Headlines of the Day 05-4-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
China hits back with 34% tariff on U.S. goods
The Hindu(Page1 )
GS2(IR )/GS3/Economy


Parliament clears revised Waqf Bill after a 14-hour debate in the Rajya Sabha
The Hindu(Page1 )GS2(Governance )
Modi, Yunus set aside differences, hold talks on border security, minorities, Sheikh HasinaThe Hindu(Page1)

GS2(IR )
Pulwama takes a leap to meet tulip bulbs demand


The Hindu(Page 2)
GS3/Economy

Manipur crisis: Kuki-Zo, Meitei civil society groups to meet in Delhi todayThe Hindu(Page3)GS2(Governance )
Modi reaches Colombo, to discuss key issues with Sri Lankan PresidentThe Hindu(Page3)GS2(IR )
First Budget Session of the 18th Lok Sabha concludes with record productivityThe Hindu(Page4)GS2(Governance )
SC directs CEC to survey forests in Agasthyamalai for encroachments



The Hindu(Page5)
GS3(Environment )

CSIR-NAL signs technology transfer deal with firm to make HANSA trainer-planesThe HinduPage 5)


GS3(Science and Tech )
A case for the Global South in securing Ukraine peace


The HinduPage 6)GS2(IR )






The U.S. risks ceding its position as a global economic powerhouseThe HinduPage 6)
GS2(IR )/GS3(Economy)




A people still waiting to move out of the marginsThe HinduPage 6)
GS2(Social Justice)
The Supreme Court is right in pushing Speakers to act decisively on defectionsThe HinduPage 6)
GS2(Governance)
Tanks battle polluted groundwaterThe HinduPage 8)GS3(Environment )
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)The HinduPage 9)

GS2(Health)




India to fast-track BTA-focussed duty cuts for U.S. products


The HinduPage 11)



GS2(IR )

African giant pouched rat,The HinduPage 13)GS3(Environment )




PM Modi’s BIMSTEC initiatives
Indian Express(Page 1)
GS2(IR)



Cabinet nod to Vibrant Villages Programme Ph-2Indian Express(Page 6)GS2/Governance
Rajya Sabha approves statutory resolution on President’s Rule in Manipur as Opposition questions why PM Modi hasn’t visited stateIndian Express(Page 7)



GS2/Governance
President Murmu to visit Portugal and Slovakia — first Presidential tour in nearly three decadesIndian Express(Page 8)
GS2/IR
Environment Ministry tells NGT star-rating for state environment bodies ‘given up’, office memo now inoperative

Indian Express(Page 9)

GS3(Environment)
India must stand up to Donald Trump, the bully

Work out a deal with the US that protects India’s national interest
Indian Express(Page 10)

Indian Express(Page 11)
GS2(IR)





Pamban Bridge
Indian Express (Page 12)
GS3(Economy)


Which countries are quitting a key landmine treaty and why?Indian Express (Page 16)
GS2(IR)

Why India is getting more remittances from Advanced Economies than the Gulf

Indian Express (Page 16)GS3(Economy)

Can senior citizens evict their children or relatives from their property? Here’s what SC held

Indian Express (Page 16)GS2(Governance)
Joint Declaration on the Establishment of India-Thailand Strategic PartnershipPIBGS2(IR)
150th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU

PIBGS2(IR)
India’s Coal Boom

pibGS3(Economy)
BILATERAL NAVAL EXERCISE INDRA-2025


PIBGS2(IR)
Medium-Range Surface-to-Air MissilePIBGS3(Defence)
Government of India Taking Measures To Tackle Deepfakes
PIBGS2(Governance)/GS3(S&T)
7 Years of Stand-Up IndiaPIBGS3(Economy)
Hamari Parampara Hamari VirasatPIBGS2(Governance)
autismpibGS2(Health)
2025 Technology and Innovation Report issued by UN Trade and Development (UNCTADAirGS2(IR)