1.September 17 marks PM Modi's birthday, while October will mark the completion of 25 years of his public service. BJP begins month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan to mark PM Modi's 25 years of public service .

2.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia would consider the deployment of Western troops on Ukrainian territory a declaration of direct war.

3.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 50 development projects worth around Rs 960 crore in Sambalpur, while also launching a state-of-the-art Make-in-India Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) aimed at strengthening weather forecasting and disaster preparedness across western Odisha.

4. Padma Shri filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda has been appointed to the reconstituted Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the statutory body that certifies films for public exhibition in India.

5.IMD Director General Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra clarified that the department has not issued any cyclone warning for the state, asking the public not to panic over unverified reports.

6.Police have seized 3 quintals 32 kg of ganja from an abandoned truck at the entrance of Kuradpasi village under Kundheigola police station in Reamal block, Debagada district.

7.DG NCC Lt Gen Virendra Vats and MoD Additional Secretary Dipti Mohil Chawla flag in the all-women high-altitude expedition at Karzok, Ladakh.

8.The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Ministry of Labour & Employment’s proposal to increase the mandatory wage ceiling under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 25,000 per month.

9.The Rs 500 crore legal notice accuses Aaditya Thackeray of trying to portray Satush Salian's struggle for justice as "politically motivated".

10.Over the 15-day period, CAQM's Flying Squads conducted as many as 150 targeted inspections across industrial units, construction sites, and power-generation facilities.

11.PM Modi will use the three-day Semicon event to display India's fledgling chip and electronics industry.

12.East Coast Railway (ECoR) has become the first railway zone in the country to cross the 100 million tonne (MT) mark in freight unloading in the current financial year.

13.New rules governing Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain UPI transactions have raised questions among users about whether digital payments will become chargeable from October 15, 2026. However, consumers will not be directly charged for making UPI payments under the new framework,

14.Weather conditions across Odisha are set to turn inclement over the coming days as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) tracks a newly formed upper-air cyclonic circulation. Originating over north Thailand

15.Rahul Gandhi wants the new UPI transaction rules scrapped, claiming they will hurt consumers and benefit US companies.