1.The World Health Organization is currently tracking several coronavirus variants, including the EG.5 variant that is spreading in the U.S. and U.K., Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.The risk remains of a more dangerous variant emerging that could cause a sudden increase in cases and deaths," Tedros said, adding that the agency is publishing a risk evaluation report on it today.-hindustantimes.com
2.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on August 9 successfully carried out another orbit reduction manoeuvre of India’s third moon mission Chandrayaan-3.The manoeuvre was performed from ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) centre in Bengaluru. The spacecraft is now just 1,437 km away from the moon.-hindustantimes.com
3.The waiting time for a visa appointment for those travelling to Germany has been brought down to eight weeks, said Georg Enzweiler, Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy, told the media in New Delhi Wednesday.-indianexpress.com
4.Pakistan’s president on Wednesday dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. The move came as the country's top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction that landed him in a high-security prison over the weekend.-hindustantimes.com
5.THERE is disquiet in the scientific fraternity that for the first time since it was instituted in 1958, the country’s top annual science prize, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards, that have celebrated and nurtured the best science talent under 45, have been put on hold.-theindianexpress.com
6.Four Bills — the the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, 2023, Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, and the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023, were passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday via voice vote after Opposition leaders walked out.-theindianexpress.com
7.The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill 2023 that seeks to set up a national body to facilitate funding for research and development in the country.The proposed legislation was passed by a voice vote in just 40 minutes after being taken up for consideration and passage. Only six members participated in the debate as the Opposition had earlier walked out of the House.-hindustantimes.com
8.The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released an updated draft of guidelines for higher education institutions (HEIs) in India. The guidelines include recommendations for private sector partnerships to raise funds, a ranking system for faculty members, the creation of "emotional infrastructure," and an increase in undergraduate seats to generate higher revenues.-hindustantimes.com
9.All factions of wet lease bus drivers will be back in service from August 10. The worker union within BEST said there was a meeting in Dadar, attended by around 1,000 odd drivers belonging to wet lease operators who were unhappy and had not joined work.We held a discussion with them on this and have decided that we will ask the government to give it in writing the demands that have been assured. From Thursday, all contractual drivers will rejoin work,” said Jagmohan Gupta, BEST union leader.-hindustantimes.com
10.India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), a Mini Ratna public sector undertaking under the aegis of the Ministry of Tourism, announced another astounding financial performance for the quarter ending June 30th, 2023, achieving the highest-ever turnover and profit in comparison with the first quarter of the past six years.-hotelierindia.com
11.Dubai resurgent tourism industry is celebrating a successful first half of 2023, after welcoming a record 8.55 million international overnight visitors, compared to 8.36 million tourists in H1 2019. Surpassing pre-pandemic visitation levels and further bolstering the city’s bid to become the world’s most visited destination, the latest data published by Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) represents the industry’s best ever H1 performance.-hotelierindia.com
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