UPSC Current Affairs 20 February 2026 — PIB

• INDIA ASSUMES CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah launches the ₹6,839 crore Vibrant Villages Programme–II (VVP–II) at Nathunpur village in Assam
• PM to visit Meerut on 22 February
• PM to participate in groundbreaking ceremony of HCL–Foxconn Joint Venture project on 21 February
• INDEX OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES (BASE YEAR: 2011-12=100) FOR JANUARY, 2026
• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Launches Export Promotion Mission to Boost MSME Exports and Strengthen Global Competitiveness
• Production Linked Incentive Scheme with ₹1.91 Lakh Crore Outlay Drives Strong Industry Participation Across 14 Strategic Sectors
• India AI Impact Summit 2026 Concludes at Bharat Mandapam with Strong Global Endorsement of India’s Responsible AI Vision
• India Joins Pax Silica at India AI Impact Summit 2026, Deepens Strategic Technology Cooperation with United States
• Union Minister, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAHD), Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh launches Access Pass for Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) Fishing
• Union Health Minister to Launch Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) Vaccine at Central Research Institute, Kasauli on 21st February 2026
• Cash Payments at National Highway Fee Plazas Likely to be Discontinued from 1st April 2026
• NITI Aayog Releases Report on ‘Revitalizing Apprenticeship Ecosystem: Insights, Challenges, Recommendations and Best Practices
• Prime Minister’s meeting with UN Secretary-General on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit
• Comprehensive review of NAFED to accelerate ‘Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission’ and ensure assured procurement at MSP
• Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics Revises Base Year of Merchandise Trade Indices to FY 2022–23 to Reflect Current Trade Structure and Global Patterns
• Minister of Communications, India Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Minister of Communications, Federative Republic of Brazil, Mr. Frederico de Siqueira Filho hold bilateral meeting to advance India–Brazil telecom coopera...
• CCPA Issues Notices to Six E-Commerce Platforms for Listing Restricted Drone & GPS Jammers in Violation of Consumer Protection Laws
• Nationwide Momentum in Chip Design as India Prepares Workforce for AI Age: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
• The Invisible Shield: How Artificial Intelligence is Securing the Identities of over a Billion Indians
• CAQM Reviews Supreme Court-Mandated Expert Report at 27th Meeting; PM2.5 Identified as Key Pollutant in Delhi
• Ministry of Textiles Holds First Post-Budget National Industry Consultation
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported physical and sexual assault on a journalist covering students' protest in the North Campus of Delhi University