Daily Current Affairs for CAT, XAT & MBA GDPI – February 13, 2026
Indian Economy & Policy
Stock Market LIVE: GIFT Nifty hints at lower start amid muted global cues; Asian markets down
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE: GIFT Nifty was trading at 25,719.5 levels, down by 131.5 points, indicating a lower start amid muted global cues.
New consumer inflation data to bolster policy responses: CEA Nageswaran
At 2.75%, January price rise well below RBI's target of 4%
Indian Politics & Governance

Orissa High Court directs State Government to tally Puri Jagannath temple’s jewellery inventoried in 1978
The High Court also ordered placing of Inquiry Committee with regards to missing key on the floor of Assembly House in the ensuing session

MEA refuses to deny U.S. claims on India’s Russian oil imports
Senior U.S. official reiterates that India has reduced Russian oil purchases as U.S. “wanted”, is buying more American energy; joint statement, with no mention of Russian oil, is the “framework” on this matter, says MEA
Geopolitics (India Focus)

Trump revokes basis of U.S. climate regulation, ends vehicle emission standards
The move marks the administration’s most extensive rollback of climate change policy, following a series of regulatory cuts aimed at promoting fossil fuel development and hindering clean energy
Angela Merkel to deliver first Manmohan Memorial Lecture
The lecture is being organised by the Dr. Manmohan Singh Trust and former German Chancellor Merkel will speak on “Germany and India in times of global change”
Indian Stock Market & IPOs
Stock Market LIVE: GIFT Nifty hints at lower start amid muted global cues; Asian markets down
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE: GIFT Nifty was trading at 25,719.5 levels, down by 131.5 points, indicating a lower start amid muted global cues.
New consumer inflation data to bolster policy responses: CEA Nageswaran
At 2.75%, January price rise well below RBI's target of 4%
Marketing, Brands & Consumer Trends

India’s top firms suffer a ₹12,000 crore labour code blow in Q3
The IT sector is the worst hit as the new labour laws increase social security payouts and retirement benefits. Consulting firms caution that wage bills are set to increase even as India Inc.’s margins are under pressure amid macro and global uncertainties.

AI phobia, US jobs data wipe out ₹4 trillion for IT shareholders in six weeks
A combination of ‘higher-for-longer’ US interest rates and the rapid evolution of autonomous AI agents has triggered a massive sell-off in Indian IT, with TCS and Infosys bearing the brunt.
Sports (Business & Governance)

Koneru Humpy set to return to Norway Chess Women
Humpy made history in 2002 when, at just 15 years old, she became the first Indian woman to earn the Grandmaster title, and at the time, the youngest female grandmaster in history

JK Tyres’ Sanjay ‘Hardy’ Sharma passes away
He, fondly known as ‘Hardy’, was one of the most influential persons in Indian motorsport and played a key role in advancing the careers of India’s only two Formula One drivers