Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Feb 15th to 21st Feb 2026. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBIClerk 2026 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day is observed on 20 February to mark the granting of statehood to Arunachal Pradesh in 1987.
• The World Day of Social Justice is annually observed on 20 February to promote efforts toward poverty eradication, full employment and social integration.
• Every year February 21 is celebrated as International Mother Language Day 2026 all over the world.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS

• National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), celebrated its 18th Foundation Day at Mahalanobis Auditorium, Knowledge Park-II, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
• NITI Aayog released the 6th edition of “Trade Watch Quarterly” for Q2 FY26 (July–September 2025) in New Delhi.
• The Government of Uttar Pradesh presented its first-ever Economic Survey 2025-26 in the State Legislature, outlining a data-driven strategy to transform the state into a $1 trillion economy in the medium term.
• V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port Authority became the first Major Port in India to receive the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Platinum Rating.
• The Rajasthan Government presented the State Budget 2026–27 in the Legislative Assembly.
• The first meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas under India’s Chairship 2026 was held in New Delhi
• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 through the Amendment Rules, 2026
• In the Union Budget, the Government sanctioned the establishment of two major telescopes:
• The United Sangtam Likhum Pumji (USLP), apex tribal body of the Sangtam Naga community in Nagaland, passed a resolution banning pangolin hunting and trade within its jurisdiction
• India has emerged as the second-largest active installed base of smartphones globally in 2025, according to Counterpoint Research
• The Delhi Government approved the Chief Minister Skill Development Scheme to support artisans associated with khadi, handloom, and cottage industries
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Seva Teerth in New Delhi marking a major step in administrative reforms
• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the Sthree Suraksha Scheme at Malayinkeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram
• The Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026 commenced at Bharat Mandapam to promote integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India’s education ecosystem
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the construction of a 4-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor in Assam.
• India will establish its first-ever National Cow Culture Museum in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
• The Union Cabinet approved the conversion of North Block and South Block into the ‘Yuge Yugeen Bharat’ National Museum
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Ol Chiki script in New Delhi.
• Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) reported nearly 14 million downloads of the Aadhaar App
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
• India’s sugar exports have reached 2,01,547 tonnes till February in the 2025–26 marketing year (October 2025 – September 2026), as per data released by the All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA).
• India’s unemployment rate increased to 5% in January 2026, marking a three-month high, as per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the National Statistics Office (NSO).
• Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda will launch SAHI and BODH at the India Artificial Intelligence Summit 2026 held at Bharat Mandapam.
• India is hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking the first-ever global AI summit held in the Global South.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated major infrastructure projects in Assam worth over ₹5,450 crore, aimed at boosting connectivity and strategic preparedness in the Northeast.
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) with a ₹10,000 crore corpus.
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the launch of PM RAHAT (Road Accident Victim Hospitalization and Assured Treatment).
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a ₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) to strengthen urban infrastructure.
• The National Green Tribunal has approved the Rupees 81,000 crore Great Nicobar Project, cited its strategic importance while imposed strict environmental safeguards.
• The 1,750-megawatt Demwe Lower Hydel Project in Arunachal Pradesh has received an 11-year extension of environmental clearance till 2037.
• The Losar Festival 2026, marking the Tibetan New Year, is being celebrated from 18 to 20 February in McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the first Mumbai Climate Week at the Jio World Convention Centre in Bandra, Mumbai.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron launched the India–France Year of Innovation 2026 during the three-day visit of the French President to India from 17–19 February 2026.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the establishment of a National Centre of Excellence for Skilling in Aeronautics and Defence at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh during a joint press statement with the President of France while inaugurating the India France Year of Innovation.
• India has officially joined Pax Silica, a United States led strategic coalition aimed at building secure and resilient supply chains for Artificial Intelligence, semiconductors and critical minerals.
• At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the New Delhi Frontier AI Impact Commitments.
• The Assam Cabinet has approved 3 percent reservation for Tea Tribes and Adivasi communities in Class One and Class Two state government jobs within the Other Backward Classes quota.
• India participated as an observer in the inaugural Gaza Board of Peace meeting convened by United States President Donald Trump.
• In a major clean energy development, Andhra Pradesh has secured India’s largest integrated lithium-ion battery Gigafactory by Waaree Energies with an investment of Rupees 8,175 crore.

 CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Reunion Island erupted for the second time in 2026, marking a period of renewed activity.
• Australia announced an initial investment of US$2.8 billion (AU$3.9 billion) to build a new facility for nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS security pact.
• Dubai-based telecom du signed a strategic partnership with Cyprus-based Datawave Networks Limited to invest in the Singapore-India-Gulf (SING) submarine cable system.
• The Government of India (GoI) signed a Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement on Criminal Matters with Nepal in Kathmandu, Nepal.

 CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND BUSINESS NEWS

• The Reserve Bank of India reported further improvement in Digital Payments during the six months ending September 2025, continuing the upward growth trend.
• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released India’s first retail inflation data under the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series (Base Year: 2024=100).
• NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of NPCI, signed an agreement with Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) to enable QR-based merchant payments between India and Malaysia.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the launch of Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources), a multilingual AI tool integrating AgriStack portals and ICAR agricultural practice packages with AI systems.
• The Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, released a report titled “Socio-Economic Impact Analysis of the Incentive Scheme for Promotion of RuPay Debit Card and low-value BHIM-UPI (Person-to-Merchant) transactions” during Chintan Shivir (13–14 February 2026).
• Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K), Kerala to collaborate on the design, delivery, and certification of customised training programmes and workshops for IOB’s senior leadership and executives.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has restored the use of Default Loss Guarantees (DLGs) for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs), reversing the stricter provisioning norms imposed in May 2025.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed bank loans to the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) for on-lending to cooperative societies to be classified as Priority Sector Lending (PSL) from January 19, 2026.
• DBS Bank Limited, Southeast Asia’s largest lender, entered into a strategic partnership with Visa to drive the future of agent-initiated payments under a joint pilot of Visa Intelligent Commerce (VIC).
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed monetary penalties totaling Rs 1.35 crore on 5 financial institutions (FIs), including 3 banks—CSB Bank Limited, Bank of Maharashtra (BoM), DCB Bank Limited—and 2 Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)—IIFL Finance Limited and Navi Finserv Limited.
• Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) and Ministry of Cooperation (MoC), launched India’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Digital Food Currency pilot under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed mandatory reporting of Over-the-Counter (OTC) foreign exchange and interest rate derivative contracts by Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Cat-I) banks.
• The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch Indian Natural Gas futures.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the final guidelines on External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs), aiming to rationalise fundraising through the route.
• India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation rose to a 10-month high of 1.81% (YoY) in January 2026, up from 0.83% in December 2025.
• The 16th Finance Commission (2025–30) has increased grants to Urban Local Governments (ULGs) by 230%, allocating ₹3.56 trillion, up from ₹1.55 trillion under the 15th FC.
• IDFC First Bank launched ‘Hello Cashback Credit Card’, a Fixed Deposit (FD)-backed credit card aimed at first-time users and individuals with no credit history.
• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) launched a Price Protection Scheme to help farmers manage price volatility through put options trading in turmeric, jeera, and dhaniya (coriander).
• Mastercard completed India’s first fully authenticated agentic commerce transaction at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, showcasing AI-led payments.
• Airtel Money, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has received a Certificate of Registration (CoR) from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a Type II – Non-Deposit Taking Non-Banking Financial Company – Investment and Credit Company (Type II NBFC-ND (ICC)).
• Seven public sector banks (PSBs) have deployed 32 generative AI use cases under the EASE 8.0 programme as part of the government’s banking reform push.
• Axis Bank Limited, India’s 3rd largest private sector bank, partnered with IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Limited) to launch two co-branded travel and lifestyle credit cards — IndiGo Axis Bank Credit Card and IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card.
• ASK Asset & Wealth Management Group, a leading financial services company, received regulatory approval from Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to operate as an investment manager for the Mutual Fund (MF) business in India.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated the use of Unique Transaction Identifier (UTI) for all Over-the-Counter (OTC) derivative transactions from January 01, 2027, deferring from the earlier proposed date of April 01, 2026.
• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27, highlighting a significant rise in gender-focused allocations.
• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that India has increased its climate action spending to nearly 5.6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), up from 3.7 per cent six years ago.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

• Oil India Limited (OIL) has won the FIPI Award 2025 under the category ‘Oil & Gas Production Company of the Year’ (more than 1 MTOE).
• Dr Haripriya Aravind and Dr R Venkatesh of the Aravind Eye Care System have been selected for the Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award 2026

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Shikhar Dhawan, former India cricketer and Arjuna Awardee, has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Delhi Khel Mahakumbh, a major sports initiative of the Delhi Government.
• Chartered Accountant (CA) Prasanna Kumar D was elected as the 74th President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI),under Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for the 2026–27 term, with immediate effect (February 12, 2026), under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
• The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas appointed Deepak Gupta as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of GAIL (India) Limited (formerly Gas Authority of India Limited).
• The Gujarat Government has appointed Uday Suresh Kotak, industrialist and veteran banker, as Chairman of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) with immediate effect.
• The Reserve Bank of India approved the reappointment of Sanjay Agarwal as Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AU Small Finance Bank Limited for a three-year term effective from 19 April 2026.
• Iliana Malinova Iotova, President of Bulgaria, appointed Andrey Gyurov, Deputy Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), as interim Prime Minister (PM) to lead a caretaker government until national elections scheduled for April 2026.
• Mia Amor Mottley has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Barbados for the third consecutive term after the 2026 general election.
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla represented India at the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s newly elected government in Dhaka on February 17, 2026.
• Ramalingam Sudhakar demitted office as President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) after completing a distinguished tenure.
• Tarique Rahman, Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh after the 2026 General Elections.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

• India ranks 2nd in sheep population globally and 9th in wool production.
• The Henley & Partners Henley Passport Index 2026 ranked 199 passports based on access to 227 destinations worldwide.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• The Indian Air Force (IAF)will conduct Exercise Vayushakti-26 on 27 February 2026 at Pokhran Air-to-Ground Range, Jaisalmer, showcasing its combat readiness and firepower capability.
• The Indian Armywill host the inaugural International Military Adventure Challenge Cup (IMACC) 2026 from 18–23 February 2026 in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.
• India and the United Kingdom (UK)have agreed to deepen military training cooperation, with Indian Air Force (IAF) instructors set to train British fast jet pilots for the first time.
• Paramesh Sivamani, Director General of Indian Coast Guard (ICG), inaugurated the Waterjet Production & Testing Facilityof Marine Jet Power (MJP) India at Goa, marking a major step toward Maritime Aatmanirbharta.
• The second editionof the Indian Navy Half Marathon was conducted in New Delhi, featuring three race categories: 1 km, 10 km, and 5 km.
• The Indian Navyinaugurated the MILAN Village at the Eastern Naval Command, as part of its flagship international naval exercise, MILAN 2026.
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singhwill co-chair the 6th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue with Ms Catherine Vautrin, Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs of France, in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 17 February 2026.
• The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved a proposal worth ₹3.25 lakh crore(≈ USD 40 billion) to acquire 114 additional Rafale fighter jets from France.
• The United States (US)conducted its first-ever air transport of a micro nuclear reactor aboard a military cargo aircraft, demonstrating rapid nuclear deployment capability.
• INS Tarangini, the Indian Navy’s sail training ship, is among the prominent vessels arriving at Visakhapatnamfor the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 and multinational naval exercise MILAN, commencing February 18, 2026.
• The first indigenously designed and built Cadet Training Ship (CTS) ‘Krishna (Yard 18003)’of the Indian Navy was launched at Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Shipbuilding facility, Kattupalli near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singhinteracted with visiting Navy Chiefs and Naval delegations from nine ASEAN member states in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on February 19, 2026.
• The Indian Army (IA)is hosting the first-ever United Nations (UN) Fellowship Training Programme on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Control for the Asia-Pacific region from 16 February to 6 March 2026.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modiand French President Emmanuel Macron virtually inaugurated the Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) Final Assembly Line (FAL) of the Airbus H-125 Light Utility Helicopter at Vemagal, Karnataka, from Mumbai.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and Unicorn India Ventures jointly launched the ₹600-crore IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I with an additional ₹400-crore greenshoe option to support early-stage deeptech startups.
• mud volcano eruption occurred near Jol Tekri, Diglipur in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, leading authorities to restrict public access as a precautionary measure.
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Columbia University, USA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Columbia–IIT Bombay Center of AI for Manufacturing.
• GalaxEye, a leading Indian space-tech startup, signed a Data Reseller Partnership Agreement (MoU) with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).
• Researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, discovered an unusual mechanism of heat transport in solids, challenging conventional understanding.
• The Government of India plans to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in school education from pre-primary to higher secondary levels starting from the next academic session.
• Debris bearing the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) logo and India’s National Emblem was found on Kunahandhoo island in the Maldives in December 2025.
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has shortlisted Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and a consortium led by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) with Bharat Forge for the prototype design and development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
• Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL) signed a definitive agreement to form a majority-owned Joint Venture (JV) with Tropical General Investments Group (TGI Group), Nigeria.
• Bengaluru-based startup Sarvam AI has launched two indigenous large language models (LLMs)—Sarvam-30B and Sarvam-105B—that are fully developed in India.
• The Ministry of Minority Affairs organized a two-day National Chintan Shivir at Nalanda University, Rajgir, Bihar, to formulate a policy roadmap for minority welfare and socio-economic empowerment.
• The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Global Research Foundation launched its first international Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Centre at Dubai CommerCity, Dubai,United Arab Emirates (UAE).
• TVS Supply Chain Solutions (TVS SCS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ALA Group, an Italy-based aerospace and defence supply chain integrator, to jointly tap India’s USD 28 billion Aerospace & Defence (A&D) supply chain market.
• The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), set up a high-level Advisory Group on Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) to strengthen and modernise India’s corporate regulatory framework, particularly compliance under the Companies Act, 2013.
• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched VoicERA, an open-source, end-to-end Voice AI stack, at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• Mumbai-based company Agneevasthraa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army for supply of advanced carbon fabrics and high-performance composite materials
• India and France signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on Critical Minerals Cooperation during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT

• Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of Diplura in the eastern Himalayas, named “Lepidocampa sikkimensis”, marking a milestone in Indian entomology.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPS AND PORTAL

• The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (SH Act) aims to provide a safe and secure working environment for women.
• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched revamped versions of its citizen-centric mobile apps — TRAI DND and TRAI MySpeed — to help consumers curb spam and assess telecom service quality.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• India finished 1st in the medal tally at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2026 held at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi.
• Magnus Carlsen won the 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship
• Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the giant slalom event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
• Johannes Klaebo won his ninth Winter Olympic medal at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
• Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan became the first bowler in history to take 700 T20 wickets
• Smriti Mandhana was named the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2025 for her outstanding role in India’s historic Women’s World Cup 2025 victory.
• Paras Dogra, captain of Jammu & Kashmir, created history by completing 10,000 runs in the Ranji Trophy during the semi-final against Bengal.
• India defeated Pakistan in the 27th Match of Group A of the International Cricket Council Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
• India’s Tejaswin Shankar clinched a historic gold medal at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held in Tianjin, China.
• The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the ban on Russian athletes for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics. Russian and Belarusian athletes will now compete under their national flags, and their national anthems will be played during medal ceremonies.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed merger of Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited (HLFL) with NDL Ventures Limited (NDL).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• David J. Farber, widely regarded as the “grandfather of the internet”, passed away in Tokyo at the age of 91 due to heart failure.
• Robert Duvall, legendary Hollywood actor and Academy Award winner, passed away at the age of 95in Middleburg.
• Renowned American documentary filmmakerFrederick Wiseman passed away at the age of 96 in Massachusetts,United States of America (USA).