UPSC Current Affairs 26 February 2026 — The Hindu
Editorial
- Balancing faith, dignity and constitutional rights
- Malaria in Bombay
- How are Indian firms training LLMs?
- What are carbon capture and utilisation technologies?
- Unpackaging the myth of safe bottled water in India
- Modi’s Israel visit: Balancing ties amid West Bank tensions
National
- India ‘stands firmly’ with Israel, Modi says in address to Knesset
- NCERT issues apology for ‘unsuitable material’
- Courts now justify environment degradation: former SC judge
- Class 10 admit cards can be used in Bengal SIR: SC
- EC proposes synergy with SECs to align electoral processes
- Loose connection made satellite miss orbit: panel
- Centre dismisses RTI plea for details of VB-G RAM G Act
- SC halts case against Soren for skipping summons by ED
- HC restrains misuse of Ramdev’s name, image
- Bill to replace UGC, AICTE is with Ministries, says govt.
- SC takes suo motu case over NCERT corruption remark
- Art, cinema cannot be used to vilify communities, says SC judge
- Officials to keep track of census data collection real time
- NCERT apologises for ‘inappropriate textual material’
- SC denies plea against film title Yadav Ji Ki Love Story
- Rahul targets Modi over trip to Israel and trade deal with U.S., brings up ‘Epstein Files’
Business
- U.S. slaps 126% levy on Indian solar imports
- Private sector net profit rose 5.2% in Q3FY26: RBI data
- On Mar. 2, RBI to conduct ₹25,000 cr switch auction
- Teetering U.S. tech trade is a drag on market as Nvidia looms
- Indonesia may struggle to deliver on new U.S. farm import promises, traders say
Foreign
- Treaty on Chagos deal paused for holding discussions with U.S. govt., says U.K. Minister
- Iran rejects Trump’s claims on missile programme as ‘big lies’
- Amid tensions, Ali Larijani guides Iran’s defence strategy, nuclear policy
- Preparations on track for polls next week: Nepal’s interim govt.
- EU seeks to cut Russia dependence; Hungary, Slovakia have other plans