Headlines of the Day 13-April-2026

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
Iran, U.S. blame each other as talks failThe Hindu(Page1)GS2(IR)
Support women’s quota law amendments: PM to partiesThe Hindu(Page4)
GS2(Governance)
Biotechnology can address challenges to traditional farming practices: expertsThe Hindu(Page4)GS3(Science and Tech)

Study unravels why men experience more skin infections than women
The Hindu(Page7)GS2(Health)
Nature’s signalsThe Hindu(Page7)


GS3(Environment)
Delimitation, and not women’s reservation, is the issue

The Hindu(Page8)GS2(Governance)
Tapping fisheries in reservoirsThe Hindu(Page9)

GS3(Economy)
Are biomass stoves a cleaner, cheaper alternative to LPG?The Hindu(Page10)GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy/Environment)
Peace talks fail: US will blockade Strait of Hormuz: TrumpIndian Express (Page1)GS2(IR)
What’s Keytruda why is it a big deal in India’s cancer fight
Indian Express (Page10)
GS2(Health)
‘False claims’: India rejects China’s fictitious naming of places in ArunachalIndian Express (Page7)GS2(IR)
Sabarimala reference: Modi govt vs Hindu outfits over control of templesIndian Express (Page7)GS2(Governance)
PMAY houses on forest land: Govt tells SC about safeguards, duties under FRAIndian Express (Page7)GS2(Governance)

Dear Babasaheb, those who sing paeans to you inflict wounds on your ConstitutionIndian Express (Page10)
GS1(History)

Amid war’s lengthening shadows, the need to reform fertiliser policy
Indian Express (Page11)GS3(Economy)
Kashmir scientists crack cultivation of rare morel mushroomsIndian Express (Page13)
GS3(Economy)


India-UK FTA to come into force by mid-May

Indian Express (Page13)GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy)
Why Iran energy shock hasn’t spread to food, yet
Indian Express (Page18)GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy)
Oak trees felling case: Their ecological importance for Himalayas
Indian Express (Page18)GS3(Economy/Environment)
How does Keytruda work — how to tell real from fakeIndian Express (Page18)GS2(Health)
INDIAN ARMY CONTINGENT DEPARTS FOR INDIA- UZBEKISTAN JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE DUSTLIKPIBGS3(Defence)
INDIAN NAVY TO HOST FIRST EDITION OF COMMANDERS’ CONFERENCE – 2026 AT NEW DELHIPIBGS3(Defence)
 

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