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  1. India reported 40,120 new COVID-19 cases and 585 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to a health ministry update on Friday. India's active caseload currently is 3,85,227, which comprise 1.20% of the total cases.
  2. Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a special package for the weavers of the state following reports that the Covid-19 had badly hit their livelihood. Stating that handlooms are the main source of employment for the rural population after agriculture, Naveen announced interest-free loans of up to Rs 50,000 to weavers.
  3. The ruling Biju Janata Dal, which has been in power in Odisha for 21 years, on Friday announced a 27 per cent reservation for candidates belonging to the Other Backward Classes in the upcoming panchayat polls and other elections in the state.
  4. A Chennai-based group is hosting a series of discussions and cultural events that will culminate in music and satire webcast on Independence Day in honour of Father Stan Swamy. 
  5. The Union environment ministry has notified new plastic waste management rules that will prohibit the use of plastic sticks on balloons, candy, ear buds, flags and ice-cream from July 1, 2022
  6. A London-born Indian-origin engineer's project to supply low-cost washing machines to countries such as India, where handwashing of clothes remains a time-consuming exercise.
  7. West Bengal ranked second after Uttar Pradesh in terms of absolute number of people who consume alcohol, a joint study by economic research agency ICRIER
  8. All India Radio will be launching a unique innovative programme, “Azadi Ka Safar Akashvani Ke Saath” on National as well as Regional channels from 16th August, 2021.
  9. PM Modi launches National Automobile Scrappage Policy through video conferencing at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. PM said that scrapping the vehicles in a scientific manner will not only remove the unfit vehicles in the country but also give a boost to the economy.
  10. First Nasal COVID vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech gets regulatory approval for 2nd, 3rd phase trials.
  11. PM also released Rs 25 crore as seed money which is going to benefit 7500 SHG members under the PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises which is run by Union Food Processing Industries.
  12. Rs 4.13 crore was also released as funds for 75 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) being promoted under National Livelihood Mission.
  13. Telangana govt to hike user charges for all registration services being provided by the stamps and registrations department. Charges for firm registration, marriage registration, society registration etc are likely to be hiked from September. The state government increased property registration charges with effect from July 22.
  14. Domestic air travel is set to become costlier as the Civil Aviation Ministry has raised the lower as well as upper caps on fares by 9.83 to 12.82%
  15. The 12th Edition of the Indo-Russia joint military exercise called ‘Exercise INDRA 2021’ held at Volgograd, Russia from 01 to 13 August 2021.
  16. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar addresses 6th meeting of Agriculture Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Member States.
  17. The govt of Bangladesh has announced that all public transport including railways, roadways and waterways will become fully operational from August 19.
  18. Kabul’s chief for reconciliation, Abdullah, has requested for an emergency UN Security Council session at regional conference on Afghanistan in Doha.
  19. Afghanistan is ”heading towards civil war” and terror group Al Qaeda "will probably come back" as the security situation in the region continues to deteriorate, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said.
  20. The Housing & Urban Development Department of the Odisha Government today issued a draft notification to amend the Odisha Municipal Rules 1994 for election of Mayors of Municipal Corporations and Chairman of Municipalities by the people through direct voting.

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