Headlines of the Day 16-September-2026

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
Merchants face 0.4% fee on UPI payment above ₹2,000The Hindu(Page1)

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India’s 26% goods exports surge lowers trade deficitThe Hindu(Page1)GS3(Economy)
Meta to share reports on child safety with govt. agencies directlyThe Hindu(Page1)
GS2(Governance)
Six States sign ₹15,624-crore pact; tenth water dispute set to end under PM Modi: ShahThe Hindu(Page4)GS3(Economy)
Decoding India’s GDP base revisionThe Hindu(Page9)
GS3(Economy)


How AI risks can outpace safeguardsThe Hindu(Page10)GS3(Science and Tech)
The rise of industrial tourism in China

The Hindu(Page10)GS2(IR) /GS3(Economy)
China calls on India to take relations forward ‘without stagnation or backsliding’The Hindu(Page12)GS2(IR)


VB-G RAM G scheme trails MGNREGS by 9% in AugustThe Hindu(Page14)GS2(Governance)


Govt. to ease MSME, start-up entry into R&D in defenceThe Hindu(Page14)GS3(Economy)
India gears up for EU’s carbon taxThe Hindu(Page15)GS3(Environment)
Nepal flash floods wash away dreams of clean, easy hydropowerThe Hindu(Page20)GS3(Environment)
Peak water: a flow U-turnThe Hindu(Page20)

GS3(Environment)
Merchants To pay 0.4% fee on UPI payments over Rs 2,000Indian Express(Page1)GS2(IR)
In HC, Govt backs plea to let same-sex partner take medical call for the otherIndian Express(Page1)GS2(Governance)
ED flags bankruptcy code frauds, ‘disproportionate’ haircuts as thrust areasIndian Express(Page1)
GS3(Economy)

In a first, India starts exporting Hilsa to Bangladesh, most are from GujaratIndian Express(Page2)GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy)
Six states sign Kishau pact; 10th water dispute resolution: ShahIndian Express(Page6)GS3(Economy)
Sanjukta Parasor is first woman officer to lead CRPF’s COBRA unitIndian Express(Page9)GS3(Internal Security)
After BRICS, it’s time to navigate the realities of great power rivalriesIndian Express(Page10)GS2(IR)
Respect, interest, sensitivity are three mutuals guiding ties with China: IndiaIndian Express(Page12)GS2(IR)

Why India’s stance on WTO plurilateral deals may be shiftingIndian Express(Page13)
GS3(Economy)
Sugar rush, chip price surge: RBI rate hike looms as price pressures spreadIndian Express(Page13)GS3(Economy)

Why rising US govt bond yields are a worry for the worldIndian Express(Page16)GS3(Economy)
US’s orbital weapons: The limits of global pacts governing space militarisationIndian Express(Page16)GS2(IR)/GS3(Science and Tech)
Prime Minister pays tribute to Saratchandra Chattopadhyay on his 150th birth anniversaryPIBGS1(History )
Defence Accounts Department Achieves 100% Normalization of Air Force and Navy Pension Cases on SPARSHPIBGS3(Defence)
INDIA-US JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE YUDH ABHYAS 2026 COMMENCES AT AULI AND MAHAJANPIBGS3(Defence)
 

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