1.The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their breakthrough work predicting and designing the structure of proteins, the building blocks of life.

2.President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a state visit to three African nations -- Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi, starting October 13, which is a reflection of IndiaAfrica “growing partnership”, the MEA said Wednesday.

3.Ratan Naval Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, passed away at the Breach Candy Hospital Wednesday night following agerelated health conditions. He was 86.

4. The Union government Wednesday decided to continue the supply of free fortified rice under the food law and other welfare schemes till 2028 through allocation of Rs 17,082 crore, a move aimed at reducing anaemia and micro-nutrient deficiency.

5. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, who is set to demit office next month, turned philosophical, saying he had served the country with “utmost dedication” amid “fears and anxieties” as to how history will judge his tenure. The 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI), his two-year tenure will end November 10.

6.At least 52 police stations across Odisha did not have CCTV cameras till September 15, when an Army officer and his fiancée were allegedly assaulted at Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar, senior IPS officer Dayal Gangwar has informed the Orissa High Court.

7.At least 3,660 cyber fraud complaints over duping people of Rs 68.79 crore have been reported at the dedicated cyber police station here over the past nine months, a senior police officer said Wednesday.

8.Veteran tribal leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Dhaneswar Majhi died at a hospital in Kalahandi Wednesday, family sources said. He was 83.

9.The CBI has listed 11 pieces of evidence, such as reports of DNA and blood samples, in its chargesheet to hold arrested Kolkata Police civic volunteer Sanjay Roy as the “sole accused” in the rape and murder of a woman doctor at the RG Kar hospital here.

10.The Aam Aadmi Party will contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections alone against an “overconfident” Congress, a party member said Wednesday.

11.US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Wednesday amid tensions with Iran while Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said an Israeli strike against Iran will be “lethal, precise and surprising.”

12.Personal data like mobile numbers, PAN, addresses and pre-existing medical conditions of about 3.1 crore customers of Star Health Insurance is allegedly available on a website created by a hacker identified as xenZen.

13.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for the tenth straight time, but took the first step towards a rate cut as it eased its relatively hawkish policy stance to ‘neutral’

14. Defending champion IM Padmini Rout of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) shot into sole lead with 6.5 points at the end of the seventh round of the 50th National Chess Championships for Women at Managiri.

15.The 38th edition of the National Games will be held in Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14 next year, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced Wednesday.