# Monkeypox

• Delhi confirmed its first case of monkeypox on Sunday, a day after the infection was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization.
• The health ministry confirmed that a 34 year old man from Delhi was isolated at lok nayak hospital with monkeypox symptoms.
• The national Institute of virology, pune confirmed the diagnosis.
• The patient has no travel history and was admitted some days ago with fever and skin lesions.

# Wind energy

• The ministry of new and renewable energy said it would be doing away with the practice of reverse auctions – when companies bid to offer the lowest price – while awarding contracts for setting up wind energy projects.
• There were complaints from the industry that e reverse auctions are leading to tarrifs being artificially lowered leading to unhealthy competition.
• India has committed to installing 60000MW of wind power projects by 2022, but has only met two thirds of the target.
• The cost of large tracts of land required to install wind turbines is among the reasons cited for dwindling health of the wind energy sector.

# Draupadi murmu

• President elect Draupadi murmu will take the oath of office of the highest constitutional post of the country on Monday, followed by a 21 gun salute.
• The Union home ministry said the ceremony will be held at the central hall of parliament at 10:15 am.
• Chief justice of India NV Ramanna will administer the oath of office to her.
• She will be the first president to be born after independence and is the youngest to occupy the top post.
• Draupadi murmu will also become the 10th successive president to take oath on July 25 since 1977.

# Space station

• China on Sunday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year end.
• China began constructing the space station in April 2021.