UPSC Current Affairs 18 February 2026 — PIB
- PRESIDENT OF INDIA WITNESSES INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW AT VISAKHAPATNAM
- PM to inaugurate India AI Impact Summit 2026 on 19 February
- India Strengthens Global Food Security: FCI Signs Five-Year Rice Supply Agreement with World Food Programme
- HON’BLE PRESIDENT OF INDIA REVIEWS THE INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW 2026 OFF VISAKHAPATNAM
- Union Environment Minister Announces Birth of Three Cheetah Cubs at Kuno National Park
- India and France Launch Indo French Centre for AI in Health at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- India–UK Offshore Wind Taskforce Launched; Shri Pralhad Joshi Calls It a ‘Trustforce’ for Accelerating Strategic Clean Energy Cooperation
- Allocation of Rs. 5.01 lakh crore reported for welfare of women and girls in the gender budget statement of FY 2026-27,an increase of Rs. 11.55% over the GBS allocation of Rs. 4.49 lakh crore in FY 2025-26
- India’s Strengthened Sports Ecosystem
- Meeting of Prime Minister with H.E. Mr. Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland on the margins of the AI Impact Summit
- Biennial Elections to the Council of States to fill the seats of members retiring in April, 2026
- India and Germany Reaffirm Cooperation in Telecommunications and Digital Transformation Following Signing of Joint Declaration of Intent
- VoicERA Launched on BHASHINI National Infrastructure at India AI Impact Summit 2026
- “India Sets Guinness World Record with more than 2.5 lakh AI Responsibility Pledges in 24 Hours at India AI Impact Summit 2026” announces Union Minister Shri. Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh to launch Access pass for Fishing in Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) at Veraval, Gujarat
- MoHUA Organises Stakeholder Dialogue on Municipal Bonds to Strengthen Urban Financing
- Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan issues instructions on war footing to achieve target of 6 crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’
- Dr. Jitendra Singh Calls for Mission-Driven India–Australia Tech Collaboration
- Reforms in Maritime Sector Drive Landmark Shipbuilding Project
- Release of Report of the ‘Sub-Committee on Methodological Improvements' in 2022-23 series of National Accounts
- WAVES 2025