{"id":81957,"date":"2026-08-20T12:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=81957"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:35:51","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-20-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/20-08-2026\/81957\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 20-August-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Headline<\/strong><\/td>Source<\/strong><\/td>Syllabus<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
NTA reforms should have meaningful continuity: SC<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong>

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A Palestinian state is the foundation for regional peace<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The myth called \u2018perfect victim\u2019<\/strong>
<\/td>		The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Why is the Supreme Court examining polygamy again?<\/strong>

<\/td>		The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong>



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NMC proposes national licence to practise medicine<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Rajnath, Japanese Defence Minister to hold talks today<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)\/GS3(Defence)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
SC calls on students to school elders in waste management<\/strong>
<\/td>		The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Census 2027: Rights groups flag gaps in disability categories<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong>

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\u2018Transmission constraints threaten India\u2019s renewable energy expansion\u2019<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3(Environment)<\/strong>
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RBI\u2019s MPC minutes indicate hardening of interest rates<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page13)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
If solar irrigation is over-drawing groundwater, it\u2019s being done wrong<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page20)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
How a few tree species drive the recovery of Amazon forest<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page20)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS3(Environment)<\/strong>
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J&K important part of India, will relook at travel warnings: US envoy in Srinagar<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page1) <\/strong>
<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Institutionalise NTA reforms, says apex court, cites UPSC’s ‘vibrant’ example<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
8 strangers, 4 kidneys, 1 lifeline: How a four-way kidney swap overcame a legal hurdle<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page4)<\/strong><\/a>


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

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Palestine backs India’s bid for non-permanent Security Council seat<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Collectors in 6 border states, J&K, Ladakh get power to grant citizenship<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page8)<\/strong><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong>
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9 disability categories in Census form, rights groups want all 21<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong>
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Dignity in death: Debate over ‘humane’ execution<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
How India plans to count caste now, what went wrong earlier<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a>

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

<\/td><\/tr>
From scientific research to geopolitics: Why India needs a clear \u2018Arctic narrative’<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3(Science and Tech\/Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
For deep-tech fund, members’ connections are valuable assets<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Science and Tech<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
BRICS is working for a future that puts the planet first<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page13)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
After Naxalism, a development corridor<\/strong>

<\/td>		Indian Express(Page13)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Internal Security)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
FCNR(B) decision data-driven, well thought-out: Gov<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page15)<\/strong><\/td>GS3(Economy)<\/strong>

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RBI policy panel signals rate hike risk as inflation rises<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page15)<\/strong>
<\/td>		GS3(Economy)<\/strong>
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India \u2013 Malaysia 2nd Joint Working Group Meeting held on Cooperation in field of Public Administration & Governance Reforms<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India\u2019s Makhana Sector: Traditional Crop to Global Superfood  <\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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