24 July 2015 Current Affairs
Ajay Mathur is new Director-General of TERI
Ajay Mathur, director-general of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), has been appointed as the new Director-General (DG) of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). He will succeed Nobel laureate RK Pachauri who was removed from the top most position over sexual harassment charges.
World’s First Malaria Vaccine Approved By EMA
The world’s first malaria vaccine called “Mosquirix” on 24 July got approval from European Medicines Agency (EMA).The vaccine has been developed by British drug-maker GlaxoSmithKline in partnership with PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative. According to EMA’s regulations, this vaccine is licenced for use in 6-week-old to 17-month-old babies.
Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme
Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme, which aims at comprehensive development of villages around tiger reserves. It will be launched on project basis from 2015-16 to 2019-20.
Shubham Jaglan Won IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf Event 2015
Ten-year old Shubham Jaglan won the IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf event in Las Vegas. He shot a three round score of 106 winning by a five-stroke margin, ahead of two Americans Justin Dang and Sihan Sandhu and Thailand’s Pongsapak Laopakdee for the Boys 9-10 years category title.