{"id":85891,"date":"2026-09-30T10:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=85891"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:21:02","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-30-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/30-09-2026\/85891\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 30-September-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2ca1b438f81f4f91d2e1f68e6d9a2a6f\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><strong>The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Headline<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Source<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Suspend SIR as its constitutional validity is doubtful, says Congress<\/strong><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kharge-demands-modi-resignation-cec-gyanesh-kumar-removal-cwc-meet\/article71522992.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Opposition lambasts demography panel\u2019s \u2018diabolical\u2019 questions<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/patently-diabolical-agenda-congress-on-demography-panel-seeking-religion-wise-data\/article71522735.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Top court flags steep mark-ups on essential drugs<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/supreme-court-questions-steep-mark-ups-on-cancer-drugs-calls-pricing-disparity-carnage\/article71523314.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>New NCERT text focuses on medieval Indian history<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/education\/new-ncert-social-science-text-replaces-european-revolutions-with-resistance-movements-in-medieval-india\/article71524853.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>NCR air quality panel tightens winter pollution restrictions under GRAP<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Delhi\/ncr-air-quality-panel-tightens-winter-pollution-curbs\/article71525317.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The United Nations\u2019 long road to restoring trust<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/the-united-nations-long-road-to-restoring-trust\/article71525196.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>What are the provisions of AFSPA?<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/206787\/OPS\/GJMGJLVGJ.1+GAKGJNIM4.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance\/GS3(Internal Security )<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Why did the Centre reduce import duty on edible oils?<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/import-duty-cut-on-edible-oils-ahead-of-festivals-explained\/article71511564.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Who is the most vulnerable to cyber frauds?<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/technology\/who-is-the-most-vulnerable-to-cyber-frauds\/article71525547.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Cyber Security)<\/strong><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Two held for seeking bribe from NGO for FCRA approval<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/two-mha-officials-arrested-for-seeking-illegal-gratification-for-fcra-registration\/article71523255.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Indian delegation attends SCO meeting in Pakistan<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/days-after-india-pakistan-sparring-at-un-senior-indian-official-visits-islamabad-for-sco-planning-meet\/article71525343.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Centre moves SC to stay Nicobar project hearings<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/centre-moves-supreme-court-to-stay-hearings-on-great-nicobar-project\/article71525280.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page14)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance\/GS3(Economy )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>El Ni\u00f1o won\u2019t impact crop production, says Chouhan<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/no-major-impact-of-el-nino-in-agricultural-production-chouhan\/article71525146.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page14)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS1(Geography)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Japan calls on India to fast-track internal process on naval radar agreement&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/japan-calls-on-india-to-fast-trackinternal-process-on-unicorn-naval-radar-agreement\/article71524306.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page14)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>OpenAI unveils GPT-6.1 Sol and \u2018Dots\u2019 AI agents at DevDay<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/technology\/openai-unveils-gpt-61-sol-and-dots-ai-agents-at-devday\/article71525534.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Missing India means missing large chunk of 21st century: Muniz<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/if-you-miss-india-youll-miss-a-large-chunk-of-21st-century-manuel-muniz\/article71523928.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Once ruined, old grasslands never regrow the same way<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/206787\/OPS\/GJMGJLVGT.1+G3FGJLVVI.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hindu(Page20)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SC to hear petition questioning CEC decisions, seeking EC records review<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/legal-news\/supreme-court-hearing-challenging-election-commission-functioning-gyanesh-kumar-10898603\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>US, China in competitive mode, India and others must de-risk, diversify for own good: Jaishankar<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/jaishankar-trump-xi-meet-india-de-risk-diversify-ties-10899535\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Funds awaited, Govt showpiece deep-tech initiative hits pause<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/government-rdi-deep-tech-funding-pause-10899813\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Uttarakhand&#8217;s first glacial lake early-warning system in Vasundhara Tal, Chamoli<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/uttarakhands-first-glacial-lake-early-warning-system-10899840\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>What an infrastructure of innovation depends on a responsive legal system<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/what-an-infrastructure-of-innovation-depends-on-a-responsive-legal-system-10899701\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page17)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Towards a gender-just Uniform Civil Code<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/towards-a-gender-just-uniform-civil-code-10899378\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page17)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>J&amp;K&#8217;s evolving status, from Article 370 to UT<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/jammu-and-kashmir-article-370-statehood-demand-constitutional-status-10899754\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page20)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nvidia&#8217;s plan to rein in rogue AI agents, and where it falls short<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Indian Express(Page20)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Unfamiliar turf: How exchangeable pitches could give S Africa a World Cup edge<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sports\/south-africa-world-cup-cricket-new-exchangeable-pitches-10897803\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Express(Page20)<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td><strong>Miscellaneous&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India and Republic of Korea Hold 10th Joint Committee Meeting on Defence Industries and Logistics Cooperation<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2316749&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Union Environment Minister hands over India\u2019s first PRAMAAN certificates under the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme to Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation and a Bamboo Farmer from Odisha<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2316355&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India and Italy agree to strengthen bilateral cooperation in tourism<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2316607&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Literacy for All<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2316357&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suspend SIR as its constitutional validity is doubtful, says 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