1.Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images in chemical molecules. "Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have provided a solution to a chemical mystery that is over a century old: how homochirality can emerge spontaneously,"

2.Mohammad Zaid Malik has become the first officer from the Jammu and Kashmir Police Service (JKPS) to head a branch office of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Union Territory

3.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday raised its benchmark policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%.

4.The Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha announces a state-wide campaign from October 7 to 9 to include left-out eligible citizens and new youth voters in the electoral roll.

5.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday announced a complete waiver of ground rent for Puja committees conducting public celebrations within the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) jurisdiction  from October 17 to November 18, 2026.

6.The Odisha Forest Department has set up a total of 22 temporary bird protection camps in Chilika, the country's biggest waterfowl habitat, to provide security to the winged guests likely to arrive in hoards soon.

7. With INDIA bloc leaders marching to Jantar Mantar seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal, the Delhi Police Wednesday reiterated that permission to protest at the site has to be sought 10 days in advance and gatherings not exceeding 1,000 people.

8. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Minister Harichandan ordered the execution of a comprehensive, intelligence-backed Special Enforcement Drive a Nasha Mukt Bharat (Addiction-Free India)   from October 10 to October 31, 2026.

9.Alleging widespread illegal mining and blasting on land belonging to Lord Jagannath in Nijigarh Tapang and Kaipadar areas of Khordha district.

10.Several landless families residing in Badha Sabarsahi of Jemadei mouza under Khordha municipality have approached the district collector seeking legal rights over the government land they have reportedly been occupying for more than 30 years.

11.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the milestone 10th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026 on Oct 8 at approximately 10 AM at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi

12.The Andhra Pradesh government recently declared early drought in 21 of its 28 districts.

13.Altogether 341 higher education institutions, comprising 328 colleges and 13 universities, in Odisha will conduct direct elections for various posts of the student union . Polling will be held from 8 am to 2 pm on October 15.

14.West Bengal is set to be renamed 'Paschim Banga'. A new bill to this effect will be introduced during the first session of the Legislative Assembly.

15.Veteran actor Nana Patekar has passed away. He breathed his last on Thursday at the age of 75. Nana Patekar was found unconscious at his residence in Dona Paula, Goa. After being taken to the hospital, doctors declared him dead.