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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