- The Centre has started the process to revise school textbooks by appointing former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Kasturirangan as the head of a 12-member steering committee responsible for developing a new National Curriculum Framework (NCF). 12-member steering committee given a tenure of three years to complete its task: Education Ministry
- Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana has completed three years. In order to celebrate the journey, NHA is organising four days hybrid (virtual & physical) event, Arogya Manthan 3.0 from 23rd - 25th September and 27th September 2021.
- Facebook India appointed former IAS officer Rajiv Aggarwal as its Director of Public Policy on Sep 20, 2021. The appointment of Aggarwal as Director of Public Policy will aid in defining and leading policy development initiatives for Facebook in India.
- Family members of people who committed suicide within 30 days of being diagnosed with Covid-19 will be entitled to Rs 50,000 ex gratia assistance as per the guidelines, the Centre told the Supreme Court.
- A Delhi court on Thursday adjourned to October 9 hearing on the bail plea of former JNU student leader Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.
- Teen Gang-raped Multiple Times for 8 Months, 24 Arrested, 2 Minors Detained. Offences were committed between January 29 this year and September 22.
- Ajay Gandhi, who played a significant role in taking the written word to the people at large through the Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF), as well as the spoken word through ‘Manthan Samvad’, passed away on Thurday. He was 65.
- The first round of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations between India and UAE held on 23 Sep. A new strategic economic agreement is expected to increase bilateral trade in goods to 100 billion dollar within five years.
- Myanmar is facing the alarming prospect of an escalating civil war as an uprising against the military junta widens, the UN's human rights chief warned on Thursday. The United States has earmarked an additional USD 180 million in aid for more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
- Odisha to host the prestigious FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup 2021 in Bhubaneswar: From 24 Nov to 5 Dec 2021 and will feature 16 teams which are India, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt, Belgium, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, USA, Canada, Chile and Argentina.
- Odisha is also gearing up to host the 2023 FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accepted the proposal to host the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021 starting in November. He also launched the logo for the prestigious event.
- Diesel price Friday was hiked by 20 paise per litre - the first increase in rates in over two months - as international oil prices neared their highest since 2018.
- The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Friday, sealed the Judicial Complex in City for three days after a series of Covid19 positive cases were detected.
- The state government has issued gazette notification of the amended Panchayat Acts to cap the reservation of seats in the three-tier Panchayati Raj system at 50 per cent for all the three categories comprising STs, SCs and OBCs.
- The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Friday announced postponement of the viva-voce test and document verification for Odisha Civil Services Examination (OCS)-2019 in view of the nationwide shutdown September 27 called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) against the Centre’s three farm-laws.
- President Ram Nath Kovind presented the National Service Scheme Awards for the year 2019- 20 in a virtual ceremony Friday. Two from Odisha, Bikram Bisoi and Janmejay Giri received the award in Volunteers' category.
- The BJP and the Nishad Party will contest the upcoming assembly polls together in Uttar Pradesh and will work towards forming the next government in the state, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Friday.
- Shubham Kumar has topped the prestigious civil services examination 2020, results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.Jagrati Awasthi and Ankita Jain have got second and third ranks respectively.
- The Karnataka Assembly on Friday conferred its first-ever 'Best MLA Award' on former Chief Minister and ruling BJP MLA B S Yediyurappa recognising his long stint in electoral politics and best performance as member of the House
- India today recorded 29,616 fresh Covid cases, which is 5.6 per cent lower than yesterday figures (31,382). The daily positivity rate - number of positive cases identified per 100 - stands at 1.86% per cent.
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