News of The Day : 07th February 2026

News of The Day – 7th Feb 2026

The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, PIB and AIR, etc

(with Syllabus Relevance)

• About anti-defection law (10th Schedule).
• Delay by Speakers undermines legislative ethics.
• SC invoking constitutional morality & time-bound adjudication.
• Relevance of Keisham Meghachandra Singh judgment.

(GS-2: International Relations)

• US–INDIA Joint Statement 
  • Reaffirms strategic partnership across defence, critical tech & Indo-Pacific.
• Focus on iCET, semiconductor cooperation & defence co-production.
• Shared commitment to rules-based international order.
• Implications for QUAD & global geopolitics.

(GS-3: Economy)

• Indicates comfort with inflation below target band (4±2%).
• Signals accommodative stance amid global uncertainty.
• Supports growth & credit expansion.
• Reflects impact of food price moderation & supply management.

( GS-3: Economy)

• About Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI): UPI, Aadhaar, DigiLocker. 
• Promotes financial inclusion & cross-border payments.
• Strengthens India’s soft power & tech diplomacy.
• Supports Global South capacity-building.

• New definition of Deep technology start-up.
  • Startups based on scientific breakthroughs (AI, quantum, biotech).
• High R&D intensity, longer gestation periods.
• Enables targeted funding, policy support & tax incentives
• Boosts innovation-led growth ecosystem.

(GS-3: Science & Technology)

• About Sodium-ion batteries.
  • Uses abundant, low-cost sodium
• Lower energy density than Li-ion but safer & cheaper.
• Reduces lithium import dependence (China-centric supply chains).
• Suitable for grid storage & stationary applications.

(GS-3: Defence)

• About Missile ‘Agni-3’
  • Range ~3,000–5,000 km; nuclear-capable.
• Strengthens credible minimum deterrence. Enhances second-strike capability.
• Part of India’s strategic forces command readiness.

(GS-3: Internal Security)

• Addresses emerging drone-based threats to ports.
• Protects critical maritime infrastructure.
• Enhances coastal & economic security
• Relevant amid increasing asymmetric security challenges.

(GS-3: Environment)

• Urban Heat Island effect intensifies warming.
• Drivers: concretisation, loss of green cover, poor ventilation.
• Impacts: heat stress, mortality, productivity loss.
• Calls for climate-resilient urban planning & green infrastructure.

• Critiques dilution of the precautionary principle & polluter-pays doctrine.
• Increasing executive discretion via EIA relaxations.
• Judicial deference to economic growth over ecological protection.
• Raises concerns for environmental rule of law & inter-generational equity.