What to read in The Hindu newspaper
23 March 2026
| Headline (as in newspaper) | Page No. | GS Mapping & Theme | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will completely close Strait of Hormuz : Iran | 1 | GS-2 / GS-3 – West Asia conflict, maritime chokepoint, global energy security | International Relations / Energy Security |
| Modi chairs meeting to review impact of conflict | 1 / 4 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Cabinet Committee on Security, crisis management, whole-of-government response | Governance / International Relations |
| Assam police camp attacked by ULFA(I); four are injured | 1 | GS-3 – Insurgency in Northeast, internal security | Internal Security |
| CPI(M) seeks time to study Stalin’s offer of 5 seats | 1 / 5 | GS-2 – Tamil Nadu coalition politics, seat-sharing negotiations | Polity |
| BJP will fail to make any electoral gains in Kerala: Pinarayi | 1 / 5 | GS-2 – Kerala elections, party competition, minority outreach politics | Polity |
| SIT intensifies investigation into Nashik rape case | 1 / 2 | GS-2 – Criminal justice, black magic law, gender crimes | Governance / Social Justice |
| Parties in Kerala increase focus on Christian votes | 1 / 3 | GS-2 – Minority voting behaviour, electoral sociology | Polity / Society |
| Former JD(U) leader K.C. Tyagi joins RLD | 1 / 4 | GS-2 – Party realignment, coalition politics | Polity |
| Govt. to auction 19 critical mineral blocks | 1 / 4 | GS-3 – Critical minerals, mineral security, clean energy supply chains | Economy / Industry |
| Oppn. stages stir over govt. official’s death in Punjab, seeks ex-Minister’s arrest | 2 | GS-2 – Corruption allegations, accountability, protest politics | Governance / Polity |
| Clamour grows in Haryana Cong. to name MLAs whose votes were declared invalid in RS election | 2 | GS-2 – Rajya Sabha elections, cross-voting, party discipline | Polity |
| Puducherry Assembly poll: Congress, DMK expected to finalise 15-15 seat-sharing deal | 2 | GS-2 – Puducherry politics, alliance negotiations | Polity |
| 19 arrested for violence over cow vigilante’s death in U.P. | 2 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Law and order, vigilantism, communal sensitivity | Governance / Internal Security |
| Parties in Kerala increase focus on Christian votes | 3 | GS-2 – Electoral behaviour, community representation | Polity |
| Alert issued against Nipah in Kerala till September | 3 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Public health surveillance, zoonotic diseases | Health |
| Crude oil, LPG vessels begin unloading in Mangaluru | 3 | GS-3 – Energy imports, crude and LPG logistics, supply chain resilience | Economy / Energy |
| Karnataka government reviews SC internal quota as factions protest | 3 | GS-2 – Internal reservation, sub-classification among SCs, social justice | Polity / Social Justice |
| India watches closely as Gor visits Sri Lanka, Maldives | 4 | GS-2 – Indian Ocean geopolitics, U.S. regional role, neighbourhood diplomacy | International Relations |
| Justice Bhuyan flags reticence shown by courts to grant bail | 4 | GS-2 – Bail jurisprudence, judicial accountability, civil liberties | Polity / Judiciary |
| Modi assesses impact of West Asia conflict on India | 4 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Fertiliser, LNG, petrochemicals, national response planning | International Relations / Economy |
| Auction of 19 blocks of critical minerals set to begin today | 4 | GS-3 – Strategic minerals, self-reliance, mining policy | Economy / Industry |
| ‘Positive’ talks with Kuki-Zo Council, says Manipur CM | 4 | GS-2 – Ethnic conflict resolution, peace-building in Manipur | Governance / Internal Security |
| Need to take innovations from every corner of India to global stage: Minister | 4 | GS-3 – Deep-tech start-ups, R&D ecosystem, innovation policy | Science & Technology / Economy |
| States, U.T.s told to furnish updated details on prisons, including overcrowding | 4 | GS-2 – Prison reforms, overcrowding, women prisoners, undertrial justice | Governance / Judiciary |
| Mamata begins Bhabanipur campaign with workers’ meet | 5 | GS-2 – West Bengal elections, SIR-linked voter deletion controversy | Polity |
| Cong. final list names seven for Assam polls | 5 | GS-2 – Assam elections, opposition strategy | Polity |
| Bengal likely to get 2,400 CAPF companies | 5 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Election security, CAPF deployment | Polity / Internal Security |
| DMK’s allies find themselves politically squeezed | 5 | GS-2 – Coalition management, asymmetry within alliances | Polity |
| Defeat of BJP must to save Assam, says citizen forum | 5 | GS-2 – Electoral mobilisation, regional politics | Polity |
| ‘BJP will draw a blank this time too’ | 5 | GS-2 – Kerala Assembly election, LDF vs BJP narrative | Polity |
| Rice, wheat procurement is ‘consistently’ low: panel | 6 | GS-3 – Food security, MSP procurement, Centre-State coordination | Agriculture / Economy |
| Details sought on inquiry, prosecution wings of the Lokpal | 6 | GS-2 – Anti-corruption institutions, Lokpal functioning | Polity / Governance |
| House panel for fee rationalisation, greater inclusivity in Sainik Schools | 6 | GS-2 / GS-3 – Education access, Sainik Schools reform, defence education | Education / Defence |
| Bill to amend Transgender Persons Act faces criticism | 6 | GS-2 – Transgender rights, self-identified gender, legal reform | Social Justice / Polity |
| Even Muslim-majority nations don’t allow namaz on roads, says RSS leader | 6 | GS-2 – Public order, religion in public spaces, constitutional debate | Polity / Society |
| How agriPV can turn India’s farms into dual-purpose powerhouses | 7 | GS-3 – Agri-photovoltaics, PM-KUSUM 2.0, food-energy nexus | Agriculture / Energy |
| MPC: confirming new moons | 7 | GS-3 – Minor Planet Center, planetary science, astronomical monitoring | Science & Technology / Space |
| Harvesting anxiety | 8 | GS-2 – Assam politics, CAA, migration, delimitation, communal polarisation | Polity |
| Digital exile | 8 | GS-2 – Section 69A, online censorship, freedom of speech | Polity / Governance |
| ‘Double engine’ — cute slogan, a serious federal question | 8 | GS-2 – Fiscal federalism, Governors, equal citizenship, Centre-State relations | Polity |
| Trump’s Section 301 weapon, lessons from the past | 8 | GS-2 / GS-3 – WTO, unilateral tariffs, Section 301, trade law | International Relations / Economy |
| India must use the AYUSH opportunity | 9 | GS-2 / GS-3 – AYUSH regulation, evidence-based medicine, global market access | Health / Economy |
| Building his own band of loyalists | 9 | GS-2 – State-level party consolidation, Telangana Congress politics | Polity |
| India’s dual dependence on West Asia for urea production | 9 | GS-3 – LNG, fertiliser security, import dependence, Kharif preparedness | Economy / Agriculture |
| What insurance numbers do not reveal | 10 | GS-3 – Insurance penetration vs protection adequacy, financial inclusion | Economy |
| Is compulsory voting feasible in the Indian context? | 10 | GS-2 – Right to vote, electoral reforms, compulsory voting debate | Polity |
| As West Asia war threatens gas supply, remembering a gas grid India never built | 11 | GS-3 – Coal gasification, energy security, long-term fuel strategy | Economy / Energy |
| NSEIX opens doors to U.S. stocks for Indian investors | 12 | GS-3 – Overseas portfolio investment, GIFT City, financial markets | Economy |