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05 Sep 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

 

  1. CJP cases scrapped: Supreme Court's much-debated powers under Article 142
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  • GS 2: Polity: Article 142's 'complete justice' power, its origins (Prem Chand Garg v. State of UP, 1962) and later restriction (Supreme Court Bar Association v. Union of India, 1998), and landmark invocations such as Bhopal gas tragedy and the Ayodhya dispute.
  1. The fissures driving the NRC demand in Manipur
  • Page 11
  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Deferral of Census 2027 in Manipur, the demand for an NRC exercise before the Census, ethnic fault lines between Meitei/Naga and Kuki-Zo groups, and the link to delimitation of Assembly seats.
  1. Taking heart from the GDP story, behind the headline number (Ideas Page)
  • Page 13
  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Official rebuttal (by the Chief Statistician and a former Economic Affairs Secretary) defending the 7.8% Q1 FY27 real GDP growth using high-frequency indicators and the double-deflation/GVA methodology.
  1. Jobs to inflation: The likely factors behind mistrust in GDP data
  • Page 11
  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Divergence between headline GDP growth and ground-level indicators (CMIE data on employment, wages, and consumer sentiment), and why this gap fuels scepticism about official statistics.
  1. GSLV sheds 'naughty boy' tag with India's first geo-imaging satellite (EOS-05)
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  • GS 3: Science & Technology: ISRO's GSLV-F17 mission and EOS-05 satellite, India's earth-observation capability, and the turnaround of the GSLV programme's reliability record.
  1. Corps Commander set to meet Chinese counterpart in North-East, days after Doval-Wang talks
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  • GS 2 / GS 3: International Relations & Border Security: India-China border-management mechanisms, new military hotlines, Corps Commander-level talks, and confidence-building measures along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
  1. SC's expert panel seeks more time to examine multiple yardsticks to define Aravallis
  • Page 4
  • GS 1 / GS 3: Geography & Environment: Criteria for delineating the Aravalli range (elevation, forest cover, geology), mining and land-use pressures, and Supreme Court oversight of ecologically sensitive area definitions.
  1. Ladakh clears new 'nautor land' regularisation rules, paves way for grant of proprietary rights
  • Page 8
  • GS 2 / GS 3: Polity & Land Rights: Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDC) Act 1997, regularisation of encroached/occupied government land, and land-rights governance in Union Territories.
  1. In a warming world, reframe climate justice (Editorial)
  • Page 12
  • GS 1 / GS 3: Environment: UN Environment Programme's Emissions Gap Report, the 1.5-degree Paris Agreement threshold, climate finance and the Loss and Damage Fund, and equity concerns for developing countries.
  1. World food prices highest since 2022 as supply risks mount: FAO
  • Page 14
  • GS 3: Economy & Agriculture: FAO Food Price Index trends, El Nino's impact on global crop supply, and implications for food security and inflation in import-dependent economies.
  1. FX reserves surge to new all-time high of $740.8 billion
  • Page 15
  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Record foreign exchange reserves, the balance of payments (BoP) outlook for FY27, and import-cover adequacy amid global trade and currency volatility.
  1. 'Reached Moon, but not free from caste evil': Bombay HC
  • Page 9
  • GS 1 / GS 2: Indian Society & Polity: Judicial observations on persistent caste-based discrimination, constitutional safeguards against untouchability (Article 17), and the gap between technological progress and social reform.