The document discusses several topics related to current affairs in India including the upcoming 2022 Union Budget, guidelines for Republic Day celebrations, Meta's new AI supercomputer, the name of the new Lucknow IPL team, National Tourism Day, and National Voters Day. Key details include that the Union Budget will be presented on February 1st, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will have staggered timing for sessions related to the budget, and that National Tourism Day and National Voters Day will both be observed on January 25th.

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
25 January 2022
Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
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2. Education Budget Expectations 2022
 Union Budget 2022 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman on February 1, 2022.
 This year, the Finance Minister will be introducing the fourth budget
of Modi 2.0 government.
 The budget session of the parliament will begin on January 31, 2022.
Many expectations are riding on Union Budget 2022.
 The experts are expecting the union government to make focused
budgetary allocation for the edu-tech and healthcare sector and
incentivise the sector through innovative fiscal policies.
 The experts are also expecting the government to revise the existing
income tax slabs during this year's budget and also focus on
boosting consumer demand and private investments and
introducing relief packages to support the industries that have taken
the hardest hit in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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3. Union Budget 2022: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha
to have staggered timings, strict COVID
protocols in budget session
 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will have staggered
timings during the Budget session of Parliament
starting from March 31.
 The decision has been taken as part of the
measures against COVID-19 amid the rise in the
number of COVID cases in the country.
 The Union Budget will be presented by the Union
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February
1, 2022, at 11 am.
 The first part of the Union Budget 2022 session
will start from January 31 and will continue till
February 11 while the second part of the Union
Budget session will be held from March 14 to
April 8, 2022.
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4. Republic Day 2022 Guidelines
 As India prepares for the Republic Day parade on January 26,
2022, the Delhi Police on January 24 released a set of
guidelines for people who will be attending the upcoming
parade.
 Apart from releasing the Republic Day 2022 guidelines, the
Delhi Police also informed about the number of security
measures that have been put into place ahead of Republic
Day 2022.
 Amid the increasing numbers of COVID-19 in India, the
authorities are also requesting people to adhere to all the
COVID protocols for their own safety and for others.
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5. Meta’s new AI Supercomputer to be world’s
fastest by mid-2022
 Meta, Facebook parent company, has said that its newly
unveiled artificial intelligence supercomputer will be the
fastest in the world by mid-2022.
 In an official statement on January 24, 2022, Meta said
that the company is introducing AI Research
SuperCluster (RSC), which is believed to be among the
fastest AI Supercomputers running today.
 It will be the fastest in the world once fully built out in
mid-2022. Earlier in October 2021, the social media
company had changed its name to Meta to reflect its
focus on metaverse, which will be the successor to the
mobile internet.
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6. Lucknow IPL team to be called Lucknow
Super Giants
 The Lucknow IPL team, owned by RPSG Group, will be
called Lucknow Super Giants. Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, Lucknow IPL
Team owner and RPSG Group Chairman unveiled the new
name of the Lucknow IPL team in a video message on
January 24, 2022.
 The Lucknow IPL team had decided to crowdsource its name
from the fans under 'Naam banao naam kamao' contest.
Based on the responses, the new team name - Lucknow
Super Giants - was chosen.
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7. National Tourism Day 2022
 The National Tourism Day in India is observed on
January 25 every year by the Ministry of Tourism.
Tourism Day is celebrated to make people aware of
the significance of tourism for the country’s economy.
 National Tourism Day 2022 will be celebrated in the
country under the aegis of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav’ which is a 75-week long grand celebration
launched by Prime Minister Modi to mark the 75 years
of India’s Independence.
 National Tourism Day 2022 also brings to attention the
vast and rich cultural and mythological heritage of the
country from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and the scenic
sites to visit. Every year on National Tourism Day, a
different theme is given as the day is significant to
create awareness about the various aspects of tourism
in India.
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8. National Voters Day (NVD) 2022
 The National Voters Day is celebrated every year on
January 25th to commemorate the foundation day of the
Election Commission of India.
 This year, the Election Commission of India is celebrating
the 12th National Voters Day.
 National Voters Day is observed to create awareness
about the need to participate electoral process.
 The day aims to encourage especially the new voters to
register themselves as voters.
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