- India on Tuesday reported 4,043 new Covid cases, taking the total number of infections to 4,45,43,089. The active cases declined to 47,379, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
- Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Tuesday said that China is still a "formidable challenge" at the border and evolving terrorism is a major security threat for the country.
- Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Tuesday said 'Agnipath' is a great scheme which was arrived at after "extensive deliberations" and "extensive study" of how other military forces have structured their manpower.
- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday called for a "Bharatiya" or indigenous system of education in the country in the place of the one inherited from the British.
- School and Mass Education (S&ME) department Minister Samir Ranjan Dash Tuesday said that the physical mode of teaching for Plus II first year, also called Class XI, will begin September 22, 2022. According to Dash, around 3.5 lakh students have so far taken admissions in Class XI this year.
- The State Transport Authority (STA) has issued 92 challans on the first day of its state-wide drive against overloading and detained altogether 32 vehicles. It also confiscated 108 driving licences (DLs) for suspension and collected a penalty of `4, 26,312 from overloaded vehicles.
- The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved judgement on a petition challenging the abolition of the Orissa Administrative Tribunal (OAT).
- By successfully conducting its first case of living-related kidney transplantation, AIIMS Bhubaneswar has added another feather in its cap on its journey of first decade of its existence.
- Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das Tuesday met Naresh Trehan, chairman and managing director of Medanta Group in New Delhi, to discuss the operationalisation of Cardiac & Cancer Care Hospital in Jharsuguda which is under progress in public private partnership (PPP) mode.
- Budget carrier SpiceJet Tuesday said it has asked 80 of its pilots to go on a three-month leave without pay. The move is a temporary measure to rationalise cost, the Gurgaonheadquartered airline said.
- Popularly known as the 'Millet Man of India', Khadar Vali called upon farmers, agriculture scientists and policy makers to promote millets in agriculture to save soil, water, environment and, above all, human health.
- The Bombay High Court Tuesday directed the Mumbai civic body to demolish the unauthorised construction at Union minister Narayan Rane's bungalow in Juhu area here, noting it had violated the Floor Space Index (FSI) and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules.
- One person is estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, over 200 NGOs warned Tuesday, urging decisive international action to “end the spiralling global hunger crisis”. “Organisations from 75 countries have signed an open letter expressing outrage at skyrocketing hunger levels and recommendations for action,” the NGOs said in a statement, warning that “a staggering 345 million people are now experiencing acute hunger, a number that has more than doubled since 2019”
- Adani Group has pledged shares worth about $12.5 billion in two cement units, days after the conglomerate controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani completed the purchase of stakes in those businesses from Switzerland’s Holcim.
- India’s frailties with the ball were laid bare as Australia gunned down a formidable 209-run target rather comfortably for a four-wicket win in the first T20I here Tuesday. KL Rahul (55, 35b, 4x4, 3x6) and Hardik Pandya (71 n o, 30b, 7x4, 5x6) helped India post a daunting 208/6 after Australia put the hosts in to bat.
- Professor Shreepad Karmalkar has been appointed as the Director of IIT Bhubaneswar. Currently, he is serving as the Professor of Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras.
- The classes for students enrolled into Plus 2 first year for the academic session 2022 will commence from September 22, informed State School & Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash.
- The Bhubaneswar DCP has released a WhatsApp number for citizens to share information on extortion, drugs and street crime in the city. The WhatsApp number for informing the police is 7077798111.
- The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to undertake a probe of all the properties recorded under Waqf. The state government has asked district administrations to undertake a survey of such properties and submit the reports within a month.
- With a motto for free and fair elections in India, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday proposed reducing the anonymous political donations to political parties from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000.
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