Current Affairs Quiz - February 2026

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India’s first Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Advocate Training and Research Centre was inaugurated at Taloja, Navi Mumbai. The centre has been established by the Maharashtra and Goa Bar Council. It aims to strengthen the legal profession by bridging the gap between legal education and courtroom practice. The academy will focus on advocate training, legal research, and practical skill development. The initiative is seen as a landmark step for improving professional standards in law.

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Gujarat leads India’s renewable energy sector with 42.583 gigawatt installed capacity, contributing 16.50 percent of the national total as of December 2025. The state ranks first in total renewable and wind power capacity and second in solar power capacity. Renewable energy includes 14,820.94 megawatt wind power and 25,529.40 megawatt solar power, with hybrid and off-grid sources. Gujarat accounts for over 25 percent of India’s rooftop solar installations with 6,412.80 megawatt capacity. Major solar parks operate at Charanka, Radhanesda, and Dholera, while Khavda hosts the world’s largest renewable park under development.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day is observed every year on 2 February to spread awareness about rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease affecting millions of people worldwide. The day was started in 2013 by the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation to educate the public and break myths. The organisation is now inactive, leading to limited global observance of the day. The awareness day highlights the need for early diagnosis and timely treatment. It promotes advocacy, support systems, and research for better care.

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The Supreme Court directed the Centre to set up a tribunal for the long-pending Pennaiyar River water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Tamil Nadu filed the case in 2018 against Karnataka’s construction of check dams and diversion works. Tamil Nadu argued that water in an inter-state river is a national asset and cannot be claimed exclusively by any state. Pennaiyar River, also called South Pennar, Dakshina Pinakini, Thenpennai, or Ponnaiyar, flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched Pilloo AI, a voice-based billing and accounting assistant for businesses. The app allows users to create invoices, record transactions, generate reports, and manage accounts by speaking in their native language. No prior accounting knowledge or complex software is required, saving time and reducing manual effort. Pilloo AI supports five Indian languages and can record daily sales and payments, generate balance sheets, receivables, and payables. It automates purchase and bank transaction entries by extracting data from uploaded bills and bank statements.

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Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah launched Bharat Taxi on 5 February 2026 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Bharat Taxi is India’s first cooperative-based ride-hailing platform aligned with the vision of Sahkar se Samriddhi. It is registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 and was established on 6 June 2025. The platform follows a zero-commission and surge-free pricing model with profits shared directly with drivers called Sarathis. Sarathis receive ₹5 lakh accident insurance and ₹5 lakh family health insurance.

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The Global Appeal 2026 report was recently released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). International Organization for Migration (IOM) requested USD 4.7 billion to support 41 million people worldwide in 2026. The report aligns with IOM’s Strategic Plan 2024–2028 under a humanitarian reset. It highlights record internal displacement of 83.4 million people globally. Climate-related displacement rose sharply to 9.8 million in 2024. 2024 was the deadliest year for migrants with over 9,197 deaths. A major USD 3.4 billion funding gap remains, threatening migrant support efforts.

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The Minister of State for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr. Sukanta Majumdar, informed the Rajya Sabha about the North Eastern Region Agri-Commodity E-Connect (NE-RACE) portal. NE-RACE is fully operational and connects farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Self Help Groups (SHGs), and cooperatives of the North Eastern Region (NER) with buyers across India. As of 23 January 2026, 6,807 sellers and 735 buyers are onboarded, with 1,797 agri-commodities listed. The portal has facilitated sales worth ₹895.56 lakh nationwide.

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Operation Kiya is a joint counter-terrorism operation launched by Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently in news due to an intense encounter in the forested Basantgarh area of Udhampur. The operation aims to track, contain, and eliminate infiltrated terrorists while protecting civilian areas. It also seeks to prevent terrorist movement across districts and infiltration corridors. The operation is carried out by the Army’s White Knight Corps, Counter Insurgency Force (Delta), Jammu and Kashmir Police, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). It uses a cordon-and-search strategy to trap terrorists in forests and hilly terrain.

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The National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) launched the beta version of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the eSankhyiki portal. Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a technology that allows users to directly connect datasets with their own Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and applications. It provides a standard method to make official data accessible to Large Language Models (LLMs).