{"id":69139,"date":"2026-03-17T10:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T04:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=69139"},"modified":"2026-03-17T10:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T04:53:29","slug":"17-mar-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/17-03-2026\/17-mar-2026","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 17-March-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8fa6fc644a860c9b40dc66599c384dfb\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><strong>The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Headline<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Source<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>India to sign U.S. deal only after clarity on rates<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSK7.1+G6HFNO3K5.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ASI allows T.N. Archaeology Dept. to conduct excavations at Keeladi, seven other sites<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSKC.1+GB1FNP29J.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page2)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS1(History)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Crab in Silent Valley found displaying both male and female biological traits<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSKI.1+GD9FNOST2.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page3)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>UPSC\u2019s new rule: SC nod must for delay in choosing State DGPs<\/strong><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSKI.1+GD9FNOST2.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Shutdown, protest rallies in Ladakh over Statehood, Sixth Schedule demands<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSKN.1+G0DFNP6OI.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page4)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Centre clears \u2018quantum lab\u2019 installation at 23 institutions<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSL2.1+G6HFNOOUA.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)\/GS3(Science and Tech<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sahitya Akademi announces awards for 2025 in 24 languages<\/strong><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSL2.1+G6HFNOOUI.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>Miscellaneous&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>USCIRF is creating a distorted picture of India, says Centre<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSL2.1+G0DFNP808.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR )\/GS2(Governance )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Oppn. flags govt. plan to move Bill on IPS deputation in CAPFs<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSL2.1+G6HFNOOUE.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Jaishankar discusses West Asia situation with EU counterparts<\/strong><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSL2.1+G6HFNOOUC.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR )<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u2018IIIT-Hyderabad app turns impaired speech into clear speech in near-real-time\u2019<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSL8.1+GUGFNNU3V.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Neighbourhood diplomacy and its West Asia challenge<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSLD.1+G0PFNNTK8.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Bel\u00e9m as a test of a new model of forest finance<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSLD.1+G0PFNNTK6.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Importance of sex education in academia<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSLM.1+GUGFNO6R5.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Why India must electrify its kitchens<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSLT.1+GUGFNO5CB.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Economy )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Goods export flat in Feb.; official sees dip in March on conflict<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSMF.1+G8HFNNEG8.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)\/GS3(Economy )<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The dual impact of Artificial Intelligence on the finance industry<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSML.1+G2LFNM7H3.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page13)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Economy \/Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u2018EU, UN discussing initiative for Hormuz Strait\u2019<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176022\/OPS\/GEDFMJSN0.1+GECFNMRFS.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page14)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SC rap to Allahabad HC judge over bail in dowry death: In 3 months, he gave bail in 508 of 510 such cases<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/express-exclusive\/bail-in-dowry-cases-sc-allahabad-supreme-court-allahabad-hc-judge-bail-10585546\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India seeks safeguard as US works on new tariff structure&nbsp;<\/strong><br><\/td><td><strong>Indian express(Page1)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u2018Continued reliance\u2019 on 2011 Census data may lead to exclusion of beneficiaries under Food Security Act: House panel<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/nfsa-beneficiary-database-update-2011-census-panel-report-10584705\/lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>In war on Iran, Israel knows what it wants \u2014 US does not<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/iran-tel-aviv-washington-mojtaba-khamenei-islamic-republic-irgc-10581290\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The move to impeach CEC Gyanesh Kumar, though symbolic, matters<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/the-move-to-impeach-cec-gyanesh-kumar-though-symbolic-matters-10585507\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Centre hikes Arthiyas commission on wheat, paddy procurement<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/centre-hikes-arthiyas-commission-on-wheat-paddy-procurement-10585607\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Supreme Court seeks status report on encroachments along Ganga banks<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/legal-news\/supreme-court-seeks-status-report-on-encroachments-along-ganga-banks-10585578\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Understanding the \u2018discrepancies\u2019 in India\u2019s new GDP data<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-economics\/explainspeaking-discrepancies-india-new-gdp-data-10578761\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>NavIC satellite loses its atomic clock: What this means for India\u2019s bid for its own GPS<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sci-tech\/navic-satellite-atomic-clock-failure-isro-gps-10583590\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Delivered price of Russia\u2019s Urals crude at Indian ports touches record high amid Hormuz closure, discounts at four-month low<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/russian-urals-crude-india-price-record-high-strait-of-hormuz-closure-10585171\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page13)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For the first time, retail top category for loan write-offs by Indian banks in FY25<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/indian-banks-retail-loan-write-offs-2025-finance-ministry-data-10585223\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page13)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India Submits Seventh National Report to Convention on Biological Diversity&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2240576&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Painted Worlds<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2240480&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS1(Culture)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India to sign U.S. deal only after clarity on 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