Top UPSC Current Affairs February 2026 — PIB
- Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav welcomes 9 Cheetahs from Botswana, at Kuno National Park
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Launches Nationwide HPV Vaccination Drive for 14-Year-Old Girls from Ajmer, Rajasthan
- Cervical Cancer Vaccination Campaign Launched
- PM to visit Rajasthan on 28th February
- Prime Minister to Launch Nationwide HPV Vaccination Drive for 14-Year-Old Girls from Ajmer Tomorrow
- NEW SERIES OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) ESTIMATES WITH BASE YEAR 2022-23
- Redefining Growth: India's Revised GDP Estimates and the New Measurement Framework
- India - Israel Joint Statement
- List of Outcomes: Visit of Prime Minister to Israel
- Government of India launches CBDC-based Digital Food Currency pilot for Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Puducherry
- Prime Minister addresses the Israeli Parliament - Knesset
- CBDC-Based Food Subsidy Distribution Pilot under PMGKAY to be Launched in Puducherry
- Cabinet approves alteration of the name of the State of “Kerala” to “Keralam”
- India and Gulf Cooperation Council Sign Joint Statement on the India–GCC Free Trade Agreement
- More countries join the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact
- Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman launches National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0)
- AI Impact Summit 2026 Concludes with Adoption of New Delhi Declaration
- 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
- 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
- India – France Joint Statement
- List of Outcomes: Visit of the President of the French Republic to India
- Raksha Mantri & his French counterpart co-chair 6th Annual Defence Dialogue in Bengaluru
- Union Health Minister Shri JP Nadda to Launch two Landmark Initiatives: SAHI and BODH at the India AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam tomorrow
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- Government of India launches CBDC-based Digital Food Coupon Pilot in Gujarat
- Capacity Addition Crosses 50,000 MW in FY 2025-26 (Up to 31st January 2026)
- India AI Governance Guidelines
- Cabinet approves proposal for Transitioning from North and South Blocks to ‘Seva Teerth’ and ‘Kartavya Bhavans’: Paving the Way for the ‘Yuge Yugeen Bharat’ National Museum
- Cabinet approves Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to Mobilize Venture Capital for India’s Startup Ecosystem
- Cabinet approves Rs. One Lakh Crore Urban Challenge Fund to Drive Market-Led Urban Transformation
- Government Launches “PM RAHAT” – Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims
- PM Modi’s First Decisions from Seva Teerth reflect a spirit of Seva and touch every section of society
- Government approves wheat exports and allows additional wheat product and sugar exports
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: IMPLEMENTATION OF SHANTI ACT
- FIRST PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
- DISASTER MANAGEMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: OPERATIONALISATION OF DEEP TECH FUND OF FUNDS
- Release of the new series of GDP, CPI and IIP is scheduled for 27th February 2026, 12th February 2026 and May 2026
- Inviting Comments on the Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) - 2026 uploaded on the Website of Ministry of Defence
- Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda Launches Annual Nationwide Mass Drug Administration Campaign for Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination across 12 Endemic States
- IMPLEMENTATION OF VB G RAM G
- VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 Empowers Rural Women with Inclusive Support
- NITI Aayog Releases Study Reports on Scenarios Towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero
- Gross NPAs of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) for domestic operations reach a historic low of 2.15% as of September, 2025
- MoSPI decides a comprehensive exercise for revision of base year of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI)
- H.D. Kumaraswamy launches PLI 1.2: Major Push to India’s Specialty Steel Ecosystem
- NITI Aayog Releases Study Reports on Scenarios Towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero
- India Achieves Landmark Trade Victory, Unlocks $30-Trillion U.S. Market for Exports Across Key Sectors
- List of Outcomes: Official visit of the Prime Minister to Malaysia
- UNITED STATES-INDIA JOINT STATEMENT
- India Semiconductor Mission 2.0
- Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-3’ successfully test-fired
- India has signed MoU / agreements with 23 countries for cooperation on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
- Steps taken for advancing personalized medicine
- VIKSIT BHARAT-GUARANTEE FOR ROZGAR AND AJEEVIKA MISSION (GRAMIN) (VB–G RAM G) ACT
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR POWER CAPACITY
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR ENERGY
- Government Revises Startup Recognition Framework to Strengthen Startup India Action Plan
- India and Gulf Cooperation Council Sign Terms of Reference for India–GCC Free Trade Agreement
- A historic agreement signed in New Delhi between the Government of India, the Government of Nagaland, and representatives of the ENPO as another significant step towards realising Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s v...
- STRENGTHENING NATIONAL SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DOMESTIC NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION
- Defence in Union Budget 2026–27
- India’s Rare Earth Strategy: Manufacturing, Corridors, and Global Integration
- PROMOTION OF CLASSICAL LANGUAGES
- Government notifies Baggage Rules, 2026. New Customs Baggage (Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2026 and also issues a Master Circular
- Transforming India into a Global Biopharma Hub
- Government to establish Regional Medical Hubs to boost Medical Value Tourism
- Ministry of Defence allocated an all-time high of Rs 7.85 lakh crore in Union Budget 2026-27, 15% higher over Budgetary Estimates of FY 2025-26
- Budget 2026-27 announces the launch of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0
- SUMMARY OF UNION BUDGET 2026-27
- HIGHLIGHTS OF UNION BUDGET 2026-27
- Union Budget 2026-27 lays emphasis on Scaling up manufacturing in 7 strategic and frontier sectors
- BIOPHARMA SHAKTI (STRATEGY FOR HEALTHCARE ADVANCEMENT THROUGH KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION) PROPOSED IN THE UNION BBUDGET 2026-27
- ₹12.2 LAKH CRORE PUBLIC CAPEX PROPOSED IN FY2026-27
- THE INCOME TAX ACT,2025 TO COME INTO EFFECT FROM 1ST APRIL, 2026
- GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS 16TH FINANCE COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATION TO RETAIN VERTICAL SHARE OF DEVOLUTION AT 41 PERCENT
- INDIA’S REAL GDP ESTIMATED TO GROW BY 7.4% IN FY 2025–26, WITH NOMINAL GDP GROWTH AT 8%
- Record CapEx of ₹2.93 Lakh Crore for Indian Railways; High Speed Connectivity, Strengthening Freight & Safety Prime Focus of Spend
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates Micron Technology’s Semiconductor Assembly, Test and Packaging (ATMP) facility in Sanand,Gujarat
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launches Nationwide HPV Vaccination Campaign and Development Projects Worth ₹17,000 Crore in Ajmer, Rajasthan
- PM MITRA Parks Gain Strong Momentum
- PM to visit Gujarat on 28th February
- Recalibration of Nutrition Intervention – Temporary Discontinuation of Rice Fortification
- DRDO conducts successful flight-trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System
- COMMISSIONING OF INS ANJADIP AT CHENNAI
- Monthly review of accounts of Government of India upto January 2026 (FY 2025-26)
- India’s Trade Partnerships Powering Global Integration and Growth
- Visit of the Prime Minister of Canada to India
- First Round of India–Israel FTA Talks Conclude Successfully in New Delhi
- India’s Space Ecosystem Gets Cyber Shield as SIA-India, CERT-In Release Joint Guidelines
- MSME Ministry Upgrades National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) to ‘Schedule A’ CPSE
- Indian Railways and Indian Army Launch ‘Framework of Cooperation’ to Strengthen Post-Retirement Career Opportunities for Agniveers and Serving Army Personnel
- “When States Innovate, India Accelerates”: Dr Jitendra Singh Launches India’s First State Innovation Mission (SIM) in Tripura
- Centre Approves ₹797 Crore Green Hydrogen Jetty at Paradip Port