1.India contributed USD 28 billion in climate finance through multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2022, surpassing the contributions of many developed countries.

2.The Himachal Pradesh Assembly Wednesday passed a Bill which will bar the members of the House who are disqualified under Tenth Schedule of the Constitution (anti-defection law) from drawing pension.

3.India remains the fastest-growing paper market in the world with domestic consumption of packaging paper and paperboard growing at 8.2 per cent in 2023-24.

4.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday decided to dissolve all Special Development Councils (SDCs) in the state.

5.Projecting the UNESCO Kalinga Prize as a symbol of Odia pride, Opposition BJD Wednesday demanded passage of a resolution in the Assembly supporting the continuation of the international science award.

6.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday announced a grant of Rs 5 crore each for Kerala and Tripura to support recovery efforts following natural disasters in both states.

7.The Odisha state’s first band of musicians with disabilities will make their debut in the Capital city.

8.Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo flagged off the first consignment of dragon fruit from Biju Patnaik International Airport .Four quintal of dragon fruit was exported to Dubai through Indigo Cargo.

9.The Khurda District Legal Services Authority (KDLSA) will hold the Lok Adalat September 14. Pending cases like civil disputes, cheque bounce and banking will be heard during the session.

10Forest officials Wednesday seized 500 turtles and arrested four smugglers near Motu-Chintur road in bordering Andhra Pradesh under Kalimela block of this district.

11. The Central University of Odisha (CUO) in Koraput has been awarded with a grant of `23 lakh by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi for a collaborative research project on ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’.

12.The Supreme Court Wednesday put tough questions to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over its submission that an accused cannot seek each and every document seized by the central agency in the course of the investigation, at a pre-trial stage.

13.The National Medical Commission (NMC) has reintroduced sodomy and lesbianism as unnatural sexual offences in the forensic medicine and toxicology curriculum for undergraduate medical students.

14.The rupee breached the crucial 84-mark second time within a month and settled 3 paise lower at 84.01 Wednesday amid a sharp decline in the domestic equity markets as investors stayed away from riskier assets.

15.Tokyo Games bronze-winner Harvinder Singh became the first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the Paralympics, beating Poland’s Lukasz Ciszek in a lop-sided final.