What to read in The Hindu newspaper
18 March 2026
| Headline | Page No. | GS Mapping & Theme | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan says 400 killed in Pak. airstrike on Kabul hospital | 1 | GS-2 – India’s neighbourhood, Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict, humanitarian law | International Relations |
| Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani killed in strike, claims Israel | 1 | GS-2 – West Asia conflict, Iran-Israel tensions, regional security | International Relations |
| Cong. again calls for all-party meet on quota law | 1 / 4 | GS-2 – Women’s Reservation Act, parliamentary process, political consensus | Polity |
| NIA probes wider network after foreigners’ arrest | 1 / 4 | GS-3 – Internal security, cross-border militancy, foreign nationals, Myanmar linkages | Internal Security |
| Trinamool drops 74 MLAs; Mamata to fight Suvendu | 1 / 5 | GS-2 – Electoral politics, anti-incumbency, party strategy | Polity |
| House panel raps Planning Ministry and Niti Aayog | 1 / 12 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Public finance, planning process, institutional accountability | Governance / Economy |
| Govt., people have to be flexible: Wangchuk | 1 / 6 | GS-2 – Ladakh, Statehood demand, Sixth Schedule, Centre-region negotiations | Polity |
| Adoptive mothers have same rights: SC | 1 / 6 | GS-2 – Maternity benefits, adoptive mothers, labour rights, gender justice | Polity / Social Justice |
| Gujarat UCC panel submits final report to CM Patel | 2 | GS-2 – Uniform Civil Code, personal laws, State-level reform | Polity |
| Bruised Congress hits out at BJP a day after saving the blushes in RS election | 2 | GS-2 – Rajya Sabha elections, cross-voting, party discipline | Polity |
| Assembly poll: Vijay, TVK senior leaders eye Chennai seats | 2 | GS-2 – Regional party politics, Tamil Nadu elections | Polity |
| Day after NDA clean sweep, Bihar Congress MLA passes buck to State party president | 2 | GS-2 – Coalition politics, intra-party discord, Rajya Sabha polls | Polity |
| Congress unveils first list for Kerala Assembly polls | 3 | GS-2 – Assembly elections, candidate selection, party system | Polity |
| CPI(M) expels senior Kerala leader after nepotism remark | 3 | GS-2 – Party organisation, inner-party democracy, nepotism debate | Polity |
| Siddaramaiah slams Ministers for not answering queries in House | 3 | GS-2 – Legislative accountability, executive responsibility | Governance / Polity |
| Pakistan’s bombing of Kabul rehab centre a barbaric act | 4 | GS-2 – India’s foreign policy stance, regional peace and stability | International Relations |
| Suspension of 8 MPs revoked; Speaker says fake images must not be displayed | 4 | GS-2 – Parliamentary decorum, legislative conduct, AI-generated misinformation | Polity |
| ‘UGC-like funding powers to fall under Shiksha Adhishthan’ | 4 | GS-2 – Higher education regulation, NEP-related institutional restructuring | Education / Governance |
| Veteran JD(U) leader, ex-MP K.C. Tyagi quits party | 4 | GS-2 – Party politics, coalition realignment | Polity |
| AFT stays retirement of Colonel Purohit | 4 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Armed Forces Tribunal, military service law, Malegaon case aftermath | Security / Governance |
| ‘Opposition’s stir against new rural jobs Act is a failure’ | 4 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Rural development, MGNREGA-related debate, parliamentary discourse | Governance / Economy |
| Centre to brief MPs on crop insurance scheme | 4 | GS-3 – Agriculture insurance, PM Fasal Bima Yojana, awareness gap | Agriculture |
| A hill temple returns to centre stage in Kerala politics | 5 | GS-1 / GS-2 – Religion and politics, Sabarimala issue, electoral mobilisation | Culture / Polity |
| EC deploys over 1,000 central observers | 5 | GS-2 – Election management, poll monitoring | Polity |
| As transfers continue, Mamata says EC can ‘campaign for BJP’ | 5 | GS-2 – Election Commission, neutrality of administration, poll-time transfers | Polity |
| Assam’s dramatis personae: Himanta, Gaurav, immigrants, and development | 5 | GS-2 – Assam elections, migration politics, ST status demand, development narrative | Polity / Society |
| ‘Both govt., people have to be flexible regarding demands’ | 6 | GS-2 – Ladakh constitutional safeguards, negotiation process, NSA detention context | Polity |
| 9-judge Bench starts hearing on definition of ‘industry’ | 6 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Labour law, industrial disputes, sovereign function debate | Polity / Economy |
| SC allows 12 weeks’ paid leave to all new adoptive mothers | 6 | GS-2 – Social security, maternity benefit, adoptive parents’ rights | Social Justice |
| Una flogging case: court awards five-year prison term | 6 | GS-2 – Atrocities against Dalits, SC/ST justice | Social Justice |
| Muslim groups back SC observations on inheritance rights | 6 | GS-2 – Muslim women’s rights, inheritance, UCC debate | Polity / Social Justice |
| Cholesterol makes cells’ nuclei squishy, helping melanoma spread | 7 | GS-3 – Medical science, cancer biology, cholesterol research | Science & Technology |
| Sex bias: key to a DNA puzzle | 7 | GS-3 – Human evolution, genetics, Neanderthal-modern human interbreeding | Science & Technology |
| India’s West Asia reset, more sinned against than sinning | 8 | GS-2 – India’s West Asia policy, GCC, Iran, Israel, strategic autonomy | International Relations |
| A bit of a blur over India’s new carbon credit plan | 8 | GS-3 – Carbon credits, CCUS, industrial decarbonisation, climate policy | Environment / Economy |
| Prison outbreak | 8 | GS-2 – Prison reforms, overcrowding, public health in prisons | Governance / Health |
| The cost of energy transition | 9 | GS-3 – Hydroelectric project, Western Ghats ecology, clean energy trade-off | Environment / Infrastructure |
| Why the affiliation system is outdated | 9 | GS-2 – Higher education reforms, autonomy of colleges | Education |
| T.N. needs more basic science funding to create green tech | 9 | GS-3 – R&D expenditure, innovation ecosystem, green technology | Science & Technology / Economy |
| On scientific collaborations in BRICS | 10 | GS-2 / GS-3 – BRICS, STI cooperation, Global South innovation | International Relations / Science & Technology |
| Moral disengagement and the impact of power | 11 | GS-4 – Ethics, moral responsibility, institutional behaviour | Ethics |
| Domestic LPG production up 38%, informs Centre | 12 | GS-3 – Energy security, LPG supply management, import dependence | Economy / Energy |
| IRDAI moots public insurance registry | 12 | GS-3 – Insurance regulation, digital public infrastructure, governance of data | Economy |
| Infosys hits 3-year low on AI fears, war | 12 | GS-3 – AI disruption, IT sector, stock markets | Economy / Science & Technology |
| Ministry of Planning, Niti Aayog get House panel rap for ‘poor planning’ of finances | 12 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Fiscal management, parliamentary oversight, NITI Aayog | Governance / Economy |