31st July
Social Media: Prospect and Challenges
[31st July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: A Licence Raj for digital content creators
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
The different armed groups of Myanmar
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
The case for a Legal Advisory Council
The Crisis In The Middle East
Why Israel-Hezbollah conflict is heating up?
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
US overtaskes UAE as India’s second largest LNG supplier
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
[pib] National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)
Interstate River Water Dispute
In new: Mekedatu Project
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
[pib] India concludes 46th World Heritage Committee Session in New Delhi
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
Why are Russian athletes ‘banned’ from the 2024 Paris Olympics?
30th July
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
[30th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The problem with India’s blocking of the Chinese
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Teaching computers to forget
Target drug producers, not users
J&K – The issues around the state
In 2024, newer districts are affected by militancy in Jammu
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Landslides in Wayanad
What is Oropouche Fever?
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
What is FnCas9 Enzyme?
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
DAC approves amendment to MQ-9B UAV deal with US
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Specie in news: Charles Darwin’s Frog
29th July
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
[29th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Recasting care models for mental illness, homelessness
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Surprising ‘Dark Oxygen’ discovery could ensnarl deep-sea mining
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
What is South Africa’s new law on climate change?
Organic Farming – Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY), NPOF etc.
Should India focus on natural farming?
Right To Privacy
SC to examine acquitted man’s ‘Right to be Forgotten’: What is this right, and how have courts ruled earlier?
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
CITES eases Export of Agarwood from India
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Himachal witnesses gradual snowfall pattern shift
President appoints six new Governors
Tax Reforms
What is Indexation in calculating LTCG tax?
| 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 |
