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13 Feb 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

  1. Will not let anyone touch Aravalli: SC
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Separation of powers, Judiciary, Environmental governance, and Supreme Court’s role in protecting constitutional and ecological principles.
     
  1. 'Opponents, not enemies': Parliament needs to remember Sushma Swaraj's 
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Parliament and State Legislatures – Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business, Powers & Privileges, and Issues arising out of these.
     
  1. FM: Historic middle class expansion in last 10 years
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Parliament and State Legislatures – Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business; Government Budgeting and Fiscal Federalism.
     
  1. Pothole-related road fatalities jumped 53% in 5 yrs
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  • GS 3: Infrastructure (Road Transport & Road Safety), Public Policy & Governance Issues related to infrastructure management.
     
  1. Marinaspeak: You want to be so Western... go back to roots where real knowledge is
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  • GS 1: Indian Heritage and Culture: Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times (Contemporary performance art and cultural discourse in India).
     
  1. With due respect, gender justice isn't 'Harvard-oriented'
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  • GS 2: Indian Constitution: Judiciary, separation of powers, judicial accountability, and issues relating to gender justice and fundamental rights (Articles 14, 15, 21).
     
  1. WHO needs a financial model less vulnerable
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  • GS 2: International Relations: Important International Institutions, agencies and fora – their structure, mandate and issues (World Health Organization and global health governance).
     
  1. Ahead of the Global Al summit, a question: Where is India placed in the Al race?
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  • GS 3: Science & Technology (Artificial Intelligence), Digital Public Infrastructure, Inclusive Growth, Human Resource Development and Infrastructure.
     
  1. Retail inflation at 2.75% in Jan under revised CPI data series
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Issues relating to inflation, index of industrial production, national income accounting (GDP), and government statistics.
     
  1. How Tamil, Sanskrit, Prakrit names ended up on walls of Egyptian tombs
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  • GS 1: Indian History and Culture: Ancient Indian History – Trade and Cultural Contacts with the Outside World (Indo-Roman trade, Sangam Age, Indian diaspora in antiquity).
     
  1. Not just polls, referendumis also crucial for Bangladesh
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  • GS 2: International Relations: India and its neighbourhood; political developments and constitutional processes in neighbouring countries (Bangladesh).