Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Feb 22nd to 28th 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

• World Scout Day is celebrated every 22nd February. World Scout Day is observed to pay tribute to the works of scouts across the globe.
• Every year February 24 is celebrated as the central Excise Day all over the world.
• World NGO Day 2026 is observed on the 27th of February 2026
• Every year, Rare Disease Day is celebrated on February 28 all over the world.
• Every year, National science is celebrated on February 28 all over India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS

• The Gujarat Budget 2026–27 was presented by Finance Minister Kanu Desai in the Assembly at Gandhinagar.
• The Madhya Pradesh Budget 2026–27 was presented by Finance Minister Jagdish Devda in the State Assembly.
• India created a Guinness World Record by collecting 2,50,946 valid pledges for responsible Artificial Intelligence use within 24 hours.
• The Gujarat Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed the Gujarat Shops and Establishments Amendment Bill 2026, allowing night shifts for women, increasing daily working hours to 10 hours and raising the overtime limit to 144 hours.
• India and France jointly inaugurated the Indo-French Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Health at All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi during the Rencontres Universitaires Et Scientifiques De Haut Niveau 2026 meetings
• In a remarkable moment at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, eight-year-old Ranvir Sachdeva became the youngest speaker at the event.
• Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released the updated Tamil and Gujarati editions of the Constitution of India along with the 8th Edition of the Legal Glossary (English–Hindi) at Uprashtrapati Bhavan.
• Indian Railways has integrated Artificial Intelligence into key passenger-facing and operational applications to improve grievance redressal, ticket prediction, crowd management and freight planning.
• Andhra Pradesh has secured India’s largest integrated lithium-ion battery Gigafactory by Waaree Energies with an investment of ₹8,175 crore.
• The Government of India has decided to discontinue cash payments at all National Highway toll plazas from 1 April 2026.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System and dedicated the Delhi–Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor to the nation in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
• Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released the coffee table book Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The Eternal Statesman in New Delhi.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched ‘Prahaar’, India’s new national counter-terrorism policy, outlining a zero-tolerance framework against terrorism.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the 10th Battalion Headquarters of the Assam Police in Kamrup and asserted that strict action against infiltration will continue.
• The Punjab government has launched the ‘Meri Rasoi’ scheme to provide nutritional support to nearly 40 lakh economically weaker families across the state.
• India has removed the Most Favoured Nation clause from its Double Taxation Avoidance Convention with France.
• Indira Gandhi International Airport has been ranked the 5th busiest airport in the Asia Pacific region in 2025, according to the latest data released by OAG.
• To strengthen construction standards and ensure durability of highways, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has launched Mobile Quality Control Vans (MQCVs) for on-site monitoring of ongoing National Highway projects.
• The AI Impact Summit 2026 concluded in New Delhi with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, endorsed by 89 countries and international organizations
• The Government of Jharkhand presented a ₹1.58 lakh crore Budget for the Financial Year 2026–27 in the State Assembly.
• Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved a 20 per cent reservation for former Agniveers in Delhi Police constable (executive) posts.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become the first Indian Prime Minister to address the plenary session of the Knesset during his two-day official visit to Israel.
• The Government of India launched a nationwide awareness campaign titled “Badhna Hai Toh Yahan Judna Hai” to expand participation in the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH).
• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the Blockchain India Challenge in New Delhi to promote blockchain-based digital governance solutions.
• The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) commenced its 75th Foundation Year celebrations at Bharat Mandapam, marking over seven decades of service to workers and their families across India.
• The 7th All India Conference of Government Railway Police (GRP) Chiefs was convened by the Railway Protection Force and successfully concluded at Vigyan Bhawan.
• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated IBM’s AI GovTech Innovation Centre in Lucknow to strengthen technology-driven governance in the state.
• The Government of Delhi has decided to implement the Centre’s ‘Rah-Veer’ Scheme in the national capital to encourage citizens to help seriously injured road accident victims.
• The Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, in collaboration with the All India Ayurvedic Congress, will organise the National Arogya Fair 2026 from 25–28 February 2026 at Shegaon, Buldhana district.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Raw Jute for the Marketing Season 2026–27.
• Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang announced that Pakyong Airport, the only airport in the Himalayan state, will be renamed after freedom fighter Trilochan Pokhrel.
• India has launched its first-ever results-based environmental award, the Zero Prize, with a total corpus of Rs 5 crore, aimed at rewarding scientifically verified reduction in pollution.
• The Government of India launched a CBDC-based Food Subsidy Distribution Pilot under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Puducherry.
• Droupadi Murmu flew a 25-minute sortie in the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) ‘Prachand’ near the India–Pakistan border in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the nationwide HPV vaccination campaign from Ajmer.
• Haryana Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda announced the launch of CM Shri Schools on the lines of PM Shri Schools during the Budget Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

 CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Switzerland will host the 2027 AI Summit in Geneva, while the UAE is set to host the 2028 edition, demonstrating global continuity in AI governance efforts.
• Japan cancelled the decade-old Cherry Blossom Festival at Arakurayama Sengen Park, Fujiyoshida, due to overtourism and its negative impact on local residents.
• India and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen defence cooperation, focusing on joint seminars, industrial collaboration, and technology sharing.
• India formally joined as the 12th country in the USA-led Pax Silica Coalition, a strategic alliance focused on secure, resilient, and innovation-driven supply chains for critical minerals, semiconductors, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
• Female cheetah Gamini, translocated from South Africa, gave birth to three cubs at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, marking the 9th successful cheetah litter at the park.
• The European Union (EU) launched the European Legal Gateway Office in New Delhi, India, to serve as a one-stop hub for facilitating safe and legal migration of Indian students, researchers, and professionals to EU member countries.
• Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment for imposing martial law in 2024.
• India and Kenya signed an Implementation Framework Agreement to launch a DigiLocker pilot project in Kenya.
• Poland has officially withdrawn from the Ottawa Convention (1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty), with the exit taking legal effect.
• United States (US) President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” held its first meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss Gaza’s reconstruction, with India attending only as an observer, reflecting a cautious diplomatic approach.
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, undertook a State Visit to India from 18–22 February 2026 at the invitation of Narendra Modi.
• Saudi Arabia has imposed a complete ban on poultry meat and table egg imports from 40 countries, including India and Bangladesh, to safeguard public health.
• A six-member team from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi, and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM&WS) successfully summited Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, marking a major achievement for Indian mountaineering.

 CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND BUSINESS NEWS

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a ₹38.60 lakh monetary penalty on UCO Bank for non-compliance with regulatory directions.
• The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched the ‘UPI One World’ Wallet for international delegates attending the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
• Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM), Faridabad, under the Ministry of Finance (MoF), in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• The Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC&I) revised the base year of India’s merchandise trade indices from 2012–13 to 2022–23.
• ICICI Prudential Pension Funds Management Company Limited launched India’s first Swasthya Scheme named “ICICI PF NPS Swasthya Equity Plus”, integrating retirement planning with healthcare benefits under the National Pension System (NPS).
• The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the guarantee arm of the World Bank Group (WBG), issued a USD 197.67 million guarantee for five years to Citibank N.A. for its non-shareholder loan to the State Bank of India (SBI).
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched its second high-security Data Centre in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, to strengthen the safety, resilience, and continuity of critical financial infrastructure.
• ICRA Limited (formerly Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited) has projected that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will moderate to 7.2% in Q3 FY26 (Oct–Dec 2025) from 8.2% in Q2 FY26.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the aggregate exposure limit for acquisition financing by banks from 10% to 20% of Tier-1 capital, allowing higher participation in M&A transactions.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the NBFC Amendment Directions, 2026, effective from 1 April 2026, to revise registration norms and regulatory treatment for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) without public funds and customer interface.
• Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance (MoF), launched the second phase of the National Monetisation Pipeline called National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0) in New Delhi.
• New India Co-operative Bank Limited., Mumbai,Maharashtra has been removed from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, which lists scheduled banks in India, effective from February 2026.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released draft amendment directions across five regulatory frameworks covering commercial banks, small finance banks (SFBs), and All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) regarding credit facilities, concentration risk management, and financial disclosure norms.
• The Reserve Bank of India issued revised guidelines on the Lead Bank Scheme (LBS), superseding earlier instructions to strengthen credit coordination and financial inclusion
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued draft amendment directions to standardize loan recovery practices and regulate the conduct of recovery agents across regulated financial entities.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued draft revised guidelines for Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to expand coverage, improve agricultural financing, and streamline loan operations.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued draft Responsible Business Conduct Amendment Directions, 2026 under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, to strengthen customer protection in financial product marketing and sales.
• Slice Small Finance Bank has appointed its founder Rajan Bajaj as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a senior secured debt financing package of up to USD 108 million (about ₹983 crore) with Aavas Financiers Limited.
• Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC), a Schedule ‘A’ Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Railways (MoR), signed a loan agreement with a consortium of Japanese banks.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a consultation paper, proposing to shift Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to a T+1 reference price system to reduce pricing lag and improve alignment with underlying asset movements.
• State Bank of India (SBI) became India’s 4th most valuable company with a market capitalization of ₹10.9 lakh crore, surpassing Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

• Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Letters (Doctorate of Literature – Honoris Causa) by St Xavier’s University, Kolkata during its seventh convocation ceremony
• In a historic achievement for Indian cinema, Boong became the first Indian film to win in the Best Children’s and Family Film category at the 79th British Academy Film Awards 2026 held in London.
• The 79th British Academy Film Awards 2026 were held at the Royal Festival Hall in
• The 475-year-old Our Lady of Grace Cathedral in Vasai, Maharashtra received the Award of Merit at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2025.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Rob Jetten (Rob Arnoldus Andreas Jetten) was sworn in as the youngest-ever Prime Minister of the Netherlands at the age of 38, becoming the first openly gay head of government in Dutch history.
• Abhinav Bindra, India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist, completed his eight-year tenure (2018–2026) as Vice-Chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission on February 23, 2026.
• Hindustan Oil Exploration Company (HOEC) has approved a Chief Executive Officer transition, appointing Baroruchi Mishra as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1 April 2026.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), chaired by Narendra Modi, appointed Nidhi Chhibber as the additional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog.
• The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) recommended Hitesh Rameshchandra Joshi for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re).
• OpenAI appointed Indian-origin executive Arvind KC as its Chief People Officer (CPO), to strengthen leadership during rapid global AI expansion and intense competition for AI talent.
• B. Ravindran of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) was appointed to the United Nations (UN) Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Sachin Tendulkar was designated as a Global Champion for Road Safety by the United Nations (UN) to promote global road safety awareness.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• India has strengthened its commitment to global food security as the Food Corporation of India signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the World Food Programme.
• At the India Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026, Larsen & Toubro , through its Vyoma unit signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Gujarat to conduct a feasibility study for setting up a 250 Megawatt green Artificial Intelligence ready data centre at Dholera Special Investment Region.
• The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh), including its Centre of Excellence for Novel Drug Delivery Systems, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Boehringer Ingelheim India Private Limited to strengthen pharmaceutical education, research collaboration and innovation.
• The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Andhra Pradesh on at the India Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit to establish India’s first dedicated Quantum and Artificial Intelligence University campus in Amaravati.
• The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) and the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) to enhance collaborative efforts in Disaster Management Research and Response (DMRR).
• India and Israel officially commenced the first round of negotiations for a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in New Delhi from 23 to 26 February 2026.
• India and Nepal signed a new MoU in New Delhi to strengthen cooperation in forests, wildlife, biodiversity conservation and climate change.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

• In a major global corporate development, Amazon has surpassed Walmart to become the world’s largest company by annual revenue in 2026.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• India’s human spaceflight programme Gaganyaan achieved a major milestone with the successful qualification-level load test of the Drogue Parachute at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh.
• The Indian Navy (IN) hosted three major international engagements at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP) from 15–25 February 2026, including Exercise MILAN 2026, International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026, and the 9th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave.
• The Indian Army (IA) under its Konark Corps, including the Air Defence Warriors of the Blazing Skies Brigade, successfully conducted a high-intensity live firing test of the Strela-10 Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) at the Pokhran Field Firing Range, Rajasthan.
• Indian Navy’s Sail Training Ship INS Sudarshini arrived at Safaga, Egypt as part of its Lokayan-26 deployment.
• The 16th edition of the India–US joint Special Forces exercise Vajra Prahar is being held at the Special Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh, from 23 February to 15 March 2026.
• Embraer (Brazil) and Mahindra Group (India) have announced collaboration plans to establish a state-of-the-art Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in India for the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft.
• The Indian Navy (IN) is set to enhance its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability with the commissioning of INS Anjadip, the third vessel of the eight-ship ASW Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC)
• Dharma Guardian, the 7th edition of the India–Japan Joint Military Exercise, began at Chaubattia, Uttarakhand, from 24 February to 9 March 2026.
• Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi flagged in the Bharat RanBhoomi Darshan Expedition at the National War Memorial, in the presence of senior civil and defence dignitaries.
• The Southern Air Command of the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted a high-tempo joint maritime exercise named Kalari Leap in the Lakshadweep and Minicoy archipelago.
• The Indian Army (IA) conducted ‘Exercise Agni Varsha’ at the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges, Pokhran, Rajasthan, to test and demonstrate operational readiness and combat capabilities in a realistic battlefield environment.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• The Tata Group partnered with OpenAI to establish India’s first large-scale AI-ready data centre under the global Stargate initiative, with OpenAI becoming the first customer of TCS HyperVault data centre business.
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to establish a liquid methane production plant at the Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu to support next-generation rocket propulsion technologies.
• Indian AI startup AuraML launched AuraSim, India’s first multimodal world simulation model for robotics, at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
• The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) launched an AI-enabled biometric deduplication and document verification platform to strengthen India’s digital security framework and improve Aadhaar authentication accuracy.
• Fractal AI launched Vaidya 2.0, a next-generation healthcare reasoning AI model, at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in Mumbai (held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi).
• Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda launched the indigenously manufactured Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) Vaccine at the Central Research Institute (CRI), Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, strengthening India’s healthcare self-reliance.
• India has a coastline of ~11,099 km and an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 24 lakh sq. km, but fishing is mostly limited to 40–50 nautical miles, leaving deep-sea resources like tuna
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) launched the “Arctic Sentry” mission, to strengthen security, surveillance, and military coordination in the Arctic and High North.
• Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science & Technology, launched ‘SUJVIKA’, an AI-driven Biotech Product Data Portal, on the 40th Foundation Day of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in New Delhi on 26 February 2026.
• The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully launched Pakistan’s second indigenous Earth Observation Satellite, EO-2 from China’s Yangjiang Seashore Launch Centre.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• The Ministry of Power (MoP) constituted a three-member High-Level Committee and a three-member Working Group to supervise the proposed merger of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and REC Limited (Rural Electrification Corporation Limited).
• Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) formalised the transfer of indigenously developed food and nutrition technologies from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) to promote national goals in health, nutrition, and food security.

 CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPS AND PORTAL

• Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Provincialization Management System (PMS) Portal at Lok Sewa Bhawan, Guwahati to streamline the provincialization of venture educational institutions and their staff.
• Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched multiple Information Technology (IT) initiatives at the Delhi Secretariat, New Delhi, to strengthen digital governance and citizen services.
• Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education (MoE), launched Teacher App 2.0, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), in New Delhi, Delhi.

 CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• Norway created history at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics by winning its 17th gold medal, the highest number of gold medals won by any nation at a single Winter Games.
• India captain Harmanpreet Kaur created history by becoming the most-capped player in women’s international cricket.
• The Delhi Open 2026 concluded with an exciting finish as Greece’s Stefanos Sakellaridis won the men’s singles title after defeating Great Britain’s Oliver Crawford in a closely contested final.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Ricky Andrew J Syngkon, Member of Parliament (MP) from the Shillong Lok Sabha constituency (Meghalaya), passed away at the age of 54 in Shillong.
• Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay (Shankar), a renowned Bengali novelist and writer, passed away at the age of 93 in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• Former Union Minister Mukul Roy, a founding member of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), passed away at the age of 71 in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• Jatinder Mehra, Vice Chairman (Metals & Mining) of Essar Group, passed away at the age of 86 in New Delhi, Delhi.