15 Aug 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today
BCI action uncalled for, students have right to protest: CJI
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GS 2: Polity & Governance: Judicial commentary on professional regulatory bodies, right to protest of students, and the constitutional space for peaceful dissent.
No provision for blanket enrolment freeze, BCI role narrow — BCI chief acted on own, say members
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GS 2: Polity: Statutory powers of the Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Sections 24, 24A, 26); limits of delegated regulatory authority.
Iran President to visit India for BRICS Summit
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GS 2: International Relations: BRICS grouping and its rotating chairmanship/summit hosting, India-Iran bilateral ties post US-Iran tensions.
US vows tougher sanctions on Iran as 2 ships hit in Strait; Hegseth says US can maintain naval blockade in Hormuz 'indefinitely'
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GS 2 / GS 3: International Relations & Security: Strait of Hormuz as a global energy chokepoint, sanctions regimes, naval blockades and freedom of navigation.
The threat to food prices: Weather and renewed war
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GS 3: Economy: Black Sea/Kerch Strait shipping disruptions, global food price index (FAO), climate and conflict-driven agricultural supply shocks.
Photo-recce missions: Airborne imagery was key in Kargil, and remains crucial
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GS 3:Defence & Security: Aerial/photo reconnaissance assets of the IAF, their role during the Kargil conflict, and continuing relevance of ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance).
9 Kirti Chakras, 19 Shaurya Chakras among 78 gallantry awards on I-Day
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GS 2 / Static GK: Hierarchy of India's peacetime gallantry awards — Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra — and the process of conferment.
Drug kingpin's run ends — fugitive extradited from the UAE
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GS 2 / GS 3:Governance & Security: Extradition treaties, Interpol Red Corner Notices, and the Narcotics Control Bureau's role in cross-border narcotics enforcement.
GS 3: Indian Economy: RBI's special forex swap facility, composition of India's foreign exchange reserves, and capital mobilisation instruments (FCNR(B), ECBs).
Aadhaar to passport: 14 of 40 Census queries are additions or modifications to the 2011 list
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GS 1 / GS 2: Census process and schedule design, National Population Register (NPR), and the debate over new demographic/identity-linked questions.
7 dead, 3 missing after water and debris flood under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand
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GS 1 / GS 3:Disaster Management: Himalayan hydropower project risks, flash floods and debris flow, and safety protocols at under-construction tunnels.
India locks in 1.7 million tonnes of urea imports at a sharply lower price