Headlines of the Day 13-2-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
Retail inflation eases to five-month low of 4.31%The Hindu(Page 1)
GS3(Economy)
IMEC project gains traction as PM holds talks with Macron
The Hindu(Page 1)

GS2(IR)
SC to hear pleas challenging validity of CEC appointment law on Feb. 19The Hindu(Page 1)
GS2(Governance)




Telangana on high alert in view of bird flu


The Hindu(Page 5)GS2(Health)
Birdwatchers and volunteers to develop Hyderabad Bird AtlasThe Hindu(Page 5)GS3(Environment)
Nuclear energy — dangerous concessions on liability


The Hindu(Page 6)


GS3(Science and Tech)
Supreme Court’s queries expose pattern of obstinacy in T.N. Governor’s conductThe Hindu(Page 6)


GS2(Governance)
Budgeting for a gender-inclusive ‘Viksit Bharat’The Hindu(Page 6)
Economy(GSIII)
Implications of the AI Diffusion FrameworkThe Hindu(Page 7)
Governance(GSII)


Should convicted persons contest elections?The Hindu(Page 8)


Governance(GSII)
What is contributing to the downturn in Indian markets?


Public Accounts Committee asks Centre to review toll tax rule for National Highways
The Hindu(Page 8)




The Hindu(Page 10)
Economy(GSIII)





Governance(GSII)
Illegal coal mining continues in Meghalaya: reportThe Hindu(Page 10)Environment (GSIII)
Because of freebies, people don’t want to work: SC judgeThe Hindu(Page 12)

Governance(GSII)

AI can make drug-testing precise, and relevant to human biology


NASA looks set to return Starliner astronauts days sooner
The Hindu(Page 18)




The Hindu(Page 18)
Health(GSII)





Space(GSIII)
The PLI push: $1 billion over 3 years to 19 firms, fuels record surge in handset exports
Indian Express(Page 1)


Economy(GSIII)

Modi France visit | Nuclear-reactors, missiles, engines: India and France deepen tiesIndian Express(Page 1)
IR(GSII)
Alimony, maintenance can be granted even when marriage is void under Hindu Marriage Act: SCIndian Express(Page 5)
Governance(GSII)
Graft in the education ecosystem must be curbed. We owe it to the youth

Indian Express(Page 10)
Governance(GSII)
Rather than withdraw from WTO, India should strengthen trade multilateralismIndian Express(Page 10)Economy(GSIII)
India will ensure that the AI future is for good, and for allIndian Express(Page 11)Science and Tech(GSIII)
Story of Savarkar’s attempted escape from ship docked in MarseilleIndian Express(Page 14)History(GSI)
Einstein ring
Indian Express(Page 14)Science and Tech(GSIII)

obscene’ under the law
Indian Express(Page 14)Governance(GSII)

PM Modi Pays Tribute to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati on Birth Anniversary
AirHistory(GSI)
China approves deepwater ‘Space Station’ in South China SeaAirPlaces (GSI)