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1.India – home to over 70 per cent of the global wild tiger population .With its tiger population doubling over the past decade to 3,682, the country continues to lead global conservation efforts.
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2.As many as 19 judges were appointed to three high courts, including 11 in Madhya Pradesh, Monday. While four additional judges were appointed to the Telangana High Court, four others were appointed to the Gauhati High Court, the law ministry said.
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3.In a fiery escalation of her anti-BJP offensive ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched 'Bhasha Andolan' (Language Movement), accusing the Centre and the EC of conspiring to implement the NRC "through the backdoor" and unleashing "linguistic terror" on Bengali-speaking migrants.
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4.Odisha utilised 87.9 per cent of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds between 2019-20 and 2023-24, according to a report of the Supreme Court-mandated Central Empowered Committee (CEC).
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5.Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, and the Kalinga Gastroenterology Foundation (KGF) observed World Hepatitis Day 2025 with events aimed at raising awareness, promoting early diagnosis, and urging public action against hepatitis.
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6.Since the onset of monsoon in the state June 20 till date, Himachal Pradesh has suffered losses of over Rs 1,500 crores, offi cials said Sunday.
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7.The top court asked the poll panel to continue accepting Aadhaar and voter ID for the SIR exercise in Bihar. “As far as ration cards are concerned we can say they can be forged easily but Aadhaar and voter cards have some sanctity and have presumption of genuineness.
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8. An attendant of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Monday lodged a complaint at Khandagiri police station, alleging that she was sexually harassed by a male nursing officer.
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9.Nagpur’s 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh stunned the chess world by winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025, becoming the first Indian woman to claim the prestigious title.
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10.In a major breakthrough, the Army’s elite para commandos Monday gunned down the alleged mastermind of Pahalgam terror attack, along with two of his associates, in an encounter in a forest area on Srinagar's outskirts in Kashmir॰
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11.Taking a cue from the Union government’s National Panchayat Awards, the state government Monday announced its own State Panchayat Puraskar initiative to encourage excellence among Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
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12.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has sanctioned Rs55 lakh for the treatment of needy people from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) in 2025, a statement said.
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13.The flood situation in the northern region of the state improved Monday with water receding in most of the rivers, following which the body of a missing person was found, officials said.
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14.The Orissa High Court Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of suspended IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi who has been booked by the CBI in a corruption case.
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15.The official Instagram account of the Higher Education (HE) department was reportedly hacked for a short duration Monday morning, raising concerns over cybersecurity within government digital platforms.