UPSC Current Affairs 20 February 2026 — The Hindu

• India sees future, not fear, in AI, says Prime Minister at plenary session of summit
• SIR in 22 States and U.T.s expected from April: EC
• Bill Gates pulls out of keynote address
• Mamata Banerjee’s ‘barging’ into I-PAC raids site a ‘blatant abuse’ of power, ED tells SC
• Bill Gates withdraws from AI Impact Summit keynote address
• SC to hear from May 5 over 250 petitions challenging CAA for discrimination
• SC takes up suo motu case to strengthen Bar bodies
• ‘Brokers’ body seeks 6-month freeze on RBI’s lending curbs’
• How China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump leaves office
• Switzerland’s President announces Geneva as host of 2027 AI Impact Summit
• India in commons
• A quiz on the world of Artificial Intelligence
• Anil Ambani assures SC he has no plans to leave India, pledges full cooperation
• Ramadoss approaches HC to freeze ‘mango’ symbol
• Sleep deprivation and the toll it takes on your brain, body
• How do graphics processing units work?
• Aurobindo gets ₹170 cr. GST demand over past refunds