China has been officially certified as ‘Malaria-free’ by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is only the second country in the Asia Pacific region to get the tag, after Sri Lanka in 2016.
China has maintained zero indigenous malaria cases for four consecutive years. In the 1940s, it had an estimated 30 million cases and 300,000 deaths per year.

Mastercard has announced a strategic equity investment in Instamojo, India’s largest full-stack digital solutions provider for MSMEs.

India’s Covaxin effectively neutralises both Alpha and Delta variants of coronavirus, said the US’ National Institute of Health (NIH). The NIH said that the results of two studies of blood serum that was taken from people who had received Covaxin suggest that the vaccine generates antibodies that effectively neutralise the B.1.1.7 (Alpha) and B.1.617 (Delta) variants of SARS-CoV-2.

The Central Government has once again extended the tenure of Senior Advocate KK Venugopal as Attorney General for India for a period of one year with effect from July 01, 2021, till June 30, 2022.

Telangana Government implements the Chief Minister Dalit Empowerment Programme. Recently, the state government has announced that it will provide financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the eligible Dalit beneficiaries, under this programme.
The scheme will cover 100 families each from all the 119 Assembly constituencies in the state, with a budget of Rs 1,200 crore for the first stage. The amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the selected Dalit beneficiaries.