Headlines of the Day – 16 July, 2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
Services exports cut India’s trade deficit by 9.4% in Q1The Hindu(Page1)GS3(Economy)


Banakarchela project


The Hindu(Page3)
GS3(Economy)
SCO shouldn’t compromise on terrorism: JaishankarThe Hindu(Page4)GS2(IR)
Confined field trials of GM maize to begin at Punjab university this kharif season


The Hindu(Page 4)



GS3(Economy)



India receives second GE-F404 engine for LCA Mark-1A jetsThe Hindu(Page 4)GS3(Defence)

New fellowship to bolster research in State universities

The HinduPage )5GS2(Governance)
Govt. data show fall in women at work in rural, urban areas

The HinduPage )6


GS1(Social Issues)








97% ‘untouchability’ cases pending in courts: govt. report

The HinduPage 6)
GS2(Governance)
Searching for extraterrestrial life means asking the right questions firstThe HinduPage 7)GS3(Science and Tech)

black hole merger(The HinduPage 7)GS3(Science and Tech)





The issue with criminalising all adolescent relationships(The HinduPage 8)

GS2(Governance)
Fall in food prices is only one part of the inflation story(The HinduPage 8)

GS3(Economy)



The U.S. established and extinguished multilateralism(The HinduPage 8)




GS2(IR)
Contesting the future of forest governance(The HinduPage 9)


GS3(Environment)
How is global shipping trying to decarbonise?(The HinduPage 10)
GS3(Environment)


The need to protect India’s linguistic secularism(The HinduPage 10)

GS2(Governance)
How vulnerable are Delhi citizens to cybercrime?




(The HinduPage 11)


GS3(Cyber Security)

‘Good progress on EU FTA talks, less so on ASEAN pact review’
(The HinduPage 12)GS3(Economy)


Aurobindo, Cipla, Viatris to make, market long-acting HIV drug(The HinduPage 12)

GS2(Health)
West Bank witness to largest displacement since 1967: UN(The HinduPage 12)
GS2(IR)
Prison authorities can decide on furlough requests of convicts whose appeals are pending in Supreme Court: Delhi HCIndian Express (Page 6)GS2(Governance)

 

Trump 2.0 is upending US ties. De-coupling may be hard – de-risking is necessary
Indian Express (Page 12)




GS2(IR)


India’s monuments and heritage need to recognise it’s civilisational historyIndian Express(Page13)GS1(History
Why astronauts need ‘reconditioning’ to earth
Why spacecraft prefer splashdowns over landing on ground
Indian Express(Page21)


Indian Express(Page21)
GS3(Science)
Patriot air defense systemsIndian Express(Page21)
GS3(Defence)
why earth is spinning fasterIndian Express(Page21)GS3(Science)




10 years of Skill India MissionPIBGS2(Governance)
Thiru K. KamarajPIBGS1(History)
97th Foundation Day event of the Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchPIBGS3(Economy)
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: DRDO & AIIMS Bibinagar unveil first Make-in-India cost-effective advanced Carbon Fibre Foot ProsthesisPIBGS3(Defence

Nationwide Financial Inclusion Saturation Campaign sees a Significant Progress
PIBGS3(Economy)
Nominations for Padma Awards–2026PIBMiscellaneous 
Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 awardsPIBMiscellaneous
Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) schemePIBGS3(Economy)
NSO launches “Statathon – A Data Journey Towards Viksit Bharat”
PIBGS3(Economy)
Karnataka signs MoU with IIS to mitigate human elephant conflict AirGS3(Environment)
India’s first Digital Nomad Village inaugurated in SikkimAirMiscellaneous 
 

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