24 january 2022 current affairs

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
24 January 2022
Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
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2. Union Budget 2022 Session
 The Union Budget 2022 will be presented by the Finance Minister of
India Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2022, at 11 am.
 The Budget session will start on January 31 with the address of
President Ram Nath Kovind to both the Houses of the Parliament and
will be held in two parts.
 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Budget of the
Modi 2.0 Government and the duration of the Union Budget 2022
might range from 90 to 120 minutes.
 The address by the Finance Minister during the 2020 Union Budget was
the longest in the history of Independent India as her address lasted
roughly two hours and forty minutes.
 The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs said in a statement that the Union
Budget for 2022-23 will be laid in the Rajya Sabha after its presentation
in Lok Sabha on February 1 at 11 am.
 The Economic Survey before the Budget session, like every year, will
be presented on January 31, 2022
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3. Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022 Winners List
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually interacted with the
winners of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar for the years
2021 and 2022 on January 24, 2022.
 Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani
was also present on the occasion.
 PM Modi conferred digital certificates to the 61 winners of
Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 and 2022 using a block chain-driven
technology that was developed by IIT Kanpur under the National
Blockchain Project.
 The digital certificate will be stored on digital wallets installed on
the mobile devices of the recipients.
 This was the first time block chain technology was used for
giving certificates to the awardees.
 The digital certificate is globally verifiable, unforgeable,
selectively disclosable and sensitive to user content.
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4. India withdraws from AFC Women's Asia Cup
2022, remaining matches cancelled
 The Indian women's football team has withdrawn from the ongoing
AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 after several players tested positive for
COVID-19.
 India is the host of the ongoing football tournament.
 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed that India has
withdrawn from the AFC Women’s Asia Cup 2022 and that their
remaining matches stand cancelled.
 India withdrew from the tournament after its match against Chinese
Taipei was cancelled after the hosts were unable to field 13 players due
to COVID-19 cases in the team.
 India vs Chinese Taipei match was scheduled to take place at the DY
Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on January 23, 2022.
 While the names of COVID positive players has not been announced
yet, a large number of them have tested positive.
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5. Republic Day tableaux 2022 list: 25 tableaux,
17 military bands to participate in Republic
Day 2022 parade
 The Republic Day parade 2022 will have 17 military bands, 16
marching contingents, and 25 tableaux of various states, departments,
and the armed forces.
 The details were announced by the Indian Army on January 22, 2022,
in a statement.
 Notably, the states selected for the Republic Day parade tableaux also
include the poll-bound states- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, and
Punjab.
 The Uttar Pradesh tableaux during the Republic Day parade will
highlight the Kashi Vishwanath Dham temple as well as the State
Government’s One District One Product (ODOP) scheme.
 On the other hand, Uttarakhand tableaux will focus on the State
Development schemes while the tableau from Goa will highlight the
symbols of Goan heritage.
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6. National Girl Child Day 2022
 National Girl Child Day is observed every year on January 24th. The
day is observed to spread awareness regarding the inequalities faced
by girl children in Indian society and also to promote the rights of the
girl child and the importance of female education, health and
nutrition.
 National Girl Child Day is an initiative taken by the Union Ministry of
Women and Child Development.
 The day is commemorated by different ministries and organisations
by organising different events to raise awareness on the inequalities
faced by girls and importance of their empowerment.
 The National Girl Child Day 2022 theme is yet to be announced.
 The National Girl Child Day 2022 Theme was ‘Digital Generation, Our
Generation and the 2020 theme was ‘My voice, our common future.
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7. International Day of Education 2022
 The International Day of Education is observed every year on
January 24 to mark the significance of education and the role it
plays in promoting global peace and development all over the
world.
 International Education Day 2022 is also significant as the day
sheds light on the changing patterns of education and the role
technology is playing in taking education to the corners of the
world.
 International Day of Education 2022 makes sure about the rights
of every individual to receive education since childhood.
 The day also brings attention to those regions that lack the
accessibility of education due to civil war or unstable government
or any other ongoing socio-political scenarios.
 International Education Day promotes the right to education for
every individual.
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8. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tests COVID-19 positive
 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu tested positive
for COVID-19 on January 23, 2022. The Vice
President is currently in Hyderabad, Telangana.
 The Vice President has decided to remain in self-
isolation for a week following the COVID protocol
and has advised all those who came in contact
with him to isolate themselves and get tested.
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9. Syed Modi Badminton Championship 2022: PV Sindhu
wins women's singles title, Ishaan Bhatnagar-Tanisha
Castro win mixed doubles
 Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won the women's singles final
of the Syed Modi Badminton Championship 2022 held at
Babu Banarasi Indoor Stadium on January 23, 2022.
 Top-seeded Sindhu beat Malvika Bansod in two straight sets
of 21-13, 21-16 in the final that lasted for 35 minutes.
 The two-time Olympic medalist had stormed into the
women's singles final of the Syed Modi Badminton
Championship 2022 after defeating 5th seeded Russian
opponent Evgeniya Kosetskaya who retired hurt midway in
their semifinal clash on January 22nd.
 Malvika, on the other hand, had defeated another Indian
Anupama Upadhyaya 19-21, 21-19, 21-7 in a tough semifinal
match.
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10. Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti 2022: PM Modi
pays tribute to Netaji on his 125th birth
anniversary, unveils hologram
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th
birth anniversary in the central hall of the Parliament on January 23, 2022.
 From this year, the Republic Day celebrations will start on Netaji's birth anniversary on January
23rd and conclude on January 30th, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
 India generally used to begin Republic Day celebrations on January 24th every year.
 However this year it started on January 23rd. A full dress rehearsal was held at Rajpat today with
the parade taking the same route that it will take on January 26th.
 PM Modi had announced earlier on January 21st that a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose will be installed at India Gate as a symbol of the country's "indebtedness" to him.
 The statue is expected to be 28 feet in height and 6 feet in breadth. It will be made of granite.
 Till the statue is installed, a hologram statue of his would be present at the same place.
 The hologram statue was unveiled by PM Modi on the occasion of Netaji's 125th birth
anniversary.
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11. Weekend curfew in Delhi to continue, LG rejects proposal to
remove curfew; Private offices can operate at 50%
 The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal rejected the
proposal by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to remove the
weekend curfew in the National Capital as the state sees
a dip in active COVID-19 cases.
 The LG, while rejecting the recommendation, urged
Kejriwal Government to maintain the status-quo till the
COVID-19 situation improves.
 However, the Lieutenant Governor has approved the
State Government's proposal of allowing the private
offices to function at 50% capacity.
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