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
14th August
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
[14th August 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The Ceding of Academic Freedom in Universities
J&K – The issues around the state
Aid and advice: On Jammu and Kashmir and the Lieutenant-Governor’s Assembly member nominations
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
Africa is challenging China’s mining hegemony
Animal Birth Control (ABC) Program
Tax Reforms
New Income Tax Bill, 2025
Global Geological And Climatic Events
1950 Assam Earthquake and Future Seismic Risks in the Himalayas
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Orbiting Carbon Observatories (OCO) Program
UNDP Equator Initiative Prize, 2025
13th August
Organ & Tissue Transplant- Policies, Technologies, etc.
[13th August 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Clear the myths, recognise organ donation as a lifeline
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
How does satellite internet work?
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Debunking the myth of job creation
Judicial Reforms
Removal of High Court Judges
Jallikattu Debate
Dhiri Bull Fighting Festival of Goa
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
[pib] State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH)
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Muon g-2 Experiment
12th August
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Reviving civic engagement in health governance
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
What will be the impact of Google antitrust case?
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Assuaging concerns: On India and ethanol-blended fuel
Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.
[pib] MSS+ Technology in Road Construction
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3)
Global Geological And Climatic Events
In news: Dardanelles Strait
The Crisis In The Middle East
Gaza War Impact on IMEC
Tribes in News
In news: Kerala’s Muthuvan Tribe
| 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 |
