1.Several places in Odisha’s Ganjam district, including Taptapani hot spring, have been declared as no-fly zones for the two-day visit of President Droupadi Murmu starting August 4 (Tuesday).

2.Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and Karan Adani visited the IMFA plant at Therubali, sparking fresh optimism about the region’s industrial future. The visit comes amid preparations for a Rs 1.08 lakh crore integrated aluminium project

3.The excess water discharged from Hirakud Dam has reached Mundali near Kataka Sunday, further swelling the Mahanadi river, but there was no major flood threat in the delta regions even though 10 coastal districts are on high alert, 

4.An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off the main island of Java Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and dozens missing as rescuers and passing vessels evacuated hundreds from the burning ship.

5.India approved just one Chinese FDI proposal worth Rs 1 crore, while clearing 13 applications from Hong Kong worth Rs 610.42 crore in the last financial year.

6.The Supreme Court is slated to hear Monday a plea filed by the Trinamool Congress and its Rajya Sabha member Dola Sen challenging the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) decision to freeze three of the party's bank accounts in connection with an alleged money laundering.

7.Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan Sunday said that eight people have died, an equal number are missing and 13 were injured in the previous day's heavy rains.

8.Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia.

9.Odisha Governor Haribabu Kambhampati Sunday urged youths to choose playgrounds over drugs, classrooms over addiction and service over self-destruction and become pillars of nation-building by helping create a drug-free society.

10.Odisha government Sunday pledged to transform the state into a completely drug-free state, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announcing a 100-week mass movement to eliminate the drug menace.

11.Odisha Police have rescued 17,590 missing women and children and reunited them with their families during a special drive conducted from January to June this year.

12.Pandit Jagannath Behera, one of Odisha's most celebrated exponents of the traditional folk art form Pala and widely revered as the "Pala Samrat", passed away at the age of 101 after a prolonged illness.

13.As per the IMD prediction, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Balasore, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Jajpur and Cuttack may receive heavy rainfall between August 2 and 9..

14.The Odisha Higher Education Department has extended the timeline for the ongoing Phase-I undergraduate (UG) admission process for the 2026-27.

15.The total amount of Rs 8.22 crore—one of the largest single ABS payouts for rice—was released to research institutions and 33 State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils after an international seed company utilised Indian rice varieties to develop commercial hybrids.