Current affairs compilation: February 2026
Pick a date on the calendar to read that day's current affairs. Full month list below for revision.
Saturday, 28 February 2026
5 items- Micron’s Sanand ATMP plant opensGS3 · Industry
- India urges restraint in West AsiaGS2 · IR
- Frontier 50: AI in Aspirational BlocksGS2 · Governance
- PM launches national HPV vaccination drive from AjmerGS2 · Health
- Nine cheetahs from Botswana reach KunoGS3 · Conservation
Full February list
1 February
- Health Ministry gets ₹1,06,530.42 crore in Budget 2026-27
- 16th Finance Commission: States’ share stays at 41%
- Budget 2026-27: fiscal deficit 4.3%, capex ₹12.2 lakh crore
- Budget picks seven frontier sectors; Biopharma SHAKTI and rare earth corridors
- High Level Committee on Banking; PFC-REC to be restructured
- New Income Tax Act from 1 April 2026; TCS cut on education remittances
2 February
- US cuts tariff on Indian goods to 18%
- Yantra India gets Miniratna Category-I status
- Baggage Rules 2026: one laptop duty-free
- EAM in Washington for Critical Minerals Ministerial
3 February
- Defence gets ₹7.85 lakh crore in Budget 2026-27
- Central Zoo Authority meets on ex-situ conservation
- DRDO demonstrates Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet
- India-Tanzania defence committee meets in Zanzibar
4 February
- First call under ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund
- Budget scheme for three chemical parks
- India joins BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies
5 February
- India and GCC sign ToR for FTA
- India-US Joint Technical Group meets at DRDO
- Startup definition revised: deep tech up to 20 years
6 February
- Agni-3 successfully test-fired from Chandipur
- 10,000 FPOs formed; 1,175 all-women
- Deposit insurance moves to risk-based premiums
- DPI pacts with 23 countries; UPI in over eight
- Parliament replies digest (2-6 Feb 2026): Iran, Chabahar, rare earths
- RBI holds repo at 5.25%
7 February
- India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 announced in Budget
- Coast Guard busts oil smuggling off Mumbai
- ICMR works on a better KFD vaccine
8 February
- Income-tax Act, 2025: draft rules out for consultation
- India–Malaysia Joint Statement after PM’s visit
- Amaravati Quantum Centre foundation laid
- India-Canada security workplan; liaison offices agreed
9 February
- Bank gross NPAs fall to a record low of 2.15%
- NITI Aayog reports on Viksit Bharat and Net Zero scenarios
- India-Greece defence: industrial pact
- India-Seychelles: USD 175 million package
- Network Readiness Index: India 45th
- RBI raises collateral-free loan limit for MSEs to ₹20 lakh
10 February
- Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure 2026 released for comments
- Mass drug campaign against lymphatic filariasis; elimination target 2027
- India-UK social security agreement signed
- NPG has evaluated 352 projects worth ₹16.10 lakh crore
- NPG has evaluated 352 projects worth ₹16.10 lakh crore
- World Bank B-READY to assess India in 2026
11 February
12 February
- MoD signs ₹2,312 crore deal with HAL for eight Dornier 228s
- DAC clears ₹3.60 lakh crore including Rafale MRFA
- RBI drafts revised Kisan Credit Card rules
13 February
- Startup India: 2.07 lakh recognised startups, 21.9 lakh jobs
- 12 greenfield industrial cities: SPVs in place
- Parliament replies digest (9-13 Feb 2026): Ganga treaty, EU FTA, fishermen
- PM moves to Seva Teerth; first decisions
14 February
- Cabinet clears Noida Metro extension and three rail multitracking projects
- Road-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra approved
- Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0: ₹10,000 crore
- Urban Challenge Fund: ₹1 lakh crore
15 February
- Budget 2026-27 plan for “Champion MSMEs”
- Armed forces in disaster relief: the 2004 tsunami turning point
- Speaker to represent India at Bangladesh swearing-in
16 February
- CAQM issues statutory direction on wheat-stubble burning
- India AI Impact Summit 2026 opens in New Delhi
- Exports reach USD 720.76 billion in April-January
- RuPay and low-value UPI incentive: impact report
- WPI inflation 1.81% in January
17 February
- India–France Joint Statement; 2026 India-France Year of Innovation opens
- ICG and Gujarat ATS seize 203 kg of drugs near IMBL
- India adds 20,000 GPUs to the AI mission
- SAHI and BODH for health AI
18 February
- Spain’s PM in Delhi for AI Summit
- Three more cheetah cubs at Kuno; population 38
- VoicERA: open voice AI on BHASHINI
19 February
- PM-JAY: 11.6 crore admissions worth ₹1.67 lakh crore since 2018
- EU Legal Gateway Office opens in India
20 February
- DGCI&S moves merchandise trade indices to base 2022-23
- PLI: ₹1.91 lakh crore outlay, 836 applications approved
- Export Promotion Mission launched for MSMEs
- India joins Pax Silica; India-US AI partnership
- NITI report on apprenticeships
- Td vaccine launch at CRI Kasauli
21 February
- India–Brazil trade reaches USD 15 billion
- AI Impact Summit ends with New Delhi Declaration
- Pharma exports cross USD 30 billion
22 February
- Organ transplants up fourfold since 2013
- PM dedicates the full Delhi–Meerut Namo Bharat corridor
- India condemns Pakistan airstrikes on Afghanistan
23 February
- 30 lakh homes under PM Surya Ghar
- India-France tax treaty amended
- National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0: ₹16.72 lakh crore
24 February
- MSP for raw jute fixed at ₹5,925 per quintal for 2026-27
- Cabinet backs renaming Kerala as Keralam
- India-Israel counter-terrorism JWG meets
- Srinagar airport civil enclave expansion
25 February
- PAIMANA: 1,702 central projects worth ₹39.25 lakh crore on board
- Him-CONNECT launched at WSDS 2026
- India-Nepal MoU on forests and climate
26 February
- India–Israel FTA: first round of talks ends; Joint Statement issued
- First State Innovation Mission in Tripura
- India-Kenya defence committee meets in Nairobi
- PM in Israel: ties raised to Special Strategic Partnership
27 February
- Centre has spent 74.3% of RE by January 2026
- New GDP series (base 2022-23): FY26 growth estimated at 7.6%
- Canadian PM Carney visits India
- CGA launches Government Bank Dashboard