Country’s First Underwater Road-cum-Rail Tunnel under Brahmaputra River: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved India’s first underwater road-cum-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in Assam at a cost of ₹18,662 crore.A 33.7 km four-lane access-controlled Greenfield connectivity project, including a 15.79 km twin-tube underwater tunnel beneath the Brahmaputra River in Assam.It will […]
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Public Distribution System (PDS)
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Public Distribution System (PDS): The Union Home Minister launched India’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Public Distribution System (PDS) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.The CBDC-based PDS is a digitally enabled ration distribution system that integrates Central Bank Digital Currency into the Public Distribution System to ensure secure and transparent food grain […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 14th February 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 14th February 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
AgriStack
AgriStack: The Finance Minister announced the launch of Bharat-VISTAAR, a multilingual AI tool to integrate the AgriStack portals and the ICAR package on agricultural practices with AI systems. AgriStack is a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the farm sector. It is an initiative under the Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM). It comprises three foundational registries or […]
Ayushman Sahakar Scheme
Ayushman Sahakar Scheme: The Union Minister for Home and Cooperation informed the Rajya Sabha about the Ayushman sahakar scheme. It is a scheme of the National Cooperative Development Corporation for financial assistance to cooperatives on holistic healthcare infrastructure, education and services. Objectives of the Ayushman Sahakar Scheme: To assist provision of affordable and holistic healthcare […]
Vidyanjali Initiative
Vidyanjali Initiative: The Union Minister of State for Education informed the Rajya Sabha that Vidyanjali initiative has on boarded over 8.5 lakh schools and 5 lakh volunteers. It was launched in 2021 in alignment with the National Education Policy 2020. It aims to strengthen government schools through community and private sector participation, enabling greater support […]
Idukki Hydroelectric Project
Idukki Hydroelectric Project: As the Idukki hydroelectric project, Kerala’s largest hydel power project, marks a historic 50-year milestone, the Moolamattom power plant has recorded a total generation of 115,852.672 million units (MU) over the past five decades. It is built across the Periyar River in the Idukki district of Kerala. It is the largest hydroelectric […]
What is a Mud Volcano?
What is a Mud Volcano? A mud volcano suddenly erupted in Diglipur, Andaman Islands, recently. It is a mound of mud heaved up through overlying sediments. The craters are usually shallow and may intermittently erupt mud. These eruptions continuously rebuild the cones, which are eroded relatively easily. Some mud volcanoes are created by hot-spring activity […]
Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary
Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary: The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) recently gave its nod for the use of 4.68 hectares of forest land from the Kapilash wildlife sanctuary for the much-awaited 111 km six-lane capital region ring road (CRRR) project to pass. It is located in the Dhenkanal district of Odisha. It […]
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): India has the scale and momentum to influence how global business responds to climate risk, top executives of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTI) said recently. It is a corporate climate action organization that enables companies and financial institutions worldwide to play their part in combating the climate crisis. Mission: […]
