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23rd May
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
[23rd May 2026] The Hindu OpED: Cyber warfare is outpacing gloabl legal accountability
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
Why rising government bond yields are bad news for people and businesses
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
For Ebola, spillover risk doesn’t equal a pandemic
Indian Missile Program Updates
India Successfully Test-Fires Agni-1
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
India-Cyprus Relations Elevated to Strategic Partnership
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
Challenge to CBSE Three-Language Rule in Supreme Court
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
Sample Registration Survey (SRS) 2024 and India’s Demographic Transition
22nd May
J&K – The issues around the state
[22nd May 2026] The Hindu OpED: Ladakh seeks belonging through representation
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
What Russia-China ties mean for India’s security
Banking Sector Reforms
Should the rupee be left to depreciate
Indian Missile Program Updates
Suryastra Rocket System
Foreign Policy Watch: India-South Korea
South Korea
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
India’s Crude Oil Import Bill Surges Despite Lower Imports
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
India-Africa Forum Summit Postponed Due to Ebola Crisis
21st May
Digital India Initiatives
[21st May 2026] The Hindu OpED: Preparing India for a credible digital census
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Rising night-time heat an urgent health hazard
Judicial Reforms
Oral remarks and institutional limits
Nuclear Energy
How thorium as nuclear fuel can help India meet its long-term energy needs
Gold Monetisation Scheme
Five southern states account for 75% of outstanding gold loans
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
New Crystal Discovered in Debris of First Nuclear Explosion
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Core Sector Growth Rises to 1.7% in April 2026
Dams and Hydroprojects
Centre Opposes New Hydel Projects in Upper Ganga Basin
Liquor Policy of States
Supreme Court Flags Lack of Uniform Excise Laws Across States
| 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 |
