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03 Sep 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

 

  1. '13 crore gone, in a few months. A new solution for population problem – SIR' (Editorial)
  • Page 10
  • GS 2: Polity: Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, mass deletions from draft rolls, links between electoral-roll accuracy and the delimitation/one-vote-one-value debate, and safeguards for the franchise.
  1. Govt rejects GDP criticism, expects 'informed debate' once methods understood / 'Controversy over GDP numbers is unwarranted' (Ideas Page)
  • Page 15 / Page 11
  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Q1 FY27 GDP growth of 7.8%, the shift of the GDP base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23, 'double deflation' methodology, and why comparing new-base and old-base figures produces a flawed 'hybrid' growth estimate.
  1. Why India is enforcing a uniform time framework
  • Page 13
  • GS 3: Science & Technology: The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026; mandatory use of IST as the enforceable time reference for telecom, power, banking, and other critical infrastructure sectors.
  1. Can AI claim copyright for original work? A question of authorship
  • Page 13
  • GS 2 / GS 3: Polity & IPR: Section 2(d)(vi) of the Copyright Act, 1957 (author of a computer-generated work), the Copyright Office's approach to AI-assisted art, and gaps in Indian IP law on AI authorship.
  1. Fragile ecology, competing interests: The red flags in building Himalayan dams
  • Page 13
  • GS 1 / GS 3: Geography & Disaster Management: China's mega hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra), seismic and GLOF risks in the Himalayas, and downstream concerns for India and Bangladesh.
  1. Note on meeting over caste census rewritten after Ministry pushback
  • Page 1
  • GS 2: Governance: Census 2027 and caste enumeration methodology, the Registrar General's approach to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes versus 'Other Backward Classes' data, and inter-ministerial coordination on the socio-economic caste census.
  1. 2 Kuki-Zo MLAs attend Manipur House session — 1st time in over 3 years of unrest
  • Page 6
  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Manipur's ethnic conflict since 2023, functioning of the state legislature amid unrest, and confidence-building measures between Kuki-Zo and Meitei representatives.
  1. Cauvery needs a distress-sharing pact (Editorial)
  • Page 10
  • GS 2 / GS 3: Interstate River Water Disputes: Cauvery Water Management Authority, Karnataka-Tamil Nadu water-sharing tensions, and the case for a permanent distress-sharing formula during deficient monsoons.
  1. Jaishankar commences trip to Ukraine, Poland
  • Page 9
  • GS 2: International Relations: India's diplomatic outreach amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, balancing ties with Russia and the West, and India's engagement with Central European partners.
  1. Mountains bind India, China, and Nepal to a shared destiny. They need to honour it (Ideas Page, by Shashi Tharoor)
  • Page 11
  • GS 1 / GS 2: Geography & International Relations: Himalayan ecological interdependence, transboundary river/glacier data-sharing, and the case for institutionalised India-China-Nepal cooperation on climate and disaster risk.
  1. RS member Raghav Chadha deleted from Punjab draft SIR, alleges vendetta
  • Page 1
  • GS 2: Polity: Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, the Election Commission's role versus state government's role in the exercise, and disputes over inclusion/exclusion of voters and political functionaries.
  1. Private players seek 'green energy' status for nuclear power to raise funds
  • Page 15
  • GS 3: Energy & Environment: Financing nuclear power under green/sovereign bond frameworks, private participation in nuclear energy post-amendments, and India's target of 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047.