10th January

Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.

AMU’s Minority Status: A Historical and Legal Overview

Prelims Only | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Indian Constitution – historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.

What an ‘India Club’ means for its Shipping Industry?

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Effects Of Liberalization On The Economy, Changes In Industrial Policy and their effects on Industrial Growth

Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.

India’s First Oil Production in Krishna-Godavari Basin

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences

Could Sisal Leaves make Sanitary Napkins more Sustainable in India?

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News

Festivals: Kateel Yakshagana Mela

Prelims Only | History | Mains Paper 1: Arts & Culture

Tiger Conservation Efforts – Project Tiger, etc.

Project Tiger and India’s Conservation Landscape

ExplainedPrelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

Air Pollution

Assessing India’s Progress in Air Quality Improvement

ExplainedPrelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News

Assam’s Chandubi Festival

Prelims Only | History | Mains Paper 1: Arts & Culture

Lesson from ’12th fail’: In a just society, UPSC obsession would be cruelty. We celebrate it

op-ed snap | Trivia | Mains Paper 1: Arts & Culture

Comprehending Lord Rama in all his dimensions

op-ed snap | History | Mains Paper 1: Arts & Culture

Judicial Reforms

Justice for Bilkis Bano, questions on remission

op-ed snap | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Executive & Judiciary

9th January

Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.

Supreme Court Overturns Remission in Bilkis Bano Case

SC Judgements | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Executive & Judiciary

Tourism Sector

How Lakshadweep’s Unique Cultural Landscape developed?

National Parks/WSPrelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 1: Geographical Features & Their Location

Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.

Rethinking Tree Plantation Strategies in India: A Call for Policy Revision

Explained | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology

Study revives South Korea Superconductivity claim

ExplainedPrelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries

CLPS Initiative: First US Commercial Robotic Moon Mission

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.

Understanding the EU’s carbon border tax

op-ed snap | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

An ambitious push for values, ethics in higher education

op-ed snap | Ethics | Mains Paper 4: Ethics

Judicial Reforms

Curb the disillusionment with the traditional rule of law

op-ed snap | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Executive & Judiciary

8th January

Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.

Why is Child Marriage still high in West Bengal?

IOCR | Indian Society | Mains Paper 1: Social Empowerment

The Crisis In The Middle East

Red Sea Crisis: Impact on Global and Indian Trade

Explained | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

GI(Geographical Indicator) Tags

From Red Ant Chutney to Black Rice: 7 Odisha products have bagged GI tags

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Intellectual Property Rights

Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc

First Advance Estimates of India’s GDP out

ExplainedPrelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough

AI-Driven Bio-Imaging Bank for Cancer Detection

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Maldives

Social Media row between India and Maldives over Tourism

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.

IIT-D develops India’s first National Landslide Susceptibility Map

Prelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Disaster Management

ISRO Missions and Discoveries

Aditya-L1 successfully placed in a Halo Orbit around L1 Point

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Achievements Of Indians In S&T

Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments

SEBI strengthens regulations for Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs)

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Judicial Reforms

Distrust of employers is bred into Indian policy. It needs to end

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters

Human Development Report by UNDP

Structured negotiation as a boost for disability rights

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Schemes For Vulnerable Sections

Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.

Aviation professionalism which India must draw from

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.