🔶 Governance, Identity & State Developments
Pakyong Airport Renaming – Sikkim
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang announced that Pakyong Airport will be renamed after freedom fighter Trilochan Pokhrel.
Relevance: Regional identity recognition | Freedom movement personalities | Infrastructure naming policy
CM Shri Schools – Haryana
Haryana to establish CM Shri Schools on the model of PM Shri Schools to upgrade public education infrastructure.
Exam Angle: State education reforms | Model school initiatives | Centre–State policy adaptation
🔶 Environment & Sustainability
Zero Prize – India’s First Results-Based Environmental Award
Launched with a ₹5 crore corpus to reward scientifically validated pollution reduction.
Significance: Outcome-based environmental governance | Market-linked sustainability incentives
GS-III Linkage: Pollution control policy | Climate accountability mechanisms
India–Nepal MoU on Forest & Biodiversity Cooperation
New agreement to enhance collaboration in wildlife conservation, climate resilience and ecosystem management.
Exam Focus: Transboundary environmental diplomacy | Himalayan ecology cooperation
🔶 Digital Governance & Financial Innovation
CBDC-Based Food Subsidy Pilot – Puducherry
Government initiated a Central Bank Digital Currency-linked subsidy distribution under PMGKAY.
Importance: Welfare digitisation | CBDC application in PDS reform
GS-III Relevance: Digital public finance | Direct benefit innovation
UIDAI–Google Partnership
Over 60,000 authorised Aadhaar centres to be visible on Google Maps.
Why Important: Improved service accessibility | Digital identity infrastructure strengthening
SEBI Proposal – ETFs to T+1 Pricing Framework
Consultation paper issued to reduce pricing lag and improve ETF alignment.
Exam Angle: Capital market reforms | Settlement cycle evolution | Investor protection
🔶 Defence & Strategic Affairs
President’s Sortie in LCH ‘Prachand’
President Droupadi Murmu undertook a 25-minute sortie in India’s Light Combat Helicopter near the western border.
Significance: Indigenous defence capability | Symbolic civil-military engagement
Exercise Agni Varsha – Pokhran
Indian Army conducted a high-intensity operational readiness drill at Pokhran Field Firing Range.
Relevance: Desert warfare preparedness | Integrated combat testing
🔶 Public Health & Social Sector
Nationwide HPV Vaccination Drive
Prime Minister to launch a countrywide Human Papillomavirus vaccination campaign from Ajmer.
Exam Relevance: Preventive healthcare policy | Cervical cancer prevention | Immunisation strategy
🔶 Economy & Corporate Developments
IRFC Loan Agreement with Japanese Banks
Indian Railway Finance Corporation signed financing agreement with a Japanese banking consortium.
Importance: Railway infrastructure financing | International credit collaboration
SBI Market Capitalisation Milestone
State Bank of India became India’s 4th most valuable company (₹10.9 lakh crore), surpassing TCS.
Exam Angle: Banking sector growth | Market capitalisation metrics
FSIB Recommendation – GIC Re CMD
Hitesh Rameshchandra Joshi recommended for Chairman-cum-Managing Director of GIC Re.
Relevance: Public sector insurance governance
Month: Current Affairs - February 28, 2026
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