What to read in The Hindu
04 September 2025
1. GST Council approves two-rate tax slab effective September 22
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- GS 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment
2. HC seeks Centre’s response on plea alleging misuse of CAPF personnel for domestic work
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- GS 3: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate
3. Foreign companies halted India projects worth ₹2 lakh crore in Q1
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- GS 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment
4. India’s recent maritime reforms need course correction
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- GS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation
5. Rain and repeat
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- GS 1: Important Geophysical phenomena such as monsoons
6. Concealing a judge’s dissent, eroding judiciary’s authority
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- GS 2: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions
7. Should reservations exceed the 50% cap?
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- GS 1: Social empowerment
8. Jaishankar meets German Foreign Minister, pushes for EU-India FTA
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- GS 2: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
9. Private sector banks play a vital role in nation-building efforts, says FM
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- GS 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment
10. Trump says India ‘kills’ U.S. with its heavy tariffs
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- GS 2: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
11. Incessant rains, extreme cold wreak havoc on coffee heartland
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- GS 1: Important Geophysical phenomena such as monsoons
12. How Majorana particles promise to shield quantum computers from noise
- Page II Science
- GS 3: Awareness in the fields of IT