1.The Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) is likely to be launched August 15, ISRO sources said Tuesday.

2.Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin asked all the political parties to normalise the law and order situation in the country and directed the armed forces to take stern measures to protect the lives and properties of the people and state assets.

3.Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s plan to travel to London has hit a roadblock over some “uncertainties” and she is unlikely to move out of India for the next couple of days, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

4.National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma's tenure ended Tuesday. Sharma, 60, assumed the charge of NCW chairperson August 7, 2018.

5.The rescue operations in landslideaffected four villages of Kerala’s Wayanad entered the eighth day Tuesday with the death toll reaching 402 and around 170 still missing.

6.The 29-year-old from Haryana defeated Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba 5-0 in the semifinals where she used brain and brawn in equal measure to be assured of at least a silver in her third Olympic outing.

7.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked the country’s leading aluminium producer Hindalco of the Aditya Birla Group for alleged corruption in getting environmental clearances for coal mining between 2011 and 2013,

8.The state government may procure potatoes from Punjab to improve supplies and reduce prices of the tuber, a minister said.

9.The Chief Minister  said that Odisha targets a 500 billion dollar economy by 2036 when the state will be celebrating the centenary of its formation. “We also desire to reach 1.5 trillion dollar economy by 2047,” he added.

10.Indian Coast Guard (ICG) units along Odisha and West Bengal coastlines have increased vigil after the toppling of the government in Bangladesh.

11.Our government is committed to supporting journalists and has taken several initiatives to improve their working conditions and quality of life said PEMA KHANDU | CM, ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

12.More than 84 per cent of the districts in India are prone to extreme heat waves and 70 per cent are experiencing a rise in the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events, according to a new analysis.

 13.Tata Power Tuesday said it has logged 31 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at `1,189 crore, compared to the year-ago period, on back of operational efficiency.

14.Electric vehicle sales registered a 55.2 per cent on-year growth at 1,79,038 units in July driven by a massive 96 per cent jump in e-two-wheeler sales, automobile dealers’ body FADA said Tuesday.

15.Avinash Sable becomes 1st Indian runner to reach the final of the 3000m steeplechase event at the Olympics