What to read in The Hindu newspaper
17 January 2026
| Headline | Page No. | GS Mapping & Theme | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jharkhand High Court stays action against ED | 1 | GS2: Rule of law, agencies, judicial oversight | Polity & Governance |
| HC order disqualifying Mukul Roy put on hold | 1 | GS2: Anti-defection/Disqualification, judicial review | Polity |
| 44,000 new start-ups registered in 2025, says PM; Startup India seen as “revolution” | 1 | GS3: Start-up ecosystem, innovation, employment, entrepreneurship | Economy |
| India–EU trade pact “mother of all deals”: Piyush Goyal | 1 | GS3: External trade, FTAs, competitiveness; GS2: economic diplomacy | Economy / IR |
| Supreme Court rejects Justice Varma’s challenge to House inquiry committee | 1 | GS2: Judicial accountability, removal process, separation of powers | Polity |
| In Jharkhand, a tusker on a rampage; villages panic-stricken (human–wildlife conflict) | 1 | GS3: Disaster risk & mitigation, wildlife conflict management | Environment/Disaster Mgmt |
| Speaker nixes pleas seeking Union panel to disqualify Telangana MLAs | 2 | GS2: Speaker’s powers, defection politics | Polity |
| Delhi HC seeks Centre’s reply on Iran’s detention of 16 Indian seafarers | 3 | GS2: Consular access, citizen protection abroad, international law | International Relations |
| Talks on Chabahar port operations will continue | 3 | GS2: India–Iran ties, connectivity strategy (Chabahar), sanctions diplomacy | International Relations |
| Union Home Ministry to hold Ladakh talks with civil society leaders (next round meeting date mentioned) | 3 | GS2: Internal security governance, centre–region dialogue | Polity / Security |
| Mahayuti sweeps municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra (incl. BMC political shift) | 3 | GS2: Urban local governance, municipal politics | Governance |
| Democratic institutions need to be transparent: Om Birla; consensus & dissent within parliamentary propriety | 4 | GS2: Parliament, deliberative democracy, institutional trust | Polity |
| Conference discusses responsible use of AI in parliaments; role of social media & citizen engagement | 4 | GS2/GS3: Tech in governance, misinformation, digital democracy | Governance / Tech |
| Expert panel sets norms for religious sites in sanctuaries; construction on forest land post-1980 treated as encroachment | 5 | GS3: Forest law, conservation vs faith claims, governance of protected areas | Environment |
| SC flags Rajya Sabha Secretary-General’s “draft decision”; says role is administrative | 5 | GS2: Parliamentary procedure, constitutional offices, limits of authority | Polity |
| 3 hideouts busted in J&K in anti-terror operation (forest area) | 5 | GS3: Counter-terror operations, border/terror infrastructure | Internal Security |
| Editorial: “The Congress at 140, a crisis of structure” | 6 | GS2: Party system, internal democracy, political reforms | Polity |
| Ground Zero (Jharkhand): elephant conflict—fatalities, fear, habitat fragmentation (case study-style reporting) | 7 | GS3: Human–wildlife conflict, habitat fragmentation, mitigation | Environment |
| Uttar Pradesh: largest number of voters deleted in first draft of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls | 8 | GS2: Electoral integrity, voter rolls, citizenship/registration concerns | Polity |
| Kochi: NDPS cases surge; trafficking/peddling layers, encrypted platforms; enforcement & rehabilitation gaps | 10 | GS3: Drugs menace, organised crime, policing, NDPS framework | Internal Security |
| Business: Reliance Q3 net; oil/retail performance; market signals | 11 | GS3: Corporate performance, markets (value-add for economy) | Economy |
| World: Uneasy calm in Iran as protests ebb after crackdown; U.S. says “all options on table”; Gulf wary of strike | 12 | GS2: West Asia crisis, regional stability, energy geopolitics | International Relations |
| World: Trump threatens tariffs on countries not backing plan on Greenland | 12 | GS2: Arctic geopolitics, great power rivalry, economic coercion | International Relations |
| World: CIA chief meets Venezuela interim leader; “economic collaboration” talk | 12 | GS2: Latin America, U.S. foreign policy | International Relations |
| World: Yemen Prime Minister quits; replaced by Foreign Minister | 12 | GS2: West Asia instability, governance crisis | International Relations |
| World: Pakistan appoints Achakzai as Leader of Opposition in National Assembly | 12 | GS2: Neighbourhood politics, Pakistan polity | International Relations |
| World (Nepal): EC decides legitimacy dispute within largest party ahead polls | 13 | GS2: Neighbourhood politics, election management, party legitimacy | International Relations |