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13th November
[13th November 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Debating the ‘healthy longevity initiative’
Foreign Policy Watch: India-ASEAN
With Indonesia, India’s opportunity and Beijing’s eye
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
A mixed report card for the IMEC
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
New NASA-ISRO Satellite ‘NISAR’ to revolutionise Earth monitoring
Inter-State Council has been reconstituted
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Corpse flower
Tribes in News
Gotti Koya Tribals
12th November
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
[12th November 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The LAC agreement, the détentes and the questions
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Ending discrimination in prisons
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
How AI can help chart pathways of sustainable development for India
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
On improving wind energy generation
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
[pib] Decline in Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) in Health in India
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary
Contention over South China Sea
In news: Flashpoint Reef
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
[pib] India shines in QS Asia University Rankings
11th November
[11th November 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: States and the Centre’s fetter of ‘net borrowing ceiling’
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Can India get rich before growing old?
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
What are the costs of population decline?
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Calling out exploitative labour dynamics on platforms
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
LignoSat: the First Wooden Satellite launched into space
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
APOBEC (Apolipoprotein B mRNA Editing Catalytic Polypeptide)
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
Asia Tea Alliance not in favor of GM Tea
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Caterpillar fungus
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
IDF working on new guidelines to treat Type 2 Diabetes
| 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 |
