Daily Current Affairs and GK | 15 and 16 February 2026

Topic: Summits/ Conferences/ Meetings

1. The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare organised a CSR conclave in New Delhi.

• The event was organized in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme India and the Gates Foundation.
• The main theme of the conference focused on leveraging PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (DDKY) for farmer prosperity.
• The conference brought together government officials, financial institutions, corporate CSR leaders, farmer producer organizations, and development partners.
• Approximately 65 representatives from companies such as Unilever, Reliance Foundation, ITC, Axis Bank, TCS, and JK Cement participated.
• The DDKY scheme was launched on October 11, 2025. It is for a period of six years and covers 100 districts.
• The scheme is inspired by the Aspirational Districts Programme of NITI Aayog.
• DDKY focuses on agriculture and allied sectors and aims to improve agricultural productivity and promote crop diversification.
• It is implemented through the convergence of 36 existing schemes across 11 departments.

Topic: National Appointments

2. Uday Kotak appointed Chairman of GIFT City Company.

• Industrialist and banker Uday Suresh Kotak has been appointed Chairman of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Company Limited (GIFT City Co. Ltd.).
• The appointment was made through a Government of Gujarat resolution dated February 13, 2026.
• He has replaced Hasmukh Adhia, who had been serving as Non-Executive Chairman since June 2023.
• The appointment has been made with immediate effect until further orders.
• Uday Kotak is the founder and director of Kotak Mahindra Bank and has led the group’s growth for nearly four decades.
• He previously served as Managing Director and CEO of the bank until September 1, 2023.
• Thereafter, he assumed the role of Non-Executive Non-Independent Director from September 2, 2023.
• GIFT City in Gujarat is India's first operational smart city and hosts India's first and only International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).