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2nd December
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
[2nd December 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Research security should be a national priority
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Electronic tracking of undertrials on bail: benefits and challenges
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
India’s cities, their non-communicable disease burden
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
What India’s AI Safety Institute could do?
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
[pib] Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference (AOMSUC-14)
Indian Army Updates
[pib] Exercise CINBAX
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Prospects and Concerns for the Rabi Crop
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
North Eastern Tea Association (NETA)
30th November
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
[30th November 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: A liberal arts degree is worth much more than realised
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
Indians need to share contraceptive responsibility
Forest Fires
New study: more than 1.5 million die each year from wild/bush fire pollution
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
[pib] Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
[pib] India and ADB sign $98 million loan to promote Plants Health management
AYUSH – Indian Medicine System
[pib] National AYUSH Mission (NAM)
29th November
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
[29th November 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Armed insurrection to parliamentary politics
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Stigma of HIV and the birth of biomedical waste regulations
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Wikipedia and ANI’s defamation suit
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Worker population ratio for women doubled since 2017-18
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
[pib] Conservation and Maintenance Work of Protected Monuments
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
[pib] Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (UIDF)
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
[pib] Salient Features of AMRUT 2.0
Intellectual Property Rights in India
The Copyright Act, 1957
| 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 |
