5th August
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
[5th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The psychology of extravagance
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Balancing competition and sustainability for India
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Why did courts revisit bar on sub-quotas?
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Underwater mapping reveals insights into melting of ice shelves
Government Budgets
What do Scientists make of the Budget?
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Kerala requests Centre to declare Wayanad landslide as a – ‘National Disaster’
Indian Navy Updates
[pib] INS SHALKI
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
What is ‘PrecivityAD2’ the new Alzheimer’s Blood Test?
Corporate Social Responsibility: Issues & Development
[pib] CIL ASHIS Scheme
3rd August
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
[3rd August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The five guidelines to a Dragon-Elephant tango
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
An unstated shift in Modi’s economic direction
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Why the Odisha government will plant palm trees to combat lightning strikes
Civil Services Reforms
Elephant in Civil Servant’s room
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Centre reissues draft notification on ecosensitive areas in Western Ghats
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
[pib] Update on Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
[pib] Schemes implemented by the WCD Ministry clubbed into 3 Verticals
Port Infrastructure and Shipping Industry – Sagarmala Project, SDC, CEZ, etc.
[pib] Approval of Major Port at Vadhavan, Maharashtra
2nd August
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
[2nd August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: A verdict on the Money Bill that India awaits
Foreign Policy Watch: India-ASEAN
Growing Bilateral Relations between India and Vietnam
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
The relevance of pumped storage projects
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
States can sub-classify SCs for quotas: top court
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Govt. introduces Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
States can directly buy Rice from FCI
Gold Monetisation Scheme
What is the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme?
Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
| 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 |
