🔶 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
🔶 Science, AI & Innovation
UN Scientific Panel on AI – Indian Representation
Prof. B. Ravindran (IIT Madras) appointed to UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.
Significance: Global AI norm-setting | Academic leadership in emerging tech
OpenAI Leadership Appointment
Indian-origin Arvind KC appointed Chief People Officer amid global AI expansion.
Exam Angle: AI sector leadership trends | Talent governance in tech firms
SUJVIKA Portal Launched
AI-enabled Biotech Product Data Portal launched on DBT’s 40th Foundation Day.
Relevance: Biotechnology data management | AI integration in life sciences
🔶 Space & Regional Developments
Pakistan’s EO-2 Satellite Launch
SUPARCO launched its second indigenous Earth Observation Satellite from China.
Exam Focus: Regional space competition | Earth observation systems
🔶 Sports & Mountaineering
Mount Aconcagua Summit – Indian Expedition
Joint team from NIM & JIM&WS successfully summited the highest peak in South America.
Significance: High-altitude training excellence | Adventure diplomacy
Sachin Tendulkar – UN Global Champion for Road Safety
Designated to promote global awareness on traffic safety.
Exam Relevance: Road safety initiatives | Celebrity advocacy in governance
🔶 Important Days (28 February)
Rare Disease Day
Observed globally to raise awareness about rare medical conditions and patient support frameworks.
National Science Day (India)
Commemorates Sir C.V. Raman’s discovery of the Raman Effect (1928).
Exam Relevance: Frequently asked static GK | Science policy linkage
Month: Current Affairs - Feb 28, 2026
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