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10 Jul 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

  1. India, Australia ink defence pacts, fast-track trade deal
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  • GS 2: International Relations: India and its bilateral relations with Australia; Indo-Pacific strategy; Quad; regional groupings; international treaties and agreements affecting India's interests.
  1. 11th-12th century antiquities from Tamil Nadu to finally come home from Australia
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  • GS 1: (Indian Heritage & Culture): Indian art, architecture and culture; Protection and conservation of cultural heritage; Repatriation of stolen antiquities and cultural property.
  1. Union minister's son gets bail in POCSO case
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Government policies and interventions for vulnerable sections; statutory bodies and laws for protection of children (POCSO Act), criminal justice administration, and judicial processes (bail).
  1. Rainfall in eastern river basins down 20% since 1951: Study
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  • GS 3: Environment & Ecology / Disaster & Climate Change: Climate change impacts on water resources, river basins, groundwater depletion and hydrological changes in the Indus River System.
  1. Lost in India's celebrations of trade pacts, the big deal
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Bilateral & Regional Trade Agreements (FTA/CEPA/CETA), International Trade, External Sector, and India's Trade Policy.
  1. Acquisition, merger, takeover corporate talk is BJPspeak
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Anti-Defection Law (Tenth Schedule), constitutional bodies (Election Commission, Governor, Speaker), electoral reforms, citizenship issues, Places of Worship Act, and separation of powers in Indian polity.
  1. Spend on your child's future, draw a line
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  • GS 1: (Society): Role of family, changing social values, demographic and generational changes, and issues related to women & family in Indian society.
  1. From Hormuz to Malacca, Delhi must draw the right lessons
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  • GS 2: (International Relations): India and its neighbourhood & bilateral/regional/global groupings; India's interests in the Persian Gulf and Indo-Pacific; international maritime security and strategic relations.
  1. Revamped EPFO portal: Centralised database, with easier claim filing & info access
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  • GS 2: Governance: Statutory, Regulatory and Various Quasi-Judicial Bodies (EPFO), Government Policies & Interventions for Development, E-Governance (digitisation of public service delivery, transparency and citizen-centric administration), and Welfare Schemes for vulnerable sections (Social Security).
  1. Lessons for India from Brazil's ethanol pathway
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Infrastructure (Energy), Biofuels, Energy Security, Inclusive & Sustainable Growth, Government Policies and Interventions related to the Energy Sector.
  1. How Indonesia's iconic Prambanan temple was lost and rediscovered
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  • GS 1: (Indian Heritage & Culture): Indian culture and its links with the world – Spread of Hindu-Buddhist culture in Southeast Asia; cultural heritage and conservation (Prambanan Temple, Indonesia).
  1. Govt waives import duty on inputs for manufacturing batteries, display assemblies
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Industrial Policy, Make in India, Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, Manufacturing & Electronics Sector, FDI, Customs Duty, and Infrastructure for Sustainable Industrial Growth.
  1. GCC costs rising, others are copying India, cautions CEA
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Inclusive Growth and issues arising from it; Investment Models; Employment; Science & Technology in Economic Development (Global Capability Centres, AI-led innovation, Skill Development, Knowledge Economy, Regional Industrial Development).