Today’s Current Affairs: 18th February 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
INS Tarangini
INS Tarangini: The sail training ship INS Tarangini is among several Indian and foreign naval vessels that arrived in Visakhapatnam for the international fleet review and MILAN exercise beginning February 18. It is the Indian Navy’s first Sail Training Ship (STS). It became the first Indian naval ship to navigate the globe in 2003-2004. The […]
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan: More than 150 years after it sank in a powerful storm, the remains of the luxury steamer Lac La Belle have finally been found at the bottom of Lake Michigan. It is the third largest of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one lying wholly within the United States. […]
Khorramshahr-4 Missile
Khorramshahr-4 Missile: Iran recently released dramatic footage of its Khorramshahr‑4 ballistic missile — one of Tehran’s most powerful medium‑range missiles — as tensions with the United States continue to rise. Also known as the Kheibar missile, it is a medium-range ballistic missile developed by Iranian state-owned defence company Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO). It is liquid-fuelled […]
Tulbul Navigation Barrage Project
Tulbul Navigation Barrage Project: The Jammu & Kashmir government is mulling to take advantage of the suspended Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) by diverting, for the first time, water from the Ravi river in Punjab to the Jammu region, and pushing for the revival of the Tulbul Navigation Barrage project. The Tulbul Navigation Barrage Project, also […]
SAHI and BODH Initiative
SAHI and BODH Initiative: The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare will launch two key national initiatives namely SAHI and BODH at the India AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam. The Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India (SAHI) is a national guidance framework to enable the safe, ethical, evidence-based, and inclusive adoption of […]
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: The Supreme Court has asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to consider introducing mandatory front-of-package warning labels (FOPL) on packaged food products high in sugar, salt and saturated fat. It has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. FSSAI is responsible […]
Loggerhead Turtle
Loggerhead Turtle: It is observed that warmer oceans and depleting food have affected the ubiquitous marine Loggerhead turtle’s reproductive and migratory patterns, and even its size. It is a species of oceanic turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is named Loggerhead for their large heads that support powerful jaw muscles. It is the world’s […]
India-AI Impact Summit 2026
India-AI Impact Summit 2026: The India-AI Impact Summit 2026 commenced at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), marking the first major global Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit hosted in the Global South and showcasing India’s leadership in inclusive, development-focused AI. The Summit is hosted under the India […]
NGT Approved Great Nicobar Project
NGT Approved Great Nicobar Project: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has approved the Rs 81,000-crore Great Nicobar project, stating that it found “no good ground” to intervene, while imposing stringent conditions to safeguard the environment. NGT acknowledged the “strategic importance of the project” and noted that “adequate safeguards” have been incorporated in the environmental clearance […]
