1.Singer Manmath Mishra receives Nadabrahma Samman 2025 at an event in Soochana Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.

2.Rupee plunged 16 paise to close at an all-time low of 87.59 against the US dollar Thursday.

 3.A Mirage-2000 fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in an agriculture field in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district .

4.The Odisha government has intensified efforts to curb road accidents in the state by strengthening enforcement, improving infrastructure, and enhancing public awareness.

5.A day after recovering over Rs2 crore in cash from an officer of the watershed department, the Odisha vigilance department launched a separate inquiry into alleged misappropriation of funds by the officer and his associates.

6.In a major step towards advancing India’s power semiconductor technology, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Bombay, and iVP Semiconductor have recently signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

7.The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the formation of an inland waterways authority to boost water transport and tourism in the state.

8. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued show-cause notices to 18 medical colleges for not complying with anti-ragging regulations, officials said Thursday

9.The blackbuck population in Ganjam district has increased to 8,789, an official said citing the latest census data.

10.The process of deportation is not new and been ongoing for several years, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Thursday and added that the government is engaging with the US to ensure that deported Indians are not mistreated

11.India has sent a proposal to UNESCO for inclusion of the Diwali festival in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity, Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said Thursday.

12.13.ChatGPT, one of OpenAI’s most popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools Thursday faced a global outage as millions of users were unable to access the service. Many frustrated users took to social media platforms like X Thursday to report that ChatGPT was not working for them.

Energy ministers from over 20 countries will attend the India Energy Week (IEW) to be held in Delhi from February 11 to 14. The largest energy producers from advanced economies and countries from the global south will participate.

14.FC Goa produced an impressive performance to outwit Odisha FC 2-1 in the Indian Super League here Thursday.

15.Vice-captain Shubman Gill orchestrated India's chase with grace, while debutant Harshit Rana dazzled with the ball as the hosts registered a four-wicket win against England in the series opener here Thursday.