UPSC Current Affairs 24 February 2026 — The Hindu

• Centre unveils policy to tackle terror threats
• On the independence of the EC
• ‘Directions in hate crime ruling may be too difficult’
• SC asks people affected by demolition drives to approach district election officer for SIR
• Considering airfare fluctuation issue: Centre
• Parliamentary groups to seek legislative ties worldwide
• WhatsApp tells SC it does not share data with Meta
• What happens to India’s Russian oil imports, $500-bn U.S. import goal?
• RODTEP rates cut
• American trade tariff turmoil leaves Treasury markets in dazed condition
• AI for all
• Rethinking tribal women’s inheritance rights