1. Ismail Sabri Yaakob appointed as Prime Minister of Malaysia | Current Affairs in English
1. Ismail Sabri Yaakob appointed as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Ismail Sabri Yaakob (61 years) has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia by Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.
Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country.
Capital : Kuala Lumpur
2. BPCL launches AI-enabled chatbot ‘URJA’.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has launched an AI-enabled chatbot (URJA)
It is the first AI chatbot in oil and gas industry in India.It has been launched under Project Anubhav of BPCL and currently supports 13 languages.It was first launched as 6 month pilot project on WhatsApp for enabling LPG bookings.
3. Tokyo Paralympics to start from August 24.
India will be represented by 54 athletes and compete in 9 sports disciplines including Archery, Athletics Track and Field, Badminton, Swimming, Weightlifting at Tokyo Paralympics.This is the biggest-ever contingent India has sent to any Paralympics and are part of Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
4. NIAB, Hyderabad notified as Central Drugs Laboratory for testing.
Govt of India has identified two Autonomous Institutes of Dept of Biotechnology (DBT), named as National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad and National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, for upgradation as Central Drug Laboratories (CDLs).Its funding support was provided under PM-CARES fundsAim: to establish more facilities to regulate the testing of COVID-19 vaccines for quick release of vaccine batches for prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
5. Zydus Cadila Vaccine got approval for emergency use for COVID-19.
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for ZyCoV-D.
It is World’s first and India’s indigenously developed DNA based vaccine for COVID-19 to be administered in humans including Children and adults 12 years and above.It is developed in partnership with Dept of Biotechnology under ‘Mission COVID Suraksha’ It is a 3 dose vaccine which when injected produces spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
6.HDFC Life releases 'Life Freedom Index 2021' report
Life Freedom Index is made up of 4 indices: Financial Awareness Index, Financial Planning Index, Financial Sufficiency and Adequacy Index, and Financial Liberty Index.The scores are based on responses in 6 metros (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai), four Tier-I cities (Kochi, Indore, Ludhiana, Bhubaneshwar) and four Tier-II cities.
7.Finance Minister Sitharaman to launch National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) in delhi.
NMP will list out Centre’s infrastructure assets which will be sold over the next 4 years.It consists of a 4-year pipeline of the Centre’s brownfield infrastructure assets.It will also serve as a medium-term road map for the Centre’s asset monetisation initiative.
