DH Evening Brief: January 23, 2022

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG said in its latest bulletin. It also said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction in the country.

. The party's knack for winning big has prompted some to call the party almost invincible. However, the BJP's electoral record is far from flawless. In assembly elections, the BJP seems unbeatable when it is the challenger but struggles to defend its incumbent government.

. The economy, as per the advance estimates of the National Statistical Office (NSO), is expected to record a growth of 9.2 per cent during the current fiscal, which is a tad lower than 9.5 per cent projected by the Reserve Bank.

. When the pandemic began, no one gave serious thought to the effect of school closures on children. However, nearly two years in, conversations with counsellors and psychiatrists indicate that the mental health challenges children face have shot up.

. Diving deep into his repertoire of technical and managerial skills, S Somanath had anchored the shaping of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk III, India’s most powerful rocket launcher, for years.

. India is set to celebrate its 73rd Republic Day, second after the Covid-19 pandemic, that has killed over 55 lakh people globally, set in. Even so, events planned on Rajpath are expected to be as grand as every year albeit with a change of plans.

. During the forthcoming phase of assembly elections, Punjab will be the testing ground for whether political space has expanded significantly in that state to make way for the emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

. The Indian economy has "some bright spots and a number of very dark stains" and the government should target its spending "carefully" so that there are no huge deficits, noted economist and former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Sunday.

. The Election Commission's ban on physical rallies in five poll-bound states since January 8 due to the ongoing Covid-19 wave has hit the business of charter flight operators.

DH Evening Brief: January 23, 2022

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