16 Jul 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today
Only 15% forms digitised, SIR dates revised
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GS 2: Polity & Governance: Election Commission of India (ECI), Electoral Reforms, Electoral Rolls, Constitutional and Statutory Bodies, Representation of the People Act, 1950 & 1951.
HC lawyers stay away from work to protest increase of dist courts' 'pecuniary' ambit
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GS 2: Polity & Governance: Judiciary – Structure, Organization and Functioning of the Judiciary; Judicial Reforms and Access to Justice (including jurisdiction of courts).
GS 3: Indian Economy: Industrial Policy, Manufacturing, Semiconductor & Electronics Ecosystem, Production Linked Incentive (PLI), Atmanirbhar Bharat, Technology Development, Supply Chain Resilience and Food Security (Fertiliser/Urea).
People losing sleep in big cities due to high night-time temperatures: Study
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GS 3: Environment & Ecology: Climate Change and its impact on human health, urban climate, heat stress and adaptation strategies.
America's hubris has yielded a dramatically more dangerous world
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GS 2: International Relations: India and its interests in bilateral, regional and global groupings; effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests; international institutions, diplomacy, maritime security and West Asia geopolitics.
Australian uranium fuels next phase in India's n-programme
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GS 3: Science & Technology (Nuclear Energy), Energy Security, and India–Australia Bilateral Relations (International Relations).
One Nation, One Election will not fix what is broken
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GS 2: Polity & Governance: Parliament and State Legislatures, Representation of People's Act, Constitutional Amendments, Federalism, Separation of Powers, Election Commission, Issues relating to Parliament and State Legislatures, and Comparison of the Indian Constitutional Scheme with other countries.
A law to give women farmers their due
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GS 3: Agriculture: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies, institutional reforms in agriculture, land reforms, agricultural extension, inclusive agricultural development, women in agriculture, and farmers' welfare.
Ladakh's 7 councils & the decentralisation debate
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GS 2: Polity & Governance: Devolution of powers and finances up to local levels; Union Territories, Local Self-Government, Decentralisation, Centre–State/UT Relations, Constitutional and Statutory Bodies.
Green energy push, 7.5-GW capacity target: Gujarat's data centre policy
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GS 3: Infrastructure, Energy, Science & Technology, Investment Models, and Environment: Data centre infrastructure, digital economy, renewable energy integration, and sustainable industrial development.
In China's new ballistic missile test, the worries for Indo-Pacific region
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GS 3: Security: Challenges to Internal Security & External State and Non-State Actors; Nuclear Deterrence, Missile Technology, Maritime Security and India's Strategic Security in the Indo-Pacific.
India-UK FTA kicks in: What changes for consumers and industry
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GS 3: Indian Economy: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India's interests; Effects of Liberalization on the Economy; Infrastructure, Investment Models and External Sector (International Trade/Free Trade Agreements).
In a first, EPFO interest for FY26 credited in one go to 35 crore accounts
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GS 2: Governance & Social Justice: Government policies and interventions for the development of the social sector; welfare schemes for vulnerable sections; issues relating to labour welfare, social security, and e-governance/service delivery.
Vessel transits via Hormuz crash to pre-MoU levels. Here's why
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GS 2: International Relations: Strategic waterways and maritime security (Strait of Hormuz), developments affecting India's interests, and bilateral/regional/global groupings and agreements influencing international relations.