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Daily Current Affairs: 3 & 4 February 2026

Current affairs of 3 & 4 February 2026: World Wetlands Day 2026: India’s 98 Ramsar Sites and Public Good Value; Yantra India Limited Gets Miniratna Category-I Tag; Ramsar Sites: Patna and Chhari Dhand Added, India at 98, and 17 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 20 topics

National Affairs

  1. Yantra India Limited Gets Miniratna Category-I Tag
  2. Motion of Thanks: Parliament Debate on President Murmu’s Address
  3. AIIA Expansion: Three New Ayurveda Institutes in Budget 2026–27
  4. Pennaiyar River Dispute: Tribunal Ordered by Supreme Court

Government Schemes

  1. NAMASTE Scheme: First Nationwide Waste-Picker Count
  2. MPLADS: Rules, Fund Limit and Permitted Works

Banking & Finance

  1. SBI CHAKRA Centre of Excellence for Sunrise Sector Finance
  2. SEBI May Extend Agri Futures Ban by One More Year
  3. RBI Draft Framework to Resolve Loans After Natural Disasters

Economy

  1. 16th Finance Commission: Devolution Formula and Grants 2026–31
  2. RDI Fund Gets ₹20,000 Crore Top-Up in Budget 2026-27
  3. BRICS 2026: India Pushes CBDC-Based Cross-Border Payments

International Affairs

  1. IOM Global Appeal 2026: USD 4.7 Billion Sought for Migrants

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Budget 2026-27 Backs Plantations, Fisheries and Livestock

Environment & Ecology

  1. World Wetlands Day 2026: India’s 98 Ramsar Sites and Public Good Value
  2. Ramsar Sites: Patna and Chhari Dhand Added, India at 98
  3. Peacock Sighting Near Manali at 1,800 m Altitude
  4. Turtle Trails for Olive Ridley Sites in Budget 2026–27
  5. Trees Outside Forests: India’s Agroforestry Potential and TOF Cover

Defence & Security

  1. SFDR Ramjet Technology Tested by DRDO

National Affairs

Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

Economy

International Affairs

Agriculture & Rural

Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

15. World Wetlands Day 2026: India’s 98 Ramsar Sites and Public Good Value

  • World Wetlands Day 2026 theme: Wetlands and traditional knowledge.
  • Patna Bird Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh) and Chhari-Dhand (Gujarat) were added, lifting India to 98 Ramsar sites.
  • Tamil Nadu has the most Ramsar sites, 20.
  • Wetlands are non-excludable and largely non-rivalrous, so they are treated as a public good.
  • Nearly 40% of India's natural wetlands vanished over about three decades.
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