Current Affairs — 20 February 2026

🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Delhi Must know

India AI Impact Summit 2026 Bharat Mandapam mein sampann; New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact adopt hua

India AI Impact Summit 2026, 20 February 2026 ko Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi mein New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact adopt karne aur $250 billion se zyada ke AI infrastructure investment pledges ke saath khatam hua.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Assam Important

Amit Shah ne Nathanpur, Assam mein ₹6,839 crore ka Vibrant Villages Programme-II launch kiya

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne 20 February 2026 ko Assam ke Cachar district ke Nathanpur gaon mein ₹6,839 crore ka Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) launch kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Visakhapatnam conclave mein India ne 16 saal baad Indian Ocean Naval Symposium ki chairmanship li

Indian Navy ne 20 February 2026 ko Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh mein 9th Conclave of Chiefs mein Royal Thai Navy se Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) ki chairmanship li — 16 saal baad wapas.

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💹 Economy 📍 Gujarat Important

Centre ne Veraval mein India ke Exclusive Economic Zone mein fishing ke liye free online Access Pass launch kiya

Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh ne 20 February 2026 ko Veraval, Gujarat mein sabhi 13 coastal states/UTs ke liye India ke Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) mein fishing ka Access Pass launch kiya.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

NIELIT Amaravati mein India ka pehla dedicated Quantum aur AI university campus banayega

National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) ne 20 February 2026 ko India AI Impact Summit mein Andhra Pradesh government ke saath Amaravati mein India ka pehla dedicated Quantum aur AI university campus banane ka MoU sign kiya.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 United States Important

India 'silicon stack' secure karne wale US-backed Pax Silica coalition mein shaamil

India 20 February 2026 ko New Delhi mein India AI Impact Summit ke paanchve din United States ke saath Pax Silica coalition mein formally shaamil hua.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Delhi Important

Goyal ne MSME exporters ke liye Export Promotion Mission ke tahat saat aur interventions launch kiye

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal ne 20 February 2026 ko New Delhi mein Export Promotion Mission (EPM) ke tahat MSME exporters ke liye saat additional interventions launch kiye; ab 11 mein se 10 operational hain.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India

DGCI&S ne merchandise trade indices ka base year 2022-23 kiya

Commerce Ministry ne 20 February 2026 ko bataya ki Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) ne India ke Merchandise Trade Indices ka base year FY 2012-13 se badalkar FY 2022-23 kar diya hai.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Manipur

May 2023 violence mein ghayal Manipur BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte ka Gurugram mein nidhan

Manipur ke BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte, jo May 2023 mein state ki ethnic violence mein ghayal hue the, ka 20 February 2026 ko Gurugram ke ek hospital mein nidhan ho gaya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Delhi

PM Modi ne AI Summit ke sidelines par Mauritius PM Ramgoolam aur Sri Lanka President Disanayaka se mulaqat ki

PM Narendra Modi ne 20 February 2026 ko New Delhi mein India AI Impact Summit ke sidelines par Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam aur Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Disanayaka se mulaqat ki.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM ne Delhi-NCR mein construction aur demolition dust rokne ke liye Direction No. 97 jaari kiya

Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) ne 20 February 2026 ko Delhi-NCR ke construction sites par dust control aur demolition waste management ke liye Statutory Direction No. 97 jaari kiya.

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