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02 Sep 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

 

  1. With India rejecting the Hague court order, the road ahead (Explained: Indus Waters Treaty)
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  • GS 2 / GS 3: International Relations & Transboundary Rivers: The Indus Waters Treaty's three-tier dispute-resolution mechanism (question - Permanent Indus Commission, difference - Neutral Expert, dispute - Court of Arbitration), and India's rejection of the Court of Arbitration's jurisdiction.
  1. PM calls for dialogue at SCO: Conflict not confined to a region, impacts global energy and trade
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  • GS 2: International Relations: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit at Bishkek, India's position on West Asia/Ukraine conflicts, and India-Pakistan-China dynamics at multilateral forums.
  1. SCO declaration: 'Double standards' in fight against terror unacceptable
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  • GS 2: International Relations & Internal Security: SCO's counter-terrorism cooperation framework (RATS), India's push against cross-border terrorism, and India-Pakistan-China trilateral dynamics within the grouping.
  1. Distinguished jurist: The unused route to appoint a Supreme Court judge
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  • GS 2: Polity: Article 124(3) of the Constitution, eligibility criteria for Supreme Court judges (High Court judge vs 'distinguished jurist'), and why this constitutional route has never been used.
  1. CJP condition, Govt request: SC quashes student protest FIRs
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Supreme Court's extraordinary powers under Article 142, right to peaceful protest, and withdrawal of criminal cases linked to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests.
  1. SC seeks Centre's views on totaliser use for counting of votes in EVMs
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  • GS 2: Polity: Electoral reforms, Conduct of Elections Rules 1961, secrecy of voting versus accountability, and the debate on introducing totalisers to prevent booth-wise voting-pattern identification.
  1. Sensors to risk maps: J&K draws up shield against floods in light of Nepal disaster
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  • GS 1 / GS 3: Disaster Management: Early-warning systems for flash floods and GLOFs in Jammu & Kashmir, hydropower project vulnerability, and lessons drawn from the Nepal floods for Himalayan-state disaster preparedness.
  1. Semicon 2.0: How India aims to build a domestic chip design ecosystem (Rs 1.27 lakh crore push)
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  • GS 3: Science & Technology / Economy: India's Semiconductor Mission 2.0, incentives for chip design and fabless companies, and self-reliance in critical electronics manufacturing.
  1. Economy is resilient, the road ahead will be less forgiving (Editorial)
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Analysis of Q1 FY27 GDP growth, moderating growth-inflation mix going forward, external risks from crude oil and global trade, and monetary policy implications.
  1. Red label for salt, sugar and fat is a good start (Editorial)
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  • GS 2: Health Policy & Governance: FSSAI's proposed front-of-pack warning label system for packaged foods high in salt, sugar, and fat, and India's rising burden of diet-related lifestyle diseases.
  1. A master plan for Delhi with ecology & heritage at its centre (Editorial: MPD-2047)
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  • GS 1 / GS 2: Urban Planning & Environment: Draft Master Plan for Delhi 2047, integration of the Yamuna floodplain, Ridge, biodiversity parks, and heritage conservation into city planning.
  1. Himalayan disaster redraws disease ecology
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  • GS 1 / GS 3: Disaster Management & Public Health: How glacier retreat and flash floods in Nepal/the Himalayas are altering disease patterns (insulin/dialysis access, waterborne disease risk), underscoring climate-health linkages.