27 january 2022 current affairs

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
27 January 2022
Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
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2. Weekend curfew ends in Delhi: Restaurants
allowed to open with 50% capacity
 The Government of Delhi on January 27, 2022, lifted the weekend
curfew in Delhi along with an odd-even rule for shops.
 However, the issue of reopening of schools will be taken up in the next
meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).
 Earlier on January 21, 2022, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil
Baijal had 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.
 However, the Lieutenant Governor has approved the State
Government's proposal of allowing the private offices to function at
50% capacity.
 The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia, on January 4, 2022,
had announced a weekend curfew in Delhi to curb the surge in
COVID-19 cases in the National capital.
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3. Air India successfully handed over to Tata Group
 The Government of India successfully handed over Air India to the
Tata Group on January 27, 2022, nearly 69 years after it was taken
from the TATAs.
 According to the officials, the airline was handed over to the
conglomerate as all the formalities were close to completion.
 The Tata Group, as part of the deal with the Government, are also
handed over the Air India Express and a 50% stake in the ground
handling arm of Air India SATS.
 While this will be the Government of India’s first privatization since
2003-2003, Air India will be the third airline brand in Tata’s stable as
the conglomerate holds a majority interest in AirAsia India and
Vistara. It is a joint venture by Singapore Airlines Ltd.
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4. COVID-19 vaccine: DCGI grants conditional
market approval for Covishield and Covaxin
 The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted regular market approval
for the COVID-19 vaccines Covishield and Covaxin for use in the adult
population subject to certain conditions.
 The approval has been granted under the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules,
2019.
 Earlier on January 19, 2022, the Subject Expert Committee of the Drugs
Controller General of India (DCGI) had recommended the regular market
approval of Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India for their COVID-19
vaccines COVAXIN and Covishield with conditions for the adult population in
the country.
 As per India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), SEC had
recommended the upgrade of Covaxin and Covishield status from the
restricted use in an emergency situation to grant new drug permission with
certain conditions in the adult population.
 The Drugs Controller General of India was to further evaluate the
recommendations and will give its decision.
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5. Andhra Pradesh new districts names list
2022: AP gets 13 new districts
 Andhra Pradesh government has announced the formation of 13 new
districts under the AP Districts Formation Act, Section 3(5).
 The new districts in Andhra Pradesh have been formed based on the
Parliamentary constituencies.
 They are carved out from the 13 existing districts, bringing the total
number of districts in the state to 26.
 The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Government has announced that the temple
town of Tirupati will become a new district and it will be named after the
Presiding deity Lord Sri Balaji.
 In another significant political move, the state government has decided to
name the Vijayawada district after the founding president of Telugu
Desam Party (TDP) and the former Chief Minister NT Rama Rao (NTR).
 Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had promised to name a district
after NT Rama Rao during the election campaign.
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6. Padma Awards 2022: Gen Bipin Rawat,
Neeraj Chopra among awardees
 The Home Ministry on January 25, 2022, announced the list of
recipients of the Padma Awards which is one of the highest
civilian awards of India.
 Padma Awards 2022 has been conferred upon a total of 128
people in three categories- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan,
and Padma Shri.
 The three Padma Awards are later conferred by the President of
India at a ceremonial function that will be held at Rashtrapati
Bhawan around March or April every year.
 Some of the eminent names announced for Padma Awards 2022
are India’s first Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat who died in
December 2021 in a horrific chopper crash.
 He has been honoured posthumously with Padma Vibhushan.
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7. PM Narendra Modi to host first-ever India-
Central Asia Summit today
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the first-ever India-
Central Asia Summit virtually on January 27, 2022. The summit
will be held between India and five central Asian nations-
Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and
Uzbekistan.
 The Presidents of the five nations will participate in the summit
along with PM Modi.
 This is the first such summit between the leaders of India and
the central Asian nations.
 The summit was supposed to be held physically earlier but was
turned to a virtual one due to the ongoing COVID situation in
the country.
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8. Republic Day 2022: India celebrates 73rd Republic Day,
Amrit formation, Baaz formation, Vinaash formation part
of flypast
 India celebrated its 73rd Republic Day on January 26, 2022.
 The Republic Day Parade 2022 was held at Rajpath. President Ram Nath Kovind led
the nation in celebrating the 73rd Republic Day.
 The 21-Gun Salute was presented by the Ceremonial Battery of 871 Field Regiment.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the National War Memorial.
 Four Mi-17V5 helicopters of the 155 Helicopter Unit flew in a wineglass formation at
Republic Day parade 2022. The first contingent to grace the parade was of the 61
Cavalry.
 The 61st Cavalry is the only serving active Horse Cavalry Regiment in the world. For
the first time this year, the Indian Air Force in coordination with Doordarshan showed
cockpit videos during the flypast.
 The Republic Day Flypast 2022 comprised 75 aircraft and helicopters making
different formations as they fly past Rajpath. The flypast included the current
modern aircraft/helicopters like Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar, Mi-17, Sarang, Apache and
Dakota displaying various formations including Amrit, Eklavya, Rahat, Meghna,
Trishul, Tiranga and Vijay.
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9. President's address on Republic Day Eve
2022: President remembers General Bipin
Rawat, praises Armes Forces
 Diversity and vibrancy of our democracy is appreciated
worldwide, said President Ram Nath Kovind in his address
to the nation on the eve on Republic Day 2022.
 The president said that it is this spirit of unity and of being
one nation that is celebrated every year as Republic Day.
 He said this year’s celebrations may be muted due to the
COVID-19 pandemic but the spirit is strong as ever
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