India, Nov. 10 -- The Odisha Cabinet late on Monday approved a series of proposals, including a Rs.393.62-crore scheme to provide free Wi-Fi facilities across 601 government and aided colleges. It lifted the limit on attempts for the civil services examination for general category candidates and gave the go-ahead to a nearly Rs.100-crore water conservation project in Balangir.

The free Wi-Fi initiative, titled 'Odisha Shikshanet, Empowering Students through a Free Wi-Fi Internet Facility to All Colleges and Universities', will be implemented over three years from 2026-27 to 2028-29. Every student will be entitled to up to 1 GB of free high-speed internet data daily within the campus for academic, research and skill development purposes....