1.Ratna Bhandar, the revered treasure trove of Srimandir, was reopened Sunday after 46 years for an inventory of valuables and the repair of its structure, officials said. Ratna Bhandar was last opened in 1978. At that time, it took 70 days to prepare the inventory of the valuables.

2.KP Sharma Oli, the leader of Nepal’s largest communist party, has been appointed Nepal’s Prime Minister for a fourth term.

3.Automobile exports from India rise 15.5% year-on-year in the June quarter with all verticals barring three-wheelers

4.The National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to conduct a retest for over 1000 candidates of CUET UG July 19.

5.In the wake of fire mishaps in two private hospitals in Cuttack city Saturday, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja has issued direction for formation of a joint task force to conduct periodical audit of fire and electrical safety in all hospitals and nursing homes within its jurisdiction, a release from Health and Family Welfare department said Sunday.

6.Continuing its drive against violation of traffic regulations, the Commissionerate Police Saturday night seized 102 vehicles and collected a fine of `37,000 in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

7.The number of school dropouts is witnessing a gradual increase in Ganjam district, even as the authorities have decided to collect enrolment fees from the students to address the issue.

8.During the last 15 days since it started on June 29, nearly three lakh devotees performed Amarnath Yatra as another batch of 4,889 enthusiastic pilgrims left for Kashmir valley Sunday.

9.A key accused in the murder of BSP Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong was shot dead here Sunday after he attempted to assault police personnel and flee from custody, police said

10.Gaurav Gogoi will be the deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and a letter regarding the decision has been sent to Speaker Om Birla.

11.Climate related stressors like heat, wildfires, floods, droughts, diseases and rising sea levels affect education outcomes and threaten to undo educational gains of recent decade, according to the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM).

12.Islamist group Hamas has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks after this weekend’s deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza, one of the group’s senior officials said Sunday.

13.With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to USD 7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. The survey noted that 90% of the respondents preferred digital payments when making online purchases.

14.The U-WIN portal, a replication of the Covid-19 vaccine management system Co-WIN, is set for a pan-India launch likely by the end of August, aiming to maintain an electronic registry of routine immunisations, official sources said.

15.India defeat Zimbabwe by 42 runs in the fifth T20 game to wrap up the five-match series 4-1 in a comprehensive manner.