Headlines of the Day 03-January-2026

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
India has the right to defend itself against terrorism: JaishankarThe Hindu(Page1)
GS2(Governance/IR )
Telangana adopts resolution for restoration of MGNREGAThe Hindu(Page4)

GS2(Governance)
Centre has no plans to change land acquisition policy: Cabinet SecretaryThe Hindu(Page5)

GS2(Governance)
Govt. to help teachers use AI; will ease open schooling framework

The Hindu(Page5)
GS2(Governance)
First mountain tunnel breakthrough achieved in bullet train project: MinisterThe Hindu(Page5)
GS3(Economy)
Transforming a waste-ridden urban IndiaThe Hindu(Page 6)
GS3(Environment)
Recasting sanitation with urban-rural partnerships


The HinduPage 6)GS2(Governance)
MeitY okays 22more projects for electronic part sopsThe HinduPage 11)GS3(Economy)

Export Promotion Mission: Govt. unveils 2 more credit-linked plansThe HinduPage 11)
GS3(Economy)
Exports hurt: States flag facility and testing gaps at Board of Trade meetingIndian Express(Page 1)GS3(Economy)
7 of world’s rarest frogs presumed dead, study blames rise in photo tourismIndian Express(Page 1)
GS3(Environment)
Magh MelaIndian Express(Page 1)
GS1(Culture)
How Maharashtra, Karnataka, TN, UP and Telangana lost over Rs 10,000 cr to cheating in 2025
Indian Express(Page 9)


GS3(Cyber Security)
Energy transition will need more than chasing the sun and harnessing the wind
Indian Express(Page 10)



GS3(Environment)
Let’s call out casual racism, let it not brutalise us as a societyIndian Express(Page10)

GS1(Social Issues )
India wants to be Vishwaguru. That will need Indian ideasIndian Express(Page10)


GS2(IR)



To resolve the street dogs issue, use reason and compassion, not fear and cruelIndian Express(Page11)GS1(Social Issues )/GS2(Governance)

India’s inattention to high technology and minerals over decades is showingIndian Express(Page11)
GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy
Classroom teaching is essential to academic rigour. HC ruling misses thatIndian Express(Page11)

GS2(Governance)
Govt announces Rs 7,295-cr package to boost exporters’ access to creditIndian Express(Page15)

GS3(Economy)

China launches new ‘upgraded’ missile destroyerIndian Express(Page16)GS2(IR)
After splash in 2025, weight-loss drugs poised to take off this yearIndian Express(Page17)GS2(Health)
Making money from methane emission reductions in paddy fieldsIndian Express(Page17)GS3(Economy/Environment)
African Cup of Nations: Nigeria are ‘Super Eagles’ but do you know which country is nicknamed ‘Coelacanths’ after an ancient fish that was once thought to be extinct?Indian Express(Page17)
GS3(Environment)
Repealing and Amending Act 2025 passed to simplify legal frameworkAirGS2(Governance)
 

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