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February 17, 2026 — Daily Current Affairs
17 February 2026
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February 17 was dominated by two landmark developments: NGT’s approval of the Rs 81,000 crore Great Nicobar Island mega-project (sparking ecology vs. development debate) and India’s first CBDC-based Public Distribution System launch in Gujarat. The India-AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam unveiled SAHI and BODH health-AI platforms, while Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh’s new Prime Minister. India’s non-fossil electricity capacity surpassed fossil capacity for the first time.