Current Affairs – 09 August,2023 – Daily Bulletins

09/08/2023 Bulletins – by crossupdates.com

India

• The Rajya Sabha discussed and passed four Bills on August 8 (Tuesday)

1. The Inter-services Organization (command, control and discipline) Bill.
2. The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill.
3. The National Dental Commission Bill.
4. The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill (piloted by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya).

Health

• Zurzuvae, World’s first postpartum depression pill approved in US.
• Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) going to funding US $3.6 million to advance the development of Gennova Biopharmaceutical’s self-amplifying thermostable mRNA vaccine platform to develop vaccine candidates against Disease X.

Personality

• Pepperfry co-founder and CEO Ambareesh Murty dies of cardiac arrest.
• Tesla Chief Financial Officer Zachary Kirkhorn stepped down after 13 years.
• Vaibhav Taneja will be next CFO of Tesla.

Business

• State own Coal India Limited (CIL) on August 8 reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 7,941.4 crore for the quarter ended June, down 10 percent compared to Rs 8,834.22 crore in the same quater last year.

World

• A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by rain, hail and lightning in the Eastern US.