Important Articles from The Hindu Newspaper : 16/9/2026

Front Page

• Merchants face 0.4% fee on UPI payment above ₹2,000
• India’s 26% goods exports surge lowers trade deficit
• Meta to share reports on child safety with govt. agencies directly
• India ‘deeply concerned’ by blockades in key straits

Science

• Nepal flash floods wash away dreams of clean, easy hydropower
• Peak water: a flow U-turn

World

• Iran war has led to a ‘shortfall in munitions’ despite Trump claims
• Bangladesh court sentences seven Hasina aides to death
• China, Russia warn against ‘weaponisation’ after U.S. acknowledges weapons in space
• Judge blocks Trump govt. move to limit stays on student visas

Business

• ‘EU FTA, Canada trade talks wrap up by year end’
• India gears up for EU’s carbon tax
  

News

• VB-G RAM G scheme trails MGNREGS by 9% in August
• Govt. to ease MSME, start-up entry into R&D in defence
• Blockades in Red Sea, Persian Gulf deeply concerning: govt.
• Tanker El Gaia hit in the Strait of Hormuz was in ‘dark mode’
• China calls on India to take relations forward ‘without stagnation or backsliding’
• Lower margin for error in second phase of Census: Registrar-General
  

Text & Context

• How AI risks can outpace safeguards
• The rise of industrial tourism in China
  

Opinion

• Decoding India’s GDP base revision

Editorial

• Youth discontent and the changing face of protest
• China’s open AI advantage may not last forever
• AI cooperation
• Stability at the top