19th August
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
The path to ending global hunger runs through India
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
How does plastic pollution affect health?
Tax Reforms
Is the new Income Tax law more accessible?
Electoral Reforms In India
When can Courts order a Recount of Votes?
Financial Inclusion in India and Its Challenges
23% of PM Jan Dhan accounts inoperative
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
How are Soaps and Detergents manufactured?
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)
18th August
Judicial Reforms
[18th August 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: A case for judicial introspection
Tax Reforms
Is the new Income Tax law more accessible?
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
How does plastic pollution affect health?
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
New Palm Species ‘Phoenix roxburghii’ discovered
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Scientists turn E. Coli Bacteria into a Bio-Sensor
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
In news: Gugga Naumi Festival
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
Chalkiness in Rice and the Genetic Breakthrough
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
MIT Research of Ionic Liquids (ILs)
16th August
Internal Security Trends and Incidents
The Waning of Insurgency: Decline of Naxalism in India
Electoral Reforms In India
How inclusive is EC’s special revision exercise?
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Balancing code and commerce in U.K. trade compact
Judicial Pendency
Supreme Court interventions in Civil–Criminal overlap Cases
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
In news: British Conquest of Sindh
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
IBC Amendment Bill, 2025
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Red Fort as the Venue for Independence Day
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
Russia’s Sale of Alaska to US
| Subject | ’08 | ’09 | ’10 | ’11 | ’12 | ’13 | ’14 | ’15 | ’16 | ’17 | ’18 | ’19 | ’20 | ’21 | ’22 | ’23 | ’24 | ’25 | ’26 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | 14 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 314 BIG |
| Economics | 4 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 273 BIG |
| Science & Technology | 27 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 231 BIG |
| Polity | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 226 BIG |
| Geography | 21 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 204 BIG |
| Art & Culture | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 179 BIG |
| Modern History | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 153 BIG |
| International Relations | 7 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | · | 4 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 152 BIG |
| Governance | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | · | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 116 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| Off-topics / Misc | 20 | 25 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60 |
| Ethics | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 3 |
