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- Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the Speaker of the Knesset Medal, the highest parliamentary honour of Israel, in Jerusalem.
- The North East Spring Festival 2026 began in Dimapur and is being held along with the Madhya Dakshini Festival 2026 to promote cultural exchange between regions.
- The Indian Air Force conducted the ‘Kalari Leap’ exercise in the Lakshadweep and Minicoy archipelago.
- The Supreme Court of India collegium has recommended Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari as the next Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
- The Supreme Court of India has banned a Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for including references to “corruption in the judiciary”.
- Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab Lil Haq against the Afghan Taliban along the disputed Durand Line.
- Thirteen Class XI students of Ariyakudi Government Higher Secondary School in Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu, successfully launched a 600-gram mini satellite named Vikko Sat-1.
- Vikko Sat-1 was designed to detect fungal spores in the stratosphere using five specialised sensors.
- Droupadi Murmu became the first Indian President to undertake a sortie in the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand near the India–Pakistan border in Rajasthan.
- LCH Prachand is designed for high-altitude warfare and is equipped with advanced weapons and avionics.
- The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) released new cybersecurity guidelines for space, including satellite communication.
- The guidelines cover four segments – Space Segment (satellite and payload), Ground Segment (mission control and stations), User Segment (terminals and devices), and Communication Links (uplink and downlink).
- IndiaAI Mission and Business Sweden signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to boost cooperation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies and promote trade, innovation, and joint investment.
- A Sweden–India Technology and Artificial Intelligence Corridor (SITAC) will be launched for workshops, conferences, and visits to innovation hubs.
- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd’s Gujarat in-plant railway siding has been registered as the World’s First Modal Shift Transportation Project under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) of Verra, the global carbon credit registry.
- The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog launched India’s first State Innovation Mission (SIM) in Tripura.
- The mission is part of AIM 2.0 and aims to help States and Union Territories build strong innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems.
- The United Nations has approved the first carbon credits under the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) of Article 6.4.
- The first project is a clean cooking initiative in Myanmar, implemented in partnership with the Republic of Korea.
- The Government of India has made it compulsory to sell 20% ethanol-blended petrol with a minimum Research Octane Number (RON) 95 across India from April 1, 2026.
- India has already achieved 10% ethanol blending in 2022 and advanced the 20% blending target to 2025–26.
- The United Nations Road Safety Fund launched a Sustainable Road Safety Financing Project in Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Assam in partnership with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, WHO, and UNICEF.
- International Polar Bear Day was observed on February 27, 2026, to raise awareness about climate change and the protection of polar bears.
- National Protein Day is observed every year on February 27 in India to raise awareness about the importance of protein in the daily diet.
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