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9th December
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
[9th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: A good beginning but China negotiations must continue
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
Gamify India’s skilling initiatives
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
The issue of India’s economic growth versus emissions
Coal and Mining Sector
The row over tungsten mining near Madurai
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
Emissions Gap Report 2024
Civil Services Reforms
[pib] 4th Good Governance Week, 2024
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Eurasian Little Gull spotted in Delhi for first time
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
UNGA declares December 21 as World Meditation Day
Nobel and other Prizes
What is the Turner Prize?
7th December
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Polavaram Project Controversy
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Building on the revival of the manufacturing sector
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
[7th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Public health — insights from the 1896 Bombay Plague
Pension Reforms
[pib] Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PMKMY)
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
[pib] CAR T-Cell Therapy
Tuberculosis Elimination Strategy
[pib] National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP)
Indian Navy Updates
Commissioning of INS TUSHIL
6th December
[6th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: A three-nation visit as a foray into summit diplomacy
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
States and the challenge before the Finance Commission
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
How Oilfields Amendment Bill aims to delink petroleum, mineral oil production from mining activities
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
[pib] National Library Mission
[pib] National Mission on Cultural Mapping
Tiger Conservation Efforts – Project Tiger, etc.
India got its 58th Tiger Reserve
5th December
Direct Benefits Transfers
[5th December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Cash transfer schemes for women as a new poll plank
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
India’s strategic focus on West Africa
Make in India: Challenges & Prospects
Why some PLI schemes are in the slow lane?
[pib] National Cooperative Policy
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
[pib] Maha Kumbh Mela, 2025
RBI Notifications
What is Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)?
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Nilphamari narrow-mouthed frog
| 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 |
