1.The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Public Examinations Amendment Bill, 2026.

2.The Rajya Sabha Wednesday passed a bill to make insult to national song 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed with a voice vote

3.Former Prime Minister late Dr Manmohan Singh was on Wednesday formally exonerated in the coal block allocation case after the Supreme Court quashed a 2015 Special CBI Court order summoning him to face trial.

4.Five districts — Balasore, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj and Sambalpur — had seen 54 blocks, 779 panchayats, 1,591 villages and 14 urban areas affected

5.Moksha Dhriti Panigrahi, a young environmental advocate from Odisha and daughter of Parlekhemundi MLA Shri Rupesh Panigrahi, was honoured with the prestigious "Pride of India 2026" Award in the Green Start-Up category during the Pride of Bharat Leadership Summit 2026, held at Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, on 28 July 2026.

6.The Odisha Higher Education Department has announced the implementation of the NSE BFSI Skill Programme across state universities and colleges to enhance financial literacy and employability. 

7.The Odisha government has formally initiated the process for electing Mayors in the Sambalpur and Puri Municipal Corporations . Sambalpur Mayor Unreserved, Puri Reserved for SC Women

8.Cracking a robbery case involving a brutal attack on a jewellery trader near the Taladanda canal under Madhupatna police limits, the Commissionerate Police has arrested six persons and forwarded them to court.

9.Odisha to upgrade 6,799 gram panchayats with high-speed internet under BharatNet

10.Some Bharat Stage (BS)-III vehicles, which were introduced from April 1, 2005, and manufactured before 2016, may require certain rubber parts and gaskets to be replaced before being run on E20 petrol, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari stated in the Rajya Sabha.

11.The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie several times and destroyed his eye has been convicted on terrorism charges.

12.The Odisha Police have arrested the editor and proprietor of an Odia newspaper for allegedly attempting to extort money and publishing a defamatory news report against the Utkal University vice-chancellor.

13.The state government has decided to introduce a certificate programme on mutual funds for students pursuing commerce, management and related courses in state-run colleges and universities to enhance their financial literacy and employability.

14.Russia's main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list.

15.Brazil's all-time leading scorer Neymar has officially confirmed his retirement from international football.