Current affairs 27 January 2023

Padma Awards for year 2023 announced.

• The government of India announced the Padma Awards 2023 on the eve of the 74th Republic Day (26th January 2023).
• Of the 106 Padma awards, six are Padma Vibhushan, nine are Padma Bhushan and 91 are Padma Shri.
• Nineteen of the Padma awardees are women.
• ORS pioneer, Dilip Mahalanobis will be awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in the field of Medicine (Pediatrics).
• Mulayam Singh Yadav will be awarded Padma Vibhushan posthumously in the field of public affairs.

President approves 412 Gallantry Awards for Defence personnel.

• President of India, Droupadi Murmu has approved 412 Gallantry awards and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others.
• These awards include six Kirti Chakras and 15 Shaurya Chakras.
• It also includes one Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 92 Sena Medals, one Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), seven Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry), and 29 Param Vishisht Seva Medals.
• President has also awarded President’s Tatrakshak Medal and Tatrakshak Medal to ICG Personnel.

Har Ghar Nal Se Jal drive will be completed by 2024.

• National Centre for Good Governance DG, Bharat Lal has addressed a Conference on Water Security for high Economic Growth and Prosperity at 14th South Asia Conference on Think20@G20, New Delhi.
• The Har Ghar Nal Se Jal drive under Jal Jeevan Mission will be completed by 2024.
• It is being implemented in a unique bottom-up and decentralized approach by mobilizing Village Water and Sanitation Committees to manage the village water supply infrastructure.

Centre launched U-WIN platform for children and pregnant women.

• The government of India has launched the U-WIN platform.
• Aim: To digitize India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP).
• It has been launched in pilot mode across two districts of each state and union territory.
• This platform will help in registering and vaccinating every pregnant woman, recording her delivery outcome, and administering birth vaccinations and all immunizations.
• It will also act as a single source of information for reminders of upcoming vaccine doses.

Nagaland observed 3rd edition of annual Orange festival 2023.

• Nagaland observed the third edition of the annual Orange festival 2023 at Rusoma village, Kohima district.
• The two-day festival was organized in collaboration with the Department of Horticulture, Agriculture, Rural Development, Land Resources, and Kohima Smart City.
• Aim: To recognize and celebrate the hard work of the orange growers.
• It also facilitates the market linkages to sell their produce at one hub.
• Nagaland capital: Kohima, Chief minister: Neiphiu Rio.