🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA 🧠 Thought of the Day “A scientist does not belong to a particular nation. He belongs to the whole world.” — Dr. Homi J. Bhabha 📰 Current Affairs Kerala to Keralam: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to change the name of the State of Kerala to “Keralam.” A Bill titled Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 will be processed under Article 3 of the Constitution. The move follows a 2024 resolution by the Kerala Legislative Assembly requesting the change. Independence of ECI: The independence of the Election Commission of India (ECI) is under scrutiny following concerns over voter roll revisions, including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar and the reported deletion of around 65 lakh voters. Free HPV Vaccines: India is all set t...

🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → INDIAN POLITY, GOVERNANCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 🧠 Thought of the Day “By common endeavor we can raise the country to a new greatness, while a lack of unity will expose us to fresh calamities.” — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 📰 Current Affairs Pax Silica Coalition: India formally joined the US-led Pax Silica coalition, aiming to secure semiconductor supply chains and access to critical minerals. International Mother Language Day 2026: As the world observes International Mother Language Day on 21st February, UNESCO’s 7th 'State of the Education Report for India 2025', titled Bhasha Matters: Mother Tongue and Multilingual Education, reframes linguistic diversity as a cornerstone of quality learning. Freedom of Speech to MP's: The Budget Session of Parliament 2026 has raised conce...

🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → WORLD AND INDIAN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 🧠 Thought of the Day “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” — Robert Swan 📰 Current Affairs Panama Canal Drought: A severe, prolonged drought induced by the El Niño phenomenon has dangerously lowered water levels in Gatun Lake, drastically reducing the daily ship transits through the Panama Canal and disrupting global trade. India's fastest metro: The Indian Prime Minister inaugurated both the Namo Bharat Rapid Rail and the Meerut Metro from a single platform, marking the first time in India that a rapid rail and metro service were launched together on the same day. Meerut Metro, connecting Meerut South and Modipuram, is India’s fastest metro with speeds up to 120 km/h, operating on Namo Bharat infrastructure in ...

🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → INDIAN HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURE 🧠 Thought of the Day “Monuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.” — Joseph Joubert 📰 Current Affairs Food Grain ATMs: The Bihar government recently approved the installation of ‘grain ATM’ machines in Patna to make PDS grain distribution faster, more transparent, and less prone to corruption. A grain ATM or Annapurti (Provider of grain) is an automated machine that dispenses food grains. It can release 50 kg of grain in five minutes. It can work 24×7 like ATMs, and can be powered through solar energy. Project 'Udbhav': Launched by the Indian Army in collaboration with the United Service Institution of India (USI), this project aims to rediscover and integrate ancient Indian strategic thinking and statecraft (fr...

🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → INTERNAL SECURITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT 🧠 Thought of the Day “A nation's true defense lies in the unity of its people and the resilience of its institutions.” 📰 Current Affairs I4C Cyber Initiative: The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has stepped up the '1930' national helpline and launched awareness drives to combat the rising wave of "Digital Arrests" and AI-driven deepfake financial frauds. India as a Observer in Board of Peace: India has reinforced its traditional stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict by participating as an ‘observer’ in the inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington D.C., while maintaining its commitment to a Two-State solution. Foundational Day of NCST: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs observed the 23rd Foundation Day of the N...

🚆 GK Express 2.0 Discipline • Clarity • Competitive Preparation TODAY’S FOCUS → INDIAN ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY 🧠 Thought of the Day “What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.” — Mahatma Gandhi 📰 Current Affairs Global Teacher Prize 2026: Indian teacher Rouble Nagi has won the Global Teacher Prize 2026, receiving the one- million-dollar award at the World Government Summit in Dubai. It was Launched in 2014 and is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Teaching”. Network Readiness Index: India is placed at 45th rank (with score 54.43 out of 100) as per the Network Readiness Index 2025 report released in 2026. FCI and WFP: Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the World Food Programme (WFP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of rice to support globa...