{"id":67584,"date":"2026-02-26T11:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=67584"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:52:03","slug":"26-feb-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/26-02-2026\/26-feb-2026","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 26-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>
India \u2018stands firmly\u2019 with Israel, Modi says in address to Knesset<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong>
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Govt. to procure business jets for defence dignitaries and chiefs of armed forces<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page4)<\/strong><\/a>



<\/td>		GS3(Defence)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Courts now justify environment degradation: former SC judge<\/strong>
<\/td>		The Hindu(Page4)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong>\/GS3 (Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Loose connection made satellite miss orbit: panel<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3(Space)<\/strong>

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Centre dismisses RTI plea for details of VB-G RAM G Act<\/strong>
<\/td>		The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Bill to replace UGC, AICTE is with Ministries, says govt.<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Temperature spikes lead to change in El Nino labelling<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1(Geography)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Balancing faith, dignity and constitutional rights<\/strong>

<\/td>		The Hindu (Page8<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong>
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Following up of adverse events after immunisation is a must<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Unpackaging the myth of safe bottled water in India<\/strong>
<\/td>		The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS2(Health)\/GS3(Environment)<\/strong>


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Decolonising and de-Nobelising science<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Science and Technology<\/strong>
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Modi\u2019s Israel visit: Balancing ties amid West Bank tensions<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page9)<\/strong><\/a>


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


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How are Indian firms training LLMs?<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 10)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3(Science and Technology<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
What are carbon capture and utilisation technologies?<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
U.S. slaps 126% levy on Indian solar imports<\/strong>
<\/td>		The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)\/GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PMO meets on CAFE-3 norms<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3(Environment)<\/strong>
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Treaty on Chagos deal paused for holding discussions with U.S. govt., says U.K. Minister<\/strong>
<\/td>		The Hindu(Page14)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sea ice melt pushes penguins into small patches: researchers<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page15)<\/strong><\/a>



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

<\/td><\/tr>
Next session, 3 languages in Class 6 \u2014 English can be a \u2018foreign\u2019 option<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The small American firms that put a spanner in Trump\u2019s tariff war<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong>
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Deterrence cannot be built on hope. Growing defence budget is a course correction<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS(Governance)\/GS3(Defence)<\/strong>
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Trump says the US economy \u2018is bigger, better, richer\u2019. Is it really?<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page12)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Government set to launch HPV vaccination drive: Why this matters in cervical cancer fight<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Health)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
With Trump\u2019s IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal, who can claim refunds, and how do they go about it?<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
With Trump\u2019s IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal, who can claim refunds, and how do they go about it?<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page14)<\/strong><\/td>GS1(History)<\/strong>
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South Korea and the US to conduct Freedom Shield military drills in March<\/strong>

<\/td>		Indian Express(Page14)<\/strong><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India and Sweden Deepen AI Partnership Through SITAC Framework<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong>
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India and Nepal sign MoU to strengthen cooperation in Forests, Wildlife, Environment, Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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