Headlines of the Day 17-5-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
PRESIDENT OF INDIA PRESENTS 58TH JNANPITH AWARDPIB / AIRMiscellaneous
Kodaikanal Solar ObservatoryPIBGS3 (Science and Tech)
“Ek Desh Ek Dhadkan” (One Nation, One Heartbeat)PIBGS1 (Culture)
PM E-Drive initiativePIBGS3 (Environment)
Akashteer: The Unseen Force Behind India’s New War CapabilityPIBGS3 (Defence)
NAMASTE YojanaPIBGS 2 (Welfare Schemes)
National Accounts Statistics – 2025PIBGS3 (Economy)
PM-JANMAN SATURATION CAMPAIGNPIBGS 2 (Welfare Schemes)
50th anniversary of Sikkim’s statehoodPIBGS 2 (Polity and Governance)
Centre seeks to enhancedividends from the RBITH (Page 1)GS3 (Economy)
Bihar govt. approves plan torename Gaya city as ‘Gaya Jee’TH (Page 2)GS 2 (Governance)
Assam policy to flight human trafficking and witch-hunting notifiedTH (Page 2)GS1 (Society)
SC’s 3-month timeline in Governor verdict was adopted from Centre’s own guidelinesTH (Page 3)GS 2 (Polity and Governance)
The ingredient to turn around nutrition outcomesTH (Page 6)GS2 (Health)
New North-East link to Kolkata will be via sea, giving Bangladesh a missIE (Page 1)GS3 (Infrastructure)
Bird FluIE (Page 4)GS2 (Health)
ISRO to launch earth observation satellite on Sunday, its 101st missionIE (Page 11)GS3 (Space)
Talking to TalibanIE (Page 12)GS2 (IR)
India’s GDP growth revised downward to 6.3% for 2025, country remains one of fastest-growing large economies: UNIE (Page 15)GS3 (Economy)
Shingles vaccine & lower dementia risk: what new study saysIE (Page 17)GS2 (Health)
Trump, Syria & the Middle East: What the US President wantsIE (Page 17)GS2 (IR)
Story of a sacred Jharkhand hill at the centre of old friction between Jains & SantalsIE (Page 17)GS1 (Culture)

 

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