The QRSAM was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in cooperation with Bharat Electronics Limited and Bharat Dynamics Limited for the Indian Armed Forces.
The NDA government had conferred Padma Shri to Gita Mehta, sister of CM Naveen Patnaik, in the 'Foreigners' category for her distinguished work in Art and Literature
Jena, who was also an All India Congress Committee member and former Union Minister claimed that the Congress is in cahoots with BJD to support the mining mafia in the state.