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15 Apr 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

  1. Hear her roar: Meet Anita Chaudhary, protecting Shergarh Sanctuary from smugglers & miners
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  • GS 3: Environment & Ecology (Conservation, Biodiversity Protection, Wildlife Protection, Role of Forest Officials and Governance Issues like Illegal Mining & Poaching).
  1. India has a chance to be Asia's gateway for global capital
  • Page 10
  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Investment Models / Capital Flows / Financial Sector Reforms (GIFT City, IFSC, Global Capital Positioning)
  1. When sporting greatness meets a flawed system
  • Page 10
  • GS 2: Governance (Issues relating to transparency, accountability, and institutional mechanisms) + Sports administration under Government policies.
  1. Workers' protests underline precarity
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  • GS 2: (Governance & Social Justice): Labour Issues, Minimum Wages, Gig Economy & Social Security of Workers
  1. Amid a widening Gulf, the need for a bridge between India and South Korea
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  • GS 2: International Relations: India–South Korea relations, Indo-Pacific maritime security, energy security, and global governance (UNCLOS & Strait of Hormuz).
  1. When religious freedom collides with right to life
  • Page 11
  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Fundamental Rights (Articles 21, 25, 26), Judicial Review, Essential Religious Practices Doctrine, and Issues relating to Vulnerable Sections (Women & Children)
  1. Women's Bill is about redefining power
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Representation of Women, Constitutional Amendments, Parliament & State Legislatures, Gender Equality.
  1. IMF cuts global growth forecast, but raises India's by 10 bps to 6.5%
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy (Growth, External Sector & International Institutions) + Effects of global events (war, oil shocks, trade policies) on India’s economy.
  1. Haryana wage hike below panel recommendation, workers seek higher pay
  • Page 13
  • GS 2: Governance & Social Justice (Labour welfare, Minimum Wages, and Government policies for vulnerable sections).
  1. Rising raw material costs put pharma MSMEs in a tight spot
  • Page 13
  • GS 3: Indian Economy (MSME sector, industrial policy, supply chain disruptions, inflation & pharmaceutical industry)
  1. Why Jan Vishwas Act marks a major reform for the criminal justice system
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance (Criminal Justice System Reforms / Decriminalisation of Laws & Ease of Doing Business)
  1. The eligibility threshold: How right to vote affects right to contest
  • Page 14
  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Elections, statutory vs fundamental rights, electoral laws (Representation of the People Act, 1950/1951), role of judiciary and Election Commission.
  1. Behind workers' protests: High costs, stagnant wages
  • Page 14
  • GS 2: (Governance) – Issues relating to development & management of Social Sector/Services (Labour welfare, Minimum Wages, Labour Codes, Industrial Relations) + GS 3: (Economy) – Inflation, Employment, Labour Market, Wage–Price Dynamics