Headlines of the Day 31-1-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
EC asks Kejriwal evidence for ‘poisoning’ of Yamuna
For the Yamuna to flow — consensus is needed, not political slugfests
The Hindu(Page 1)


Indian Express(Page 14)
GS3(Environment)
Governor criticises T.N. govt. over choice of venue for Gandhi’s memorial events
The Hindu(Page 4)GS2(Governance)
Shubhanshu Shukla to pilot NASA’s Axiom-4 mission to ISS
The Hindu(Page 5)





GS3(Space)


An opportunity to settle Sri Lanka’s ethnic problem

The Hindu(Page 8)GS2(IR)
India needs good educational infrastructure in all districtsThe Hindu(Page 8)
GS2(Governance)
The science is clear, crowd disasters are preventableThe Hindu(Page 8)GS3(Disaster Management )
Measuring migrant movements The Hindu(Page 10)


Governance(GS2)

Point Nemo,

The Hindu(Page 14)




GS1(Places)

SC relaxes condition for appointment of ad hoc judges to HCs
The Hindu(Page 14)




Governance(GS2)







What WHO’s recommendation for low sodium salt means for India

Govt. plans to employ targeted containment to stop leprosy transmission
EU tracks bird flu virus variants over rising threat to humans
The Hindu(Page 20)



The Hindu(Page 20)



The Hindu(Page 20)
Health(GS2)
Extreme climate events impacting rain in southwest coast, says study


The Hindu

Environment(GS3)
Three inter-State committees to draft social security plan for workers


The Hindu

Economy(GS3)


RBI tightens the norms for imposing penalties under the payment systems law


The Hindu




Economy(GS3)



India braces up for AI challenge, plans own LLM foundational model to rival ChatGPT, DeepSeek R1After DeepSeek: For India, time for the AI leapIndian Express(Page 1)


Indian Express(Page 15)
GS3(Science and Tech)
“middle-income trap”Indian Express(Page 8)

Economy(GS3)


Whopping 1.45 lakh pending contempt cases, Law Ministry asks all govt depts to comply with judicial ordersIndian Express(Page 10)GS2(Governance)
Government needs to spend – for India to growIndian Express(Page 14)Economy(GSIII)
India’s oil import dependency up at 88.1% in April-December as demand growth pips domestic outputIndian Express(Page 16)

Economy(GSIII)

Pharma & consumer goods: Donald Trump’s tariff threats, and where India could feel the heat
Indian Express(Page 16)
Economy(GSIII)
In polar bear fur, possible solution to ‘forever chemicals’: Study
Indian Express(Page 18)Environment(GSIII)
traditions associated with Chinese New YearIndian Express(Page 18)Miscellaneous 
Taxes and Citizen Indian Express(Page 18)Economy(GSIII)
Mahakumbh stampede: Causes of such disasters, how they can be preventedIndian Express(Page 18)Disaster Management )GSIII)
PM-JANMANPIBGovernance(GSII)
Household Consumption Expenditure Survey: 2023-24PIBEconomy(GSIII)