1.A recent study by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) revealed that over 11,000 children in Odisha are vulnerable to child marriages. The report was based on data from the 2023-24 academic  session.

2.The inventory of valuables stored inside the Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple will be conducted after the completion of ongoing repair work in the treasury.

3.There are 3.32 crore PDS beneficiaries under both Central and state schemes, of whom more than 33 lakh have not completed their e-KYC verification. Earlier, the government had extended the deadline to January 31, then till February 15, and now, the fresh deadline is March 31, 2025.

4.The Tamil Nadu government has offi cially taken possession of the seized assets belonging to late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, marking a signifi cant development in the protracted disproportionate assets case.

5.India is already a solar superpower, one of only four countries to have installed more than 100 gigawatts of solar... Energy access is on the rise with villages across the country electrified by 2018, well ahead of schedule.

6.The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams for Classes X and XII began Saturday, with more than 42 lakh students set to take the tests at over 7,800 centres across the country and abroad.

7.Income Tax payers can now match the sections of the I-Tax Act, 1961, with the corresponding clauses in the simplified I-T Bill, 2025, on the tax department portal.

8. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized its biggest-ever cryptocurrency worth Rs1,646 crore as part of a "mega" money laundering investigation into a fraud investment scheme where numerous depositors were duped in the name of securities investment, official sources said.

9.Popular YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia apologised for his controversial remark again on Saturday but said he is scared as he and his family are receiving death threats.

10.At least four women were reportedly injured and rushed to hospitals after a stampede-like situation broke out at the New Delhi railway station late Saturday evening, triggering a chaos on platform numbers 14 and 15, officials said.

11. A target to take bilateral trade to USD 500 billion by 2030 and plans to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement will help India boost its exports to the US, say exporters.

12.The Reserve Bank of India Friday said 20 non-banking fi nancial companies, including Reliance Commercial Finance and IDFC Limited, have surrendered their certifi cate of registration (CoR).

13.Catholic nuns working as doctors in government hospitals are a rare sight in India. However, senior doctor Jean Rose is an exception. 1st Catholic nun becomes medical officer in Kerala.

14.Seawater will soon be converted into fresh water in Ganjam district as the district administration has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) to establish a desalination plant, the first of its kind in the state.

15. Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers are now prohibited from taking leave without prior approval from the Chief Secretary, according to a notification issued Saturday by the General Administration and Public Grievance department.