Headlines of the Day 17-February-2026

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
NGT gives clearance to Great Nicobar projectThe Hindu(Page1)GS3(Environment/Economy)
India’s flagship AI summit opens to massive crowds; matter of pride, says ModiThe Hindu(Page1)




GS2(Governance/Science and Tech)
Constitution Bench to hear pleas against DPDP ActThe Hindu(Page1)GS2(Governance)
SC to hear in April pleas on Sabarimala women entry ruling

The Hindu(Page3)
GS2(Governance)
SC dismisses pleas against Himanta’s ‘hate speech’, video

The Hindu (Page4)GS2(Governance)
Single genome-editing strategy can help treat multiple disordersThe Hindu(Page7)GS3(Science and Tech)
‘Godless’ lake in Japan warns of climate crisis


The Hindu(Page7)GS1(Geography/GS3(Environment)

India’s federalism is in need of a structural reset




The Hindu(Page8)

GS2(Governance)


ULBs need more administrative capacity before they can tap the marketThe Hindu(Page8)
GS2(Governance)/GS3(Economy)
A budgetary signal as banks cannot bear it all


The Hindu(Page8)

GS2(Governance)/GS3(Economy)
Transitioning to green steelThe Hindu(Page9)GS3(Economy/Environment)
Can India overtake Bangladesh in EU textile exports?



The Hindu(Page9)

GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy


A separate classification for denotified tribesThe Hindu(Page10)GS2(Governance)
How district cooling can ease India’s climate and urban planning troubles
The Hindu(Page11)
GS2(Governance)/GS3(Environment
proposed Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
Indian Express(Page 1)
GS3( Defence)
Announced in Union Budget, AI-powered Bharat-VISTAARIndian Express(Page5)

GS2(Governance)/GS3(Science and Tech )
Can AI become democracy’s ally, not its adversary?
Indian Express(Page10)
GS3(Science and Tech )
In allowing termination of pregnancy at 30 weeks, SC foregrounds women’s autonomy
Indian Express(Page11)
GS1(Women Empowerment/GS2(Governance)
How the fertilisers industry has become synonymous with controls, and at what costIndian Express(Page14)GS3(Economy)
Govt to bring in AI tools in teaching: What is the plan, how it will workIndian Express(Page14)
GS2(Governance)
‘AI could be game changer for distributed RE’
Indian Express(Page15)GS3(Economy/Environment)
OL CHIKI SCRIPTPIBGS1(History)
INDIAN NAVY INAUGURATES MILAN VILLAGE AS PART OF EXERCISE MILAN 2026, VISAKHAPATNAMPIBGS3(Defence)
 

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