- 1. US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced the imposition of a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming from India starting August 1, plus an unspecified penalty for buying military equipment and crude oil from Russia
- 2. Six people were arrested from different parts of Odisha Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the paper leak of special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET)-2025.
- 3. India and the US Wednesday marked their maiden space collaboration with the successful fl ight of a GSLV rocket that placed an earth observation satellite, jointly developed by the two space agencies, in a precise orbit.
- 4. Deputy Chief Minster and Women and Child Development (W&CD) Minister Pravati Parida launched Anganwadi Welfare and Service Oversight Monitoring Everywhere (AWESOME) application and fl agged off the ‘Aasa Jiba Anganwadi’ campaign here, Wednesday.
- 5. Vigilance sleuths Wednesday arrested Bhubaneswar R&B (Division-III) Assistant Engineer Raja Kishore Jena for possessing disproportionate assets (DA) to the tune of 317 per cent of his known sources of income.
- 6. The state government will release the third instalment of `5,000 fi nancial assistance under Subhadra Yojana to over 1 crore women benefi ciaries August 9 in Koraput district, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said here Wednesday.
- 7. Indian Railways has announced the augmentation of number of coaches by 50 per cent in the 20836/20835 Puri–Rourkela–Puri Vande Bharat Express, an official said Wednesday. “The train will operate with 16 coaches instead of eight from August 7, 2025,” the official added.
- 8. In a major step toward blending clean energy with agriculture, Odisha hosted its fi rst state-level summit on Agri-Photovoltaics (APV) Wednesday. The event brought together policymakers, researchers, farmers, and industry leaders to explore solar-powered farming solutions.
- 9. Odisha Police Wednesday said the probe into setting a 15-year-old girl ablaze allegedly by three unidentifi ed persons is “in the final stages”.
- 10. Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh, having an illustrious career spanning more than 35 years, is set to take over as the next Vice Chief of the Army Staff August 1.
- 11. The Supreme Court Wednesday told Justice Yashwant Varma that his conduct did not inspire confidence and also defended the CJI's authority to act on any judicial misconduct saying he cannot be merely a “post offi ce” but has certain duties to the nation.
- 12. Lok Sabha Wednesday passed a resolution approving extension of President's Rule in Manipur by another six months beyond August 13, with the government asserting that peace is prevailing in the northeastern state.
- 13. The Australian government announced YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16-years-old from December, reversing a position taken months ago on the popular video-sharing service.
- 14. The United Nations is preparing to send a convoy of humanitarian aid to Syria’s southern province of Sweida, three aid officials told Reuters, after days of bloodshed left hundreds dead and displaced an estimated 175,000 people.
- 15. Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Wednesday upheld its interim order restraining Gensol Engineering and its former top executives Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi from the securities markets on concerns over fund diversion and corporate governance failures.
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