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25th September
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
[25th September 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The NCrF as a framework for well-rounded education
Innovation Ecosystem in India
What are retractions and why do they matter?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Navigating cross-border insolvency
Land Reforms
Why Karnataka HC allowed investigation against CM Siddaramaiah in alleged MUDA scam case
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Findings based on China’s Chang’e-5 Mission
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
AH-64E Apache Helicopters
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
How does the selection works at Oscar Awards?
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Spices Board targets exports of $25 billion by 2047
24th September
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
[24th September 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Weighing in on business as usual with China
Banking Sector Reforms
NBFC sector resilient under scale-based regulations framework: RBI bulletin
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Why Ambedkar and Gandhi disagreed on question of separate electorates for SC’s?
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
How Supreme Court strengthened child pornography law?
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
How Starlink satellites are ‘blinding’ astronomers?
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Who was Mary Poonen Lukose?
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
Section 107 of the BNSS
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Massive Greenland Landslide
23rd September
Judicial Reforms
The perception of Justice
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Professional Indian women work the most hours globally
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
U.P., Rajasthan, M.P. top in cases of atrocities on Dalits: report
Foreign Policy Watch: Indo-Pacific and QUAD
Quad meet launches maritime and health initiatives
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Assam records 86% drop in Rhino Poaching since 2016
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
India, USA signed pact to set up Semiconductor Pact for National Security
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
Global Cybersecurity Index, 2024
Swachh Bharat Mission
[pib] Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar 3.0
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
21st September
Food Processing Industry: Issues and Developments
Wide-ranging reforms undertaken in food-processing sector in last 10 years
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Cabinet approves continuation of PM-AASHA to provide better prices to farmers
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Bombay HC strikes down amended IT rules
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR)
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
Bio-RIDE Scheme
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka
[21st September 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The stakes in Sri Lanka’s ninth Presidential election
GI(Geographical Indicator) Tags
Nagaland’s King Chilli Festival
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
[pib] Pest-Control Pheromone Dispenser
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Square Kilometer Array (SKA) becomes partially functional
| 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 |
