The day's reading

Each edition, read against the syllabus. Topics are ordered by how much they are worth to a Mains candidate, not by where they appeared in the paper.

• Conservation threats to the rare white-bellied heron in Northeast India 8/10
• Escalation of U.S.-Iran conflict and its impact on global crude oil markets and Indian economy 8/10
• Impact of global conflicts on India's FTA negotiations 8/10
• Judges Inquiry Act proceedings against former High Court judge Yashwant Varma 8/10
• India-U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) 8/10
• Supreme Court ruling on electoral roll revision and welfare benefits linkage 8/10
• Editorial on changing family structures and youth perspectives based on UNFPA survey 8/10
• Editorial on building an Atmanirbhar philanthropy ecosystem in India 8/10
• Supreme Court hearing on Shiv Sena (UBT) plea against Lok Sabha MPs merger 8/10
• Passage of the Uniform Civil Code Bill in Madhya Pradesh Assembly 8/10
• Establishment and statutory powers of the National Road Safety Board 8/10
• Release of updated Index of Core Industries (ICI) series 7/10
• AISHE report highlights decline in higher education undergraduate enrolments 7/10
• UN Climate Chief on India's clean energy transition and decarbonisation 7/10
• Omar Abdullah's campaign for J&K Statehood restoration 7/10
• Supreme Court order on government supervision of Kerala Waqf Board 7/10
• Outbound portability of Rajasthan's Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya Yojana 7/10
• Supreme Court notice on appeal process for Assam NRC excluded persons 7/10
• UN FAO report on hunger shift to Africa 6/10
• Political representation and marginalisation of Dalits in Punjab 6/10
• Study on health impacts of heat stress in South India 6/10
• Punjab farmers' march against proposed India-U.S. trade agreement 6/10
• Allahabad High Court split verdict on bulldozer demolitions 6/10
• Deaths of Indian seafarers in overseas maritime conflict zones 6/10
• Protests over NEET paper leak and Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) agitation 6/10
• Teesta VI Hydroelectric Project tunnel gas leak tragedy 6/10
• Delhi government digitisation drive for Lal Dora property records 6/10
• French Parliament approval of social media ban for under-15s 5/10
• Forest diversion and tree felling for coal mining project in Angul, Odisha 5/10
• High Court petition challenging Rajya Sabha election nomination rejection in MP 5/10
• Presentation schedule for Tamil Nadu Assembly Budget 2026-27 5/10
• Recusal of Supreme Court judge in Surendra Gadling bail plea 4/10
• Supreme Court acquittal in 1996 Samleti bus blast case 4/10
• Kerala High Court ruling on body terminology in POCSO cases 4/10