{"id":66856,"date":"2026-02-17T10:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T05:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=66856"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T05:31:52","slug":"17-feb-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/17-02-2026\/17-feb-2026","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 17-February-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headline<\/strong><\/th>Source<\/strong><\/th>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
NGT gives clearance to Great Nicobar project<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Environment\/Economy)<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
India\u2019s flagship AI summit opens to massive crowds; matter of pride, says Modi<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a>




<\/td>		GS2(Governance\/Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Constitution Bench to hear pleas against DPDP Act<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
SC to hear in April pleas on Sabarimala women entry ruling<\/strong>

<\/td>		The Hindu(Page3)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
SC dismisses pleas against Himanta\u2019s \u2018hate speech\u2019, video<\/strong>

<\/td>		The Hindu (Page4)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
Single genome-editing strategy can help treat multiple disorders<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u2018Godless\u2019 lake in Japan warns of climate crisis<\/strong>


<\/td>		The Hindu(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1(Geography\/GS3(Environment)<\/strong>

<\/td><\/tr>
India\u2019s federalism is in need of a structural reset<\/strong>




<\/td>		The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong>


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ULBs need more administrative capacity before they can tap the market<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong>\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
A budgetary signal as banks cannot bear it all<\/strong>


<\/td>		The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong>\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Transitioning to green steel<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy\/Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Can India overtake Bangladesh in EU textile exports?<\/strong>



<\/td>		The Hindu(Page9)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS2(IR)\/GS3(Economy<\/strong>


<\/td><\/tr>
A separate classification for denotified tribes<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
How district cooling can ease India\u2019s climate and urban planning troubles<\/strong>
<\/td>		The Hindu(Page11)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)\/GS3(Environment<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
proposed Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).<\/strong>
<\/td>		Indian Express(Page 1)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3( Defence)<\/strong>
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Announced in Union Budget, AI-powered Bharat-VISTAAR<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page5)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong>\/GS3(Science and Tech )<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
Can AI become democracy\u2019s ally, not its adversary?<\/strong>
<\/td>		Indian Express(Page10)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3(Science and Tech )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
In allowing termination of pregnancy at 30 weeks, SC foregrounds women\u2019s autonomy<\/strong>
<\/td>		Indian Express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS1(Women Empowerment\/GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
How the fertilisers industry has become synonymous with controls, and at what cost<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page14)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Govt to bring in AI tools in teaching: What is the plan, how it will work<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page14)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u2018AI could be game changer for distributed RE\u2019<\/strong>
<\/td>		Indian Express(Page15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy\/Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
OL CHIKI SCRIPT<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1(History)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
INDIAN NAVY INAUGURATES MILAN VILLAGE AS PART OF EXERCISE MILAN 2026, VISAKHAPATNAM<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Defence)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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