21st May
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
[21st May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Scheme-based workers, the struggle for an identity
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
Trade diplomacy: on India-Bangladesh trade-related tensions
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Stitch in time: on judiciary and Environment Ministry notifications
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Shirui Lily Festival in Manipur
[pib] 150 Years of Metre Convention
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Hoyle–Narlikar Theory of Gravity
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
RBI revises rules for investment in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Potato Cultivation in India
20th May
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
[20th May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Understanding India’s relationship with Turkey and Azerbaijan
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
Getting the ‘micropicture’ at the panchayat level
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
The ongoing oil price tensions
Citizenship and Related Issues
Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Global Report on Food Crises, 2025
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
[pib] What is Operation Olivia?
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
NASA’s GRAIL Mission
19th May
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
[19th May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: What is a Presidential reference?
Interstate River Water Dispute
Mahadayi Water Dispute
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
What is A-to-I mRNA Editing?
RBI Notifications
RBI’s Transfer of ‘Surplus’ to the Government
Monsoon Updates
Seasonal Impact of Monsoons on Wind Power
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
Why Northeast-Kolkata link via Myanmar — not Bangladesh — is significant
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
Madras HC judge picks: 88% not from general category
17th May
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
[17th May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The ingredient to turn around nutrition outcomes
Judicial Reforms
Permanent Lok Adalats
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Restoration of Rajon ki Baoli
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
125 Years of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KoSO)
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
50 years of Sikkim’s integration with India
Liquor Policy of States
Drinking to death: On illicit liquor cases
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
Terror, treaties, and civilisations: Indus through the centuries
| 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 |
