JANUARY TO FEBRUARY WORLD CURRENT AFFAIRS 2026

JANUARY - 

MIXED - 

* Bulgaria Adopts EURO As Its Official Currency. ( Became The 21st Nation To Adopt) 

*  The UN HAS Declared 2026 As The International Year Of The WOMAN FARMER.

* Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa Declared 60 Days State Emergency in 9 Province And 3 Municipality.

* Mexico Recorded A Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.4 

* Zambia Become The First' African Country To Take Mining Taxes in China's Yuan 

* Venezuela President Arrested By US Government,

*) Venezuela Vice President Delcy Rodriguez Set To Appointed As The Interim President.

* Oman Approved USD 29.77 Billion Budget For 2026 ( 4% Economic Growth) 

* Craig, Super Tusker Of Amboseli National Park Has Passed Away.

* A 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Davao Oriental Province, Southern Philippines.

 * US Military Seizes RUSSIAN Flagged Oil Tanker Linked To Venezuela Oil In North Atlantic.

 * US Army Has Unveiled New M1E3 Tank Prototype 

* Tunisian Film Maker Zoubeir Jlassi Won The World's Largest AI Film Award For His Film Lily.

* US Launched HAWKEYE STRIKE Against Syria's ISIS Terrorist. 

* Japan Became The World's First COUNTRY To Beginning Mining Rare Earth Metals From Ocean Floor.

* Indian Army Builds Third Bailey Bridge At Srilanka.

* US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP Imposed 10% Tarriff On Denmark, Norway, Sweden, FRANCE, Germany, UK, Nederlands, Greenland.

* United States President Donald Trump Has Host The BOARD OF Peace

 * Taylor Swift Set To Inducted To Song Writer Hall Of Fame.

*  Sinners Costume Designer Ruth E Carter Becomes Most Nominated Black Woman In Oscar History. (5th ) 

*  Srilanka Government Has Unveiled The Postage STAMP On Legendary Iranganie Seraainghe 

* Ancient Mummified Cheetah Found in Saudi Caves 

* Vietnam Top Leader To Lam Reappointed As Head Of Rulling Party'.

* World's Oldest Cave Art Has Been DISCOVERD In Indonesia Muna Island.

* NILGALA, Srilanka's 2nd Largest FOREST With a Land Area Of 40,685 Hectares Has Declared As The Protected RESERVE 

 * Archaeologist Have UNEARTHED 3400 Years Old Lost Golden City In Egypt.

* World Health Organisation ( WHO) Reports Says 188 Million Children And Adolescent Living With Obesity In World.

* US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP Has Launched The GREAT AMERICAN Recovery Initiative.

TWO NEW CORAL SPECIES - 

* Hong Kong Baptist University Marine Biologist Have Identified Two New Soft Coral Species From The Urban Water Of HKSAR And Zhuhai 

- Parasphaerasclera dimorpha Sp. nov 

- Paraminabea Inflata Sp nov 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Iran Appoints New Central Bank Governor After Mass Protest in COUNTRY.

( ABDOLNASSER HEMMATI, FORMER ECONOMICS MINISTER OF IRAN ) 

* Zohran Mamdani Sworn In As New York City's 112th Mayor.

* Bangladesh Nationalist Party Has Appointed Tarique Rahman As Party Chairperson.

* Afghanistan Appoints Noor Ahmed Noor As Afganistan Embassy To India.

* Nickolay Mladenov To Lead The US President Donald Trump's Board Of Peace In Gaza.

* Dina Powell McCormick Appointed As President And Vice Chairman of Meta 

* Emilia Clarke Has Been Appointed Global Brand Ambassador Of Black Dog Soda

* Jordi Cruyff Appoints Ajax Technical Director.

INDIA - WORLD - 

* Pulkit Desai, a US Marine Veteran And Technology Professional Has Been Sworn In As Mayor Of Parsippany, New Jersey.

( First INDIAN - American)

*  PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI Explained Regarding 1000 th Anniversary Of Somnath Destruction.

* Nigerian Authorities Have Detained The Merchant Vessel MV Aruna Hulya Along With 22 Indian Crews ( Cocaine ) 

* INDIAN Origin Mathematician Nalini Joshi Has Been Named NSW Scientists Of The Year 2025

* German Chancellor Merz Has Visited To India.

* Union Petroleum And Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Has Announced Urja Bharat PTE Limited, Joint Venture With Indian Oil And Bharat Petro Resources Limited Has Successfully Discovered Light Crude Oil In Abu Dhabi Onshore Block -1 

* Indian Navy's Ins Tir, INS Shardul And INS SUJATA And ICGS SAARATHI Have Visited To Singapore For Training 

* For The First Time Karnataka 3 GI Tagged Product Nanjangud Rasabale Bannana, Mysore Beetle Leaf, indi Lime Exports To Maldives.

* Indian Air Force MCC C-17 Aircraft Carrying 30 Tonnes Of Humanitarian Assistance To Philippines.

* Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Manuel Albares To Visit India 

*  India Gifts First Batch Of 61 Vehicles To Nepal For Election.

* Indian Origin Jigar Thakkar Appointed As Vice President Of Amazon Quick Suite.

*  President Of European Council Antonio Costa And President Of The European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen Will Be The India's Republic Day 2026 Honour of Guest.

STEPS DOWN - 

* Warren Buffett Has Steps Down As Berkshire Hathway As CEO After 6 DECADES.

INDIA- WORLD - 

* Ambassador Of QUAD Nations Meeting Held At Beijing, China 

* Mauritius President Dharambeer Gokhool Has Visited To Andhra Pradesh, 

FEBRUARY - 

* Saif -al- Islam Gaddafi , Son Of Late Libyan Leader Muammar Gadaffi Has Assassinated.

*  China Has Sentenced It's Former Justice Minister Tang Yijun To Life In Prison For Corruption.

* Saudi Arabia Has Introduced Passport For Camels 

* Iran Shows Its Most ADVANCED Long Range Ballistic missile - KHORRMSHAHR-4 

* Russian Defence Force Has Successfully Launched The Soyuz -2 1b First Orbital Launch Of 2026 

* Madagascar Records The Cyclone Gezani 

* Bangladesh BNP Party Wins The Parliamentary Election 

* Sophie Adenot, Became The 2nd French Woman To Travel Into Space, 

* Mozambique Launched digital e-Visa For 183 Countries 

* An Extinct Ancient Species Of Crocodile Has Been Discovered in South West England ( Named - Galhadosuchus Jonesi) 

* Scientists Have Discovered 95 Millions Years Old Fossils Of New Species Of Spinasourus Called Spinasourus Mirabilis in AFRICA.

* 1000 Years Old Tomb Found In Panama, 

* F-16 Jet Crashes In Turkiyes Balikesir 

* Chinese  led Team Finds First Evidence Of Bone Cancer in 99 Million Years Old Amber Lizard In Myanmar.

* PAKISTAN Against Afganistan War Named - OPERATION GHAZAB LIL HAQ.

*  Denmark Became The First' COUNTRY In The European union To Eliminate Mother To Child Transmission Of HIV - And Syphilis.

INDIA - WORLD - 

*  President Dr Patrick Herminie Of Seychelles Has Arrived Chennai, India 

* Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias Has Arrived India 

* Iran Sentenced Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi To 7 Years In Prison 

*  Indian Army Handed Over 50 military Utility Vehicles To Nepal Army.

* NATO Launched The ARCTIC SENTRY Mission 

* European Parliament Approved Euro 90 billion Loan Package To Support Ukraine Amid War With Russia.

* Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Will Be Guest, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA On Newly Elected Prime Minister Of Bangladesh 

* GI Tagged Salem Sago Consignment Has Sent From Tamilnadu To Canada.

* Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Visit To Tokyo, Japan.

* Mark Carney, Prime Minister Of Canada Has Arrived in India

* India And Italy Have Reaffirmed Their Shares Commitment To Facilitating Industry Partnership To Build Resilience Defence Chain.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Jamie Fly Appointed As The CEO Of Freedom House ( US) 

* Asian Development Bank (ADB) Appoints Shannon Cowlin As New Country DIRECTOR For Srilanka.

* Dr Khalilur Rahman Sworn In As Foreign Minister Of Bangladesh.

* Toshimitsu Motegi Has Reappointment As Foreign Minister Of JAPAN.

* Major R Set To Assume Command As First Female Missile Ship Of Israel Navy.