Current Affairs — 21 February 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 21 Feb 2026
Modi and Lula hold talks in New Delhi; India and Brazil aim to take trade beyond $20 billion in five years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held talks at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, on 21 February 2026 and committed to taking bilateral trade beyond $20 billion over the next five years.
Vice President releases updated Constitution in Gujarati and Tamil on International Mother Language Day
Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released the updated Constitution of India in Gujarati and Tamil and the 8th edition of the Legal Glossary (English–Hindi) at the Vice President's Enclave, New Delhi, on International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2026.
Amit Shah attends CRPF's 87th Raising Day in Guwahati, the first such parade in the North-East
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 87th Raising Day celebrations of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Guwahati, Assam, on 21 February 2026 — the first time the CRPF Day Parade was held in the North-East.
India and Brazil sign MoUs on steel-sector minerals, drug regulation and MSMEs
India and Brazil signed MoUs on minerals for the steel sector, pharmaceutical and medical product regulation, and MSME cooperation in New Delhi on 21 February 2026, during President Lula's State Visit.
CAQM sets stricter 50 mg/Nm³ particulate emission limit for industries across Delhi-NCR
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) issued Statutory Direction No. 98 on 21 February 2026, setting a uniform particulate matter emission limit of 50 mg/Nm³ for identified industries across Delhi-NCR.
Nadda launches indigenous Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) vaccine at CRI Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh
Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda launched the indigenously manufactured Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Research Institute (CRI), Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, on 21 February 2026.
India and Brazil exchange TKDL access agreement; Brazil's patent office gets India's traditional knowledge database
The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) access agreement between India's CSIR and Brazil's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) was exchanged in New Delhi on 21 February 2026 in the presence of PM Modi and President Lula.
PM joins groundbreaking of HCL–Foxconn's India Chip OSAT unit at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the groundbreaking of India Chip Pvt Ltd, the HCL–Foxconn semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) unit at YEIDA, Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, by video conference on 21 February 2026.
Fifth Goa Maritime Conclave brings together navy chiefs of 15 Indian Ocean nations
The 5th Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC-26) was held at the Naval War College, Goa, on 21 February 2026, bringing together navy chiefs and senior maritime leaders from 15 Indian Ocean Region nations.
Navy inaugurates Project Seabird Phase IIA housing at Naval Base Karwar
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, FOC-in-C Western Naval Command, inaugurated residential accommodation under Project Seabird Phase IIA at Naval Base Karwar, Karnataka, on 21 February 2026.
ICMR concludes first SANVAD conclave for doctoral scholars in New Delhi
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) concluded SANVAD 2026, its first Scholars' Assembly for Next-gen Ventures to Advance their Development, at ICMR–National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, on 21 February 2026.