UPSC Current Affairs, February 2026
The news that matters for UPSC from PIB, one brief a day: what happened, the facts for Prelims, the angles for Mains, and practice.
Every day
- 28 February 2026: Saturday · 8 issues · 1 MCQHPV Vaccination Drive and Cervical Cancer Elimination · Project Cheetah · Jiyo Parsi Scheme · Pharmacovigilance Programme of India and Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission · PM MITRA Parks · Micron ATMP Facility, Sanand (India Semiconductor Mission) · UDISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education Plus) · National Board for Wildlife and its Standing Committee
- 27 February 2026: Friday · 6 issues · 2 MCQsHPV Vaccination Drive and Cervical Cancer Elimination · Rice Fortification under PMGKAY · India-Bhutan Cooperation on Trans-boundary Rivers and Hydropower · TRAI Rating of Properties for Digital Connectivity Regulations, 2024 · Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme · Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS)
- 26 February 2026: Thursday · 9 issues · 1 MCQIndia-Israel Special Strategic Partnership · National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP) · National Innovation Foundation and Farmers' Rights · State Innovation Mission and Atal Innovation Mission 2.0 · CERT-In Space Cyber Security Guidelines · Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979 · India-Israel Free Trade Agreement · National Green Hydrogen Mission (SIGHT Mode 2B) · NAMASTE Scheme (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem)
- 25 February 2026: Wednesday · 4 issuesRiver Ranching under Namami Gange · PM GatiShakti and Network Planning Group · State Election Commissions and ECI Coordination · Him-CONNECT Platform
- 24 February 2026: Tuesday · 7 issues · 3 MCQsAlteration of State Name (Article 3) - Kerala to Keralam · Minimum Support Price and CACP · GDP Base Year Revision (2022-23) · Export Promotion Mission (EPM) · TRAI Recommendations on IMT Spectrum Auction · India-GCC Free Trade Agreement · RAMP Programme and National MSME Council
- 23 February 2026: Monday · 6 issues · 3 MCQsNational Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0) · Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) · India-France Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) · Labour Welfare Scheme (Education Component) for Workers' Wards · Mobile Quality Control Vans (MoRTH Pilot) · PMAY-Urban 2.0
- 22 February 2026: Sunday · 1 issueNamo Bharat RRTS (Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System)
- 21 February 2026: Saturday · 3 issues · 1 MCQPradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and EEZ Fishing Rules 2025 · Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) · India AI Impact Summit 2026 and IndiaAI Mission
- 20 February 2026: Friday · 12 issues · 8 MCQsPax Silica · Export Promotion Mission (EPM) · Border Area Development Programme and Vibrant Villages Programme · Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) · Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and EEZ Fishing Rules 2025 · Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) · National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 · GDP Base Year Revision (2022-23) · Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) · UIDAI AI-based Biometric Deduplication · Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) · NITI Aayog Report on Apprenticeship Ecosystem
- 19 February 2026: Thursday · 6 issues · 2 MCQsBorder Area Development Programme and Vibrant Villages Programme · India AI Impact Summit 2026 and IndiaAI Mission · Boilers Act, 2025 · Exercise MILAN · National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) · Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2025 and AAIB
- 18 February 2026: Wednesday · 7 issues · 2 MCQsProject Cheetah · International Fleet Review 2026 · Rajya Sabha Biennial Elections · Gender Budget Statement · India-UK Offshore Wind Taskforce · Municipal Bonds in India · BHASHINI and VoicERA
- 17 February 2026: Tuesday · 2 issuesNHAI Bee Corridors · India-France Annual Defence Dialogue
- 16 February 2026: Monday · 3 issuesIncentive Scheme for RuPay Debit Card and low-value BHIM-UPI (P2M) · Ol Chiki Script · Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM)
- 15 February 2026: Sunday · 5 issues · 2 MCQsIndia AI Governance Guidelines · CBDC-based Public Distribution System Pilot · Armed Forces in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) · India-France Annual Defence Dialogue · National Biodiversity Authority and Access and Benefit Sharing
- 14 February 2026: Saturday · 8 issues · 3 MCQsTax Holiday for Foreign Cloud Service Providers (Budget 2026-27) · Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) · Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 · PM-RAHAT (Road Accident Victims' Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment) · Gohpur-Numaligarh Brahmaputra Road-cum-Rail Tunnel · Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) · Digital Agriculture Mission · Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (PoSH) Act, 2013
- 13 February 2026: Friday · 12 issues · 9 MCQsViksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) · PLI Scheme · Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2026 · Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD · PM-RAHAT (Road Accident Victims' Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment) · Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) · Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) · DISHA Scheme and Tele-Law · PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana · National Biodiversity Authority and Access and Benefit Sharing · Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme · IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
- 12 February 2026: Thursday · 12 issues · 1 MCQDefence Acquisition Council (AoN approvals) · Combined Maritime Forces and CTF 154 · Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) · Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II · Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (PoSH) Act, 2013 · Gaganyaan Mission · Digital Intelligence Platform (DoT) · National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) · National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 · BharatNet · NALSA SAMVAD Scheme, 2025 · NITI Frontier Tech Hub
- 11 February 2026: Wednesday · 12 issues · 3 MCQsPradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PM-JUGA / DAJGUA) · Bharatiya Antariksh Station · PM-JANMAN and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan · Renke Commission and De-notified, Nomadic Tribes Welfare (SEED) · SMILE Scheme (Beggary Rehabilitation) · Space Start-ups and IN-SPACe · Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) · National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC) · Nafithromycin and Indigenous Antibiotics · AI in Judiciary · High-Speed Rail in India (MAHSR) · Inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes List (Modalities)
- 10 February 2026: Tuesday · 12 issues · 5 MCQsViksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) · NITI Aayog Scenarios towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero · Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2026 · Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and EEZ Fishing Rules 2025 · Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination and Mass Drug Administration · Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD · FSSAI and Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 · PLI Scheme for Textiles · India AI Impact Summit 2026 and IndiaAI Mission · Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979 · National Task Force on Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention · World Bank B-READY and Ease of Doing Business
- 9 February 2026: Monday · 12 issues · 9 MCQsFlood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) · NITI Aayog Scenarios towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero · National Biodiversity Authority and Access and Benefit Sharing · Network Readiness Index · Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 · Competition Act, 2002 and Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 · PLI Scheme for Specialty Steel · PM SVANidhi · Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (InvIT) · India's Fisheries and Seafood Exports · Four Labour Codes (in force 21 November 2025) · Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF)
- 8 February 2026: Sunday · 1 issueIndia-Malaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
- 7 February 2026: Saturday · 3 issues · 1 MCQIndia-US Interim Trade Agreement and Bilateral Trade Agreement · National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) · Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) Vaccine
- 6 February 2026: Friday · 11 issues · 3 MCQsViksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) · PLI Scheme · PLI Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) · Khelo Bharat Niti 2025 (National Sports Policy) · Arbitration Council of India · PANKHUDI Portal · Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 · GenomeIndia Project · Tele-MANAS (National Tele Mental Health Programme) · Seeds Act, 1966 and SATHI Portal · Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs Scheme
- 5 February 2026: Thursday · 12 issues · 7 MCQsFour Labour Codes (in force 21 November 2025) · Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (ENPO Agreement) · PRITHVI (Prithvi Vigyan) Scheme · National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) · Asiatic Lion and Gir Landscape · Interlinking of Rivers and National Perspective Plan · India-GCC Free Trade Agreement · Startup India Recognition Framework (DPIIT) · Cloud Seeding Pilot for Delhi NCR · Family Courts Act, 1984 · North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) · BharatGen (Bharat GenAI) under IndiaAI Mission
- 4 February 2026: Wednesday · 8 issues · 2 MCQsSemicon 2.0 (India Semiconductor Mission) · Small Modular Reactors (BSMR-200, SMR-55) and Nuclear Energy Mission · Chemical Parks Scheme and CCUS (Budget 2026-27) · Suposhit Gram Panchayat Abhiyaan · Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD · Enemy Property Act, 1968 · Landslide Risk Mitigation Scheme · Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023
- 3 February 2026: Tuesday · 12 issues · 10 MCQsViksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) · Minimum Support Price and CACP · PM Surya Ghar · National Technical Textiles Mission · Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY · Central Zoo Authority · Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) · Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) · Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) · Agriculture Infrastructure Fund · Energy Storage · Income-tax Act, 2025
- 2 February 2026: Monday · 10 issues · 4 MCQsJal Jeevan Mission and Jal Arpan · Baggage Rules, 2026 and Customs Baggage Regulations, 2026 · Biopharma SHAKTI · Ramsar Sites in India and Glaw Lake · PAIMANA Portal · Classical Languages of India · Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) · Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) · Skill India Programme (PMKVY 4.0, PM-NAPS, JSS) · e-Shram and National Database of Unorganised Workers
- 1 February 2026: Sunday · 7 issues · 5 MCQsSixteenth Finance Commission · Fiscal Deficit and Debt-to-GDP Glide Path · Biopharma SHAKTI · Semicon 2.0 (India Semiconductor Mission) · Khelo India Mission · Income-tax Act, 2025 · Integrated Programme for the Textile Sector