1.India successfully test-fired the Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) Agni-4 from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha, on August 6, 2026.

2.Four traditional cultural practices of Odisha—Mayurbhanj Chhau Dance, Odissi, Cuttack Bali Yatra and Puri Rath Yatra—have been included in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India.

3.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.

4.Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu present the Sant Kabir Handloom Awards and National Handloom Awards 2025 - 22 prestigious awards – 3 Sant Kabir Handloom Awards and 19 National Handloom Awards – recognising excellence in weaving, innovation, design, marketing, and entrepreneurship

5.Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke announced a new nationwide public outreach initiative titled Kya Bolti Public on Thursday.

6.The Bombay High Court has sentenced former Tehelka editor‑in‑chief Tarun Tejpal to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment after convicting him in the 2013 sexual assault case involving a junior colleague.

7.Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has reiterated that caste-based reservations will remain in place until social inequality is eradicated, aligning with B.R. Ambedkar’s vision of affirmative action.

8.The Odisha government has initiated plans to establish Way‑Side Amenities Centres at intervals of every 50 km along national highways, expressways, state highways, and major district roads.

9.The state government has sanctioned Rs 110 crore in flood relief to 22 districts, based on preliminary damage assessments.

10.Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged that Meta had restricted his Instagram account in India, claiming that users in the country were unable to access his profile.

11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings on the occasion of National Handloom Day, paying tribute to India’s rich handloom heritage and the generations of weavers and artisans who have preserved the country’s traditional craftsmanship.

12.The Odisha government will adopt advanced technologies to enhance disaster preparedness and response.

13.Six members of a family were killed and another injured after a nearly 100-year-old house collapsed amid heavy rainfall in the Mahuli locality under the Kotwali police station area of Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh distric

14.A 54-year-old woman died after allegedly being administered a wrong injection at a medicine store in Odisha's Rayagada district, prompting her family to file a police complaint.

15. Odisha Vigilance arrested a former secretary of two Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies under the Patnagarh Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies (ARCS) Circle in Balangir district for allegedly misappropriating society funds amounting to Rs 22.19 lakh.