1. The Odisha state government Wednesday announced morning classes in all schools from April 2 in view of the heat wave conditions.

 2.The Supreme Court Monday asked the state government to decide the remission plea of a repenting Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in Keonjhar district in 1999.

3.Satabdira Kalakar, one of the oldest theatre troupes in the state, will organise the National Kalinga Natya Mahotsav, a five-day multi-lingual theatre festival, here at Rabindra Mandap from March 22.

4.President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a two-day visit to Odisha from March 24, an official statement said Wednesday. During the visit, Murmu will participate in the foundation day celebrations of the Bharatiya Bishwabasu Sabar Samaj at Kaliapalli in Nayagarh.

5.The Odisha government has installed rooftop solar projects with a total capacity of 17,705 kilowatt (KW) on 1,232 public buildings across the state, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo informed the Assembly Wednesday.

6.The state government has made a budgetary provision of Rs1,800 crore for execution of the rooftop solar scheme for three financial years (2024-25 to 2026-27).

7.The state government has removed a total of 4,95,951 dead and ineligible beneficiaries from the public distribution system (PDS) during the ongoing e-KYC (electronic know your customer) verification process.

8.National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) extended financial assistance of Rs10.10 crore to Saheed Laxman Nayak (SLN) Medical College & Hospital in Koraput Wednesday.

9.With 3.5 billion people worldwide suffering from oral diseases, dental health remains a critical yet often neglected aspect of overall well-being.

10.Crime control in the smart city of Rourkela has received a shot in the arm as the police administration has added 22 sports utility vehicles (SUVs) to its existing fleet of patrolling vehicles.

11.Observing that ration cards have become a “popularity card”, the Supreme Court Wednesday wondered if the benefits meant for the poor percolated to undeserving persons.

12.The government Wednesday approved a Rs1,500 crore incentive for the promotion of small-value BHIM-UPI (P2M) transactions up to Rs2,000, a move aimed at benefiting common people and small merchant.

13.The Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has registered a case against former PWD minister and senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain over alleged corruption in a Rs 571-crore CCTV project, an offi cial said Wednesday.

14.The government Wednesday revised two schemes – National Program for Dairy Development and Rashtriya Gokul Mission, raising the outlay by Rs 2,000 crore to Rs 6,190 crore to boost milk production, procurement level, processing capacity.

15.Gold prices advanced Rs 700 to reach a new lifetime high of Rs 91,950 per 10 grams in the national capital Wednesday on the back of continued buying by jewellers ahead of wedding season, according to the All India Sarafa Association.