Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 16 Feb 2026

• The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) announced on 16 February 2026 a penalty of ₹5 lakh on Snapdeal (Ace Vector Limited) for facilitating the sale of toys that did not conform to mandatory BIS standards.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Digital Food Currency pilot for the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 15 February 2026.
• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed the first instalment of financial assistance under the Mukhyamantrir Atmanirbhar Asom Abhiyan 2.0 to 9,964 young entrepreneurs at Nehrubali, Nagaon, on 15 February 2026.
• India beat Pakistan by 61 runs in a Group A match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on 15 February 2026, confirming a place in the Super 8s.
• Sant Sevalal Maharaj, the revered spiritual leader of the Banjara community, was remembered on his 287th birth anniversary on 15 February 2026, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tribute to him as a great social reformer.
• The Ministry of Electronics and IT announced on 15 February 2026 the top 70 finalists of the three flagship Global Impact Challenges of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 — AI for ALL, AI by HER and YUVAi — chosen from over 4,650 applications from more than 60 countries.
• The Indian Navy inaugurated the MILAN Village at the Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on 15 February 2026 as part of its multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026.
• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) announced on 15 February 2026 the release of ₹10.40 lakh under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) framework to Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) in 24 districts across nine States and one Union Territory.
• The Ministry of Power reported on 15 February 2026 that India added a record 52,537 MW of power generation capacity in 2025-26 up to 31 January 2026, the highest ever in a single year.
• The two-day Research–Industry–Startup–Entrepreneurship (RISE) Conclave 2026 concluded at the Chennai Trade Centre, Tamil Nadu, on 15 February 2026.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah took part in the Maha Aarti of the Shiv Parivar on Mahashivratri in Vadodara, Gujarat, on 15 February 2026, before the idol of Sarveshwar Mahadev in Sursagar Lake.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) of the Northeast on the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh district, Assam, on 14 February 2026, landing on it aboard an Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft.
• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in a session titled 'Navigating Uncertainty: India and Germany in a World in Disarray' at the 62nd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on 14 February 2026.
• Union Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav presided over the Unani Day 2026 celebrations in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on 14 February 2026, and inaugurated the renovated Co-location Centre of the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM) at the J.J. Hospital campus.
• The International Conference on Dam Safety (ICDS 2026) was held at the J.N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 13–14 February 2026 under the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) Phase II and III.
• The seventh anniversary of the Pulwama terror attack was observed on 14 February 2026, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan and Home Minister Amit Shah paying tribute, and the CRPF holding a memorial ceremony at Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, a six-lane bridge across the Brahmaputra connecting Guwahati with North Guwahati, Assam, on 14 February 2026.
• The Ministry of Women and Child Development held a National Conference on Safety of Women at Workplace (SHe-Box) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 14 February 2026, where Union Minister Annpurna Devi launched the SHe-Box logo and a PoSH Voluntary Compliance Checklist.
• Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar inaugurated the 29th Divya Kala Mela, a fair of Divyang artisans and entrepreneurs, at the Exhibition Ground, Chandigarh, on 14 February 2026.
• The two-day Chintan Shivir of the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, held at Coorg, Karnataka, on 13–14 February 2026, concluded on 14 February.
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid homage on 14 February 2026 to the victims of the Coimbatore serial bomb blasts of 14 February 1998, calling them a dark and painful chapter in the nation's history.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed his first files from Seva Teerth on 13 February 2026, approving the PM RAHAT scheme, doubling the Lakhpati Didi target to 6 crore, doubling the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund loan target to ₹2 lakh crore and approving Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Urban Challenge Fund with Central Assistance of ₹1 lakh crore on 13 February 2026, expected to unlock ₹4 lakh crore of urban investment over five years.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the name and inaugurated Seva Teerth, the new complex housing the Prime Minister's Office, along with Kartavya Bhavan-1 & 2 in New Delhi on 13 February 2026.
• The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Tarique Rahman won a two-thirds majority in Bangladesh's parliamentary election, with results declared on 13 February 2026, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him the same day.
• The Department of Posts released a set of eight commemorative postage stamps on 'Puppets of India' at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on 13 February 2026.
• The Government of India approved the export of 25 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and an additional 5 LMT of wheat products on 13 February 2026, and allowed 5 LMT more sugar exports in the 2025-26 sugar season.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway multitracking projects worth about ₹18,509 crore across Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Karnataka on 13 February 2026, adding about 389 km to the network.
• Indian Coast Guard Director General Paramesh Sivamani inaugurated the Waterjet Production & Testing Facility of Marine Jet Power India in Goa on 13 February 2026, making India the third country after the US and South Korea to host such a facility.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a ₹18,662 crore four-lane Gohpur–Numaligarh corridor in Assam, including a 15.79-km road-cum-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra, on 13 February 2026.