26th May
Coastal Zones Management and Regulations
[26th May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The maths of how India’s coastline lengthened without gaining land
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
Time for a new India-Africa digital compact
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Trade deals will bring opportunities for Indian agriculture. But there will also be challenges
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
Short Selling and Associated Risks
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
PLI Scheme for 11 Pharma Products rolled out
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
India’s first ICMR-SCD Stigma Scale
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Tianwen-2 Mission
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Schistura Densiclava: New Fish Species Discovered in Meghalaya’s Cave
What is the Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967) Case?
24th May
Foreign Policy Watch: India-ASEAN
[24th May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: A medical oxygen access gap SE Asia must bridge
Monsoon Updates
A Good Monsoon
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
NE to be gateway for trade with Southeast Asia: Modi
6 new sites added to Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
‘Zudpi Jungles’ are Forest Land: SC
Make in India: Challenges & Prospects
Self-Reliant India (SRI) Fund Scheme
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defence System
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
China’s ‘Mother Ship’ Drone
23rd May
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
[23rd May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Tariff wars and a reshaping of AI’s global landscape
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Why India needs stable urban forests
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
New drugs arrive on the block, but AMR threats continue
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
E-Zero FIR to speed up action on Cyber Frauds
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Lion count grows by 32% in 5 years
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
SPICED Scheme
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Rewriting the Keezhadi (Keeladi) Excavations Report
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
INSV Kaundinya
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
[pib] International Day for Biological Diversity, 2025
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
253rd birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy
| 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 |
