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30th April
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
[30th April 2026] The Hindu OpED: South Asian power balance shifts towards Pakistan
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Increasing coverage, growing distress
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Hate speech stems from an ‘us versus them’ mindset
Right To Privacy
Sabarimala Review and Religious Reform
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Supreme Court on Hate Speech
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Return of Trafficked Artefacts to India
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
NSO Survey on Health Seeking Behaviour
29th April
RTI – CIC, RTI Backlog, etc.
[29th April 2026] The Hindu OpED: The RTE Act and the idea of social inclusion
The Crisis In The Middle East
UAE leaves OPEC and OPEC+ in huge blow to global oil producers’ group
Judicial Reforms
A recusal test the Delhi High Court failed
Social Media: Prospect and Challenges
Sahayog Portal
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Barbary Macaque
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Cyborg Botany
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Industrial Output Growth Hits 5 Month Low
The Crisis In The Middle East
UAE Exit from OPEC
28th April
Electoral Reforms In India
[28th April 2026] The Hindu OpED: Electoral roll purges raise constitutional questions
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Where fossil fuel shocks hurt India’s farmers
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pacific Island Nations
India-New Zealand sign ‘historic’ trade deal
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
St Francis Xavier and Goa
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
CAR T-Cell Therapy Breakthrough for Solid Tumours
Air Pollution
Light Pollution Threatens the World’s Clearest Skies
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Google AI Data Centre Hub in Andhra Pradesh
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pacific Island Nations
India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
| 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 |
