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24 Apr 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

  1. India's Goldilocks moment is over, macro situation will worsen
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  • GS 2: Indian Economy: Macroeconomic stability (growth, inflation, balance of payments, fiscal policy, and external sector vulnerabilities).
  1. Missing piece in pay reform: System to gauge performance
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  • GS 2: Governance: Civil Services Reforms, Performance-based administration, and Public Policy (Pay Commissions & Administrative Efficiency).
  1. Move over, iPhone. Apple has to redefine what is cool
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  • GS 3: Science & Technology: (Role of Emerging Technologies like AI and Innovation Ecosystems in Economic Development).
  1. A fireworks tragedy, questions about safety
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  • GS 3: Disaster Management & Internal Security: Industrial/Man-made disasters, safety regulations, and governance issues in hazardous industries.
  1. How effective is reservation as a tool to address gender inequality?
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Women empowerment, representation in institutions, 73rd Constitutional Amendment, and issues related to social justice & inclusive governance.
  1. South must confront the inequalities within
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Federalism, Centre–State relations, representation (delimitation), and issues of social justice including gender inequality.
  1. Women allowed in mosques, but not through main door, AIMPLB to SC
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  • GS 2: Indian Polity: Fundamental Rights (Articles 14, 15, 25–28): Issues of religious freedom, gender justice, and judicial intervention in religious practices (Essential Religious Practices doctrine).
  1. Online gaming rules expand compliance, leave room for esports
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  • GS 2: Governance: Government Policies & Interventions (Regulation of Digital Economy and Online Gaming Sector)
  1. How US, Iran can break deadlock, end conflict
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  • GS 2: International Relations: India’s interests in West Asia, bilateral relations, and global/regional groupings affecting India’s strategic and economic interests.
  1. What Pakistan stands to gain from Iran mediation efforts
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  • GS 2: International Relations: India and its neighbourhood, global geopolitics, and the impact of international conflicts and mediation on India’s strategic interests.
  1. SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic could add trillions to public mkts
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy (Capital Markets, IPOs, Financial Markets, and Growth vs Profitability in New-Age Technology Companies).
  1. Net FDI trend reversed pre-war, surged to $4.6 billion in February
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Issues relating to growth, investment, capital flows (FDI, FPI) and external sector stability.
  1. Prolonged conflict to hit energy costs, disrupt trade flows & financial markets
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Effects of global events (geopolitics, energy prices, supply chain disruptions) on inflation, growth, and financial markets.