1.Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country's first privately developed orbital rocket, under Mission Aagaman, calling it a significant step forward in India's space ecosystem. 

2.Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were taken to the Adapa Mandap of Srigundicha temple from their respective chariots at Saradhabali

3.The OdishaHigher Education  Department has reshuffled leadership positions across non-government aided degree colleges in the state by transferring 80 Readers and entrusting them with additional responsibilities..

4.Odia cinema has earned another major national recognition as filmmaker Amartya Bhattacharyya’s directorial Lahari won the Best Odia Film award at the 72nd National Film Awards, announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday.

5.A long-awaited dream of the people of Malkangiri district in Odisha is set to become a reality, with the administration preparing to launch regular flight services from Malkangiri Airport. As part of the process, a trial flight is scheduled to take place on July 22.

6.The Hirakud Dam in Odisha's Sambalpur opens four sluice gates to release excess floodwater as the reservoir level continued to rise due to heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas today.

7.The Odisha government has announced the inclusion of 121 new cancer treatment packages under the Ayushman Bharat scheme

8.Social activist Anna Hazare urged the Centre to hold talks with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk after the latter was admitted to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital following deterioration in his health, resulting from 20 days of hunger strike.

9.Activist Sonam Wangchuk Saturday described the proposed July 20 Parliament march as India's "second freedom movement", calling for "freedom from fear" and "freedom from injustice" while urging supporters to make the mobilisation a "big success".

10.US forces launched a new round of strikes against Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction, the US Central Command said in a statement.

11.The government has convened an all-party meeting Sunday ahead of the commencement of the Parliament's Monsoon Session July 20.

12.Panama’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Javier Eduardo Martinez-Acha Vasquez, arrived in New Delhi Sunday on a five-day official visit to India aimed at further strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries

13.Indian President Draupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Ganjam on the 4th and 5th.

14.Odisha has been ranked among India’s top five investor‑friendly states, earning the Top Performer tag in the first‑ever Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) released by NITI Aayog

15.Former Prime Minister HD Dele Gowda's wife Chennamma Dele Gowda, aged 89, passed away on Saturday in a hospital in Bengaluru due to a heart attack.