Delhi Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Wed, 18 Feb 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Pedro Sánchez, President of the Government of Spain, in New Delhi on 18 February 2026 during his official visit for the AI Impact Summit.
• The Digital India BHASHINI Division launched VoicERA, an open-source, end-to-end voice AI stack, on the BHASHINI National Language Infrastructure at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on 18 February 2026.
• The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Sub-Committee on GRAP revoked all Stage-II actions across Delhi-NCR with immediate effect on 18 February 2026 as Delhi's air quality improved.
• Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on 18 February 2026 that India had set the Guinness World Records title for the most pledges received for an AI responsibility campaign in 24 hours.

Tue, 17 Feb 2026

• Health Minister J. P. Nadda launched two digital health initiatives, SAHI and BODH, at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on 17 February 2026.
• Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on 17 February 2026, the second day of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, that India will add 20,000 GPUs to its existing 38,000 in the coming weeks.
• Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid floral tributes to Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur on his death anniversary at Uparashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on 17 February 2026.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026

• The India AI Impact Summit 2026 began at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 16 February 2026, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo 2026 there the same day.
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Centenary Celebration of the Ol Chiki script, organised by the Ministry of Culture, in New Delhi on 16 February 2026.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with members of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language, called on President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on 16 February 2026 and presented the Committee's 13th report.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the 79th Raising Day ceremony of the Delhi Police as chief guest in New Delhi on 16 February 2026.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026

• 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.

Sat, 14 Feb 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.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026

• 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 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 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.
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to Sarojini Naidu in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on 13 February 2026, her birth anniversary.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the first national call of the ₹2,000 crore BIRAC–RDI Fund under the ₹1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation initiative in New Delhi on 13 February 2026.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026

• The National Productivity Council celebrated its 68th Foundation Day at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on 12 February 2026, marking the start of National Productivity Week (12–18 February).
• Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy launched the second tranche of Exploration Licence block auctions, covering 11 blocks of critical and deep-seated minerals in eight states, in New Delhi on 12 February 2026.
• The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹2,312 crore contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Transport Aircraft Division, Kanpur, for eight Dornier 228 aircraft for the Indian Coast Guard in New Delhi on 12 February 2026.
• NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub released a ten-year roadmap, 'Technology Services – Reimagination Ahead', on 12 February 2026, projecting that India's technology services sector can grow from about $265 billion to $750–850 billion by 2035.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

• The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on 11 February 2026 issued technical and operational norms for deploying Mechanized Road Sweeping Machines to curb road dust across the National Capital Region.
• The National Medicinal Plants Board of the Ministry of Ayush held a day-long Chintan Shivir on Medicinal Plants at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 11 February 2026, marking 25 years of the Board.
• Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stones for Academic Block-103 and Girls Hostel-50B at IIT Delhi on 11 February 2026.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

• NITI Aayog released the final four of its eleven study reports on Scenarios Towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero at the Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, on 10 February 2026.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a new Cybercrime Branch of the CBI and launched the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) dashboard of I4C at a national conference on cyber-enabled frauds in New Delhi on 10 February 2026.
• The All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, signed a common empanelment MoU with the General Insurance Council on 10 February 2026, enabling cashless Ayurveda treatment under all 32 general insurance companies.
• Kaushal Rath, a mobile AI awareness lab under the National AI Literacy programme 'Yuva AI for All', was flagged off from India Gate, New Delhi, on 10 February 2026.
• The Indian National Science Academy and CSIR-NIScPR signed an MoU at INSA, New Delhi, on 10 February 2026 to collaborate on science communication and evidence-based science policy research.