17 January 2026 Indian Express
What to Read in Indian Express (Topic and Syllabus wise)
1. Nobel peace prize to US president Donald Trump
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Usage: Nobel peace prize- purpose, Norweign Nobel Committee, Politicisation of international awards, Peace Vs. Power diplomacy
2. SC clarifies that classification of waqf assets does not dilute rights
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Usage: Waqf board, Waqf act, Minority rights under Articles 25-30, Judicial interpretation of property and religious autonomy, Role of SC as guardian of constitutional morality
3. Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR
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Usage: Statutory bodies related to environment, CAQM-jurisdiction and mandate, Air pollution governance in India, Cooperative federalism in environmental regulation, environmental sustainability
4. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board
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Usage: Urban governance institutions, Slum rehabilitation, Right to shelter, SDG-11 sustainable cities
5. India-Japan partnership
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Usage: Strategic and global partnership, QUAD, Indo-Pacific strategy, Asia’s emerging security architecture, Infra-defence-tech cooperation
6. Elevated corridor in Assam’s Kaziranga
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Usage: Kaziranga national park, UNESCO site, wildlife corridors, infrastructure vs. conservation, Eco-sensitive infrastructure planning
7. Nipah virus: team to conduct bat’s survey
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Usage: Zoonotic diseases, Nipah virus, One health approach, Disease surveillance and early warning systems
8. Appointment of Vigilance Commissioner notified
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Usage: Central Vigilance commission, Institutional mechanisms against corruption, Accountability in public administration
9. UP starts groundwork for 2027 Census
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Usage: Census-constitutional & legal basis, importance of census data in policymaking, delimitation, welfare targeting, data-driven governance in India
10. PM pitches for indigenous AI ecosystem anchored on Indian servers
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Usage: Data localisation, Digital sovereignity, Strategic sutonomy in emerging Technologies, National security
11. ‘Netting of funds’ for Foreign Portfolio Investors
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Usage: FPI vs. FDI, Financial market, Capital market reforms, Impact on liquidity and market efficiency, Ease of doing business for investors
12. Why SC wants government to consider a ‘Romeo-Juliet’ exception for POSCO act
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Usage: POSCO act, Child protection vs. consensual adolscent relationship, judicial activism and law reform
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