04
b
Blackgram
2.96
3.58
3.45
2.61
0.83
c
Other Pulses
0.00
-
0.30
0.18
0.11
3
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