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10th January
[10th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: We need accessibility rules that are based on principles
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme Versions 1.0 vs 2.0 Comparison
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Tirupati stampede: Why stampedes take place, how to mitigate risks
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Section 152 of BNS should not become a proxy for sedition
Citizenship and Related Issues
Is India open to the idea of dual citizenship?
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
WEF released Future of Jobs Report, 2025
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
The Dam Safety Act of 2021
Languages and Eighth Schedule
Centre has notified grant of classical language status to Marathi
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Miyawaki Technique
9th January
River Interlinking
[9th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: River interlinking, the fount of environmental disaster
Coal and Mining Sector
Several workers stuck in a coal mine in Assam
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
The right to food and the struggle with the PDS
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Report on AI governance guidelines development
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
What is a Polar Vortex?
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
What is Section 479 of the BNSS, 2023?
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
What is Selective Gene Silencing?
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Ministry of Defence declares 2025 as ‘Year of Reforms’
8th January
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
[8th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The rebounding of Pakistan’s Afghan strategy
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Home Minister launches ‘Bharatpol’ for international police assistance
NITI Aayog’s Assessment
NITI Aayog completes 10 years
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
More flexibility, but also greater challenges
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
India’s Coffee Export surpasses USD 1 Billion for first time
Innovation Ecosystem in India
Rudra High-Performance Green Propulsion System
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
What is Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)?
What are the ‘Panch Pran’?
| 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 |
