Current Affairs — 23 February 2026

💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Nirmala Sitharaman ne ₹16.72 lakh crore potential wali National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 launch ki

FM Nirmala Sitharaman ne 23 February 2026 ko New Delhi mein NMP 2.0 launch ki — FY 2026 se FY 2030 tak ₹16.72 lakh crore monetisation potential.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Iran Important

Tehran ki Indian Embassy ne Indians ko available means se Iran chhodne ki salah di

Embassy of India, Tehran ne 23 February 2026 ko Iran mein students, pilgrims, business persons aur tourists ko commercial flights samet available transport se Iran chhodne ko kaha.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Sonowal ne VOC Port, Tuticorin mein ₹1,500 crore+ ke projects launch kiye

Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ne 23 February 2026 ko V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) mein ₹1,500 crore se zyada ke projects ka udghatan aur shilanyas kiya.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Hardeep Singh Gill aur Karm Singh Karma ne NCSK Members ka charge liya

Hardeep Singh Gill aur Karm Singh Karma ne 23 February 2026 (afternoon) ko National Commission for Safai Karamcharis ke Members ka charge sambhala.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Delhi Important

President Murmu ne Rashtrapati Bhavan mein Rajaji ki bust ka anavaran kiya, Lutyens ki bust hatayi

President Droupadi Murmu ne 23 February 2026 ko Rashtrapati Bhavan mein C. Rajagopalachari (independent India ke pehle aur ekmaatra Indian Governor-General) ki bust lagayi — Edwin Lutyens ki bust ki jagah.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana mein 30 lakh households rooftop solar ke saath

PM Modi ne 23 February 2026 ko PM Surya Ghar ke tahat 30 lakh households ke rooftop solar adopt karne ki milestone ki tareef ki.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PMAY-Urban 2.0 committee ne 2.88 lakh aur ghar sanction kiye, total 13.61 lakh

PMAY-U 2.0 ki CSMC ne 23 February 2026 ki 6th meeting mein 16 States/UTs mein 2,87,618 houses sanction kiye — total 13.61 lakh+.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 India Important

India aur France ne 1992 ke DTAC mein Amending Protocol sign kiya

India–France ne 29 Sept 1992 ke Double Taxation Avoidance Convention mein Amending Protocol sign kiya (FinMin, 23 Feb 2026) — capital gains ka full taxing right company ke residence country ko, MFN clause delete.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Important

Om Birla ne 60+ countries ke saath Parliamentary Friendship Groups banaye

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla ne 60 se zyada countries ke saath Parliamentary Friendship Groups constitute kiye (Lok Sabha Secretariat, 23 Feb 2026).

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Jharkhand

Jharkhand ke Chatra mein Ranchi–Delhi air ambulance crash, sabhi 7 ki maut

Redbird Airways ki Beechcraft C90 air ambulance (VT-AJV), Ranchi se Delhi, 23 February 2026 ki shaam Chatra (Jharkhand) mein crash — sabhi 7 log maare gaye.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 West Bengal

Former Railway Minister aur TMC founder member Mukul Roy ka 71 saal ki umr mein nidhan

Mukul Roy, former Union Railway Minister aur Trinamool Congress ke founder member, 23 February 2026 ki subah Kolkata mein cardiac arrest se 71 saal ki umr mein chal base.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

CCPA ne Vajirao & Reddy Institute par misleading UPSC ads ke liye ₹15 lakh penalty lagayi

CCPA ne CSE 2023 results ke misleading ads ke liye Vajirao & Reddy Institute par ₹15 lakh penalty lagayi (23 Feb 2026).

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India

Guyana ke Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo VP C. P. Radhakrishnan se mile

Guyana ke VP Bharrat Jagdeo ne 23 February 2026 ko Uprashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi mein VP C. P. Radhakrishnan se mulaqat ki.

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