1.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the state Budget will prioritise industry, tourism and fill vacant government posts.

2.Mineral-rich Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Jharkhand have emerged as top-performing ‘achievers’ among the states listed in NITI Aayog’s first Fiscal Health Index (FHI) report released Friday.

3.A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s administration Thursday from implementing the Republican president’s executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it ‘blatantly unconstitutional.’

4.The High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA), led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved eight industrial projects worth Rs32,736 crore which will generate employment opportunities for about 18,688 people, an official said.

5.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday congratulated Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General (DG) of India Meteorological Department (IMD) for bagging the Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC) Outstanding Service Award, 2025 conferred by American Meteorological Society.

6.In an attempt to foster a collaborative approach between industry and academia, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Bhubaneswar organised Pan IIT World of Technology (PIWOT) satellite conference which was attended by a diverse group of leaders from industries, academia, and government sector.

7.The six-laning of the 110 km stretch on NH 16 between Tangi-Chandpur by-pass and Berhampur is still to be explored, despite the fact that traffic on the key commercial corridor of the state has grown exponentially over the years.

8.The Supreme Court Friday refused to examine a PIL seeking scrapping of tax deducted at source (TDS) framework under the Income Tax Act and said it was levied everywhere in the world.

9.ISRO will launch its 100th satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota January 29, the space agency said Friday.

10.South African Indian-origin filmmaker Anant Singh has been appointed to the Global Arts and Culture Council (GACC), which was inaugurated at the latest session of the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday.

11. The Taliban Friday rejected a court move to arrest two of their top officials for persecuting women, accusing the court of baseless accusations and misbehaviour.

12.The Hamas militant group has published the names of four hostages it says it will release Saturday as part of the ceasefi re in the Gaza Strip. There was no immediate confi rmation of the names from Israel. Hamas released the names Friday

13.Adani Green said it has appointed independent law firms to review the US indictment of founder Gautam Adani and top Adani Green executives for paying $265 million in bribes for power contracts

14.Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, has reduced milk prices by Rs1 per litre across India.

15.Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Friday felicitated the Indian cricket team for its historic victory in the Physically Disabled Champions Trophy in Colombo, Sri Lanka.