Headlines of the Day 21-3-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
X Corp. challenges content blocking orders, opposes Centre’s ‘censorship portal’
The Hindu(Page1 )
GS2(Governance)
30 ‘Maoists’ shot dead in twin Bastar encounters


The Hindu(Page1)GS3(Internal Security  )
Centre promises consultations, impact study for mining project off Kerala coast

The Hindu(Page2)

GS3(Economy/Environment)






A.P. govt. to implement sub-categorisation of SCs


TNPCB cancels hearing on Silahalla power project in the Nilgiris
The Hindu(Page 3)



The Hindu(Page 3)
GS2(Governance )



GS3(Environment)
Miss World 2025 in Telangana to cost ₹54 crore; to be split between State, Miss World LimitedThe Hindu(Page3)Miscellaneous 
Defence procurement set to become faster; proposals worth ₹54,000 cr. get nodThe Hindu(Page4)

GS3(Defence)
Army seeks inclusion of additional areas in Manipur under AFSPA

The Hindu(Page4)GS3(Internal Security  )
Amid militarisation concerns, India remains a stabilising factor in the Arctic: Russian envoy


The Hindu(Page4)

GS2(IR )

‘Land acquired for public purpose can’t be returned to owner through private deal’



The HinduPage 4)



GS2(Governance)


Protest over delimitation leads to a washout in Parliament


The HinduPage 5)

GS2(Governance)


Aircraft faced 465 cases of GPS spoofing on borderThe HinduPage 5)
GS3(Science and Tech)

Believe India will cut tariffs substantially on U.S. goods: Trump
The HinduPage 6)



GS2(IR)



Unified Pension Scheme for Central govt. staff notifiedThe HinduPage 6)GS2(Governance)
India, Brazil could play key role in climate talks: LagoThe HinduPage 6)GS2(IR)

Panel flags ‘shoddy implementation’ of Centre’s flagship tourism scheme

The HinduPage 6)GS3(Economy)
The TB crisis and women: why gender issues matters more than ever


The HinduPage 7

GS2(Health)

The challenge of policing digital giantsThe HinduPage 8)



GS2(Governance)

ECI must not view calls for transparency as attempts to undermine it

The Hindu(Page 8)



GS2(Governance)



The assault on multilateralism and international lawThe Hindu(Page 8)GS2(IR)
Should immigrants have the same right to protest as citizens?The Hindu(Page 9)

GS2(Governance)

TheyyamThe Hindu(Page 9)GS1(Culture)
How do habitual offender laws discriminate?The Hindu(Page 10)

GS2(Governance)


‘Inflation going up in South from migration from poorer States’The Hindu(Page 12)GS3(Economy)
Tata Comm unveils AI cloud service Vayu



World Happiness report 2025
The Hindu(Page 12)





Indian Express
GS3(Science and Tech)





Miscellaneous 
3 yrs, 100 tigers killed & counting: new-age poaching mafia taps tech, digital payments, hawala networks

Indian Express(Page 1)GS3(Environment)

Constitution and the cow: How a 1958 ruling shaped the debate on slaughter bansIndian Express(Page 7)



GS2(Governance )



Trump’s America is destabilising global trade order. For India, it’s an openingIndian Express(Page 10)GS3(Economy )
A thriving newsroom full of ideas is essential: President Droupadi Murmu

Indian Express(Page 11)GS2(Governance )


India-EU FTA Talks: Progress on dispute settlement, stalemate on rules of origin

Indian Express(Page 13)GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy)

Rajasthan’s new coaching centre bill, why it has been criticisedIndian Express(Page 18)GS2(Governance)
iguanas
Indian Express(Page 18)

GS3(Environment)

Load shedding fears in summer: Why India’s grid managers are concernedIndian Express(Page 18)GS3(Economy)/GS3(Environment)

The grave of Aurangzeb: What it tells us about the man, his life



Indian Express(Page 18)
GS1(History)
Navroz
PIBGS1(Culture)
India’s MSMEs in IT sector to play a key role in achieving ambitious $450 billion services export target: Shri Piyush GoyalPIBGS3(Economy)
Indo-U.S. Cultural Property AgreementPIBGS2(IR)
Project Pari
PIBGS1(Culture )
Certification for eri silkPIBGS3(Economy )
Government of India is democratizing Chip designing in IndiaPIBGS3(Economy )
International Day of Forests 2025PIBGS3(Environment)
India’s Trade and Economic OutlookPIBGS3(Economy )
Government measures to increase Ethanol Blending beyond 20%PIBGS3(Environment)