DAILY GK 12-14 FEB 2026
1.
SANTOSH TROPHY TITLE
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Services Football Team clinched
their eighth Santosh Trophy title 2025-26 by defeating Kerala Football
Team 1–0 in extra time in the 79th National Football
Championship final at Dhakuakhana
Football Stadium, Assam.
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The Santosh Trophy, founded in 1941 and organised
by the All India Football Federation
(AIFF), is India’s premier senior
national football championship.
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A
total of 38 teams participated in the tournament
with the 12 teams in the Final Round divided into two groups of six each.
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Services
earned Rs. 5 lakh as winners and Kerala received
Rs. 3 lakh as runners-up.
2.
‘ANNUAL LIST OF 10 COUNTRIES AND REGIONS FOR
LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT DESIGN (LEED) IN 2025’
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The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business
Certification Inc. (GBCI), released the latest ‘Annual
list of 10 countries and regions for Leadership in Energy and Environment
Design (LEED) in 2025’, outside the United States of America (USA).
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As per the list, India climbed
from 3rd place in 2024 to 2nd in 2025 in terms of total
LEED-certified space, recording over 16,111,512 Gross Square Meters (GSM)
across 611 projects during the year.
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Mainland China topped
the list with 26,645,737 Gross Square Meters (GSM) of LEED-certified space
across 1,939 projects.
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The
USA remains the global leader in LEED adoption,
with 50,129,093 GSM of certified space across 2,228 projects.
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Canada ranked
third with 288 projects covering 8,450,146 GSM, followed by Republic of
Korea with 100 projects (3,879,192 GSM).
3.
NETWORK READINESS
INDEX 2025
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The Portulans Institute
published the 2025 Network Readiness Index (NRI 2025),
titled “AI Governance in a Global Context: Policy and Regulatory Approaches”,
in which India climbed four places to secure the 45th position
out of 127 economies with a score of
54.43 out of 100.
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Among
lower-middle-income economies, India ranked 2nd, behind Vietnam (40th).
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USA retained
1st place globally marking its
fourth consecutive year at the top, followed
by Finland (2nd) and Singapore (3rd).
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The 2025 rankings comprise 52 high-income, 34
upper-middle-income, 32 lower-middle-income, and 9 low-income economies.
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Among
the top 25 countries, Europe is represented by 17 nations,
East and Southeast Asia by 4, North America includes 2 economies and Oceania is
represented by 2.
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China’s
ranking fell by 7 spots to 24th,
but still remains the only middle-income
economy in the NRI’s top 25.
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USA,
Switzerland, and the Netherlands, recorded the
highest scores in the Technology pillar.
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The
USA also led the People pillar, followed by the Republic of
Korea and Israel.
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Northern European
economies continued to feature prominently in Governance, with Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands
occupying the top positions.
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The Impact pillar was led by Finland, followed closely by Ireland and Denmark.
4.
CHANG-CRANDALL
HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2026
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Two senior
ophthalmologists from Puducherry, Dr.HaripriyaAravind and Dr.
R. Venkatesh, have been selected for the Chang-Crandall
Humanitarian Award 2026 for their exceptional contributions in cataract
blindness prevention and visual disability care.
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The award will be
presented during the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
Foundation.
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The award was
established in 2017 by the ASCRS Foundation,through a gift
from David and Victoria Chang, to recognise outstanding humanitarian service in
ophthalmology.
5.
INDIAN -THAI AIR FORCE
AIR EXERCISE
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The
Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) of
Thailand are conducting a joint in-situ air exercise to
enhance operational coordination and interoperability between the two air
forces.
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In‑Situ Training
refers to training exercises where
military forces operate together under realistic conditions at or near their actual mission locations,
rather than in isolated or simulated environments.
6.
RBI’S 6TH BI-MONTHLY
MONETARY POLICY
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The Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) conducted the 59th and 6th Bi-monthly
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of Financial Year 2025-26
(FY26) under the chairmanship of Sanjay Malhotra, Governor,
RBI.
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The meeting was
attended by the MPC members
Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Saugata Bhattacharya, Prof. Ram Singh, Dr. Poonam Gupta
and Indranil Bhattacharyya.
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RBI MPC reduces Repo Rates
by 25 bps to 5.25%, Maintains ‘Neutral’ Stance.
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Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate
shall stand adjusted to 5.00% and the marginal standing
facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 5.50%.
7.
NATIONAL DEWORMING DAY
2026 – FEBRUARY 10
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National
Deworming Day (NDD),
led by the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare (MoHFW), is observed annually across India on 10 February and 10 August to protect children aged 1–19 years
from intestinal worm infections, also known
as Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH).
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The first-ever NDD was
observed on 10 February 2015.
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Albendazole and Mebendazole tablets, approved
by the World Health Organization (WHO), are used as safe and effective treatments for intestinal worm infections.
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Children
aged 1–2 years receive 200 milligram (mg),
while children 2–19 years receive 400 mg.
8. WORLD PULSES DAY - 10TH FEBRUARY
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The
United Nations’ (UN) World Pulses Day
(WPD) is observed annually on 10th February across the
globe to highlight the critical
role of pulses, such as lentils, chickpeas, beans, peas, and lupins, in
achieving food security, improving nutrition, and promoting sustainable
agrifood systems.
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2026 Theme: “Pulses
of the World: From Modesty to Excellence”.
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The first-ever World
Pulses Day was observed on 10 February 2019.
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The observance was
established after the successful implementation of the International Year of Pulses 2016 by the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO).
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FAOHeadquarters–
Rome, Italy.
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Established–
1945.
9.
SAFER INTERNET DAY 2026
– FEBRUARY 10
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Safer Internet Day (SID)
is observed worldwide on the second Tuesday of February to
encourage awareness and advocate for the safe and responsible use of the
internet, particularly among children and youth.
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Theme 2026: “Smart
Tech, Safe Choices”.
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SID was first observed
on 6 February 2004.
10.
WORLD UNANI DAY 2026 –
FEBRUARY 11
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World Unani Day is
observed annually across the globe on 11th February to
commemorate the birth anniversary of Mohammad Ajmal Khan,
also known as Hakim Ajmal Khan, an
eminent Indian Unani physician and social reformer.
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2026 Theme: “Innovation
and Evidence in Unani Practice”.
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The Ministry of AYUSH
(Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy), Government of
India (GoI), declared 11 February, the birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan, as World Unani Day in recognition
of his contributions to Unani medicine.
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The first World Unani
Day was celebrated on 11 February 2017.
