Ottawa Convention: Poland’s withdrawal Poland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, as announced by the Prime Minister recently, is a strategic maneuver that allows the country to deploy anti-personnel mines swiftly along its eastern borders if necessary The Ottawa Convention, also referred to as the “Mine Ban Treaty,” prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of […]
Bhavani River
Bhavani River: An RTI activist recently filed an online petition to the Prime Minister’s Office seeking criminal, departmental, and regulatory action against officials responsible for the pollution of the Bhavani river. It is a major tributary of the Cauvery River. It flows through the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest […]
Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary
Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary: New aquaculture tanks have reportedly been dug in parts of the Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary, where illegal tanks were demolished recently as part of an encroachment drive undertaken following the Supreme Court orders. It is a significant wetland sanctuary located in the West Godavari and Krishna districts of the Indian state of Andhra […]
INS Krishna
INS Krishna: Indian naval cadets will now get to train aboard dedicated “floating classrooms” as the Indian Navy has commissioned ‘INS Krishna’, the first of three indigenously built cadet training ships (CTS). It is the first of three indigenously built cadet training ships (CTS) of the Indian Navy. These CTS will be utilised for training […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 21st February 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 21st February 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Merchandise Trade Indices
Merchandise Trade Indices: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics revised base year of Merchandise Trade Indices to FY 2022–23 to reflect current trade structure and global patterns. It is compiled and published by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), Ministry of Commerce & Industry. It measures changes in the unit values […]
Black-Necked Crane
Black-Necked Crane: Black-Necked Crane which is threatened by the loss of habitat and its safeguarding requires urgent, coordinated action. The Black-Necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) is classed as a medium-sized member of the crane family. It is locally is known as “cha thung-thung” in Ladakh and “thungdung karma” in Arunachal Pradesh. High altitude marshes and lakes […]
Rwanda
Rwanda: The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology said India is ready to deepen its engagement with Rwanda in emerging technologies, innovation ecosystems and next-generation sectors including AI, biotechnology, and nuclear energy. It is a landlocked country located south of the equator in east-central Africa. It is part of the Great […]
Red Sanders
Red Sanders: It is observed that busy Tirupati pilgrimage route makes Red Sanders smuggling easy in south Andhra Pradesh. Red Sanders Pterocarpus santalinus, or Red Sandalwood, is an endemic tree species with distribution restricted to the Eastern Ghats of India. It usually grows in rocky, degraded and fallow lands with Red Soil and a hot […]
Floreana Island
Floreana Island: More than 150 giant tortoises have been recently reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s famed Galapagos archipelago, where they disappeared more than a century ago. Floreana, officially “Santa Maria,” is located on the southern end of the Galápagos Archipelago off the west coast of continental Ecuador. It is a volcanic landmass. It is […]
