UPSC Current Affairs 19 February 2026 — PIB

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates India AI Impact Summit 2026
• Championing Inclusive and Multilingual AI for the Global South, India Unveils New Delhi Frontier AI Commitments
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, to launch the Vibrant Villages Programme–II (VVP–II) tomorrow at Nathanpur village in Cachar district of Assam
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s remarks in Leaders’ Plenary Session during the India AI Impact Summit 2026
• DRDO conducts successful qualification test for Gaganyaan Drogue Parachute
• Global fraternity must join hands to tackle evolving maritime challenges, says Raksha Mantri as he inaugurates Exercise MILAN in Vizag
• Prime Minister Announces India–France National Centre of Excellence in Aeronautics at Kanpur under PM-SETU
• India–New Zealand Hold First Joint Working Group Meeting on Horticulture Cooperation
• APEDA Facilitated flag-off of first GI-Tagged Salem Sago consignment from Tamil Nadu to Canada
• Google and Alphabet CEO Mr. Sundar Pichai Visits Bharat GI Coffee Lounge at India AI Impact Summit 2026
• MILAN 2026: Raksha Mantri interacts with visiting Navy Chiefs and Naval delegations from nine ASEAN member states
• Defining Moment for AI: World Leaders, Big Tech CEOs Back AI Innovation with Responsibility at India AI Impact Summit 2026
• New Repository Maps 110+ AI Startups Delivering Population-Scale Impact Across India
• Union Minister of Minority Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju launches NIGRANI App, Haj Wrist band and AI Chatbots of Ministry during formal inauguration of Chintan Shivir today
• Scientists unlock new cathode material enabling Zinc-Ion Batteries for grid storage
• Coal mines in Jharkhand help retrace a long-lost world
• M.A.N.A.V.
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of misuse of its name and logo by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) registered under names deceptively similar to it