Headlines of the Day 26-August-2026

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
India, China discuss ways to push border delimitation
The Hindu(Page1) GS2(IR)

OBC creamy-layer criteria: SC likely to set up special BenchThe Hindu(Page1)GS2(Governance)

CWMA directs Karnataka to comply with Cauvery orderThe Hindu(Page6)

GS2(Governance)
End the culture of secrecy in judicial appointmentsThe Hindu(Page8)GS2(Governance)



The limits of air power, implications for theatre-isationThe Hindu(Page8)
GS3(Defence)
Youth vote and its electoral impactThe Hindu(Page10)GS2(Governance)

Jaishankar holds talks with Russian counterpart

The Hindu(Page12)GS2(IR)
Identify, eliminate threats before they grow big: ShahThe Hindu(Page12)GS3(Internal Security)
Wearing hijab not established as ‘essential religious practice’for women in Islam, says HCThe Hindu(Page12)
GS2(Governance)
Rajnath approves missile tech transfer to Indian companiesThe Hindu(Page12)GS3(Defence)
Indian loitering munition may have hit Pakistan’s Kirana Hills, says former CDSThe Hindu(Page13)
GS3(Defence)
UN panel flags violations against SC, ST, RohingyaThe Hindu(Page13)

GS2(Governance/IR)


Minister seeks fundamental shift in fight against droughtThe Hindu(Page14)
GS3(Environment)
Aravali panel failed to conduct adequate study, say activistsThe Hindu(Page14)
GS3(Environment)



H1N1 makes up 98% of Influenza A cases in India: ICMR chiefThe Hindu(Page14)
GS2(Health)
‘Waning dependence on H-1B, India spent $1 bn on STEM in U.S.’The Hindu(Page15)
GS3(Cyber Crime)
Feedstock sourcing is next critical lever for scaling compressed biogas outputThe Hindu(Page15)GS3(Environment)
Models struggled to predict the 2026 monsoon’s rapid changesThe Hindu(Page20)
GS1(Geography)/GS3(Environment)
Beijing accelerates South China Sea build-up with new installationsIndian ExpressGS2(IR)
Xi likely to attend BRICS in Delhi next month with large delegationIndian Express(Page1)

GS2(IR)

SC to set up special bench to hear Centre’s plea on OBC creamy-layer criteriaIndian Express(Page6)
GS2(Governance)
Loitering munition might have landed on Pak’s Kirana Hills, says ex-CDSIndian Express(Page7)GS3(Defence)
Rajnath approves transfer of missile technology to domestic defence industryIndian Express(Page7)GS3(Defence)
NITI Aayog: Degrees like BA, B.Sc, B.Com have ‘weak job linkages’, need reformsIndian Express(Page8)GS2(Governance)
Our Central Asia strategy needs less romance, more realismIndian Express(Page11)GS2(IR)
Repairing ties with Nepal: A strategy of two hands, 10 fingersIndian Express(Page11)GS2(IR)
PM reviews cyber fraud cases, calls for building awareness
Indian Express(Page12)
GS3(Internal Security)
Leaders, ecologists urge SC-appointed panel to seek more time, record mining impactIndian Express(Page12)GS3(Environment)
UN panel flags ‘human rights violations’ in India, urges Delhi to suspend, review NRCIndian Express(Page12)GS2(Governance/IR)
India, Japan eye joint investments in Africa for critical minerals’Goyal woos Japanese firms for India’s semiconductor pushIndian Express(Page12)GS2(IR)
Why govt jobs are few: The narrow selection pipelineIndian Express(Page17)GS3(Economy)
The century-long evolution of the demand for a Gorkha stateIndian Express(Page17)GS2(Governance)
‘Essential practice’ test: Why Allahabad HC rejected schoolgirl’s hijab pleaIndian Express(Page17)GS2(Governance)
INDIAN NAVY SET TO COMMISSION SECOND INDIGENOUS DIVING SUPPORT VESSEL ‘NIPUN’PIBGS3(Defence)
5 Years of e-Shram PortalPIBGS2(Governance)
 

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