1.President Droupadi Murmu, who arrived here Tuesday on a fi veday visit to the state, unveiled a statue of Santali writer and educator Pandit Raghunath Murmu in the Capital City.

2.The Centre’s proposal to set up a strategic oil reserve near Chandikhole in Jajpur district has failed to make any headway as the state government is yet to take a call on closure of black granite mines on the foothills of Dankari hills under Dharmasala block, a report said.

3.Two National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela faculty members represented India at the recently-concluded 9th BRICS Young Scientist Forum (YSF) 2024 held in Russia.

4.University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said recently that higher education institutions should adopt the semester system instead of holding annual examinations for better evaluation of students and improving their learning process.

5.Former CBI director Vijay Shankar breathed his last Tuesday after prolonged illness, his family said. He was 76.

6.The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), a wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has identifi ed and blocked more than 1,700 Skype IDs and 59,000 WhatsApp accounts used for digital fraud, Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.

7.Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas challenging the exclusion of the CJI from the panel meant for selecting the chief election commissioner and election commissioners.

8.Delhi High Court's Chief Justice Manmohan was Tuesday appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.

9.President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office for a second term there will be “HELL TO PAY.”

10.South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday. Parliament voted to lift the declaration, with the National Assembly .

11.The RBI has asked banks to ‘urgently’ reduce the number of inoperative or frozen accounts by taking necessary steps and also report their numbers quarterly.

12.The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which allows bank account holders to have up to four nominees in their accounts.

13.India has recorded a sharp increase in exports for several key product categories with the country maintaining or improving its rank among the top ten global suppliers.

14.PhonePe Tuesday announced the launch of a new and affordable insurance plan for dengue and malaria on its platform, starting at just Rs59 per year. The affordable health coverage plan offers comprehensive year-round coverage of up to Rs1 lakh for medical expenses related to vector and air-borne diseases.

15.The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the death sentence of a 30-year–old man convicted of the rape and murder of a 19-year-old engineering student in Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi.