Headlines of the Day 21-1-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
Stalin urges CMs to oppose the draft UGC regulations
UGC’s draft regulation has serious constitutional issues

UGC regulations or State university laws?
The Hindu(Page 1)


The Hindu(Page 6)


The Hindu(Page 8)
GS2(Governance)
Centre lifts ban, gives nod for sugar exportThe Hindu(Page 1)GS3(Economy)
Study moots inclusion of 179 groups in SC, ST, OBC listsThe Hindu(Page 1)GS2(Governance)
Which panel is better for Mullaperiyar, SC asks States

The Hindu(Page 5)
GS2(Governance)



Pilgrimage season in Sabarimala Ayyappa temple draws to close

The Hindu(Page 5)

GS1(Culture)

Prioritising IMEC is in America’s best interest
The Hindu(Page 6)GS2(IR)
We need distinguished jurists as judges
The Hindu(Page 7)
GS2(Governance)
One in three Indians wants to buy an electric vehicle next: reportThe Hindu(Page 7)GS3(Environment )
How does welfare politics translate into votes?The Hindu(Page 9)
GS2(Governance)
Settle with borrowers only after exhausting all options, RBI tells ARCsThe Hindu(Page 13)

GS3(Economy)
Pakistan airport funded by China enters into operationThe Hindu(Page 14)

GS2(IR)

Yemen’s Houthis to ‘restrict’ their attacks to Israeli ships transiting Red Sea corridorThe Hindu(Page 14)


GS2(IR)
A colossal Buddha head, a giant palm unearthed amid ASI excavation in Ratnagiri. What this meansIndian Express(Page9)GS1(Culture)
Why RG Kar rape case convict was not given death penaltyIndian Express(Page11)




GS2(Governance)

What is the World Economic Forum annual meeting, set to begin in Davos?Indian Express(Page11)




GS3(Economy)
Bail under PMLA: interpretation by SC, HCs of the law on the exception for women
Indian Express(Page11)


GS3(Economy)

Fears of a Trump presidency are greatly exaggerated

Indian Express(Page12)

GS2(IR)
7 imperatives to build a viksit agri economy by 2047Indian Express(Page12)


GS3(Economy)




HMPV virus – its not the pandemicIndian Express(Page 13)

GS2(Health)


24 Companies selected under PLI Scheme for White Goods (ACs and LED Lights) with committed investment of Rs. 3,516 crore in Third Round.PIBGS3(Economy)


National Conference of DMs on PM JANMANpibGS2(Governance)

India is now the seventh-largest coffee producer globally, AirGS3(Economy)