31 Mar 2026 : Indian Express Important Articles Today
Govt pushing for CAG audit of discoms in Capital: Power Minister
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GS 2: Polity & Governance (Statutory Bodies & Public Accountability: Role of Comptroller and Auditor General of India) + GS 3: Indian Economy (Power Sector, Discom finances, Subsidies & Tariff regulation).
If war continues, cracks will show in fuel price ceiling
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GS 3: Indian Economy (Energy Pricing, Inflation, Fiscal Policy & External Sector linkages with crude oil prices).
Dhaka moves forward, Kathmandu goes back
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GS 2: International Relations (India and its neighbourhood; developments in neighbouring countries and their impact on India’s interests)
Denotified, Nomadic Tribes have always been ignored. Census can fix that
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GS 2: Governance & Social Justice (Issues relating to vulnerable sections, caste census, and inclusion of Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes).
We have built the pipes. Now unblock the last mile
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GS 2: Polity & Governance: Government policies & interventions (Centrally Sponsored Schemes), public financial management, and issues in implementation & service delivery (last-mile governance bottlenecks).
The significance of Latin Patriarch, barred from Jerusalem church
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GS 2: International Relations (West Asia) + Social Issues (Freedom of Religion) + Culture (Religious significance of Jerusalem and Abrahamic religions)
Fractured bones to amputations: How Kuno's now-thriving cheetah programme was kept alive
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GS 3: Environment & Ecology (Conservation of species, wildlife management, and government initiatives like Project Cheetah).
Maoist operations: What after March 31 milestone
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GS 3: Internal Security: Left Wing Extremism (Naxalism), role of state in security & development in insurgency-affected areas.
Is global warming being measured comprehensively? A new study flags gaps
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GS 3: Environment & Ecology (Climate Change): Greenhouse gas accounting, metrics like GWP vs Radiative Forcing, and implications for climate policy & carbon markets.
Bill for Pir Panjal, Chenab Valley divisions, and politics behind it