1.The state government is set to celebrate Odia Pakhya— a grand cultural initiative aligning with Utkal Divas from April 1 to April 14.

2.The Sahitya Akademi has announced its prestigious fellowship for three eminent writers, including Odia author Pratibha Ray, at the Akademi’s general council meeting recently.  Alongside Ray, the fellowship will also be conferred on noted Sindhi writer Lakhmi Khilani and eminent Urdu author Abdus Samad.

3.The state government has extended its ongoing special road safety drive till April 10.  

4.A total of 523 people have lost their lives and 1,391 have been injured in attacks by wild animals, including elephants, in Odisha over the past three years.

5.At least eight devotees, mostly women, were killed and eight injured in a stampede at a temple in Bihar's Nalanda district Tuesday.

6.Senior bureaucrat Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed the chief of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

7.The country’s largest airline, IndiGo, Tuesday announced the appointment of William Walsh, a pilot and current chief of the global airlines’ grouping IATA, as its next CEO.

8.Seven state public sector enterprises (SPSEs) incurred a loss of Rs794.98 crore during FY 2022–23, up from Rs 453.11 crore in FY 2021–22, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).

9. A special POCSO court in Jharsuguda Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his four-year-old stepdaughter.

10.The Income Tax department has notifi ed all income tax return forms for the assessment year (AY) 2026-27.

11.A total of 35 Naxalites surrendered before security forces across five districts in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region .

12.Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide, who played a key role in developing Mumbai's metro rail network, Tuesday became the first woman commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which was established more than 150 years ago.

13.The CBI has arrested two senior officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), including a deputy commissioner, for allegedly demanding Rs 4 lakh to make a favourable report for two suspended employees of the civic body.

14.India's average monthly mobile data consumption per user crossed the 31 GB mark in 2025, up from 27.5 GB in 2024, according to a report by telecom gear maker Nokia.

15.Dalal Street investors have lost a whopping Rs 51 lakh crore from their wealth since the West Asia conflict began late last month, with the BSE benchmark Sensex tumbling over 11 per cent during this time.