17January 2026 The Hindu
What to Read in The Hindu (Topic and Syllabus wise)
1. Telangana Speaker dismisses pleas by BRS seeking disqualification of 2 MLAs
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GS 2: State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these
2. Mahayuti alliance sweeps municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra
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GS 2: Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these
3. Severe anti-pollution curbs back as air quality worsens
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GS 3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
Prelims: Air Pollution
4. Rural voters exceed the number of electors in U.P. after SIR, says MP; SC asks poll body to explain
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GS 2: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability
5. Budget 2026-27 must keep the growth momentum
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GS 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment
6. On mute
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GS 2: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
7. The Congress at 140, a crisis of structure
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GS 2: State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these
8. HC seeks Centre’s reply on Iran’s detention of 16 Indian seafarers
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GS 2: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora
9. Democratic institutions need to be transparent: Om Birla
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GS 2: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability
10. Expert panel sets norms for religious sites in sanctuaries
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GS 3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
11. Seeds Bill aimed at protecting rights of farmers, says Minister
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GS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation
12. Uneasy calm in Iran as protests ebb; U.S. says ‘all options still on the table’
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GS 2: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
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