1.Governor Raghubar Das dissolved Monday the Odisha Legislative Assembly following a recommendation by the state Cabinet.

2.The official toll due to sunstroke rose to 30 in the state as four more deaths were reported Monday.

3. Businessmen involved in multi-million dollar scams, such as Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Vijay Mallya, were able to flee the country because probe agencies failed to arrest them at proper time, a special PMLA court here has said recently.

4.The fourth season of Odisha Queen, a popular beauty contest of the state, organised by RR Events and Cine Productions, is scheduled to take place in Bhubaneswar, July 20. The competition will feature a panel of judges, including Hindi film star Malaika Arora, Odia actresses Archita Sahu and Sheetal Patra, and actor Subhasis Sharma.

5.The present spell of heatwaves across the state and in many parts of the country is the manifestation of the impacts of global warming and related climatic changes, said some environmentalists here ahead of the observance of World Environment Day, June 5.

6.Bangalore received 111mm rainfall June 2, breaking the 133-year record for the highest ever rainfall in a single day in June, Met department officials said.

7.Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras have shown that water microdroplets can break common minerals to make corresponding nanoparticles. This discovery could help to make the deserts bloom in future.

 8.NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has sought permission from the Election Commission to allow an investigative visit to West Bengal by its team following reports of post-poll violence.

9.The Enforcement Directorate has alleged in its supplementary charge sheet filed against BRS leader K Kavitha before a court here that more than `1,100 crore was laundered in the alleged Delhi excise scam.

10.As sweltering heat grips large swathes of India, including the national capital, concerns have surged over not only the quantity of potable water available but also its quality, revealed a survey that said almost 60 per cent of its respondents are using some kind of water filtration system.

11. As Delhi grapples with water crisis amid the unrelenting summer heat, the Supreme Court Monday ordered an emergent meeting of the Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) June 5 to address the issue.

12.Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's verdict dismissing his bail pleas in cases lodged by the ED and CBI in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam.

 13.South Korea announced Monday it’ll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to punish it over its launches of trash-carrying balloons, even after the North said it would halt its balloon campaign.

14.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday said 97.82 per cent of the `2000 denomination banknotes have returned to the banking system, and only `7,755 crore worth of the withdrawn notes are still with the public. May 19, 2023, the RBI announced the withdrawal of `2000 denomination banknotes from circulation.

15.India’s manufacturing sector saw a slower growth rate for the second straight month in May but stayed firmly in expansion mode with global sales increasing to the greatest extent in over 13 years, a monthly survey said Monday.