Daily Current Affairs 2 July 2022

Health officials in South Korea has approved the country's first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine for 18 years or older.

The Indian government has banned the manufacture, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items like plates, cups, straws, trays, and polystyrene from July 1, 2022.

India supplied the seventh batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan, consisting of six tons of essential medicines. This is part of India’s ongoing humanitarian assistance. It was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul.

Sixth round of the Foreign Office Consultations were held between India and Mexico in Mexico City.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the new president of Philippine.

India tightened imports of gold, an effort to rein in the rupee. Rupee hit all time low of 79.11 against US dollar on Friday, 1 July. Government has raised its basic import duty on gold to 12.5% from 7.5%.

Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra set a new national record with a javelin throw of 89.94m as he finished 2nd at Stockholm Diamond League. He won silver medal.