Daily Current Affairs: February 23, 2026

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Today’s Top 15 Current Affairs Points

As an SSC CGL question paper setter, I have extracted the following 15 high-yield current affairs points from the provided newspaper for your study material:

1. Boong: This Manipuri film directed by Lakshmipriya Devi won the Best Children and Family Film award at the 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). [Awards]

2. Namo Bharat (RRTS): PM Modi inaugurated the full 82-km Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System corridor, starting from Sarai Kale Khan station. [Govt Schemes/Infrastructure]

3. New Delhi Declaration on AI: Signed by 85 countries and 3 international organizations at the AI Impact Summit to ensure the equitable sharing of AI benefits globally. [International Summits]

4. Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC): The 3.0 meeting held in Kochi unveiled a roadmap and projects worth over ₹1,500 crore for river-led economic growth. [Economy/Govt Schemes]

5. Visakhapatnam Port (VPA): Achieved a record handling of 80 million tonnes of cargo in just 327 days, the fastest in its 92-year history. [Economy/Infrastructure]

6. India-A Women’s Team: Clinched the ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars title by defeating Bangladesh-A in the final held in Bangkok. [Sports]

7. Banglar Yuva Sathi: West Bengal government launched this scheme to provide ₹1,500 monthly assistance to unemployed youth (class 10 pass) aged 21-40. [Govt Schemes]

8. Stefanos Sakellaridis: The Greek tennis player emerged as the champion of the Delhi Open (ATP Challenger) by winning his maiden singles title. [Sports]

9. Enforcement Directorate (ED): Identified 8 priority focus areas for coordinated action, including tracking foreign assets and misuse of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). [Economy/Finance]

10. Jal Vahak Scheme: A Kerala-based initiative offering 35% reimbursement on operating expenditure to promote cargo movement through inland waterways. [Govt Schemes]

11. GCC 4.0 Era: Term used for India’s transition to a global brain trust focusing on high-end R&D and “Agentic AI” (autonomous reasoning systems). [Science & Tech]

12. Aalin Sherin Abraham: A 10-month-old from Kerala recognized as India’s youngest organ donor, highlighted by the Prime Minister in ‘Mann Ki Baat’. [Events/Awards]

13. Brazil-India Trade: Both nations face the highest US tariffs of 50% duties on exports; Brazil’s President Lula proposed “unionization” of Global South nations to negotiate. [Economy/International]

14. BWF Scoring Reform: The Badminton World Federation has proposed replacing the 3×21 scoring system with a 3×15 format to increase game speed. [Sports]

15. Adani Group: Announced major power sector investments totaling ₹40,000 crore in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. [Economy]


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Results

#1. Which Manipuri film won the Best Children and Family Film at the 79th BAFTA?

#2. Where does the 82-km Namo Bharat (RRTS) corridor start?

#3. Where was the 3.0 meeting of the Inland Waterways Development Council held?

#4. Which port handled 80 million tonnes of cargo in a record 327 days?

#5. Which team won the ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars title?

#6. Which state launched the ‘Banglar Yuva Sathi’ scheme for unemployed youth?

#7. Who won the Delhi Open (ATP Challenger) singles title?

#8. How many priority focus areas were identified by the Enforcement Directorate?

#9. Which state launched the ‘Jal Vahak Scheme’ for inland waterways?

#10. What does the term ‘Agentic AI’ refer to in GCC 4.0?

#11. Who is India’s youngest organ donor highlighted in ‘Mann Ki Baat’?

#12. Which country proposed “unionization” of Global South nations against high US tariffs?

#13. What scoring format did the BWF propose to increase game speed?

#14. Adani Group announced ₹40,000 crore power investments in Bihar and which state?

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