current affairs 26 August 2021 (In English)

Javelin thrower "Tek Chand" will be India's flag bearer for the opening ceremony at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.

Mariyappan Thangavelu is in quarantine after possible exposure to COVID-19.
On his flight to Tokyo, Mariyappan came in close contact with a COVID positive passenger.
Asian Games gold medalist Tekchand will be the new flag bearer of India.

Denmark's capital Copenhagen has been named as the safest city in the world out of 60 global cities in the Safe Cities Index 2021 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
New Delhi is ranked 48th, while Mumbai is at 50th.
Yangon is at the bottom of the index as the least safe city.
The EIU's Safe Cities Index is a global, policy benchmarking tool developed to measure global urban safety. The index was 1st released in 2015.
In 2021, cities are ranked on the basis of 76 indicators of security across five broad pillars, which are digital, health, infrastructure, personal and environmental.
Environment protection is a new addition to the list of safety standards for the year 2021.

India will host the 2nd United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) in Hyderabad in October 2022,
And the theme set for next year is Towards Geo-Enabling Global Villages.
The UNWGIC is organized every four years by the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM).
It aims to enhance international cooperation between Member States and relevant stakeholders in geospatial information management and capabilities.
The 1st UNWGIC was organized by China in 2018.

Motorized wheelchair vehicle that can be used not only on roads but also in uneven terrain.
The wheelchair named as NeoBolt has a maximum speed of 25 kmph and is powered by a lithium-ion battery that helps 25 kms for every charge.
NeoBolt was developed by IIT-M researchers in consultation with organizations and hospitals working among people with locomotor disability.
Neobolt has been commercialized through a startup called Neomotion, founded by Srinivasan and IIT Madras alumnus Swastik Saurav Dash.

These are communication satellites supported by the Indian telecom company Bharti.
The satellites were carried into space by an Arianespace Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan.
The latest launch brings the company's total to 288 satellites in orbit.
OneWeb is on track to launch the service this year and serve it globally in 2022.
The satellites will be part of OneWeb's 648 LEO satellite fleet that aims to provide high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.
OneWeb is well on its way to global service delivery, meeting the growing demand from telecom providers, ISPs and governments around the world.