6th August
Direct Benefits Transfers
[6th August 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The technocratic calculus of India’s welfare state
J&K – The issues around the state
What will it take to restore J&K’s statehood?
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
India needs a ‘defence cess’ to fund military modernisation
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
Status of Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Rhisotope Project
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Population Census of Nilgiri Tahrs
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
What is Ayurveda Aahara?
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
Asset Under Management (AUM)
5th August
Electoral Reforms In India
A Crisis of Trust in Electoral Democracy: The Need for a Transparent and Impartial Election Commission
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
How India’s Pesticide Market is Changing
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
India– U.S. Trade Friction Escalates Amid Russian Oil Dealings
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
[pib] India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI)
Dams and Hydroprojects
Sawalkote Hydro Project
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Pollution Control can levy Environmental Damages: SC
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Asian Giant Tortoise reintroduced in Nagaland
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Blockchain-verified Quantum Randomness for Secure Communication
4th August
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
[4th August 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The ‘right to repair’ must include ‘right to remember’
International Monetary Fund,World Bank,AIIB, ADB and India
How does the World Bank classify countries by income?
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Another slip up by India in the trade pact with the U.K.
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Does Rain make Ocean Water more Buoyant?
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Bird Deaths in Thar Desert
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
AI-designed Proteins to generate Immune Cells
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Alpine Musk Deer
Tribes in News
Who are Denotified, Semi-Nomadic and Nomadic Tribes (DNTs)?
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
Human Outer Planet Exploration (HOPE)
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Biologics & Biosimilars: The next frontier in Affordable Medicines
| 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 |
