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23 Feb 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

  1. ED chief asks officers to expedite probe, use summons judiciously
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  • GS 2: Governance: Statutory Bodies, Money Laundering Framework, and Issues of Accountability & Due Process.
     
  1. An Al-powered ECG that can silent prevent heart attacks
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  • GS 3: Science & Technology (AI in Healthcare) and GS 2: Health sector & public health.
     
  1. Trump's hand-picked SC judges: When they backed, opposed him
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  • GS 2: International Relations (India & US polity developments) and Comparative Constitutionalism (Role of judiciary in executive checks).
     
  1. Tariffs trumped: lower tax not all good news for India
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy (External Sector): Effects of global trade policies and tariffs on India.
     
  1. US Court constrains unilateral tariffs. Can trade multilateralism be far behind?
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  • GS 2: International Relations (India and Global Trade Regimes / WTO) and Polity (Separation of Powers & Executive–Legislature relations in comparative perspective).
     
  1. We need to underline value of collaboration on climate change
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  • GS 2: International Relations (India and global climate governance & multilateral institutions) and GS 3: Environment & Climate Change (international climate agreements and climate finance).
     
  1. An Indian in Vogue: It's not a diversity story
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  • GS 1: Indian Society: (Effects of globalisation on Indian culture)
     
  1. Evidence, not panic, must shape street dog policy
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  • GS 2: Governance & Social Justice (Government policies, statutory framework on animal welfare and urban governance).
     
  1. Old models don't serve new realities. India must reimagine PhDs
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  • GS 2: Social Justice: Issues relating to education, human resource development, and reforms in higher education and research ecosystem (PhD reforms).
     
  1. SC ruling on use of stem cells for autism sets a precedent for healthcare regulation
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  • GS 2: Governance: Issues relating to development and management of Health; regulatory framework and role of judiciary in healthcare regulation.
     
  1. VCs play the waiting game, as they sit on funds worth $10 bn
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy: Investment, Start-up Ecosystem and Venture Capital Financing.
     
  1. India reduced investment in US Treasuries by over 18% in 2025
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  • GS 2: International Relations & GS 3: Indian Economy (External Sector/Forex Reserve Management).
     
  1. Obesity is a chronic disease, not just a lifestyle condition
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  • GS 2: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Health (Public Health & Non-Communicable Diseases).
     
  1. Carbohydrates are not the enemy, just have them wisely
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  • GS 3: Science & Technology (Health) / Issues relating to Public Health and Nutrition.