1.Railways has been allocated `2.62 lakh crore in the Budget which Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw termed as ‘historic’ and highest ever allocation.

2.Allocation for PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) saw a dip from Rs 4,200 crore last year to Rs 3,200 crore this year.

3.The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the pleas seeking cancellation and re-test of the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024, holding that there was no data on record to indicate a systemic leak of question paper and other malpractices.

4.The second edition of Children’s Film Festival, organised by Film Society of Bhubaneswar (FSB), will be held here at Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre from Wednesday.

5.At least 228 migrant labourers from Odisha have lost their lives while working outside the state since 2019, the Assembly was informed Tuesday.

6.In order to put a check on road accidents, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena Tuesday directed the State Transport Authority (STA) officials to take stringent action against vehicles operating without valid fitness and registration certificates.

7.Over 10,500 people from 10 villages residing around the testing range Launch Complex–III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) would be evacuated, Wednesday for a missile test, official sources said, Tuesday.

8.At least five districts in southern West Bengal have witnessed a surge in dengue cases with each having reported more than 100 vector-borne infections till July 20, an official said Tuesday.

9.A model for tuberculosis-free (TB-free) municipalities, Project ‘Swasthya Nagaram’, was launched in neighbouring Medchal Malkajgiri district of Telangana Tuesday.

10.A court Tuesday granted bail to Delhi minister Atishi in a defamation case filed by a BJP leader over her claim that several AAP MLAs were approached by the saffron party with offers of cash to bring down the Arvind Kejriwal government.

11.Border Security Force (BSF) Tuesday said that over 4,300 students, including a Canadian and two Maldivian nationals, have crossed over to India from Bangladesh in the last four days.

12.The hottest day ever recorded globally Sunday, July 21 was witnessed, according to preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.

13.‘Khelo India’, which is the government’s flagship project to promote sports at the grassroots level, was once again the biggest beneficiary in the Union Budget for the Sports Ministry as it was assigned `900 crore from the overall allocation of `3,442.32 crore Tuesday.

14. Charith Asalanka was named Tuesday captain of the Sri Lankan T20 team for the three-match series against India, starting here July 27. He replaces spinner all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, who stepped down after the team’s early exit from last month’s T20 World Cup.

15.The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has been allocated Rs 13,000 crore as compared to Rs 12,847 granted in the last Budget.