UPSC Current Affairs 12 February 2026 — The Hindu

• Tamil Brahmi inscriptions in Egypt point to ancient trade links
• High turnout expected as Bangladesh votes today
• The Constitution enters the sanctum
• Have States gained from the 16th FC?
• IT Act, conspiracy charges in case over ex-Army chief book
• Beldanga violence: was it fair to invoke UAPA, SC asks NIA
• Cannot release Wangchuk on health grounds, Centre tells SC
• No reduction in States’ share in tax devolution, FM asserts in Lok Sabha
• Opposition targets Centre over growing inequality and ‘atmosphere of fear’
• Speaker directs Lok Sabha Secretariat to correct notice seeking his removal
• Amid heated debate, banter between Opposition and Chair
• Trade impact, memorials among issues raised in RS
• Education Ministry pushes for AI-led teaching and learning at all levels by next academic year
• SC agrees to list another plea against Assam Chief Minister
• Judicial drift in the Special Intensive Revision hearings
• Govt. plans guidelines on books by veterans
• The CPI base revision exercise measures a slice of life
• SMEs unfamiliar with capital markets, lack intermediaries: SEBI
• India corn, soybean prices fall as door opens to U.S. import
• ‘Russia to stick to nuke arms limits if U.S. does’
• NDA government has compromised India’s energy security and future of farmers: Rahul
• NDA leaders to file notice against Rahul for remarks on Puri
• No plans for distinct legal recognition for denotified tribes: Centre
• Budget gives science missions big figures but core funding gaps persist
• As the Arctic warms, threat of invasive plants looms
• letters to the editor
• Reining in a bigot
• As exports wilt, home market blooms for rose
• Avantel bags ₹123-crore NewSpace India order
• With eyes on global governance, trade, Lula to visit India with 260 executives