What to Read in The Hindu Newspaper
17 June 2026
| Page No. | Headline | GS Paper | UPSC Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page 1 | Telegram blocked till June 21 as NTA cracks down on NEET cheating rackets | GS2 Governance / GS3 Cyber Security | Examination reforms, digital platforms regulation, cybercrime, NTA governance |
| Page 1 | Monsoon stalls, nationwide rainfall deficit reaches 35% | GS1 Geography / GS3 Environment | Monsoon dynamics, El Niño, agriculture, disaster preparedness |
| Page 1 | Govt. bans over the counter sale of cough syrups | GS2 Health | Drug regulation, public health, pharmaceutical governance |
| Page 4 | SC seeks Centre, States’ reply to Aadhaar plea | GS2 Polity / Governance | Aadhaar, privacy, welfare delivery, constitutional rights |
| Page 5 | BJP weighs structural changes in organisation | GS2 Polity | Internal party democracy and political institutions |
| Page 6 | IAF ferrying NEET papers | GS2 Governance | Examination security, administrative coordination |
| Page 7 (Science) | GRAPES-3: A cosmic-ray tracker | GS3 Science & Technology | Cosmic rays, muons, atmospheric studies, indigenous scientific infrastructure |
| Page 8 (Editorial) | Moving from war to deal | GS2 International Relations | Iran–U.S. agreement, West Asia geopolitics, Strait of Hormuz, diplomacy prospects |
| Page 9 (Opinion) | Refugees are returning home but not for the right reasons | GS2 International Relations | UNHCR, refugee crisis, migration, international humanitarian issues |
| Page 10 (Text & Context) | What does Tenth Schedule provide on party mergers? | GS2 Polity | Anti-defection law, Tenth Schedule, party mergers, Speaker’s powers |
| Page 10 (Text & Context) | Why has the misuse of the merger provision increased after the deletion of paragraph 3? | GS2 Polity | Constitutional law, anti-defection reforms, legislative ethics |
| Page 12 (Business) | Wipro opens Applied AI Centre of Excellence for Claude | GS3 Science & Technology | Artificial Intelligence, enterprise AI ecosystem, innovation and industry adoption |
| Page 13 (Business) | KPMG’s audit-leak scandal is set to further dampen the prospects in Australia of the Big Four accounting firms | GS3 Economy | Corporate governance, audit regulation, business ethics, accountability |