A roundup of the key current affairs for July 22, 2026, covering the items not taken up as separate deep-dive articles.
National Flag Adoption Day and Pi Approximation Day
🗞️ Why in News July 22 marks the adoption of the national flag and is also Pi Approximation Day.
Key Points
- On July 22, 1947, the Constituent Assembly adopted the national flag, the tricolour, with Jawaharlal Nehru moving the resolution; the design is based on the Swaraj flag, with the Ashok Chakra (a 24-spoke wheel from the Lion Capital of Ashoka) replacing the charkha.
- July 22 is also observed informally as Pi Approximation Day, since the fraction 22/7 is a common approximation of the mathematical constant pi.
📌 Facts Corner, Knowledgepedia
- National Flag: adopted by the Constituent Assembly on July 22, 1947; Ashok Chakra has 24 spokes.
- Resolution moved by: Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Pi Approximation Day: July 22 (22/7).
India Approves Its First Dengue Vaccine
🗞️ Why in News India granted marketing approval for its first dengue vaccine.
Key Points
- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) granted marketing authorisation for a dengue vaccine (Qdenga), reported as India’s first approved dengue shot, for a defined age group.
- Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease spread by Aedes aegypti, with four serotypes; India carries a high dengue burden, making an effective vaccine significant for public health, alongside vector control.
📌 Facts Corner, Knowledgepedia
- Approval: CDSCO marketing authorisation for a dengue vaccine (Qdenga).
- Regulator: CDSCO, India’s national drug regulator.
- Disease: dengue, spread by Aedes aegypti; four serotypes.
Naying Hydropower Project Gets Environmental Clearance
🗞️ Why in News An expert panel cleared a large hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh.
Key Points
- An expert appraisal committee recommended environmental clearance for the roughly 1,000 MW Naying Hydroelectric Project on the Siyom (Yomgo) river in Shi-Yomi, Arunachal Pradesh, to be developed by NEEPCO.
- The Siang basin is strategically significant, as the Siang is the Indian name for the Yarlung Tsangpo, on which China is planning a mega-dam near the Great Bend; Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India.
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- Project: Naying Hydroelectric Project (about 1,000 MW), Siyom river, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Developer: NEEPCO.
- Context: the Siang is the Yarlung Tsangpo; strategic water security.
Large Tramadol Seizure
🗞️ Why in News Enforcement agencies reported a major seizure of the opioid tramadol.
Key Points
- Enforcement agencies reported the seizure of a very large quantity of tramadol tablets, a synthetic opioid painkiller, in an interstate trafficking case.
- Tramadol is regulated in India under narcotics and drug laws, and such seizures highlight the challenge of synthetic-drug abuse and trafficking; the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is the nodal drug-law-enforcement agency.
📌 Facts Corner, Knowledgepedia
- Seizure: large quantity of tramadol, a synthetic opioid.
- Concern: synthetic-drug abuse and trafficking.
- Nodal agency: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
Monsoon Session: An MP Suspended from the Lok Sabha
🗞️ Why in News A Member of Parliament was suspended from the Lok Sabha during a disrupted session.
Key Points
- Amid repeated disruptions in the ongoing Monsoon Session, a Member of Parliament was suspended from the Lok Sabha by the presiding officer for the day’s proceedings over conduct in the House.
- Suspension of members is governed by the Rules of Procedure of the House (such as Rules 373, 374 and 374A for the Lok Sabha), a power the presiding officer uses to maintain order.
📌 Facts Corner, Knowledgepedia
- Event: an MP suspended from the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session.
- Basis: the Rules of Procedure of the House on maintaining order.
- Session: Monsoon Session 2026 (July 20 to August 13).
UPSC Relevance
These items span GS Paper 2 (parliamentary procedure, governance) and GS Paper 3 (health, science and technology, environment, security). Revise them as quick prelims pointers alongside the day’s deep-dive articles.
Facts Corner
📌 Facts Corner, Knowledgepedia
- National Flag Adoption Day: July 22, 1947 (Constituent Assembly, Nehru); Ashok Chakra with 24 spokes.
- Dengue vaccine: CDSCO approval for Qdenga, India’s first; dengue spread by Aedes aegypti.
- Naying HEP: about 1,000 MW on the Siyom river, Arunachal Pradesh (NEEPCO); Siang is the Yarlung Tsangpo.
- Tramadol seizure: large synthetic-opioid haul; NCB is the nodal agency.
- Lok Sabha: an MP suspended during the disrupted Monsoon Session.
Sources: Press Information Bureau, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, Ministry of Culture
Source: Current Affairs Today, July 22, 2026 — Ujiyari.com | Free UPSC & State PCS Current Affairs
