1.Former acting Director General of Police (DGP) Arun Kumar Sarangi was appointed the chairman of Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) .

2.India climbed one place to 39th rank out of 133 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024 rankings, according to a report by the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization. Last year, the country was ranked 40th.

3.The state government will not tolerate corruption at any level, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said during the inaugural session of a two-day Collectors’ conference at Lok Seva Bhawan here, Friday

4.While unveiling the ‘Utkarsh Odisha – Make in Odisha Conclave 2025’ logo, Majhi outlined several initiatives – development of MSME parks in each district, establishment of an FDI park, multimodal logistics parks, and new industrial corridors— taken by his government.

5.A new study has revealed the importance of mixing Atlantic and Arctic waters in sustaining the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a key driver in regulating Earth’s climate.

6.Maniabandha in Cuttack, a picturesque village emerges as a vibrant tapestry of cultural heritage and economic resilience, has figured in the list of villages winning the Best Tourism Village Competition (BTVC) 2024 in Craft Category, organised by Ministry of Tourism on the occasion of World Tourism Day, Friday.

7.The government has approved an initiative aimed at conserving freshwater turtles and gharials in Ganga, officials said Friday.

8.Lokayukta police Friday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case, following the court order.

 9.YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Friday said he has indefinitely postponed his planned trip to the Tirupati Lord Venkateshwara Temple, coming in the midst of the Laddu controversy, while Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said no one stopped the Opposition leader from visiting the shrine.

10.The BJP won the last vacant seat of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s 18-member Standing Committee unopposed Friday as the councillors of the ruling AAP and Congress boycotted the election.

11.As the festive season approaches, Indian Railways has decided to run nearly 6,000 special trains to help more than one crore passengers get home for Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath festivals.

12.China’s newest nuclearpowered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior US defence official said, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.

13.Japan’s ruling party Friday picked former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to become Prime Minister next week.

14.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continued selling government bonds from its portfolio for an eleventh consecutive week, posting its longest such streak since January 2022, data released Friday showed.

15.Promising to be 100 per cent fit for the new season, India’s two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra said Friday a podium finish in the 2025 Tokyo World Championships is the next big target on his mind going forward