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Daily Current Affairs – February 13, 2026

Daily Current Affairs for CAT, XAT & MBA GDPI – February 13, 2026


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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.

Interview Angle: Macro impact, policy direction, long-term growth.

New consumer inflation data to bolster policy responses: CEA Nageswaran

At 2.75%, January price rise well below RBI's target of 4%

Interview Angle: Macro impact, policy direction, long-term growth.

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

Interview Angle: Governance implications and institutional impact.

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

Interview Angle: Governance implications and institutional impact.

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

Interview Angle: India’s strategic and economic interests.

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”

Interview Angle: India’s strategic and economic interests.

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.

Interview Angle: Valuation, regulation, investor sentiment.

New consumer inflation data to bolster policy responses: CEA Nageswaran

At 2.75%, January price rise well below RBI's target of 4%

Interview Angle: Valuation, regulation, investor sentiment.

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.

Interview Angle: Consumer behaviour and brand strategy.

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.

Interview Angle: Consumer behaviour and brand strategy.

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

Interview Angle: Governance, monetisation, institutional control.

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

Interview Angle: Governance, monetisation, institutional control.
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