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Highlights of 28 January 2026 Current Affairs
- A southward shift of the polar vortex, caused by weakening of the polar-front jet stream, has triggered extreme cold events in parts of the United States, illustrating how instability in the stratospheric and tropospheric polar vortex can allow Arctic air to spill into mid-latitudes.
- Arctic amplification, marked by faster warming of the Arctic compared to lower latitudes, is reducing the pole–mid-latitude temperature gradient and increasing the frequency of severe winter outbreaks and polar vortex disruptions in North America and Europe.
- Extremely cold polar conditions associated with a strong polar vortex enhance polar stratospheric cloud formation, accelerating ozone depletion processes, especially over Antarctica, while India remains largely unaffected directly, with only indirect links via western disturbances.
- India’s national cyber-response agency, CERT-In, handled around 30 lakh cyber incidents in 2025, reflecting the surge in ransomware, AI-enabled scams, phishing, and organised financial fraud amid rapid digitalisation.
- CERT-In’s role has expanded through initiatives such as Cyber Swachhta Kendra, National Cyber Coordination Centre, sectoral and state-level CSIRTs, and the Cyber Crisis Management Plan, strengthening India’s capacity for real-time cyber threat detection, coordination, and recovery.
- Constitutional debates around the Governor’s address have highlighted the distinction between Article 175, which gives discretionary power to address or message the legislature, and Article 176, which mandates an address outlining the elected government’s policies at the start of specified sessions.
- The Supreme Court judgment in Nabam Rebia (2016) reaffirmed that Governors must act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers under Articles 175 and 176, reinforcing principles of federalism, executive accountability, and constitutional morality.
- The President approved 131 Padma Awards for 2026, underscoring the breadth of India’s civilian honours system, which recognises distinguished service across diverse fields while remaining non-titular under Article 18 of the Constitution.
- Seventy Armed Forces personnel received gallantry awards on Republic Day 2026, reflecting India’s structured system of wartime and peacetime honours, ranging from the Param Vir Chakra to the Ashoka Chakra, conferred by the President as Supreme Commander.
- The Border Roads Organisation’s successful high-altitude rescue and road restoration at Chatergala Pass in Jammu and Kashmir highlighted the strategic and civilian importance of BRO infrastructure, even as global health governance faced a setback with the United States completing its withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
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