1st May
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
[1st May 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The impact of suspending a water treaty
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
India’s shame — the trap of bonded labour
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
From a rules-based world to shambolic disorder
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Govt. approves ‘Caste Census’
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Government revamps National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)
Cosmic Clumpiness and the S8 Tension
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
What is AIM4NatuRe Initiative?
30th April
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
[30th April 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: A powerful judicial remedy for waste management
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Growth pangs: On industrial activity
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
High temperatures and mango production
How Locusts form massive Swarms?
Nobel and other Prizes
Hon’ble President confers Padma Awards, 2025
Air Pollution
Greenhouse Gases Emissions Intensity (GEI) Targets
Corporate Social Responsibility: Issues & Development
CSR Spending in India
29th April
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
[29th April 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Role in a risk society: how women bear a disproportionate burden
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
The post of Deputy Speaker is not symbolic or optional
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Indians fear fake news but are less concerned about press freedom
Organic Farming – Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY), NPOF etc.
Bio-Input Resource Centres (BRCs) to Promote Natural Farming
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
[pib] River Cities Alliance (RCA)
In news: Haji Pir Pass
Tiger Conservation Efforts – Project Tiger, etc.
Sariska TR’s Critical Tiger Habitat to grow by 4.5k Hectares
28th April
[28th April 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The ‘political trilemma’ and the crisis in the West
Monsoon Updates
The history and evolution of monsoon forecasting in India
Judicial Reforms
The real Indian arbitrator needs to stand up
Banking Sector Reforms
RBI Launches ‘.bank.in’ Domain to Combat Digital Payment Frauds
Tiger Conservation Efforts – Project Tiger, etc.
Similipal to be 107th National Park of India
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) Scheme
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
India raises Continental Shelf claim in Arabian Sea Region
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
New RNA-Based Approach to Combat Plant Viruses
| 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 |
