What to read in Indian Express
1 December 2025
| S.No. | Headline | Page | Core Issue | GS Paper & Subtopic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi reeling, PMO seeks new study on pollution source; flags dust control | 1 | Urban pollution sources, construction dust, regulatory gaps, mitigation strategies | GS-3 (Environment): Air Pollution, Monitoring, Mitigation Measures |
| 2 | Urgent need to transform people’s perception of police: PM | 7 | Police-citizen trust, community policing, modernization, internal security | GS-3 (Internal Security): Police Reforms, Intelligence & Disaster Response |
| 3 | GDP growth is robust, over to MPC | 8 | Growth trends, inflation, RBI’s monetary policy stance | GS-3 (Economy): Growth, Inflation, Monetary Policy |
| 4 | As Parliament reconvenes, why is legislature in retreat? | 8 | Decline in legislative deliberation, separation of powers, anti-defection | GS-2 (Polity): Parliament Functioning, Oversight, Democratic Decline |
| 5 | Schrödinger’s economy: rising & slowing at the same time | 8 | Contradictory economic signals, GDP vs real indicators, inflation | GS-3 (Economy): Growth, National Income, Monetary Policy |
| 6 | For academic ghar-wapsi, India must fix basics at home | 9 | Education reforms, academic quality, governance, faculty issues | GS-2: Education Policy, Higher Education Governance |
| 7 | In the Army, faith is about duty and fraternity | 9 | Military ethics, duty vs personal belief, leadership values | GS-4 (Ethics): Duty, Integrity, Professional Ethics |
| 8 | Obesity isn’t just willpower, it is biology | 12 | Genetics, metabolism, lifestyle diseases, public health | GS-2 (Health) & GS-3 (Sci-Tech): Lifestyle Diseases, Biotechnology |
| 9 | How antibiotic misuse is fuelling a crisis in ICUs | 12 | AMR crisis, hospital infections, rational drug use | GS-2 (Health Governance) & GS-3 (Sci-Tech): AMR |
| 10 | Why PM2.5 is attacking your joints | 12 | Air pollution & immunology, chronic inflammation | GS-3 (Environment): Air Pollution & Health Impacts |
| 11 | Beyond the headline number: Rupee’s fall is ‘real’ | 13 | Exchange rate pressure, REER/NEER trends, export-import dynamics | GS-3 (Economy): External Sector, Exchange Rate Management |
| 12 | Bibi asks for pardon: Cases against him | 13 | Israel’s domestic politics, corruption cases, global implications | GS-2 (IR): Israel Politics & Diplomacy |
| 13 | IMF’s “C-grade” for India’s national accounts | 13 | GDP methodology, data quality, statistical credibility | GS-3: National Income Accounting, GDP Estimation |
| 14 | Economists upgrade FY26 GDP forecast to 7.4% | 15 | Growth projections, base-year revision, future trends | GS-3: Economy – Growth, Forecasting, National Income Trends |
| 15 | Centre planning new levies on tobacco, pan masala as GST cess ends | 15 | Taxation, excise duties, GST compensation cess | GS-3 (Economy): Taxation, Fiscal Policy, GST Reforms |