Headlines of the Day 13-1-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

Docking trial: ISRO succeeds in nudging two satellites closerThe Hindu(Page1)
GS3(Science and Tech  )
Declining fertility levels push up Kerala’s maternal mortality ratio


The Hindu(Page1)GS2(Health)
Caste census report will be tabled before Cabinet, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu(Page4)
GS2(Governance)
Remains of Bhopal’s 40-year-old tragic past are pumping up paranoia in Pithampur

The Hindu(Page4)
GS2(Health)

India’s data protection rules need some fine-tuning
Draft digital data protection rules and authoritarianismHow the draft rules for implementing data protection falls short


The Hindu(Page6 )

The Hindu(Page6 )

The Hindu(Page6 )
GS2(Governance)


The reforms needed in the MEA

The HinduPage 7)
GS2(IR/Governance  )
Is Trump justified in asking the EU to buy more oil and gas from the U.S.?The HinduPage 7)

GS3(IR)
Should voter IDs be linked with Aadhaar?The HinduPage 8)



GS2(Governance  )

What is different about small language models?The HinduPage 8)


GS3(Science and Tech)
Maha Kumbh begins today with Shahi SnanKumbh Mela, explained: Its mythology, history, astrology, and why millions flock to it


The HinduPage 10)

Indian Express(Page 16)
GS1(Culture)
Centre’s wildlife panel clears oil and gas exploratory drilling in Assam sanctuaryThe HinduPage 10)
GS3(Environment  )

India-U.S. joint Sonobuoy production line expected to be ready by 2027

The HinduPage 12)


GS2(IR  )
Bengal govt. announces new initiatives to attract pilgrims to Gangasagar MelaThe HinduPage 12)

GS1(Culture)
An unlikely mystery: studies shed new light on how genes are madeThe HinduPage 20)
GS3(Science and Tech)
Lifts to computers: 4 of 10 Govt tenders can’t comply with Make in India rules
Indian Express (Page 1)GS2(Governance  )
H-1B visa debate shows America has invaded itself
Indian Express (Page 10)
GS2(IR  )
New draft UGC guidelines: Are we in step with the best practices in the world?What draft rules on VC appointments say, why states are upsetIndian Express (Page 11)

Indian Express (Page 16)


GS2(Governance  )
pink fire retardantIndian Express (Page 16)
Science and Tech(GSIII)
Can Trump rename Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’?Indian Express (Page 16)
IR(GSII)
Swami VivekanandaNational Youth Day 2025
PIBHistory(GSI)
India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee meeting on trade transit and cooperation to combat unauthorised trade concludes in KathmanduPIBIR(GSII)
7.93% Drop in GHG EmissionsPIBEnvironment(GSIII)
India Joins the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics
PIBEconomy(GSIII)
India has extended humanitarian assistance to the people of Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane RafaeAirPlaces (GSI)