19 March 2026 Indian Express
What to Read in Indian Express (Topic and Syllabus wise)
1. HC raps ASI for delay in survey of Tughlakabad Fort area to free it from encroachments
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GS 1: Indian Heritage & Culture (Conservation of Monuments) and GS 2: Governance (Role and functioning of statutory bodies like Archaeological Survey of India and judicial intervention in public administration).
2. Provide breakfast too under PM-POSHAN: Panel
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GS 2: Social Justice (Government Schemes for Education & Nutrition; issues related to children, health and human resource development)
3. Silence on West Asia war is not moral surrender, but responsible statecraft
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GS 2: International Relations: India’s foreign policy (non-alignment/multi-alignment), strategic interests, and global geopolitics (West Asia conflicts & international law).
4. A Bill that narrows, not expands, rights
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GS 2: Polity & Governance (Fundamental Rights, Supreme Court Judgments, Rights of Vulnerable Sections – Transgender Rights & Gender Identity)
5. A German scholar, pioneer of India’s regional history writing
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GS 1: Indian History (Ancient & Medieval): Themes of state formation, Bhakti movement, regional polities, and historiography in pre-modern India.
6. Diluting the power of lies in a post-truth age
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GS 4: (Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude): Ethics in public life, values in communication, and challenges of misinformation/post-truth in society.
7. How to define an ancient hill range? By protecting a delicate balance
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GS 3: Environment & Ecology (Conservation, Environmental Impact Assessment, Forest & Biodiversity Governance, Role of Institutions like Forest Survey of India and Supreme Court of India in environmental protection).
8. Textbook row: NCERT needs to look within judiciary, too
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GS 2: Polity & Governance: Judiciary (independence, accountability, judicial review, separation of powers, role of NCERT in education governance).
9. BRICS should step in, restrain US-Israel
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GS 2: International Relations (Effect of policies and politics of developed & developing countries on India’s interests; International groupings like BRICS; West Asia geopolitics)
10. Why NATO doesn’t have to answer Trump’s call to join Iran war
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GS 2: International Relations: Role of military alliances (especially North Atlantic Treaty Organization), collective defence (Article 5), and global security dynamics involving West Asia.
11. Ali Larijani: negotiator and hardliner Philosopher,
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GS 2: International Relations: India and its neighbourhood & West Asia; bilateral relations (India–Iran), global conflicts, and their impact on India’s interests.
12. Why OpenAI, Anthropic are hiring chemical, weapons experts
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GS 3: Science & Technology (AI in Defence) + Security (Emerging technologies in warfare and their ethical implications).
13. Domestic sourcing of solar wafers, ingots: How will it curb Chinese imports?
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GS 3: Indian Economy (Infrastructure: Energy) & Government Policies/Interventions (Renewable Energy, Solar Manufacturing, Import Substitution & PLI Scheme).
14. Centre to states: Up PNG rollout, get additional LPG for business
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GS 3: Indian Economy (Energy Security, Infrastructure, Government Policies & Natural Gas Sector Reforms)
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