UPSC Current Affairs 21 February 2026 — The Hindu

• U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump tariffs
• Supreme Court steps in; judicial officers will now join Bengal SIR process
• EC dragged back to reality by SC order: Trinamool
• Pleas filed to use top court to ‘embarrass’ States, says SC
• AI can help India achieve Viksit Bharat goal, but poses high risk to jobs: IMF chief
• PAC pulls up govt. for slow implementation of SANKALP scheme
• Gujarat govt. to amend marriage registration rules
• ‘Bhasha’ matters in India’s multilingual moment
• Treatise for federalism
• Govt. announces 7 additional measures under Export Promotion Mission
• ‘AI summit drew $250-billion investment commitments’
• Waiting for ₹1,500
• ‘As dynamic economies, India, Brazil can’t remain distant’