1. Odisha on Thursday reported 1,342 fresh Covid positive cases informed the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department, taking the total tally to 9,83,523. A total of 1,342 new Covid positives include 775 quarantine cases and 567 are local contacts. The positivity rate today stands at 2.2%.
2. The Parliament has passed the Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021. 
3. Over 48.52 crore doses of COVID vaccine administered so far; National recovery rate stands at 97.37%
4. Income Tax Return Filing ITR Last Date: Income Tax Return of Individuals, Professionals, Small Businesses etc. (Non-Audit Cases) last date has been extended for 30 Sep 2021.
5. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai inducted 29 ministers into his cabinet on 04 Aug (Wednesday). In the new cabinet, 8 ministers are Lingayats, 7 Vokkaligas, 7 OBCs, 3 SCs, 2 Brahmins, 1 ST and 1 Reddy. Former minister Shashikala Jolle is the lone woman representative in the new cabinet.
6. Ram temple in Ayodhya to open for 'darshan' to devotees by 2023 end.The entire temple complex will, however, be ready by 2025.
7. The Telangana High Court on 04 Aug (Wednesday) directed the state government not to release funds under the controversial government order (GO) Rt 208 issued by chief secretary Somesh Kumar, until further orders. The issue pertains to G O Rt 208 issued by the Chief Secretary on June 7 sanctioning about Rs 60 crore ‘towards pending contempt cases pending in the High Court.
8. PEGASUS is a spyware developed by the Israeli cyberarms firm NSO Group that can be covertly installed on mobile phones (and other devices) running most versions of iOS and Android.Pegasus was discovered in August 2016 after a failed installation attempt on the iPhone of a human rights activist led to an investigation revealing details about the spyware.
9. India's first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant, the largest and most complex warship to be built in the country, began its sea trials on 04 Aug (Wednesday) , in a major milestone ahead of its planned induction into the Indian Navy by August next year.
10. The Swarnim Vijay Victory Flame, commemorating 50 Years of Indian Armed Forces' victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Indo-Pak War, reached the frozen frontiers of Siachen Glacier on Tuesday (August 3),
11. The US has approved the sale of Harpoon Joint Common Test Set (JCTS) and related equipment to India for an estimated cost of $82 million, a decision which it said will help strengthen the bilateral strategic ties and improve the security of a major defensive partner in the Indo-Pacific region.
12. India is likely to receive the last batch of Rafale fighter jets from France later this year. At a time when India and China are facing a protracted stalemate on the border, Rafales will greatly support the IAF.
13. The situation in Afghanistan is of deep concern to all members of the UN Security Council, India's Permanent Representative to the UN and President of Security Council for the month of August TS Tirumurti said.
14. India & China have agreed to disengage their troops from the Gogra Heights area of eastern Ladakh. The two sides had deployed their troops against each other in this region since May last year.
15. Popular messaging application WhatsApp has finally added the disappearing photos and videos feature to the stable version of the app. The feature is called 'View Once' and works similarly to Instagram's expiring media feature.
16. The Indian men’s hockey team & wrestler Ravi Kumar (57kg freestyle) have a chance to clinch medals for the country on August 5, Thursday.
17. Women’s semifinal, India vs Argentina (1-2)- India Lost their game in Semifinal and now fight for bronze medal against Great Britain on August6.
18. Shree Jagannath temple in Odisha’s Puri, which were closed due to the Covid-19, will reopen for devotees from August 16. From August 16 to 20 Puri residents and servitors will be allowed for darshan while the public will be allowed for the darshan of Lord Jagannath and his siblings from August 23.
19. Indian grappler Ravi Kumar Dahiya won his opening-round bout by technical superiority against Colombia's Oscar Tigreros to secure a quarterfinal spot in the 57kg quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
20. Indian Men’s Hockey team won the bronze medal after defeating Germany 5-4 at Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.The winning ended a 41-year wait for a medal.

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