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Daily Current Affairs: 10 February 2026

Current affairs of 10 February 2026: India–Malaysia IMPACT Framework: Vision for Bilateral Ties; LEED 2025 Top 10 Countries: India Rises to 2nd; Nature-based Solutions and the TREESCAPES 2026 Congress, and 12 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 15 topics

National Affairs

Zetwerk Electronics Opens ₹100 Crore Bengaluru Plant

Government Schemes

PM Internship Scheme: MCA Proposes Lower Age and Shorter Term

Banking & Finance

Collateral-Free MSE Loans up to ₹20 Lakh: RBI Directions
EPFO Custodian Change: New Partner Agencies After 15 Years
RBI Merges VRR With General Route for FPI Debt Investment
SEBI Proposal: Social Impact Funds Minimum Cut to ₹1,000

Economy

CBDT: Old ITR Forms Stay for FY26; New Transaction Forms from April

International Affairs

India–Malaysia IMPACT Framework: Vision for Bilateral Ties

Agriculture & Rural

Pulse Self-Reliance Mission Launched by Shivraj Chouhan

Science & Technology

India–AI Impact Summit 2026: The Seven Chakras Explained
Amaravati Quantum Valley Foundation Stone Laid

Environment & Ecology

Nature-based Solutions and the TREESCAPES 2026 Congress
Project Tiger Review: Four Expert Working Groups Formed

Defence & Security

India-Greece Defence Cooperation: Joint Declaration of Intent

Reports & Indexes

LEED 2025 Top 10 Countries: India Rises to 2nd

National Affairs

1. Zetwerk Electronics Opens ₹100 Crore Bengaluru Plant

Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated Zetwerk Electronics' ₹100 crore manufacturing facility at KIADB Hi-Tech, Bengaluru.
The plant has SMT and FATP capabilities and serves six sectors including defence and telecom.
Vaishnaw also launched Qualcomm's 2nm chip design at the event.

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Government Schemes

2. PM Internship Scheme: MCA Proposes Lower Age and Shorter Term

MCA proposed easing the age limit and internship duration under the PM Internship Scheme.
The note went to the Expenditure Finance Committee.
Changes will be tested in the pilot phase before a full rollout.
PMIS targets 1 crore youth over five years across the top 500 companies.

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Banking & Finance

3. Collateral-Free MSE Loans up to ₹20 Lakh: RBI Directions

RBI told banks not to take collateral on loans up to ₹20 lakh to Micro and Small Enterprises.
The ₹20 lakh collateral-free norm also covers every PMEGP-financed unit.
Banks may lift the limit to ₹25 lakh for good borrowers.

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Banking & Finance

4. EPFO Custodian Change: New Partner Agencies After 15 Years

EPFO has begun appointing new partner agencies, including a new fund custodian.
This would be the first such change in nearly 15 years.
Standard Chartered Bank has held the custodian role since November 2011.

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5. RBI Merges VRR With General Route for FPI Debt Investment

RBI removed the ₹2.5 trillion cap on the Voluntary Retention Route for FPIs.
VRR holdings move to the general route from April 1 without unwinding or fresh approvals.
VRR began in 2019 to attract stable, long-term foreign money into debt.

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6. SEBI Proposal: Social Impact Funds Minimum Cut to ₹1,000

SEBI proposed cutting the minimum individual investment in Social Impact Funds to ₹1,000.
The present minimum is ₹2 lakh.
The idea is to widen retail participation in social-sector securities.
Social Impact Funds are a category within Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).
The proposal forms part of SEBI's consultation framework on expanding access to social finance.

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Economy

7. CBDT: Old ITR Forms Stay for FY26; New Transaction Forms from April

CBDT said existing ITR forms apply to FY 2025-26 income (AY 2026-27).
New simplified transactional forms and rules are due by early March 2026.
From 1 April 2026, TDS statements, Form 60 and Forms 15G/15H shift to the new framework.

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International Affairs

International Relations

8. India–Malaysia IMPACT Framework: Vision for Bilateral Ties

IMPACT stands for India–Malaysia Partnership for Advancing Collective Transformation.
India's PM described it to the diaspora in Kuala Lumpur as the guide for bilateral relations.
It has five pillars, from economic cooperation to a strategic regional outlook.

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Agriculture & Rural

Government Schemes

9. Pulse Self-Reliance Mission Launched by Shivraj Chouhan

Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Nationwide Pulse Self-Reliance Mission on 7 February 2026 at Amlaha, Sehore.
It plans 1,000 pulse mills, 55 in Madhya Pradesh, with subsidy up to ₹25 lakh each.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare runs it.

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Science & Technology

Science & Technology

10. India–AI Impact Summit 2026: The Seven Chakras Explained

The India–AI Impact Summit 2026 ran on 16–20 February 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
It was the first global AI summit in the Global South, with 100+ countries.
Three Sutras (People, Planet, Progress) are put into action through Seven Chakras.
The Chakras are thematic Working Groups.

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Government Schemes

11. Amaravati Quantum Valley Foundation Stone Laid

Foundation stone of Amaravati Quantum Valley was laid under the National Quantum Mission.
Union MoS Dr. Jitendra Singh and Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation.
The project will host a 133-qubit quantum computer, with partners such as IBM and TCS.

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Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

12. Nature-based Solutions and the TREESCAPES 2026 Congress

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) protect, manage and restore ecosystems while benefiting both people and biodiversity, per IUCN.
NbS could supply up to 37% of cost-effective CO₂ cuts needed by 2030 to stay under 2°C.
UNEP's 2026 finance report says NbS funding must triple to $571 billion a year by 2030.
India ranks 9th in forest area; forest and tree cover is about 25.17% of its land.

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Government Schemes

13. Project Tiger Review: Four Expert Working Groups Formed

The Union Government formed four expert working groups to review and modernise Project Tiger.
The move coincides with 50 years (Golden Jubilee) of the programme.
Project Tiger, launched in 1973, is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme using a core-buffer approach.
NTCA, a statutory body under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, implements it.

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Defence & Security

International Relations

14. India-Greece Defence Cooperation: Joint Declaration of Intent

India and Greece signed a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) to deepen defence and defence-industrial cooperation.
The JDI offers a framework for a five-year roadmap on defence industrial ties.
Both sides will exchange a Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan (BMCP) for 2026.
Greece will station an International Liaison Officer at the IFC-IOR in Gurugram.

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Reports & Indexes

Environment & Ecology

15. LEED 2025 Top 10 Countries: India Rises to 2nd

India rose to 2nd place in the 2025 LEED list, up from 3rd.
Mainland China stayed first; Vietnam debuted in the top 10.
The list came out in February 2026.

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