NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||12-02--2026

NEWS & VIEWS |||SARASIJ|||12-02--2026

THURSDAY|| VOL—V/2026/FEBRUARY

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उद्यमेन हि सिद्ध्यन्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः।

न हि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगाः॥

Success comes through hard work, not just by wishes.

Even a lion will not get food if it simply sleeps.-(HITOPODESH)

TRANSLATION: By Blogger.

INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

The government has issued detailed guidelines on the observance of India’s National Song, Vande Mataram, directing that all six stanzas of the official version must be rendered first whenever the National Song and the National Anthem are performed together. According to the Union Home Ministry, the full six-stanza version is to be sung or played on key state occasions such as the arrival of the President, the unfurling of the National Flag, and addresses by Governors, among other formal events.

Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill 2026 Introduced in Lok Sabha. According to the statement of objects and reasons of the Bill, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, replaces the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, relating to trade unions, industrial employment and industrial disputes.

The Election Commission said that the final electoral roll of Goa, as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ list, will be published on the 21st of this month.

In Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath-led government yesterday presented the last full budget of its second term in the state Assembly. With an outlay of over nine lakh twelve thousand crore rupees, it is the largest budget in the state’s history, marking an increase of 12.9 percent over the previous year.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will open a three-day correction window as a one-time measure for aspirants or candidates to rectify mistakes in the application forms submitted for the Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2026 and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) Examination, 2026.

The domestic solar module manufacturing capacity in the country has reached 144 Gigawatt.

Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh has been selected as the pilot district under the World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector (WLGSP). As part of the pilot, a 500 MT godown was constructed at the Bahudeshiya Prathamik Krishi Saakh Sahakari Society Maryadit, Parswada.

Centre has launched “White Revolution 2.0”, a cooperative-led initiative aimed at expanding dairy coverage, increasing milk procurement and strengthening women’s empowerment. The programme seeks to boost milk procurement by dairy cooperatives by 50 per cent over the next five years, raising daily procurement to 1,007 lakh kg by 2028–29.

The Indian Army has undertaken a huge exercise to rename 246 roads, buildings and facilities across its military establishments and name them after Indian war heroes like Arun Khetrapal, Abdul Hamid, Dhan Singh Thapa, Sundar Singh and Piru Singh.

The renaming exercise covers 124 roads, 77 residential colonies, 27 buildings and military facilities, and 18 other facilities, such as parks, training areas, sports grounds, gates and helipads.

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

U.S. President Donald Trump and Netanyahu are set to discuss their approaches toward Iran and Gaza during a White House meeting today. He has taken at least six trips to the United States since Trump returned to office last year.

The United States and Iran held indirect nuclear talks in Oman last Friday that both sides described as positive but inconclusive. The United States warned U.S.-flagged commercial ships Monday to stay “as far as possible” from Iran’s territorial waters, and Trump yesterday said he was considering sending a second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East if talks do not progress.

U.S.-Azerbaijan partnership: The two countries signed a strategic partnership agreement yesterday during U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Baku. USA will be allowed to have its navy in Azerbaijan water.

Three Republicans in the House of Representatives yesterday joined Democrats to defeat a resolution that would have blocked congressional challenges to Trump’s tariff policies. The measure opens the door to a vote against Trump’s Canadian tariffs that Democrats have been considering.

The United States is sending two hundred troops to Nigeria to help train local forces to combat Islamist extremists, a spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command told the Wall Street Journal yesterday.

Ethiopia is hosting a training camp for Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary fighters involved in Sudan’s civil war, Reuters reported citing satellite data and unnamed sources. Eight sources, including a senior Ethiopian official, claimed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had provided financial and logistical support for the camp. The UAE foreign ministry said it was not “in any way” involved in Sudan’s hostilities and Reuters did not independently verify the claim about Emirati backing. Ethiopia’s government, Sudan’s military, and the RSF did not comment.

Chile’s government announced the launch of an open-source AI language model that has been trained on private databases from the region, including libraries and historical documents.

 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

Two senior ophthalmologists from Puducherry have been selected for the prestigious Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award 2026, recognising their outstanding service in combating cataract blindness and visual disability. Dr Haripriya Aravind and Dr R Venkatesh of the Aravind Eye Care System will receive the honour at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Foundation conference in Washington DC.

MISHAPS: -

School shooting in Canada. A rare mass shooting in Canada left at least nine people dead and another twenty-five injured, officials said. Seven people were killed at a secondary school in the Canadian Rockies town of Tumbler Ridge, while two others were found dead at a house that authorities believe was connected to the shooting. Police said a suspect also appeared to have died from a self-inflicted injury.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

2026 Milan-Cortina: Norway leads with 7 Gold. Switzerland is second with 4 Gold.

DAS KAPITAL

Global billionaire wealth reached a new record of $15.8 trillion in 2025, rising by 13% in just 12 months, according to the UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report. Nearly 196 self-made billionaires added $386.5 billion to global wealth, while the total number of billionaires rose to nearly 3,000 worldwide. As of late 2025/early 2026, India has one of the fastest-growing billionaire populations in the world, with counts increased from 284 to 358.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has announced a comprehensive revision of the base year for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Consumer Price Index (CPI), and Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The new base year for GDP and IIP will be 2022-23, while for CPI it will be 2024. The updated series is scheduled for release on 12 February 2026 (CPI), 27 February 2026 (GDP), and May 2026 (IIP). The move aims to improve accuracy, relevance, and international comparability of India’s official statistics.

Indian Share Market: -

*BSE SENSEX* 84,233.64 −40.28 (0.048%)🔻

 *NIFTY* 25,953.85 +18.70 (0.072%)

BULLIONS:-

*GOLD* : ₹ 15,960/ 01gm (24 krt)

*SILVER* : ₹ 300,000/KG

Currency Exchange Rates:

€  *Euro* : ₹107/-*USD*  ₹ 91/- *China  ¥* : ₹ 13

WHAT IS NEXT:

Today, Barbados holds parliamentary elections.

Today, China’s foreign minister visits Hungary.

Today, the African Union begins an annual summit in Ethiopia.

Tomorrow, Bangladesh holds a general election.

 

 

THE END.