Current Affairs One-liners — 04 February 2026

Wed, 04 Feb 2026

• India rose four places to 45th among 127 economies in the Network Readiness Index 2025, released on 4 February 2026 by the Washington DC-based Portulans Institute.
• Yumnam Khemchand Singh was sworn in as Chief Minister of Manipur at Lok Bhavan, Imphal, on 4 February 2026, hours after President Droupadi Murmu revoked President's Rule in the state.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the Technology Development Board's first open call under the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund of ANRF on 4 February 2026.
• Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurated the exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha in Colombo on 4 February 2026, with the relics flown from India by an Indian Air Force aircraft.
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Speaker M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary on 4 February 2026.
• India joined the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC) at a DPIIT event at Vanijya Bhavan, New Delhi, on 4 February 2026, signing a Trust Fund Agreement with UNIDO.
• DRDO hosted the 24th India–US Joint Technical Group Plenary Meeting at its headquarters in New Delhi on 3–4 February 2026 to advance cooperation in defence science and technology.
• The Road Transport Ministry announced on 4 February 2026 that the temporary toll plaza near Arikady on NH-66 in Kasaragod district, Kerala, will be removed with immediate effect.
• Airbus inaugurated a Centre of Excellence for aerospace studies at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara, Gujarat, on 4 February 2026, with a focus on Sustainable Aviation Fuel research.
• NMDC, India's largest iron ore producer, reported on 4 February 2026 its highest-ever production of 42.65 million tonnes up to January in FY 2025-26, a 19% rise.
• The third Tri-Services Future Warfare Course, held at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, from 2 to 25 February 2026, entered its cognitive and cyber warfare module, the Defence Ministry said on 4 February 2026.