1-2 February 2026 Current Affairs

Agriculture, Nutrition & Environment

National Crop Nutrition Summit (Mumbai)

• Focus on soil health, balanced fertilisation & sustainable agriculture.

• Links with nutrient-use efficiency, climate-resilient farming, and agri-inputs policy .

New Ramsar Wetlands Added

• Reinforces India’s role in wetland conservation, biodiversity protection & climate adaptation .

• Important for Ramsar Convention, ecosystem services, and flood mitigation .

World Wetlands Day – 2 February

• Theme-based questions often linked with SDGs, climate resilience & water security .

​​​​​​​ 2️⃣ Railways, Infrastructure & Technology

Kavach Version 4.0 Rollout (472.3 route km in one day)

• Indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system.

• Exam relevance:

  • Rail safety reforms

  • Atmanirbhar Bharat in transport tech

  • Use of RFID, optical fibre, automation

Bullet Train Steel Bridge (Ahmedabad)

• Milestone in Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor .

• Reflects Make in India in infrastructure, technology transfer, and project execution capacity .

3️⃣ Judiciary, Rights & Social Justice

SC on Menstrual Health under Article 21

• Declared menstrual health & hygiene part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty .

• Strong GS-II relevance:

  • Substantive equality

  • Health as a fundamental right

  • Gender justice jurisprudence

4️⃣ State Governance & Welfare

Assam – Tea Garden Workers Scheme

• One-time financial assistance to tea workers.

• Exam angle:

  • Labour welfare in plantation economy

  • State-specific inclusive growth models

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (2016–22)

• Cultural governance & recognition of creative economy.

• Often asked in culture-linked prelim questions .

5️⃣ Aviation, Urbanisation & Indices

Uttarakhand – Best State for Aviation Ecosystem (Wings India 2026)

• Indicates progress in regional connectivity (UDAN), heliports, tourism & disaster access .

Numbeo Cost-of-Living Index 2026

• Measures urban expenses amid inflation & lifestyle changes.

• Used for urban governance, migration & quality-of-life comparisons .

6️⃣ Sports & Important Days

Novak Djokovic – Australian Open 2026

• Oldest man to reach final in Open Era.

• Frequently asked sports records prelim question .

Indian Coast Guard Day – 1 February

• Established in 1977 .

• Key for maritime security & coastal surveillance .

Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day – 2 February

• Health-awareness based static-CA linkage.

7️⃣ Economy, Banking & Regulation

RBI Penalty on Northern Arc Capital

• Reinforces NBFC regulatory compliance & supervisory discipline .

Nirmala Sitharaman – 9th Consecutive Union Budget

• Longest-serving FM in continuous office.

• Common polity + economy factual question .

India–World Bank Country Partnership Framework (CPF)

• Supports Viksit Bharat goals : infrastructure, jobs, climate, human capital.

• Important for multilateral development financing .

8️⃣ Insurance, Banking & FinTech

IRDAI – Reinsurance Advisory Committee Reconstituted

• Strengthens insurance risk management & domestic reinsurance capacity .

SBI – CHAKRA Centre of Excellence

• Financing sunrise sectors (deep-tech, green energy, advanced manufacturing).

• Exam relevance: development banking & sectoral credit strategy .

Slice SFB – New Digital Products

• Repo-linked savings, UPI credit card, digital FDs.

• Shows fintech–bank convergence .

Paysharp – PA-P Licence

• Expansion of offline digital payments ecosystem .

9️⃣ Digital Assets & Global Finance

UAE – First USD-Backed Stablecoin Approved