{"id":65740,"date":"2026-02-03T11:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=65740"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T06:00:09","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-03-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/03-02-2026\/headlines-of-the-day-03-february-2026","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 03-February-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Headline<\/strong><\/th>Source<\/strong><\/th>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
U.S. tariff on India cut to 18%, say Modi, Trump<\/strong>
India, US have a deal, 50% tariffs cut to 18%<\/strong><\/td>		The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a>

Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Rise in southern States\u2019 share of funds gives no relief to T.N.<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page3)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Activists slam allocation for rural jobs schemes<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page4)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
AYUSH Ministry to invite proposals for Ayurveda institutes<\/strong>
<\/td>		The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong>



<\/td><\/tr>
External team involved in PSLV probe; next launch date in June, says Minister<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu (Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Space)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Gorillas are what we want to be, says Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
General relativity survives its hardest test yet<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Wetlands as a national public good<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3(Environment)<\/strong>


<\/td><\/tr>
Only structural change can restorethe balance in fiscal federalism<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Finance Commission triples grants to urban local governments<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page9)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Why are tribals protesting in Maharashtra?<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
How can adaptive testing be adopted in India?<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
What is the next phase for rural women entrepreneurship?<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page11)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Welfare Schemes  )<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
\u2018No influence of issues with U.S. in Customs Duty cuts\u2019<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a>


<\/td>		GS3(Economy  )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Growth remains priority, looking at more PSU divestment: FM Sitharaman<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3(Economy  )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Individual taxpayers biggest beneficiary of tax deductions claimed on political donations<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page6)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
national integration council<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page6)<\/strong><\/a>


<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Cash transfers now take 20% of state subsidies \u2014 16th finance panel sounds alarm, seeks exit clauses<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page8)<\/strong><\/a>


<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong>\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
This is an elitist Budget. But it may still yield growth<\/strong>
<\/td>		Indian Express(Page10)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS3(Economy)<\/strong>

<\/td><\/tr>
Hiding in row over UGC Regulations is a deep fault line, social, ideological and political<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
In a turbulent world, India and Europe provide an anchor<\/strong>
<\/td>		Indian Express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
What 2026 Delhi Declaration tells about India\u2019s approach to the Middle East<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page12)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong>


<\/td><\/tr>
Proposal to ban non-Hindus from entering Char Dham, amid questions of legality<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page12)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS1(Culture)\/GS2(Governance)<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
Israel to reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page14)<\/strong>
<\/td>		Indian Express(Page14)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
GYAN BHARATAM MISSION<\/strong>
<\/td>		PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1(Art and Culture)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
World Wetlands Day 2026,<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
GOBARDHAN SCHEME<\/strong>
<\/td>		PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Environment)<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
Transforming India into a Global Biopharma Hub<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Health)\/GS3(S&T)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR Headline Source Syllabus U.S. tariff on India cut to 18%, say Modi, TrumpIndia, US have a deal, 50% tariffs cut to 18% The Hindu(Page1) Indian Express(Page1) GS2(IR) Rise in southern States\u2019 share of funds gives no relief to T.N. The Hindu(Page3) GS2(Governance) Activists slam allocation for rural jobs schemes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines-of-the-day"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65741,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65740\/revisions\/65741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}