22nd July
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
[22nd July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Focus on female employment to counter unemployment
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Will local job quotas pass the legal test?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
On the student protests in Bangladesh
BRICS Summits
The importance of both Quad and BRICS
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
What is the gender gap in education?
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
National Flag Day, 2024
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
What is the Dyson Sphere?
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
New Asset Class proposed by SEBI
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
CPCB plans to check violations in Plastic Waste Trading Regime
20th July
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
[20th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Living in denial about unemployment
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
What is the International Centre for Audit of Local Governance?
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
The promise of parametric insurance
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
The Green Revolution in Maize
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
India plans to enter into a carbon crediting mechanism with Japan
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
Bombay HC quashes Exemption from RTE Quota for Private Schools
Tribes in News
Bhil Tribe have again demanded a separate ‘Bhil Pradesh’
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Who was Prithipal Singh Randhawa, student leader shot dead 45 years ago?
Tribes in News
Sighting of Peru’s uncontacted Mashko Piro people
19th July
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
[19th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: India and a Case for Strategic Autonomy
Tobacco: The Silent Killer
Vasco da Gama’s toxic legacy is now a ‘pandemic’ that kills 8 million globally
Citizenship and Related Issues
How do Assam’s Foreigners Tribunals function?
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
The issue with India’s tree planting schemes
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
Decline in popularity of Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
What is OpenAI’s secret Project ‘Strawberry’?
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
845 Elephant Deaths recorded in Kerala in eight years
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
Places in News: Niger, Ivory Coast and Pacific Island States
| 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 |
