1.US closes Wednesday its embassy in Kyiv due to ‘specifi c information of a potential air attack’ by Russia.

2.Nokia wins a multi-year, multibillion deal from Bharti Airtel to deploy 4G and 5G equipment across key Indian cities.

3.The Indian women’s hockey team pose with the Cup after retaining the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy title at Rajgir, Wednesday.

4.The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) in Odisha announced Wednesday the schedule for the annual Plus-II examinations for 2025.

5.For the last couple of months Earth had a second moon, which is about to disappear by November 25. The ‘asteroid 2024 PT5’ was initially nicknamed as a ‘mini moon’ or ‘second moon’.

6.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has invited Singapore president Tharman Shanmugaratnam to visit the state in January 2025 and said Singapore’s petrochemical industry and port models will be adopted in the development of Paradeep Port in the coastal state.

7.All Niramaya centres in the state to operate roundthe-clock. This directive came during a review meeting held on Wednesday to discuss the functioning of Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL).

8.Odisha’s organic date palm jaggery, known as ‘Odisha Khajuri Guda’, has emerged as a major attraction at the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2024 in New Delhi. The GI-tagged natural sweetener has quickly become a best-seller at the ‘Odisha Mandap’, located in Bharat Mandapam.

9.Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, currently lodged in Berhampur Circle Jail serving a life sentence, expressed his interest in pursuing Masters of Arts (MA) in Public Administration through the Odisha State Open University (OSOU) this year, a prison offi cial said Wednesday.

10.Adani Group, through its subsidiary Mahanadi Mines and Minerals Pvt. Ltd., has acquired 112.86 acre land in Bolangir district reportedly for compensatory afforestation.

11.The second phase of the multi-agency Sea Vigil exercise to check the preparedness of security forces began off the Goa coast Wednesday, offi cials said.

12.A voter turnout ranging from 50 to 70 per cent was recorded in the bypolls to 15 assembly seats spread across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala and Uttarakhand Wednesday.

13. A two-judge division bench of the Calcutta High Court Wednesday delivered a split verdict on a bail petition moved by former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and four other high-profile accused, indicted by the CBI in the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam.

14.Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Wednesday launched the ‘Delhi Solar Portal’ as a single window solution for installing rooftop solar panels by the people in the city.

15.Users across India can now access hyperlocal air quality information on Google Maps, the tech titan said Wednesday announcing Air View+, an AI-powered and ecosystem-based solution.

16.The United States Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution for a ceasefi re in Gaza, drawing criticism of the Biden administration for once again blocking international action aimed at halting Israel’s war with Hamas.

17. Iran has tried in vain to prevent a Western push for a resolution against it at the UN nuclear watchdog’s board meeting by offering to cap its stock of uranium just shy of weapons grade, the watchdog and diplomats said Tuesday.

18.India’s economic growth may have slowed in the September quarter, but overall there is not much downside risk to 6.5-7 per cent growth projections for the current fi scal year, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said Wednesday.

19.Domestic rating agency Icra Wednesday said India’s real GDP growth for the September quarter is likely to decline to 6.5 per cent due to heavy rains and weaker corporate performance. The agency, however, maintained its FY25 growth estimate at 7 per cent o

20.The Kerala government announced Wednesday that the Argentina national football team, led by legendary player Lionel Messi, will visit the state next year for an international friendly match.