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26 Mar 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today

  1. FCRA Amendment Bill introduced in LS, Opposition calls it 'draconian, dangerous'
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: NGOs/SHGs, government policies & interventions, and issues related to accountability, transparency, and Centre–State/executive powers (FCRA regulation of foreign funding).
  1. Women quota: Govt plan to expand LS may hit constitutional hurdles
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Constitutional Provisions (Articles 81, 82), Delimitation, Representation, Reservation, and Basic Structure Doctrine
  1. In informal economy, mapping the lag
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy (Issues relating to growth, employment, informal sector, MSMEs & inclusive development)
  1. Let's not forget, jail is exception, bail is norm
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance (Judiciary: Bail jurisprudence, Article 21 – Right to life and personal liberty, and criminal justice system).
  1. Amid troubled times, legal framework must insulate data centres against risks
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  • GS 2: Governance & International Relations: Issues relating to data protection, data sovereignty, digital infrastructure regulation, and impact of global geopolitics on India’s policy framework.
  1. At BRICS, India's Iran challenge is navigation, resolution not
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  • GS 2: International Relations: India and multilateral groupings (BRICS), India’s foreign policy, and geopolitics of West Asia (Iran crisis & strategic autonomy).
  1. France's G7 agenda-balance and convergence
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  • GS 2: International Relations: Global groupings (G7), India’s role in multilateral forums, and emerging world order/multilateralism
  1. In LDF's change of heart on Sabarimala, a lesson for religious reform
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Issues relating to fundamental rights, role of judiciary, and tension between constitutional morality and religious freedom (Sabarimala case).
  1. Race to eliminate TB: AI-powered screening, nutrition aid
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  • GS 2: Social Justice (Health): Government policies and interventions for vulnerable sections (Tuberculosis elimination & public health programmes).
  1. How a new Bill could ensure dominance of IPS officers in CAPFS
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  • GS 2: Polity & Governance: Issues related to police reforms, Centre–State relations, All India Services (especially Indian Police Service deputation), and functioning of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
  1. 'Lebanese govt would like Hezbollah disarmed, but lacks resources to do so'
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  • GS 2: International Relations: West Asia conflict, India’s foreign policy, role of UN peacekeeping & international humanitarian issues
  1. Pakistan's mediator pitch comes with challenges
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  • GS 2: International Relations: Role of India and its neighbourhood in global diplomacy; international groupings and bilateral relations (West Asia conflict, mediation diplomacy, US–Iran–Pakistan dynamics).
  1. A 1,000-year-old Shiva temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand clashes
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  • GS 1: Indian & World History / Art & Culture (Cultural Heritage & UNESCO World Heritage Sites) + GS 2: International Relations (India & Neighbourhood / Border Disputes & International Law)
  1. Switch to piped gas if available or lose LPG supply, says govt
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  • GS 3: Indian Economy (Infrastructure: Energy Sector, Natural Gas Distribution, Energy Security & Government Policies/Interventions)
  1. Why Europe-bound LNG cargoes are now headed to Asia, including India
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  • GS 2: (International Relations) + GS 3: (Energy Security under Indian Economy): Impact of West Asian geopolitics on global energy supply chains and India’s energy security.