PSC Current Affairs - August 22, 2021

  • The Second Vaccine made in India, which was recently approved for emergency use   ZyCov-D
  • Manufacturers – Zydus Cadila
  • Sixth Vaccine to get authorisation to use in India
  • By using jet injector process, vaccine will deliver through the skin without using any needles
  • First Covid-19 vaccine for children between 12 – 18 years gets emergency use nod in India
  • Help desk against dowry harassment that was started in the office of the leader opposition in Kerala - Makalkoppam
  • Self-employment scheme launched by the Government of Kerala for unemployed  senior citizen- Nava Jivan
  • India’s first electric-vehicle friendly highway -Delhi-Chandigarh Highway
  • First country that decided to grant patent for artificial intelligence systems -  South Africa
  • Kerala’s first drive-through vaccination centre started in -Thiruvananthapuram
  • The country that has given asylum to Afghanistan President Ashraf  Ghani, who left his country after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan- UAE
  • Prominent sports coach and first Dronacharya Award winner who passed away recently- O.M Nambiar    
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