What to read in The Hindu newspaper
19 March 2026
| Headline | Page No. | GS Mapping & Theme | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 India-bound ships on Hormuz evacuation list | 1 | GS-2 / GS-3 – West Asia crisis, maritime security, India’s energy lifelines | International Relations / Energy Security |
| Iran hits Gulf energy sites after attack on its gas field; Tehran’s intel chief killed | 1 | GS-2 – West Asia geopolitics, Iran-U.S.-Israel conflict, regional escalation | International Relations |
| Three children among nine of family killed as fire engulfs building in Delhi | 1 | GS-3 – Urban fire safety, disaster response, civic regulation | Disaster Management |
| Eight dead after EV explodes while being charged at Indore residence | 1 | GS-3 – EV safety norms, urban disaster management, technology-risk regulation | Science & Tech / Disaster Management |
| Indian students stranded in Iran exit via 2 routes | 2 | GS-2 – Diaspora protection, evacuation diplomacy, Armenia-Azerbaijan route | International Relations |
| Will approach EC over attempts to bribe our MLAs before RS poll, says Odisha Cong. chief | 2 | GS-2 – Electoral integrity, Rajya Sabha elections, anti-defection concerns | Polity |
| Factionalism rears its head again as Cong. names four MLAs who ‘cross-voted’ in Haryana RS poll | 2 | GS-2 – Party discipline, cross-voting, internal democracy | Polity |
| TVK chief Vijay rules out alliances for T.N. Assembly election | 2 | GS-2 – Tamil Nadu electoral politics, party system | Polity |
| Gujarat government tables Uniform Civil Code Bill in Assembly | 2 | GS-2 – Uniform Civil Code, personal laws, State-level legal reform | Polity |
| Karnataka govt. takes up Bill to check caste-based killings | 3 | GS-1 / GS-2 – Honour crimes, inter-caste marriage, social justice legislation | Society / Polity |
| SIT names 39 accused who ‘circulated obscene content’ tied to Prajwal Revanna case | 3 | GS-2 – Criminal justice, digital circulation of sexual content, accountability | Governance / Social Justice |
| Jharkhand House adopts resolution against rural jobs Act | 3 | GS-2 / GS-3 – MGNREGA vs VB-G RAM G, Centre-State fiscal burden, rural livelihoods | Governance / Economy |
| Amid LPG crisis, demand for rocket stoves surges among Kerala hotels | 3 | GS-3 – Energy shortage, adaptation by small businesses, fuel transition | Economy / Energy |
| House panel terms vacancy situation in UGC, AICTE ‘critical’ | 4 | GS-2 – Higher education governance, regulatory capacity, NEP implementation | Education / Governance |
| SC asks Bengal if ED should ‘merely watch’ as CM disrupts I-PAC search | 4 | GS-2 – Federalism, investigative agencies, constitutional remedies | Polity |
| LS extends term of panel examining simultaneous polls | 4 | GS-2 – One Nation One Election, constitutional reform, parliamentary scrutiny | Polity |
| 2 or 3 drones sighted along India’s border every day, says report | 4 | GS-3 – Border management, counter-drone capability, cross-border smuggling | Internal Security |
| Lok Sabha applies ‘guillotine’ to pass Demands for Grants of ₹53 lakh cr. for various Ministries | 4 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Budget process, parliamentary control over finance | Polity / Economy |
| BJP MP seeks sub-quota for OBC in Central schemes | 4 | GS-2 – OBC sub-categorisation, social justice, reservation policy | Polity / Social Justice |
| IUML bets on youth, ushers in generational shift in Kerala | 5 | GS-2 – Electoral politics, internal party renewal | Polity |
| ‘Double engine’ faces test in Puducherry as NDA’s stability pitch meets Opposition attack | 5 | GS-2 – Puducherry politics, UT governance, coalition competition | Polity |
| Protests erupt in Bengal over Trinamool poll picks; axed MLAs mulling retirement | 5 | GS-2 – Candidate selection, factionalism, West Bengal politics | Polity |
| India showing steady progress in reducing child deaths amid slowing global gains: report | 6 | GS-2 – Child health, neonatal and under-5 mortality, public health gains | Health / Social Justice |
| Centre tells airlines to curb extra fees for seat selection | 6 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Consumer protection, aviation regulation, passenger rights | Governance / Infrastructure |
| China-bound Russian oil tanker diverted to India | 6 | GS-3 / GS-2 – Energy security, sanctions-era oil flows, Russian crude imports | Economy / International Relations |
| Are sale of books, making of prasadam by temples industrial activities, asks SC | 6 | GS-2 – Definition of ‘industry’, temple administration, labour law interpretation | Polity |
| India’s frogs find allies from citizen science to sanctuaries | 7 | GS-3 – Amphibian conservation, climate change, citizen science | Environment |
| Large Hadron Collider discovers a new particle | 7 | GS-3 – Particle physics, CERN, quantum-scale research | Science & Technology |
| Fire and more fire | 8 | GS-3 – Hospital fire safety, ICU vulnerability, accountability | Disaster Management / Health |
| No end to suffering | 8 | GS-2 – Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict, regional instability | International Relations |
| NCERT book ban, a chapter on judicial transparency | 8 | GS-2 – Freedom of expression, judiciary, textbook censorship | Polity |
| The opportunity in Cameroon to rebalance the WTO | 8 | GS-2 / GS-3 – WTO reform, multilateral trade governance | International Relations / Economy |
| Children have borne the brunt of Israel-U.S. aggression | 9 | GS-2 – Conflict zones, child rights, humanitarian law | International Relations / Social Justice |
| India’s future demographic challenges | 9 | GS-1 / GS-3 – Demographic transition, ageing, workforce, schooling | Society / Economy |
| What is new in transgender rights Bill? | 10 | GS-2 – Transgender rights, self-perceived gender identity, legal reform | Polity / Social Justice |
| India’s national symbols under scrutiny over use, meaning, and law | 11 | GS-1 / GS-2 – National flag, Vande Mataram, symbolism and law | Culture / Polity |
| Centre offers 10% additional LPG to States, UTs that fast track CGD network | 12 | GS-3 – LPG shortage response, PNG/CGD expansion, energy transition | Economy / Energy |
| Plastic goods prices to rise 60% as war impacts polymer | 12 | GS-3 – Imported inflation, petrochemicals, supply-chain shock | Economy |
| Analysts forecast cut in oil firms’ earnings | 12 | GS-3 – OMC profitability, crude prices, currency depreciation | Economy |