Legal Current Affairs for 27 February 2026

Background: Integrated Conservation Mission approved in 2014 for a period up to March 2021 and later extended up to 31st March 2026 as NGM 2.0.
Objective: Effective abatement of pollution and rejuvenation of the River Ganga.
Main Pillars: Sewage treatment, River-Front development, River surface cleaning, Afforestation, Biodiversity, Public Awareness, Effluent management and Ganga Gram.
Implementation Agency: National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and its state and district counterparts under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

India is the second largest fish producing country with around 8% share in global fish production.
Inland fisheries contribute more than 75% of total fisheries output.
Initiatives:
Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF): Provides funding for creation of infrastructure.
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY): Addresses critical gaps in fish production and productivity, technology, post-harvest infrastructure etc.
Other: National Marine Fisheries Policy 2017, Blue Revolution Scheme, etc.

Coronal Mass Ejection is a massive burst of solar plasma, charged particles (such as electrons and protons) and magnetic fields ejected from the Sun’s outer atmosphere (Corona).
Fast-moving CMEs generate shock waves which can compress Earth’s magnetosphere, leading to geomagnetic storms that disrupt satellites, GPS systems, radio communications, and even power grids.
They can also intensify auroras and increase radiation risks for astronauts and high-altitude flights.
Origin: CMEs occur due to changes in the Sun’s magnetic field in the corona.
When twisted magnetic field lines suddenly reconnect, they release huge energy and eject solar material into space.
CMEs are most common during solar maximum during times when the sunspot cycle is most active.
They are often linked to solar flares (bright flash of light) but can also occur independently.

It is India’s first dedicated solar mission aimed at observing photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun (the corona) using electromagnetic and particle and magnetic field detectors.
Launch: 2023 by PSLV-C57.
Payloads: it has 7 payloads (all indigenously developed).
Location: Placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, about 1.5 million km from the Earth.
L1 is a location in space where the gravitational forces of two celestial bodies, such as the Sun and Earth, are in equilibrium.

India and Sweden deepen AI Partnership through Sweden–India Technology and Artificial Intelligence Corridor (SITAC) Framework.
Political Features
It is a Nordic nation which is the largest country in Northern Europe.
Located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe.
Constitutional monarchy, Member of EU and NATO.
Geographic features
Land Boundaries: Finland (east), Norway (north and west).
Water Boundaries: Gulf of Bothnia (east), Baltic Sea (south), Skagerrak and Kattegat straits in the (southwest).
Maritime Borders: Germany, Denmark, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Rivers: Angerman, Eman, Indal, Lagan, Ljusnan etc.

Sapien Labs, a not-for-profit organization released the Global Mind Health 2025 report under its Global Mind Project.
Report is based on Mind Health Quotient (MHQ) which encompasses all aspects of mental function, emotional, cognitive, and social as well as drive and resilience.
Key findings related to India
Young adults (18-34) with a MHQ score of 33 (global MHQ – 66.), rank 60th globally in mental health and well-being.
In contrast, Indians aged 55 and above score 96, ranking 49th globally.
Ultra-processed food consumption, associated with increased depression and diminished emotional and cognitive control, among the 18-34 age group is 44%.

Objective: To promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity-building in order to learn more about Oceans.
Members: 152 (India is a member).
Secretariat: Paris, France.
Key Highlights of Report
Carbon Sink: Oceans absorb excess atmospheric CO₂, reducing greenhouse gas concentration.
Solubility Pump: Cold ocean waters dissolve CO₂ and transport it to deep ocean layers for long-term storage.
Land–Ocean–Ice Exchange: Oceans exchange carbon with rivers and melting ice, influencing global carbon distribution.

The CAF comprises several important migration routes of waterbirds; is home to 605 migratory bird species.
It extends across the central Eurasia, between the Arctic and Indian Oceans, spanning 30 countries.
It overlaps with the African–Eurasian and East Asian–Australasian flyways.

Palamu Tiger Reserve launches ‘Vanjeevi Didi’ initiative for women to protect wildlife.
The programme identifies and trains educated women to act as a bridge between the forest administration and local families.
About PTR
Location: Located in the western Latehar district on the Chhotanagpur plateau in Jharkhand.
It is one of the first 9 tiger reserves created in the country at inception of ‘Project Tiger’.
Betla National Park is part of the core area of Palamau Tiger Reserve.
Flora: Dominated by Northern Tropical Dry Deciduous Sal (Shorea robusta) forest, bamboo groves etc.
Fauna: Tiger, Asiatic Elephant, Leopard, Grey wolf, etc.
Rivers: Koel, Burha and Auranga.