What to read in The Hindu newspaper
14 March 2026
| Section | Headline | GS Mapping / Theme | Prelims Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Page | Centre puts aside Zero-tariff to offset ‘global headwinds’ | GS 2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests; India diaspora | Economic Stabilisation Fund |
| News | Paid menstrual leave may hurt women’s careers: SC | GS 2 – Mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for protection of vulnerable sections | — |
| News | SC steps in to save Chambal sanctuary from sand mining | GS 3 – Environment & Conservation | Chambal Sanctuary |
| News | Bill to redefine ‘transgender person’, drop ‘self-perceived’ identity label | GS 2 – Governance policies and interventions for development of vulnerable sections | Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 |
| News | Indian-flagged LPG carrier crosses the Strait of Hormuz trading data | GS 2 – Bilateral relations | Strait of Hormuz |
| News | PGI warns as use of ‘glitch drugs’ hurt no dry cuts: Centre | GS 2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests; Indian diaspora | — |
| News | West Asia crisis dents LPG cargo put at risk | GS 2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests; Indian diaspora | — |
| News | 93 INDA bloc MPs submit notice for removal of CEC | GS 2 – Appointment to constitutional posts; powers and functions of constitutional bodies | Constitutional bodies |
| News | Parliamentary panel seeks committee on urban infrastructure | GS 3 – Infrastructure | AMRUT 2.0 (water supply and sewerage), SBM-U 2.0 |
| News | PM distributes land deeds to tea workers of Assam | GS 2 – Social justice and welfare schemes | PM-KISAN, DBT scheme |
| News | India roots for benefits system at pandemic agreement talks | GS 2 – Health diplomacy | Pandemic Agreement |
| News | Lerps spread in Bengal correctional home fuels overcrowding concerns | GS 2 – Health and prison administration | Herpes |
| Editorial | The fate of the Washington Consensus, once talisman | GS 3 – Indian Economy: global economic policies and reforms | — |
| Editorial | The India-Canada turnaround is about deliverables | GS 2 – Bilateral Relations | — |
| Editorial | Duty of care | GS 2 – Health governance | — |
| Editorial | Price pressures | GS 3 – Indian Economy: inflation and economic management | — |