What to read in Indian Express
07 February 2026
| Headline | GS Mapping & Theme | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| ‘Schools must not send homework on phones’ | GS 2 – Governance & Social Justice: Issues relating to women and children, education governance, child protection in the digital age, role of statutory bodies | GS 2 |
| Lower tariff is good news, but with the US, beware of backsliding | GS 3 – Indian Economy: International trade, Foreign Trade Policy, WTO, FTAs, effects of liberalisation on the economy | GS 3 |
| Anthropic sends a message to Bengaluru | GS 3 – Science & Technology: Artificial Intelligence, emerging technologies, impact on economy, employment and policy challenges | GS 3 |
| RBI maintains status quo, conserves policy ammunition | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Monetary policy, inflation, growth, external sector, banking and financial markets, RBI functions | GS 3 |
| START is over. Will a nuclear arms race restart? | GS 2 – International Relations: Global arms control architecture, nuclear disarmament, strategic stability, great-power relations | GS 2 |
| The House is being hollowed of meaning | GS 2 – Polity & Governance: Parliament, executive accountability, role of Opposition, erosion of parliamentary norms | GS 2 |
| Signals for the future, an elephant that never leaves the room | GS 2 – International Relations: Changing global order, geopolitics, great-power rivalry, impact on India’s interests | GS 2 |
| ‘India well placed amid global unrest’ | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Monetary policy, inflation, growth, investment, banking and global economic developments | GS 3 |
| Repo rate steady at 5.25%; FY26 GDP, inflation projections raised | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Monetary policy, inflation targeting, growth, RBI–MPC, liquidity management | GS 3 |
| RBI doubles collateral-free loans to MSMEs to ₹20L | GS 3 – Indian Economy: Banking and financial sector reforms, MSMEs, credit flow, RBI policy measures | GS 3 |
| Architect aims to rebuild church, restore quake-hit Turkish city’s multicultural past | GS 1 – Art & Culture / World History: Cultural heritage conservation, impact of natural disasters on historical multicultural cities | GS 1 |
| IIT-B researchers overcome a key cancer therapy bottleneck | GS 3 – Science & Technology: Biotechnology developments and applications in health and medicine | GS 3 |
| Russian oil imports may fall, but unlikely to stop | GS 2 – International Relations: Energy security, strategic autonomy, India–Russia and India–US relations | GS 2 |
| Despite tariffs strategy, US manufacturing jobs fell under Trump | GS 2 – International Relations: Effects of trade policy, tariffs, protectionism on global manufacturing and employment | GS 2 |