DAILY GK 15-16 FEB 2026
1.
PRESIDENT OF THE ICAI
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Chartered Accountant (CA) Prasanna Kumar D elected as
the 74th President of Institute
of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), under Ministry of
Corporate Affairs (MCA), for the 2026-27 term.
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CA MangeshPandurang Kinare has been elected as Vice-President (VP)
for 2026-27 term.
2.
PM OF BARBADOS
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Prime Minister (PM) of Barbados Mia Amor
Mottley has been re-elected as PM of Barbados for the third
straight term after the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won all 30 seats in the 2026 general
election.
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The BLP obtained approximately
69.83% of the total votes polled, while the Democratic Labour Party (DLP)
secured around 27.31% of the popular vote.
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Barbados:Capital – Bridgetown.
3. 11TH PM OF BANGLADESH
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Tarique Rahman, the Chairperson of the Bangladesh
Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in as the 11th Prime
Minister (PM) of Bangladesh.
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Tarique Rahman’s swearing-in ended the 18-month interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus,
who served as Chief Adviser.
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The swearing-in ceremony
held at the Bangabhaban (Presidential
Palace) in Dhaka, where the oath of office was administered by Mohammed Shahabuddin, President of
Bangladesh.
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In the 2026 general
elections, the BNP and its allies won 212
of 299 seats in the 13th parliamentary polls, which recorded a 59.44% voter
turnout.
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The Jamaat-e-Islami and its
allies secured 77 seats, the National Citizen Party (NCP) won 6 seats, and
Independents claimed 7 seats.
4.
PM MODI INAUGURATES SEVA TEERTH COMPLEX
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Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated the new integrated facility
named ‘Seva Teerth Complex’ in New Delhi
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This new complex will house the
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) (Seva Teerth-1), the National Security Council Secretariat((NSCS) (Seva Teerth-2)
and the Cabinet Secretariat (Seva Teerth-3),
which were previously located
separately.
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PMO will now be called Seva Teerth, while
the Central Secretariat buildings have been named Kartavya Bhawan, and Rajpath
has been renamed as Kartavya Path.
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Several key Ministries such as: Ministry of Finance (MoF); Ministry of
Defence (MoD); Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW); Ministry of
Corporate Affairs (MCA); Ministry of Education (MoE); Ministry of Culture
(MoC); Ministry of Law and Justice (MoLJ); Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting (MIB); Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW), will
now be housed at Kartavya Bhawan 1 and 2.
5.
INDIAN NAVY ASSUMES COMMAND OF COMBINED TASK FORCE 154 IN BAHRAIN
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The Indian Navy (IN) assumed command of Combined Task Force (CTF)
154, a multinational training task force under the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), during a change of command ceremony
held at the CMF Headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, marking the first time the in has led this task force.
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At the ceremony,Milind M. Mokashi, IN,
formally took charge as Commander
CTF-154 from the outgoing Italian Navy
commander.
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CTF 154, established in May 2023 under the Combined Maritime Forces
(CMF), conducts multinational maritime training and capacity-building to
strengthen security and tackle piracy, illegal trafficking, and irregular
migration across the Middle East and surrounding regions.
6.
‘PM RAHAT SCHEME’ FOR ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS
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PM Narendra Modi approved the launch of the ‘PradhanMantri (PM) RAHAT (Road
Accident Victim Hospitalization and Assured Treatment) scheme’, to
provide immediate, life-saving medical
care to road accident victims across India.
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He also approved doubling the LakhpatiDidis target to 6 crore and increasing
the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund outlay from Rs 1 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore.
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The scheme focuses on delivering cashless treatment up to Rs 1.5
lakh per victim for 7 days from the date of accident.
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This new scheme is integrated with the Emergency Response Support
System (ERSS) 112 helpline ensures victims reach hospitals
within the Golden Hour.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH): Policy oversight and integration via
Electronic Detailed Accident Report (eDAR) platform.
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National Health Authority (NHA): Claims processing through Transaction
Management System (TMS 2.0).
7. SUPREME COURT DECLARES ‘MENSTRUAL HEALTH’ AS A FUNDAMENTAL
RIGHT
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A Supreme Court of India (SCI)
bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala
and Justice R. Mahadevan delivered a landmark ruling in the case of Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Government of India
&Ors., officially recognizing ‘Menstrual
Health and Hygiene (MHH)’ as a Fundamental
Right under Article 21 (Right to Life
and Dignity) of the Constitution of India.
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All government and private schools must provide free oxo-biodegradable
sanitary napkins (Classes 6–12) through vending machines and establish
Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) corners with spare uniforms, innerwear, and
disposal bags.
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Schools must ensure functional, gender-segregated toilets with running water, soap, and safe disposal systems in
compliance with Solid Waste Management
(SWM) Rules, 2026.
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District Education Officers (DEO) must conduct annual inspections, while the National Commission for Protectionof Child
Rights (NCPCR) and State Commissions
for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) supervise compliance, supported by
anonymous student feedback mechanisms.
8.
INDIA’S
FIRST ‘BEE CORRIDORS’ ALONG NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH),
has launched a first-of-its-kind ecological initiative to develop dedicated pollinator or
‘Bee Corridors’ along National Highways (NH),
as part of its sustainable infrastructure development programme.
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The Bee Corridors comprise continuous linear stretches of bee-friendly
vegetation trees, shrubs, herbs, and grasses with nectar and pollen-rich
species, preserved dead wood and hollow trunks, and staggered flowering cycles
to ensure near year-round blooming.
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Native species such as Neem, Karanj, Mahua, Palash, Bottle
Brush, Jamun, and Siris will be planted based on local agro-climatic
suitability.
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Corridors will be developed along suitable NH stretches and vacant land parcels of the NHAI, with flowering.
clusters planted at 500 meters (m)–1
kilometer (km) intervals aligned to honeybee foraging ranges.
