{"id":69516,"date":"2026-03-23T11:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=69516"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:51:18","slug":"23-mar-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/23-03-2026\/23-mar-2026","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 23-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>Will completely close Strait of Hormuz : Iran<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5OV.1+GOHFOIPD4.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Modi assesses impact of West Asia conflict on India<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5P4.1+GUSFOIVIL.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page4)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>States, U.T.s told to furnish updated details on prisons, including overcrowding<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5P4.1+GPHFOGUKI.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page4)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Details sought on inquiry, prosecution wings of the Lokpal<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5P7.1+GG5FOJ824.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rice, wheat procurement is \u2018consistently\u2019 low: panel<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5P7.1+GG5FOJ826.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>How agriPV can turn India\u2019s farms into dual-purpose powerhouses<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5P9.1+GS2FOIRK4.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Economy\/Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SC dismisses plea for probe into \u2018violation\u2019 by animal care centre<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176424\/OPS\/G9JFN2T8U.1+G2GFO4SB6.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page4)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Economy\/Environment )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MPC: confirming new moons<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5P9.1+GS2FOIRJU.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Space)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u2018Double engine\u2019 \u2014 cute slogan, a serious federal question<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5PB.1+GPJFOI24D.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Trump\u2019s Section 301 weapon, lessons from the past<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5PB.1+GPJFOI24B.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR )<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India must use the AYUSH opportunity<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5PC.1+GS2FOIKF5.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India\u2019s dual dependence on West Asia for urea production<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5PC.1+GS2FOIKF1.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR )<\/strong><strong>\/GS3(Economy )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>What insurance numbers do not reveal<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5PE.1+GS2FOIKEJ.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Is compulsory voting feasible in the Indian context?<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5PE.1+GS2FOIKEH.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>As West Asia war threatens gas supply, remembering a gas grid India never built<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/176898\/OPS\/GV0FNH5PF.1+GS2FOIKED.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page11)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>surge in the sale of induction cooktops in the country.<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sci-tech\/how-an-induction-cooktop-works-10594384\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Heatwaves to hailstorms: Why is March seeing such erratic weather this year<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-climate\/march-2026-weather-explained-10593646\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS1(Geography)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>In West Asia, an unknown endgame, a distant peace, and missing statesmen<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/in-west-asia-an-unknown-endgame-a-distant-peace-and-missing-statesmen-10595681\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>From the Suez Crisis to Apartheid, India\u2019s moral capital was built on speaking up \u2014 not hiding behind strategic caution<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/shashi-tharoor-wrong-india-west-asia-war-iran-israel-10590697\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India &amp; China, economic partners, political opponents<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/india-china-economic-partners-political-opponents-10595698\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page9<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For public-health reform, fix urban governance<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/for-public-health-reform-fix-urban-governance-10595709\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India is opposing a China-led WTO investment deal, even at the risk of isolation<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-economics\/wto-ifd-agreement-india-opposition-china-10595132\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India\u2019s Pharmaceuticals in Global Healthcare<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2243248&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Health)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will completely close Strait of Hormuz : 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