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13 Oct 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

 

  1. Over 60% of 33 lakh SIR cases in Delhi disposed of, shows CEO data / SC: No adjudication on new Form 6, neither approved nor disapproved.
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  • GS 2: Election Commission of India (ECI); Special Intensive Revision (SIR); Electoral rolls revision mechanism; Registration of Electors Rules, 1960
  1. Rising food prices push retail inflation to 5.54% in Sept: Days after rate hike, pressure on RBI
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy — Headline inflation vs. Core inflation; Monetary Policy Framework .
  1. Navy inducts INS Mangrol, to help detect and counter underwater threats
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  • GS 3: Security & Defence; Indigenisation of technology and 'Make in India' / Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
  1. Citing 50% cap, Karnataka HC strikes down law to hike quota for SC/ST
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  • GS 2: Indian Constitution — Fundamental Rights (Articles 14, 15, and 16); 50% reservation ceiling laid down in the Indra Sawhney judgment.
  1. Ensure hospitals prominently display treatment charges: Govt to states, UTs
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  • GS 2: Issues relating to the development and management of the Health Sector; Implementation and enforcement of the Clinical Establishments Act.
  1. China looming, Arunachal hydel project under fresh protest: 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project
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  • GS 2 & GS 3: Transboundary river governance (Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra downstream hydrology); Strategic infrastructure vs. indigenous rights (Adi community) and rehabilitation challenges
  1. The internet in a sachet — this idea's time has come
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  • GS 3: Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI); PM-WANI architecture and Public Data Offices (PDOs); Bharat Net fibre connectivity and last-mile telecom competition
  1. CJI: Right to life includes right to enjoy pollution-free water, air
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  • GS 2: Indian Constitution — Judicial expansion of Article 21 (Right to a clean environment, safe drinking water, and intergenerational equity); Statutory role of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
  1. States, Centre told to focus on data analytics, tech to widen GST base / Rupee rallies after RBI FX measures / How to keep an economy stable using policy tools
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy — Tax administration reforms (e-invoicing, Invoice Management System
  1. A decade of placing research and innovation at the centre / India's science problem is not talent, but priorities
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  • GS 3: Science & Technology policy; Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) trends; Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)