Important Daily Articles from the Hindu, Indian Express, Economic Times, LiveLaw, Down To Earth, and ORF of  16th Aug  2025
 
 
1 GS2
a Polity and Constitution
i PM Modi: Independence Day speech [TH-01]
ii Criminal Justice: Civil and Criminal cases - what are they - How they do differ [IE-14]
iii Election Commission: The credibility questions [Livelaw]
 
b International Relations
i India-UK Trade pact: Balancing Code and Commerce in UK trade compact [TH-06]
ii USA-Russia: Trump, Putin shake hands ahead of Ukraine talk at Alaska Summmit [TH-12]
iii Israel Palestine: UN Right Office: Israeli settlement scheme breaks international aw [IE-12]
iv India-USA: The Trump challenge to India-US convergence [ORF]
 
2 GS3
a Economy
i GST: Tax Reforms - Major GST shakeup 12% and 28% slabs to be axed [TH-01]
ii Capital Market: Jane Street case and the pitfalls of India's derivative market [TH-10]
 
b Infrastructure and Energy
i Energy: PM Pushes for self reliance in energy, critical minerals [IE-15]
ii Energy: Is India's mega renewable park threatening Ladakh's Pashmina lifeline [DTE]
iii Energy: Biofuel - Maize cultivation in India [DTE]
 
c Science and Technology
i Defence: India to build Indigenous air defence system by 2035: PM [TH-09]
ii Defence: Sudarshan Chakra - Mission for National Security shield [ET-02]
iii Space: Self reliance in space [ET-02]
iv Biotech: Ht-BT Cotton spread [DTE]
 
d Environment
i Plastic: Yet again, plastic treaty talks end in stalemate [TH-01]
ii Plastic: Consensus fails to unlock global plastic treaty negotiations in Geneva [DTE]
 
e Disaster Management
i Rain and Flashflood in J&K [IE-14]
 
f Internal Security
i LWE: the politics of insurgency the decline of naxalism [TH-06]
 
3 Prelims Facts
a Places in news: Easter Island [DTE]
b Biodiversity: Arctic Reindeer: It could be nearly gone by 2100 [DTE]
c Biodiversity: Gaur declining in Palamau Tiger Reserve, its last stronghold in Jharkhand [DTE]
 
 
Note: It may not be possible for a student to read all these articles daily. You should just try to ensure that TH and IE articles mentioned here are read. I collect rest of the articles for more detailed coverage in CA classes
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Important Daily Articles from the Hinduof  15th Aug  2025
 
 
1 GS2
a Polity and Constitution
i Center-State relations: Federal Balance is a key democracy indicator [TH-04]
ii Elections: SC directs EC to publish list of deleted voters [TH-01]
 
b International Relations
i Israel Palestine: Israel approves the deal that buries the idea of palestine [TH-18]
ii Israel-Palestine: Why is there no Palestine state [TH-12]
 
2 GS3
a Environment
i Conservation: Invasive Water Hyacinth: Only united action can stop the hyacinths' invasion [TH-10]
 
b Disaster Management
i Cloud Burst - Flash Flood: Leaves 40 people dead; over 100 misssing in J&K's Kishtwar [TH-01]

Important Daily Articles from the Hindu, Indian Express, Economic Times of  14th Aug  2025
 
 
1 GS2
a Polity and Constitution
i Union Territories (UT): aid and advice [TH-08]
 
b Governance and Social Justice
i Education: Ceding of academic freedom in Universities [TH-08]
ii Education: No Excellence sans autonomy [IE-15]
iii Vulnerable section: How can SC/ST scholarship be expanded? [TH-10]
iv Animal Welfare: Some stray thoughts [IE-14]
v Animal Welfare: Why returning sterilized dogs to street is key to ABCs success [IE-21]
vi Animal Welfare: Dhirio - Goa's traditional bull fight [IE-21]
 
c International Relations
i India-China-Russia: Jaishankar to visit Moscow, Wang Yi to reach to New Delhi [TH-12]
ii Pakistan: The importance of Asim Munir [IE-21]
 
2 GS3
a Economy
i Export and USA tariff: Government tweaks export plan as U.S. ups the trade ante [TH-01]
ii Financial Sector: RBI prescribes seven sutra for AI adoption in financial sector [TH-15]
iii Fiscal Policy: Tax Reforms: Key features of Income-Tax Bill, 2025, passed by Parliament [IE-21]
 
 
b Infrastructure and Energy
i Energy: Nuclear Energy: India set to allow Private Cos mine, import Uranium for nuclear growth [ET-05]
 
 
c Science and Technology
i Space: Private sector: India's first private constellation of EO satellites under PPP model to be set up [TH-06]
ii Defence: Drone market: A war game-changer in a battle for influence in Asia [TH-08]
 
d Environment
i Plastic Pollution: Many reject Plastic treaty draft that omit curbs on production [TH-14]
 
e Disaster Management
i Earthquake: 1950 quake that broke mountains is a portend of things to come [TH-Science-II]