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*Current Affairs : <ol> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">1.The State government Wednesday made it mandatory for all shops and commercial establishments in urban areas to prominently display signboards in the Odia language.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">2.RBI keeps its policy interest rate unchanged at 5.5% in a unanimous vote and decides to continue with a 'neutral' stance.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">3. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has warned schools to strictly adhere to the 75 per cent attendance requirement for students appearing for board exams, according to officials.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">4.The Supreme Court Wednesday sought responses from various stakeholders including the Centre and Odisha government on a plea against the alleged proposed constructions inside the Satkosia Tiger Reserve in the state.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">5.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday met Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil in New Delhi and highlighted the need for a fair and just resolution to the Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">6.The Supreme Court Wednesday sought responses from various stakeholders, including the Centre and Odisha government, on a plea against the alleged proposed constructions inside the Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) in the state.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">7.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Khurda Collector to immediately stop the unauthorised construction of a concrete jetty at Gadadwara of Chilika Lake by Vikash Eco Resort Private Limited.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">8.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide technical assistance to Odisha government in order to address the state’s evolving urban development needs, official sources said Wednesday.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">9.Odisha must take the lead in promoting women-led Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), said MSME, Fisheries and Animal Resources Minister Gokulananda Mallik Wednesday. He stressed that boosting women’s entrepreneurship is essential for the state’s economic growth and social progress.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">10 In a bid to further improve Ama Bus services, Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) managing director N Thirumala Naik has directed all employees, including senior officials, to travel by Ama Bus at least twice a week to gain first-hand insight into the commuter experience.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">11. In an unusual situation highlighting the challenges in border regions, Dhulipadar village in Kotia panchayat under this block of Koraput district is home to two primary schools belonging to two different states, a report said. One of the schools is run by the state government and the other by neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">12.The demand for naturally dyed cotton sarees from Subarnapur and Boudh districts is surging, driven by their eco-friendly appeal and durability.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">13.The death and destruction left behind by the fl ash floods in the Kheer Ganga river in Dharali resurrected painful memories for Geeta, a survivor of the 2013 Kedarnath disaster, who lost four family members in that tragedy, India's worst since 2004 tsunami.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">14. The Himachal Pradesh government will set up Tourism Investment Promotion Council (TIPC), a single-window mechanism for fast-tracking project approvals and providing comprehensive investor facilitation to boost private investment in the sector, an official release said Tuesday.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">15.The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to furnish by August 9 the details of around 65 lakh electors left out from the draft electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">16.As the sun set over the fl ood-ravaged Himalayan village of Dharali with 190 people rescued and two bodies recovered Wednesday, fears mounted for those still trapped under the massive river of sludge that buried scores of houses, trees and cars.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">18.In what is being claimed as a first-ofits-kind order by a court in Kolkata, all four accused in the South Calcutta Law College rape case were remanded to police custody for an additional period of three days, 39 days after they were first arrested.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">18.Weakened by hunger, many Gazans trek across a ruined landscape each day to haul all their drinking and washing water - a painful load that is still far below the levels needed to keep people healthy.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">19.The Reserve Bank Wednesday issued revised directions on co-lending arrangements (CLA) to provide specifi c regulatory clarity on the permissibility of such arrangements and address some of the prudential as well as conduct-related aspects.</span></p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:20px;">20.Domestic export sectors such as leather, chemicals, footwear, gems and jewellery, textiles and shrimp will be severely impacted by the imposition of the 50 per cent tariff by US, say industry experts.</span></p> </li> </ol>