# Vaccine mixing

• A combination of Covishield and Covaxin generates better immunogenicity than two doses of the same vaccine.

• This study has been released by Indian council of medical research (ICMR) on Sunday.

• The council released its findings which suggest that immunisation with a combination of an adenovirus vector platform based vaccine followed by an inactivated whole virus vaccine was not only safe but also generated better immunogenicity.

# National flag

• Ahead of the independence day celebration, the union government has asked states to ensure that people do not use national flags made of plastic.

• The national flags made of the non-biodegradable materials  creates a problem regarding its disposal in an appropriate way.

• The home ministry in a communication to all states and union territories advised regarding the tricolour.

# Coastal highway

• Odisha government has given its consent to the Ambitious 8000 crore rupees coastal highway project.

• This highway will connect Odisha’s Tangi with West Bengal’s Digha.

• The first tender for laying a portion of road could be invited by march next.

# Taliban

• The Taliban tightened the noose over northern Afghanistan on Sunday.

• Taliban has captured three more provincial capitals as they take their fight to the cities after seizing much of the countryside.

• The Taliban terrorists have snatched four provincial capitals in Afghanistan since Friday.

# Myanmar

• Myanmar protestors on Sunday marked the anniversary of a 1988 pro-democracy uprising.

• This uprising had brought Aung san suu kyi to prominence, with flash mobs  and marches of defiance against the ruling Junta.