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30th December
Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.
[30th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Incidents on loop, but it’s escape for regulator, airlines
Judicial Reforms
The challenge of holding judges accountable
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
U.S.-India ties will be strengthened, but expect tariff trouble, FTA push: Former Ambassador Juster
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
ISRO SpaDEx PSLV-C60 Launch
RBI Notifications
Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER)
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
In news: Parker Solar Probe
US policy wise : Visa, Free Trade and WTO
What is the H-1B Visa Program?
28th December
Tax Reforms
Should the wealth tax be reinstated in India?
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Rules that still manacle the captive elephant
[28th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Marginalised by caste, marginalised in education
China approves dam over Brahmaputra
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
UNGA adopts 10-Year Action Plan for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
UNGA adopts milestone Cybercrime Treaty
In news: Greenland
27th December
Foreign Policy Watch- India-Central Asia
[27th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Tapping into Kazakhstan’s rare earths potential
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Architect of Indian Economic Reforms passes way
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
In the Pegasus case, a stark difference in the efficiency of law enforcement in India and the US
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Communist Party of India (CPI)
The Crisis In The Middle East
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
Matsya Seva Kendras
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
African Wild Cat (Leptailurus serval)
26th December
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
[26th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Nagapattinam’s journey of resilience
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
The lapses in the Disaster Management Bill
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
U.S. and China renew S&T Agreement for further 5 years
Human Rights Issues
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
Land Reforms
Govt to issue over 5.8 million SVAMITVA Property Cards
River Interlinking
Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) launched
Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.
What is Automated & Intelligent Machine-aided Construction (AIMC) system?
| 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 |
