1.Commissioner-cum-Secretary Dr. N. Thirumala Naik, IAS, on 6 August 2026, demands the immediate deployment and adjustment of teachers in every single-teacher elementary school.

2.Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida has informed that beneficiaries whose names are received from the districts by July 25 will also get the Subhadra money on the same occasion.

3.Nearly 23 districts in disha have been partially or extensively affected. So far, 3,567 houses and 37,297 hectares of agricultural land have been reported damaged. The state has already released Rs 110 crore in assistance.

4.The NDD programme will administer Albendazole to over 1.61 crore children aged 1 to 19 years and more than 19 lakh women of reproductive age (20 to 24 years) across all 30 districts in Odisha. This includes 32,94,630 children aged 1-5 years in NDD districts, and 1,28,89,071 children aged 6-19 years.

5.The Government of Odisha has taken proactive measures to ensure the smooth supply and equitable distribution of fertilisers across the state for the Kharif 2026 season.

6.The Government of Odisha signed 27 Memoranda of Understanding involving a proposed investment of Rs 41,748 crore, expected to generate 35,252 jobs.

7.Indian gymnast Ariha Pangambam , becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships.

8.The CBI has filed a chargesheet in the NEET‑UG 2026 paper leak case, alleging that three National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts exploited frisking and CCTV gaps to copy confidential questions and pass them through intermediaries months before the exam.

9.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified in Parliament that any MDR would be levied only on merchants, not customers on certain digital payment modes.

10.The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved GOBARdhan, India’s National Circular Bioenergy Scheme, with an outlay of Rs 23,731 crore.

11.Ram Meher of Baragada has been selected for the Sant Kabir Handloom Award 2025, the country’s highest recognition for handloom craftsmanship, while Prafulla Kumar Sahoo of Jagatsinghpur received the National Handloom Award 2025.

12.Odisha is likely to witness heavy rainfall across several districts as a low pressure area is expected to form over the coastal areas of Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal.

13.A merchant vessel caught fire after being struck near the eastern entrance of the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-to-ship radio communications.

14.Sangeetha, wife of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, has withdrawn the divorce and residency rights petitions she had filed against him before the Chengalpattu District Family Court. 

15.Parliament has approved the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill 2026, aimed at addressing payment delays faced by MSMEs and simplifying dispute resolution,