Headlines of the Day 16-October-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
SC allows sale of green fireworks in DelhiThe Hindu(Page1)GS2(Governance)
Trade deficit widens 93% in Sept. as services slumpThe Hindu(Page1)GS3(Economy)
Aquaculture model of Sundarbans wins FAO recognition


The Hindu(Page4)GS3(Environment)

Biotech surge builds momentum but faces scaling bottlenecksThe Hindu(Page7)GS3(Science and Tech)
Phase of matter where order, disorder coexist in time found
The Hindu(Page7)


GS3(Science and Tech)

Navigating the global economic transformation
The Hindu(Page8)GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy




The ‘critical factor’ in India’s clean energy ambitionsThe Hindu(Page8)

GS3(Environment)
The road to gender equity in courtsThe Hindu(Page9)
GS2(Social Justice)
The future of the IMECThe Hindu(Page10)



GS2(IR)
Why is the fiscal architecture of municipalities flawed?
The Hindu(Page10)



GS3(Economy)



China files WTO complaint on India’s EV, battery subsidies

The Hindu(Page12)


GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy)
Trump tariff: Exports to US dip 12% but China and UAE cushion blow

Why rare earths are at the heart of a renewed China-US trade slugfest
Indian Express (Page1)



Indian Express (Page15)
GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy)



GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy)


Land degraded, no commercial objective, focus on restoring ecology: in SC, Haryana defends planned Aravalli safari parkIndian Express(Page3)
GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy)
GST cuts, and the Big Bang reforms we need nowIndian Express(Page10)
GS3(Economy)
WTI founder Menon becomes first Asian to chair key IUCN panelIndian Express(Page12)GS3(Environment)
What Google’s $15 bn AI hub in Andhra Pradesh means for IndiaIndian Express(Page 14)GS3(Economy)

EPFO clarifies 75% of funds can be withdrawn immediately if unemployed, 100% when without job for a yearIndian Express(Page 14)GS3(Economy)
Tomahawk Missiles

Indian Express(Page 15)GS3(Defence)
Military Combat Parachute System, indigenously developed by DRDO, successfully tested at 32,000 feet altitude
PIB
GS3(Defence)


INDIAN NAVY HOSTS FIFTH EDITION OF BILATERAL EXERCISE ‘SAMUDRA SHAKTI’ – 2025 WITH INDONESIAN NAVY AT VISAKHAPATNAMPIBGS3(Defence)

World Food Day 2025PIBGS3(Economy)
 

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