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Highlights of 16 February 2026 Current Affairs
- The PM RAHAT (Road Accident Holistic Action for Treatment) Scheme provides cashless treatment up to ₹1.5 lakh per road accident victim to ensure timely emergency care during the critical golden hour.
- The Lakhpati Didi initiative, launched in 2023 by the Ministry of Rural Development, aims to expand its target from 3 crore to 6 crore women by March 2029 to strengthen rural Self-Help Group livelihoods and women-led income generation.
- Startup India Fund of Funds (FFS) 2.0 has been approved with a ₹10,000 crore corpus to support manufacturing and high-technology startups, managed by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
- The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), launched in 2020 as a Central Sector Scheme, has doubled its loan target from ₹1 lakh crore to ₹2 lakh crore to strengthen post-harvest infrastructure and agricultural supply chains.
- The BIRAC–RDI Fund, launched under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation with an initial ₹2,000 crore national call, aims to bridge the gap between lab research and industrial-scale manufacturing in biotechnology and deep-tech sectors.
- Artificial Intelligence is transforming healthcare through AI-based diagnostics like MadhuNetrAI for diabetic retinopathy screening, telemedicine support systems such as eSanjeevani CDSS, and AI-driven public health surveillance tools.
- The PM-DAKSH scheme, a Central Sector Scheme launched in 2020–21, provides free skill training to SC, OBC, EWS, de-notified tribes, Safai Karamcharis, and transgender communities, though recent data shows less than 50% placement success.
- APEDA, a statutory body under the APEDA Act, 1985, continues to promote agricultural and processed food exports through initiatives like NPOP, BHARATI 2025, and the Farmers Connect Portal.
- Electoral Trusts, established under the Electoral Trusts Scheme, 2013, act as non-profit intermediaries for political funding, with at least 95% of collected contributions required to be distributed to registered political parties.
- The Government of India lifted the four-year wheat export ban, supporting farmers’ incomes; India remains the world’s second-largest wheat producer, with Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab as top producing states.
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