What to Read in Indian Express (Topic and Syllabus wise)

1. 3 days and counting, Delhi gasps in severe pollution
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GS 3: Environment & Ecology: Air pollution in urban areas (AQI, PM2.5), sources of pollution, and mitigation through meteorological and policy interventions.

2. Rating upgrades, high growth rate show India not dead economy: FM
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GS 3: Indian Economy: Economic growth trends, fiscal policy (Supplementary Demands for Grants), sovereign credit ratings, and macroeconomic stability (debt-to-GDP, external resilience).

3. PM, Jordan King meet: ‘Share common stance against terror’
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GS 2: International Relations: India’s bilateral relations with Jordan; diplomatic engagements, defence and security cooperation, counter-terrorism, and regional stability in West Asia.

4. At Bondi Beach, an older question: How must open societies respond to terror?
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GS 2: Governance, Constitution, Polity and Social Justice: Challenges to internal security, terrorism, social cohesion, and balancing security with civil liberties in open societies.

5. NREGA needs reform but changes fray safety net
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GS 2: Governance: Government policies and interventions for development, welfare schemes for vulnerable sections (rural employment, social security).

6. High pitch of ‘vote chori’ marks Congress retreat from hard labour of politics
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GS 2: Indian Polity: Electoral politics, role of Opposition, Election Commission, and democratic institutions.

7. MGNREGA to RAM G-how the government kills a right
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GS 2: Government Policies & Interventions (Issues related to welfare schemes, decentralisation, and rights-based legislation, with focus on MGNREGA and Centre–State relations).

8. Not just insurance, Indians need universal healthcare
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GS 2: Social Justice: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services, particularly Health (Universal Health Coverage vs Universal Healthcare).

9. In Myanmar, polls will not deliver peace or stability
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GS 2: International Relations (India and its neighbourhood): Political developments in Myanmar and their security implications for India’s Northeast.

10. 20 yrs on, a radical revamp of the rural jobs framework
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GS 2: Governance: (Government policies and interventions for development, welfare schemes for vulnerable sections, and issues related to federalism and Centre–State financial relations).

11. Suncatcher: Google moonshot to move data centres to space
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GS 3: Science and Technology (Developments in Space Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and their applications and implications).

12. Unpacking inflation: Misleading core, weak demand, food prices
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GS 3: Indian Economy: Inflation (CPI), demand–supply dynamics, price indices, and implications for macroeconomic stability and economic policy.

15. Goods exports in November jump 19%
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GS 3: Indian Economy: External Sector of the Economy (India’s foreign trade, exports–imports, trade deficit, exchange rate impact, and trade agreements).

16. N-power Bill introduced; permits pvt operators, limits supplier liability
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GS 3: Energy Sector: Nuclear energy policy, private sector participation, regulatory framework and nuclear liability regime.