What to read in The Hindu newspaper
26 May 2026
| Page No. | Headline | GS Paper | UPSC Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page 1 | SC blames NTA for leak of 2026 NEET paper | GS2 Governance / Education | NTA reforms, examination governance, institutional accountability, transparency in public institutions |
| Page 1 | Foreign Ministers of Quad to meet in Delhi today | GS2 International Relations | Quad grouping, Indo-Pacific strategy, India–U.S.–Japan–Australia cooperation |
| Page 1 | Fuel prices hiked for fourth time in 10 days by Centre | GS3 Economy | Fuel pricing, inflation, fiscal impact, energy economics |
| Page 1 | Nagas and Meiteis stage protest for hostages’ release | GS2 Governance / GS3 Internal Security | Manipur ethnic conflict, internal security, social cohesion |
| Page 1 | ‘Gulf countries must have ties with Israel for deal on Iran’ | GS2 International Relations | West Asia geopolitics, Abraham Accords, Iran–Israel dynamics |
| Page 8 (Editorial) | India and Australia – bridging the trade and trust barrier | GS2 International Relations / GS3 Economy | India–Australia CECA, trade negotiations, Indo-Pacific strategic relations |
| Page 8 (Editorial) | India’s demographic transition calls for a policy rethink | GS2 Social Justice / GS3 Economy | Population trends, Total Fertility Rate (TFR), ageing population, demographic dividend |
| Page 9 | Water management’s ‘missing middle’ challenge | GS3 Environment / Governance | Water resource management, urban-rural water governance, sustainable development |
| Page 10 (Text & Context) | Why is the Indian rupee falling? | GS3 Economy | Exchange rate, Balance of Payments, FPI outflows, RBI intervention |
| Page 7 (Science) | Physicists are finding new ways to make electrons act strangely | GS3 Science & Technology | Quantum materials, graphene, emerging physics applications, future computing |