Week of Feb 09 - Feb 15

February 15, 2026 38 articles

International Relations Jaishankar on Russia ties: Firmly wedded to strategic autonomy External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, speaking at the 62nd Munich Security Conference (February 14, 2026), stated tha...
3 min read · GS2 (International Relations · India's Foreign Policy)
Science & Technology India aims to reset AI debate with 1st Global South summit India is hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from February 16-20, marking the first global AI summit to be he...
4 min read · GS II (International Relations · Global Governance) · GS III (Science & Technology)
Economics To drive startup eco system, Cabinet gives nod to set up Rs 10,000crore fund The Union Cabinet approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore on 14 February...
4 min read · GS3 (Indian Economy · Science & Technology)
Science & Technology Generative AI ups demand for skilled workers: Study A new study reports that generative AI adoption is accelerating demand for skilled workers rather than displacing them, ...
4 min read · GS III (Science & Technology · Economic Development · Employment)
International Relations US, Russia among 72 nations to take part in fleet review India is hosting three concurrent major maritime events -- the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026, Exercise MILAN, an...
4 min read · GS2 (International Relations) · GS3 (Security)
Economics PM Modi lands on North-East's 1st highway airstrip in Assam The northeast's first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) was inaugurated at Moran in Assam's Dibrugarh district on 14 Febr...
4 min read · GS3 (Infrastructure · Internal Security) · GS2 (Government Policies)
Economics Cabinet OKs India’s 1st underwater road-cum-rail tunnel in Assam The Union Cabinet approved a Rs 18,662-crore project to construct a four-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor betw...
6 min read · GS I (Indian Geography) · GS III (Infrastructure · Economy)
Polity & Governance Absconders can't get anticipatory bail: SC In *Balmukund Singh Gautam v. State of Madhya Pradesh* (2026 INSC 157), the Supreme Court held that an absconding accuse...
5 min read · GS Paper 2
Polity & Governance 25-year wait in high court, SC for finality in corruption case The apex court took cognizance of a corruption case that had been pending for 25 years across the high court and the Sup...
4 min read · GS Paper 2
Art & Culture Srinagar’s heritage renaissance: Inside Rs 210 crore plan to transform walled city A comprehensive Rs 210 crore conservation and transformation plan has been announced for Srinagar's walled city (Shahr-e...
5 min read · GS Paper 1 · GS Paper 2
Environment & Ecology Over 300 endangered turtles found hidden in AC First-Class coach of Patna-Indore Express In a joint operation, the Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force, Railway Protection Force (RPF), and Bengal Forest Div...
4 min read · GS III (Environment · Biodiversity & Conservation)
International Relations ‘I only see losses’: Omar warns of threat to Kashmir’s fruit growers from new Indo-US trade deal Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah warned that the India-US trade deal would cause severe losses for Kashmir's...
4 min read · GS2 · GS3
Economics Centre wants Kerala to scrap paddy bonus. The rice-loving state’s shrinking output makes that tough The Union Expenditure Secretary wrote to Kerala's Chief Secretary directing the state to discontinue its additional bonu...
5 min read · GS3 (Agriculture) · GS2 (Centre-State Relations · Federalism)
International Relations As US reportedly weighs scaling back steel and aluminium tariffs, a look at who really foots the bill The US administration is reportedly weighing selective adjustments to its Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs, curre...
4 min read · GS2 · GS3
Environment & Ecology Gobar Times: India’s environmental heroes A feature traced the history of India's environmental activism, highlighting how grassroots movements shaped the country...
4 min read · GS I (Modern Indian History · Social Movements) · GS III (Environment & Biodiversity)
Environment & Ecology Gobar Times: The fascinating world of orchids A recent feature highlighted the ecological significance of orchids, one of the largest flowering plant families with ap...
3 min read · GS I (Art & Culture) · GS III (Environment & Biodiversity)
Economics Why traceability trumps yield in modern farming An analysis has highlighted that long-term food security depends equally on soil health preservation and farmer dignity,...
5 min read · GS III (Agriculture · Food Processing · Environment) · GS II (Government Policies)
Science & Technology What has government laid down on AI labelling? | Explained The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guideli...
4 min read · GS II (Governance · IT Policy) · GS III (Science & Technology)
International Relations After the landslide: Can India reset ties with a BNP-led Bangladesh? The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide victory in the country's first general election since the 2024 st...
4 min read · GS2 (International Relations · India and its Neighbourhood)
International Relations Trump, Netanyahu agreed U.S. should press Iran to cut oil sales to China: Reports President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a White House meeting, agreed that the US w...
4 min read · GS2 (International Relations · Effect of Policies of Developed Countries on India's Interests)
Environment & Ecology Ensure zero human death in elephant attacks: Jharkhand CM asks officials Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren directed officials to ensure "not even a single death" occurs from elephant attack...
4 min read · GS III (Environment · Biodiversity & Conservation)
International Relations U.S. Military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations The US military is preparing for sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attac...
4 min read · GS2 (International Relations) · GS3 (Internal Security)
Economics Mint Interview: MoSPI chief confident new GDP series will resolve data concerns The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is set to release the new GDP series with the base year ...
5 min read · GS3 (Indian Economy — Growth · Development and Employment)
International Relations At least 6,000 killed over three days during RSF attack on Sudan's el-Fasher, UN says The UN Human Rights Office released a 29-page report documenting that at least 6,000 people were killed over three days ...
4 min read · GS2
Science & Technology SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut mission enters International Space Station NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) at 3:15 p.m. EST on Februar...
4 min read · GS III (Science & Technology · Space)
Economics RBI curbs loans extended to brokers in blow to proprietary trading volumes The Reserve Bank of India has issued amended directions requiring all credit facilities extended by banks to stockbroker...
6 min read · GS III (Indian Economy · Banking · Capital Markets)
Economics How industry–government collaboration can unlock India’s $100 billion agri-export potential An analysis has argued that achieving India's $100 billion agricultural export target by 2030 requires moving beyond sho...
5 min read · GS III (Indian Economy · Agriculture · Food Processing · External Trade)
International Relations PM Modi receives invite to attend Tarique Rahman’s swearing-in ceremony in Bangladesh on February 17 Bangladesh invited Prime Minister Modi and leaders of 13 countries to attend the swearing-in ceremony of BNP chief Tariq...
3 min read · GS2
Economics NABARD-NCDEX price protection scheme helps growers harvest benefits NABARD and NCDEX have launched a price protection scheme that subsidises premiums for put options for Farmer Producer Or...
5 min read · GS III (Indian Economy · Agriculture · Marketing of Agricultural Produce)
Science & Technology Neurobehavioural therapy can reshape brain networks in functional neuro disorders, says expert Medical experts have highlighted that neurobehavioural therapy can reshape dysfunctional brain networks in patients with...
4 min read · GS III (Science & Technology · Health)
International Relations ‘National interest’ will guide BNP on Ganga Water Treaty renewal: BNP chair’s foreign affairs adviser BNP Chairperson's foreign affairs adviser stated that "national interest" will guide the party's approach to the renewal...
5 min read · GS2 (International Relations · India and its Neighbourhood)
International Relations Jaishankar denies India has lost ‘strategic autonomy’ External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, speaking at the 62nd Munich Security Conference (February 13-15, 2026), stated ...
4 min read · GS2
International Relations India ‘very successful’ emerging economy; right place to host AI summit: UN Chief Guterres UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called India a "very successful emerging economy" and the "right place" to host th...
3 min read · GS2 · GS3
International Relations How is U.S.-India trade deal being tweaked? | Explained The White House revised the India-US trade deal factsheet, removing "pulses" from the list of products on which India wo...
5 min read · GS2 · GS3
Economics What’s in store for garment exporters to the U.S.? | Explained The United States and Bangladesh signed a reciprocal trade agreement under which Bangladeshi textile and apparel goods m...
5 min read · GS II (International Relations) · GS III (Indian Economy · External Trade)
Economics Rs 1.5 lakh crore infra push: Cabinet clears road, rail & urban projects, launches Urban Challenge Fund The Union Cabinet approved a Rs 1.5 lakh crore infrastructure package covering road, rail, and urban projects on 14 Febr...
5 min read · GS3 (Infrastructure · Indian Economy) · GS2 (Governance · Urbanisation)
Economics India at a ‘defining moment’: Tech and trade to drive next growth phase, says Jitin Prasada The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics and IT outlined India's growth strategy, anchoring...
4 min read · GS3 (Indian Economy — External Sector · Industrial Policy)
Internal Security Three militants, including two women, arrested in Manipur Security forces arrested three militants belonging to two proscribed organizations in Manipur during coordinated operati...
4 min read · GS Paper 2 · GS Paper 3

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