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
18th July
e-Commerce: The New Boom
The State of India’s Informal Economy
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
On political representation of women
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Choosing the right track to cut post-harvest losses
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
The problems with sub-caste reservations
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Cave on the Moon: What this discovery means for space exploration?
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Could Pythons be a Protein alternative?
How the Peace Deal in Colombia has affected its Cocaine Industry?
Government Budgets
Union Govt. eases Procurement Rules for Scientific Research Goods
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
[18th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Intergenerational equity as tax devolution criterion
17th July
Medical Education Governance in India
[17th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Centralised examinations have not aced the test
Electoral Reforms In India
ECI’s technical SOP for EVM verification is out: why verify and how?
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
‘Telecom sector awaits next frontier in communications via policy reform’
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
As thoughts become digitised, who will protect our Neurorights?
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
Trying juveniles as adults is not the answer
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
[pib] World Heritage Young Professionals Forum, 2024
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024
Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.
India to host 2nd Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation
| 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 |















