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1.Odisha planted approximately 1.5 crore saplings within just 12 hours as a mark of gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who turned 75 Wednesday.
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2.The Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) will now have colour photographs of candidates. Since 2015, the ballot papers pasted on EVMs had black and white photos of candidates which many voters found difficult to recognise.
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3.More than half the electorate in most of the states may not have to provide any document as they will be covered in the electoral roll of the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR) held in their states, Election Commission (EC) officials said Wednesday.
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4.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday approved a proposal to provide free bus rides to schoolchildren across the state, an official release said. The initiative will be implemented under the Mukhyamantri Bus Seva (MBS) scheme.
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5.The Monsoon Session of Assembly starting Thursday is likely to be stormy, as Opposition Congress announced that it will move a no-confidence motion against the BJP government and the BJD resolved to raise questions on law and order, women’s safety, fertiliser scarcity and other burning issues.
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6.Amid recent road mishaps involving vehicles with unauthorised structural modifications, the State Transport Authority (STA) has directed the regional transport officers (RTOs) to take stringent action against such vehicles, especially DJ vehicles, official sources said Wednesday.
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7.State Commerce and Transport department has announced a ‘One-Time Settlement Scheme’ for pending e-challans as of July 31, 2025.
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8.Child marriage and teenage pregnancies have emerged as grave concerns in Nabarangpur district. Figures from the District Social Welfare department show that between 2020 and August 2025, authorities prevented 1,638 child marriages. Yet the same period recorded 7,559 pregnancies among minors, despite repeated government campaigns and awareness drives.
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9.Concerned over the usual spike in pollution levels in winter, the Supreme Court asked the Punjab government Wednesday why some errant farmers should not be arrested for indulging in stubble burning, a key contributor to air pollution, to send across a stern message.
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10.The Patna High Court Wednesday directed the Congress to take off from its social media handles an AI-generated video depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother.
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11.Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that could predict the risk of heart disease in women by analysing their mammogram and age, without depending on an extensive medical history.
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12.The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain the pleas against the Kerala High Court order which dismissed petitions challenging the decision of the Travancore Devaswom Board to conduct a global conclave of Ayyappa devotees September 20.
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13. Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rose for the second day Wednesday on buying in IT, banking, and auto shares by investors enthused by positive day-long discussions with the visiting US team on a bilateral trade deal.
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14.Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is seeking government nod to allow banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and FPIs to invest in non-agriculture commodity derivative markets, its chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said Wednesday.
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15.The Union Finance Ministry has notifi ed Central GST (CGST) tax rates for goods, which will be effective from September 22.