THUMB: First Desalination Plant

Odisha’s First Desalination Plant
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated a landmark desalination project at the IREL plant in Matikhal, Chhatrapur.
The facility, developed at a cost of Rs 130 crore through a joint initiative between IREL and the Odisha government, marks the state’s first venture into converting seawater into potable fresh water.

Bengaluru-Belagavi Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off services of three Vande Bharat trains at the Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Train Station in Bengaluru. He inaugurated the Vande Bharat train service between Bengaluru and Belagavi in Karnataka.

Patrapada Hit-And-Run
Police today seized Mahindra Thar involved in the accident that claimed the life of an 8-year-old girl, Reshma Raul. The incident occurred near Patrapada Chhak when the victim along with her mother and brother was returning home after Raksha Bandhan celebrations.

Rs 1,800 Crore-BEML Rail Coach Unit
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of the 'Bramha' BEML Rail Hub for Manufacturing in Umaria village of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The state-of-the-art facility, to be developed by Bharat Earth Movers Limited with an investment of Rs 1,800 crore, is poised to become a cornerstone of India’s self-reliant rail production ecosystem.

Tributes To V. V. Giri
President Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to former President V. V. Giri on his birth anniversary at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Bharat Ratna Varahagiri Venkata Giri served as the fourth President of India, holding the office from August 24, 1969, to August 24, 1974.

Travel For Devotees Eases
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Amritsar-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Train service virtually.
Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (PMO), said this would make the journey easy for devotees coming from different parts of the country to pay obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra in Jammu.

Woman Jumps Into Mahanadi
A young woman jumped into the Mahanadi River from the Chaurapur Bridge in Sambalpur district. The woman has been rescued from the water and admitted to a nearby medical facility for treatment.

Britain Dethrones Switzerland
The three-day tug of war competitions of The World Games 2025 kicked off here on Saturday, with Britain's men's 640kg team clinching gold after a dominant performance against reigning champion Switzerland. Germany took home the bronze medal.

35th Fit India Sunday
Under the 'Panchayat Fit India - Sundays on Cycle' initiative, youth and fitness enthusiasts from across the country gathered at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya flagged off the campaign and urged people to embrace cycling as part of their daily lives.