7 February 2026 Current Affairs

🔶 Education, Youth & Social Development

Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) 2026

• 9th edition held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi .

• Focuses on exam stress management, student well-being, parental guidance, and teacher engagement .

• Exam relevance :

  • Education reforms

  • Mental health in adolescents

  • Soft governance initiatives in education

🔶 Cooperative Sector, Women & Youth Empowerment

NCDC Schemes: Yuva Sahakar & Swayamshakti Sahakar

• Promote innovation, youth entrepreneurship, inclusivity, and women empowerment in cooperatives.

• Exam angle :

  • Cooperative federalism

  • Inclusive economic models

  • Women-led development

Bharat Taxi – Cooperative Ride-Hailing Platform

• India’s first cooperative-based cab service , launched by Amit Shah.

• Significance :

  • Platform cooperativism

  • Alternative to gig-economy monopolies

  • Local ownership & fair income distribution

🔶 Governance, Land & Ageing Policy

Karnataka: Automatic Property Mutation System

• Digitised, time-bound mutation of land records.

• Improves ease of property transactions & revenue transparency .

• Exam relevance :

  • Land governance

  • Digital public infrastructure (DPI)

  • Ease of doing business

Kerala’s Elderly Budget (FY27)

• First Indian state to present a dedicated budget for senior citizens .

• Addresses ageing, pensions, healthcare & social security.

• GS relevance :

  • Demographic transition

  • Ageing policy

  • Welfare-state innovation

🔶 International