12th May
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
[12th May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: A fundamental reset to drive manufacturing growth
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
FTA with UK: How a stitch in time can boost India’s textile sector
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Right to Know: On the Wikimedia case, key rights
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
Self-Defence Clause in Global Law
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
Kerala, MH, TN attain SDGs in MMR, U5MR, NMR
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Gold’s Cosmic Origins from Magnetar Flares
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
Scientists create first ‘Pangenome’ of Asian Rice
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Delhi Morphological Ridge
Indian Missile Program Updates
BrahMos: the ‘Fire and Forget’ Stealthy Cruise Missile
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
World’s Longest Banana Infructescence Found in Andaman
10th May
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
[10th May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Sprouting sustainable, nutrition-sensitive food systems
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Greater regularity: On the Nipah virus
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
It is time to protect India’s workers from the heat
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
[pib] 10 Years of 3 Jansuraksha Schemes
Start-up Ecosystem In India
[pib] Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
[pib] 20th Session of UN Forum on Forests (UNFF20)
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Competition Commission issues norms to assess Predatory Pricing
9th May
[9th May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Remembering the war, reminiscing forgotten Indians
Caution and optimism: On India’s FTA with the United Kingdom
Indian Missile Program Updates
Explained: How Air Defence Systems work
The Crisis In The Middle East
Persian Gulf to be renamed as ‘Arabian Gulf’
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Kosmos 482 Mission
Indian Ocean Power Competition
[pib] Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN)
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Centre releases Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy Framework
8th May
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
[8th May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Pakistan’s complex web of terror networks
Human Development Report by UNDP
A step up: On India and the 2025 Human Development Report
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
The building blocks of an India-U.S. energy future
Coal and Mining Sector
[pib] Cabinet approves Revised SHAKTI Policy
Road and Highway Safety – National Road Safety Policy, Good Samaritans, etc.
Cashless Treatment Scheme for Road Accident Victims
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
100 Years of the Art Deco Style in Madras
| 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 |
