UPSC Current Affairs 19 February 2026 — PIB

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates India AI Impact Summit 2026
• Championing Inclusive and Multilingual AI for the Global South, India Unveils New Delhi Frontier AI Commitments
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, to launch the Vibrant Villages Programme–II (VVP–II) tomorrow at Nathanpur village in Cachar district of Assam
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s remarks in Leaders’ Plenary Session during the India AI Impact Summit 2026
• DRDO conducts successful qualification test for Gaganyaan Drogue Parachute
• Global fraternity must join hands to tackle evolving maritime challenges, says Raksha Mantri as he inaugurates Exercise MILAN in Vizag
• Prime Minister Announces India–France National Centre of Excellence in Aeronautics at Kanpur under PM-SETU
• India–New Zealand Hold First Joint Working Group Meeting on Horticulture Cooperation
• APEDA Facilitated flag-off of first GI-Tagged Salem Sago consignment from Tamil Nadu to Canada
• Google and Alphabet CEO Mr. Sundar Pichai Visits Bharat GI Coffee Lounge at India AI Impact Summit 2026
• MILAN 2026: Raksha Mantri interacts with visiting Navy Chiefs and Naval delegations from nine ASEAN member states
• Defining Moment for AI: World Leaders, Big Tech CEOs Back AI Innovation with Responsibility at India AI Impact Summit 2026
• New Repository Maps 110+ AI Startups Delivering Population-Scale Impact Across India
• Union Minister of Minority Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju launches NIGRANI App, Haj Wrist band and AI Chatbots of Ministry during formal inauguration of Chintan Shivir today
• Scientists unlock new cathode material enabling Zinc-Ion Batteries for grid storage
• Coal mines in Jharkhand help retrace a long-lost world
• M.A.N.A.V.
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of misuse of its name and logo by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) registered under names deceptively similar to it
• Prime Minister Highlights Global Commitment to Responsible AI at CEO Roundtable, AI Impact Summit
• Visit of H.E. Mr. Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, to India
• Prime Minister’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic of Greece
• Prime Minister’s meeting with the President of the Swiss Confederation, H.E. Mr. Guy Parmelin on the sidelines of AI Impact Summit 2026
• Prime Minister Highlights AI-Driven Accessibility with Real-Time Sign Language Translation at India AI Impact Summit 2026
• Visit of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to India
• English rendering of PM’s remarks in Leaders’ Plenary Session during the India AI Impact Summit
• English rendering of PM's address at India AI Impact Summit 2026
• One Plant Per Day resolution completes 5 years: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s ‘green’ vow now heading towards a national mass movement
• ICAR and Dr. Reddy's Foundation Sign Historic MoU to Strengthen Agricultural Skills and Rural Livelihoods
• Update on investigation into Learjet 45 (VT-SSK) accident at Baramati
• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Holds High-Level Meeting with President of the Swiss Confederation H.E. Mr. Guy Parmelin
• “India is regarded in Mongolia as a sacred geography and a ‘Spiritual Neighbor’”- Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
• Ministry of Earth Sciences leads discussions on AI for Oceans of Tomorrow: Data, Models and Governance at India AI Impact Summit 2026
• Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Highlights India’s Unique Position in Global Technology Transformation at India AI Impact Summit 2026
• Global Leaders Deliberate on AI Diffusion, Infrastructure and Inclusive Governance at India AI Impact Summit 2026
• India AI Impact Summit 2026 Showcases Global South Leadership in Driving Inclusive and Trustworthy AI
• Global Tech Leaders Outline a Democratic, Inclusive AI Future in India AI Impact Summit 2026
• Global AI Leaders and Industry Titans Unite at India AI Impact Summit 2026 to Position India at the Forefront of Responsible and Inclusive AI Revolution
• Industry Leaders Highlight AI’s Transformative Potential and India’s Leadership Role at India AI Impact Summit 2026
• In a largest operation of its kind by any agency in Madhya Pradesh, officers of Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) seize 43.820 kg high-quality MD/Methamphetamine, more than 260 kg chemicals, and sophisticated modern equi...
• High-Level Kenyan Delegation Visits National Health Authority to Study India's Flagship Health Schemes AB PM-JAY & ABDM; Strengthening South-South Cooperation in Digital Health and Health Financing
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah says, India AI Impact Summit-2026 poises India for leadership in new era building upon the milestones achieved under Modi govt.
• DoWR, RD & GR Convenes Regional Conference of State Water Secretaries to Strengthen Centre–State Coordination
• AI-Driven Gene Sequencing to Power Personalised Medical Prescriptions: Dr. Jitendra Singh
• CSIR–NIIST Showcases 11 Technology Transfers and Signs MoU at “Lab to Market” Event in New Delhi
• NCST Celebrates 23rd Foundation Day in New Delhi
• Ministry of Women and Child Development hosts delegation of European Parliament’s FEMM Committee
• India’s Youth Dividend in the AI Era
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of two persons and injuries to four others in a blast at a chemical plant in Basaralu area of Mandya district, Karnataka
• Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan releases book “The Sage who Reimagined Hinduism: The Life, Lessons and Legacy of Sree Narayana Guru” by Dr. Shashi Tharoor
• Prime Minister shares the glimpses of inauguration of AI Impact Summit 2026
• All India Institute of Ayurveda participates in All India Official Language Conference at Agartala
• DPIIT and National Productivity Council Organize ‘Chintan Shivir on Boilers’ to Foster Innovation and Align Industry Roadmap with Vision 2047
• THE GOVERNOR, ANDHRA PRADESH REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL CITY PARADE (ICP) 2026
• Global Industry Leaders Chart AI’s Next Phase, From Personal Intelligence to Industrial-Scale Impact
• From Breakthroughs to Backbones: Global Tech CEOs Define AI’s Responsible Future
• Architecting India’s AI Future - Global CEOs Emphasise Autonomy, Infrastructure and Mass Empowerment
• Secretary, DFS, inaugurates Facilitation Camp for ‘Salary Account Package for Central Government Employees’
• Brainstorming Session on ‘Meri Parampara–Meri Virasat’ Held in New Delhi to Preserve Tribal Heritage
• DoSJE to Mark World Day of Social Justice with Preamble Reading at National Law University, Dwarka, New Delhi
• Smt. Raksha Khadse, Union Minister Of State for Youth Affairs & Sports and Cabinet Ministers of Maharashtra Grace ‘Jai Shivaji, Jai Bharat’ Padyatra
• PRESIDENT OF ESTONIA MEETS THE PRESIDENT
• PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC MEETS ON THE PRESIDENT
• PRESIDENT OF SERBIA MEETS THE PRESIDENT
• Prime Minister pays tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti
• General Advisory for 20 February: India AI Impact Summit 2026
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah bows to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary