1. Investors adds Rs 36.65 lakh crore to their wealth in seven days of a steep rally in the equity market, where Sensex jumped over 8%.

2.The state Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday approved Rs 108 crore for the construction of the integrated Anandapur Barrage Project in Keonjhar district. The decision was among six major proposals cleared across five departments.

3.The Minimum qualification for fresh Anganwadi worker appointments raised to graduation or its equivalent from a recognised university. The change will apply only to fresh appointments.

4.In a grand culmination of the annual mass nesting of endangered Olive Ridley turtles, lakhs of hatchlings broke out of eggshells to emerge from sandy pits and crawl towards the sea at the idyllic Gahirmatha beach off Bay of Bengal coast in Kendrapara district.

5.The state government has decided to finalise its vision document for 2036 and 2047 in the next 15 days after consulting with public representatives, common citizens, members of civil society and intellectuals at various levels, an official statement said Wednesday.

6.Odisha has earned recognition at the National Panchayat Awards 2025, winning two prestigious honours in newly-introduced special categories. The awards will be presented on Thursday during the National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) celebrations at Lohna Uttar Gram Panchayat in Madhubani district, Bihar.

7.Expressing concern over the widening gap between the number of NEET aspirants and available medical seats, the Karnataka government Wednesday urged the National Medical Commission (NMC) to signifi cantly increase undergraduate medical seats across the country.

8.US Vice-President JD Vance Wednesday visited the Taj Mahal along his wife Usha Vance wife and their three children, officials said.

9.The Uttar Pradesh government has set an ambitious target to boost silk production by connecting 7,500 rural groups to the State Rural Livelihood Mission in the 2025–26 action plan, an offi cial statement said Wednesday.

10.The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to stay the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) mains examination scheduled for April 25 and rejected the pleas alleging paper leak during a preliminary test December 13 last year.

11.A Delhi court Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant against Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar and said she “deliberately” flouted its order to submit probation bonds and deposit Rs1 lakh fine in a defamation case of Delhi LG V K Saxena.

12.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday said it has attached fresh assets worth more than Rs1,500 crore as part of a money-laundering investigation against the Sahara Group.

13.The Trump administration would look at lowering tariffs on imported Chinese goods pending talks with Beijing, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday, adding that any action would be in conjunction with negotiations and not made unilaterally.

14.Handbags, wrist watches, footwear and sportswear, priced above Rs 10 lakh will now attract 1 percent Tax Collected at Source (TCS), as per a notification issued by the Income Tax department.

15.Himanshi (53kg) and Muskan (59kg) grabbed gold medals on the concluding day of the U20 Wrestling Nationals, helping Haryana win the women's team championship.