267.35 crore as emergency fund for Kerala
- Union Minister Mansuk Mandavia and officials went to study the spread of corona in Kerala. The Union Minister held consultations with the Governor of Kerala and Chief Minister Binarayi Vijayan on Health Minister Veena George.
- Following this consultation, the Central Government has allocated Rs. 267.35 crore to Kerala. The federal government has said the money will be enough to take constructive action against Corona.
- Mahathir Mohamad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, resigned last year. He resigned due to confusion in the coalition. Following this, Muqaidin Yassin took over as Prime Minister last March.
- Meanwhile, the public was dissatisfied with the government's failure to control the spread of corona. And he did not get a consistent majority in parliament. He lost a majority as more than a dozen coalition MPs withdrew their support for him. Two more MPs have withdrawn their support for Yassin last week.
- Following this, Prime Minister Mukaitheen Yassin met the King of Malaysia and presented his resignation letter. Mukaitheen's 18 - month rule in Malaysia has come to an end.
- The Kerala Police has launched the country's first 'Drone Forensic Lab & Research Center', a drone forensic research center, as drones pose a security threat. Thus 5 km. Details of all drones operating within the perimeter can be known. Surveillance can also be used to deactivate the drones.
- The Sensex touched a record high of 55,437.29 points for the first time in trading on Friday (August 13, 2021), the last day of the week for the Indian Stock Markets.
- Sweden's Thomas Dennerby has been appointed head coach of the Indian senior women's football team. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will host the "AFC Asian Cup Women's Football Tournament" in India from January 20, 2022 to February 06, 2022.
- Tennerby has been appointed head coach to prepare the senior team for the event.
- The Federal Government has issued a notification for amended Rules (Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021) prohibiting the production, import, storage, distribution, sale and use of prohibiting single-use plastic items. The ban is set to take effect on July 1, 2022.
