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17th December
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
[17th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Levy a higher GST rate on tobacco, sugared beverages
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
India’s wage challenge has shifted from chronic to immediate
Railway Reforms
The hidden cost of greenwashing the Indian Railways
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Green hydrogen and the financing challenge
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Olive Ridley Turtles
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
[pib] Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Program
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
[pib] Import of Hazardous Waste
Coal and Mining Sector
[pib] Green Cover around Coalfields
Pension Reforms
Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS)
16th December
Electoral Reforms In India
[16th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Let’s talk about ‘one candidate, multiple constituencies’
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
Could the POSH Act apply to political parties?
Coal and Mining Sector
India’s firmer attempts at mineral diplomacy
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
The digital frontier of inequality
Uniform Civil Code: Triple Talaq debate, Polygamy issue, etc.
What Ambedkar, KM Munshi said on Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Firefly Sparkle Galaxy
Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.
In news: Bharatmala Pariyojana
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
First Ice-Free day in the Arctic could come by 2030: Study
14th December
Judicial Reforms
[14th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Wounding the spirit of the Constitution of India
Railway Reforms
Why Railways Amendment Bill 2024 was introduced?
The Crisis In The Middle East
Syrian Crisis and its implications for Iran and regional geopolitics
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
[pib] National Mental Health Programme (NMHP)
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
In news: Nicaragua
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
[pib] Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
Steel Industry – Current challenges, National Steel Policy 2017, etc
India launched the World’s first Green Steel Taxonomy
| 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 |
