1.After large-scale errors were noticed in textbooks of the Odisha government schools, mistakes were allegedly “detected in the National Anthem and state song in the Odia textbook for Class-I students in English medium private institutes”.

2.Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday declared that she is determined to return home in December, pledging to face the risk of arrest or a death sentence, in order to "restore democracy and justice" to the country.

3.National Green Tribunal has sought a response from the Centre and others in a matter regarding the alleged diversion and allotment of protected forest land for non-forestry purposes in Nicobar district.

4.The government is making a fresh attempt for the passage of a Constitution Amendment Bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and redraw the Lok Sabha constituencies to increase their number to 816 in the ongoing Monsoon.

5.Supreme Court Wednesday granted six weeks time to several states and Union Territories to file their responses on a plea which sought to declare that consumers have a “right to know” about the quality, purity and certification of products, besides the details of distributors and sellers.

6.The authorities deported 42 Bangladeshi nationals who allegedly had infiltrated Odisha's twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, a senior police officer said here Wednesday.

7.Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram on Wednesday laid a comprehensive statement in Parliament detailing the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and other key tribal development programmes in Odisha.

8.Odisha expands free, advanced cancer treatment under ABPMJAY-GJAY with 91 new packages and Rs 311 crore allocation.

9.The Odisha government has made the DISHA Curriculum compulsory in all government and government‑aided special schools for children with intellectual disabilities across the state.

10.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to visit New Delhi on August 6 to participate in a two-day investment roadshow organised by the state’s Industries Department.

11.After concluding its 37-day protest over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has unveiled its next phase of activism, with founder Abhijeet Dipke announcing that the outfit will operate as a “pressure group” rather than a political party.

12.The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered social media platforms, including Meta, X, Google and others, to remove allegedly defamatory posts and AI-generated deepfake videos targeting Union Minister Nitin Gadkari over the ethanol-blended petrol (E20) programme.

13.The central bank revised its FY2026-27 GDP growth forecast upward to 6.7 per cent, compared to the earlier estimate of 6.6 per cent, reflecting stronger-than-expected economic performance during the April-June quarter.

14.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that polymer (plastic) banknotes may enter circulation from April 2027, beginning with Rs 10 and Rs 20 denominations.

15.Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan has issued an apology after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook video was mistakenly removed for several hours.