- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday supported the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Lok Sabha and demanded establishment of more central universities in Odisha.
- The plight of a large number of farmers in Odisha is miserable due to a delayed monsoon and poor rainfall in June and in July, which leads to a 20 per cent decline in paddy cultivation across the state, officials said Wednesday.
- Ten more Indian sites, including Satkosia in Odisha’s Angul, have entered the Ramsar list, taking the number of wetlands of international importance in the country to 64, the Union Environment Ministry said Wednesday
- Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, who is set to demit office August 26 on superannuation, Wednesday received a communication from the Law and Justice Minister to nominate his successor.
- The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to transform the National Rail and Transportation University into central university to be called Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.
- The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would list for hearing BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking a direction to the Centre to declare the Ram Sethu a national heritage monument.
- The government Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from Lok Sabha and said it will come out with a “set of fresh legislations” that will fit into the comprehensive legal framework
- The government Wednesday increased the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers by Rs 15 to Rs 305 per quintal for the 2022- 23 marketing year starting October
- The five cabinet ministers who were sworn in by Governor La Ganeshan are Pradip Majumdar, Trinamool Congress MLA from Durgapur-East in West Burdwan district, Babul Supriyo from Ballygunge assembly constituency in Kolkata, Udayan Guha from Dinhata in Cooch Behar, Partha Bhowmik from Naihati in North 24 Parganas, and Snehasis Chakraborty from Jangipara in Hooghly district.
- On the completion of 75 years of independence, the central government has been conducting various programmes in the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign, under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- India on Wednesday reported a total of 17,135 new Covid cases, taking the total number of infections to 4,40,67,144. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases have declined to 1,37,057.
- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced his government's plan to "provide good premium quality bus service" so that people leave their private vehicles and use public transport".
- The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to file a reply on a petition challenging its decision to stay circulars relating to development projects taken up by the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) administration.
- Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, based on a recommendation by Delhi Lokayukta, has directed police to register an FIR against former Congress MLA Jai Kishan for allegedly preparing "bogus" voter identity cards.
- Punjab Cabinet minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Wednesday said that the state government will come out with a new policy for NRIs in order to address their issues effectively.
- Around 9.55 lakh applicants, including 82,200 women, have registered for recruitment in the Indian Navy under the newly rolled out Agnipath scheme, officials said on Wednesday.
- TV anchor Rohit Ranjan was questioned Wednesday by the police in Jaipur for playing an allegedly doctored clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his show last month.
- Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha members that he was the ''father of toll tax" on expressways in the country as he built the first such road in Maharashtra during his stint as the state minister in late 1990s.
- Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N Patel was on Wednesday appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, a year after the post fell vacant.
- At least 17 Opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and AAP expressed ‘deep apprehensions’ Wednesday about the longterm implications of the Supreme Court verdict, upholding the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) amendments, and strongly pitched for a review.
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