Headlines of the Day 26-February-2026

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
India ‘stands firmly’ with Israel, Modi says in address to KnessetThe Hindu(Page1)GS2(IR)
Govt. to procure business jets for defence dignitaries and chiefs of armed forcesThe Hindu(Page4)



GS3(Defence)
Courts now justify environment degradation: former SC judge
The Hindu(Page4)
GS2(Governance)/GS3 (Environment)
Loose connection made satellite miss orbit: panelThe Hindu(Page6)
GS3(Space)

Centre dismisses RTI plea for details of VB-G RAM G Act
The Hindu(Page6)GS2(Governance)
Bill to replace UGC, AICTE is with Ministries, says govt.The Hindu(Page6)GS2(Governance)
Temperature spikes lead to change in El Nino labellingThe Hindu(Page7)GS1(Geography)
Balancing faith, dignity and constitutional rights

The Hindu (Page8)
GS2(Governance)
Following up of adverse events after immunisation is a mustThe Hindu(Page8)GS2(Governance)
Unpackaging the myth of safe bottled water in India
The Hindu(Page8)

GS2(Health)/GS3(Environment)


Decolonising and de-Nobelising scienceThe Hindu(Page9)GS3(Science and Technology
Modi’s Israel visit: Balancing ties amid West Bank tensionsThe Hindu(Page9)


GS2(IR)


How are Indian firms training LLMs?The Hindu(Page 10)
GS3(Science and Technology
What are carbon capture and utilisation technologies?The Hindu(Page 10)GS3(Environment)
U.S. slaps 126% levy on Indian solar imports
The Hindu(Page12)GS2(IR)/GS3(Environment)
GS2(Governance)
PMO meets on CAFE-3 normsThe Hindu(Page12)
GS3(Environment)
Treaty on Chagos deal paused for holding discussions with U.S. govt., says U.K. Minister
The Hindu(Page14)
GS2(IR)
Sea ice melt pushes penguins into small patches: researchersThe Hindu(Page15)



GS3(Environment)

Next session, 3 languages in Class 6 — English can be a ‘foreign’ optionIndian Express(Page5)GS2(Governance)
The small American firms that put a spanner in Trump’s tariff warIndian Express(Page10)GS2(IR)
Deterrence cannot be built on hope. Growing defence budget is a course correctionIndian Express(Page11)GS(Governance)/GS3(Defence)
Trump says the US economy ‘is bigger, better, richer’. Is it really?Indian Express(Page12)
GS2(IR)
Government set to launch HPV vaccination drive: Why this matters in cervical cancer fightIndian Express(Page12)GS2(Health)
With Trump’s IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal, who can claim refunds, and how do they go about it?Indian Express(Page12)GS(IR)
With Trump’s IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal, who can claim refunds, and how do they go about it?Indian Express(Page14)GS1(History)
South Korea and the US to conduct Freedom Shield military drills in March

Indian Express(Page14)GS2(IR)
India and Sweden Deepen AI Partnership Through SITAC FrameworkPIBGS2(IR)
India and Nepal sign MoU to strengthen cooperation in Forests, Wildlife, Environment, Biodiversity Conservation and Climate ChangePIBGS2(IR)
 

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