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29th February
[29 Feb 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The economic case for investing in India’s children
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
Ex-SC Judge Justice A M Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal Chairperson
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Cannabis Use: Implications for Psychiatry
Tax Reforms
On Irregularities in Vertical Devolution
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Row over Karnataka Temple Bill
Coal and Mining Sector
Article 371A’s Influence on Coal Mining Rules in Nagaland
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP)
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Early Bloom of Jacaranda sparks Climate Debate in Mexico
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
Rediscovering Palestinian statehood
Electoral Reforms In India
Stop the dithering and encourage green elections in India
28th February
The current global order — a fraying around many edges
Electoral Reforms In India
Criminals of Politics: Analysis of Rajya Sabha Candidates by ADR
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
Why sustainable funding matters for India’s ‘Science Power’ ambition?
Tiger Conservation Efforts – Project Tiger, etc.
In news: Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR)
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
4 IAF Gaganyaan Astronaut-designates named
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
Completion of Genome India Project
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Newfound ‘Obelisks’ join Viruses, Viroids as third unusual life form
27th February
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Grant Permanent Commission to Women: SC to Coast Guard
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
EU Sanctions Indian Tech Firm over Dual-Use Items
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Powers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) by IPCC
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Room-Temperature Qubits: A Gateway to Affordable Quantum Computing
Blockchain Technology: Prospects and Challenges
Bitcoin Halving: A Quadrennial Crypto Phenomenon
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
In news: Theyyam Performance Art of Kerala
Land Reforms
An expansive land management policy is overdue
Innovation Ecosystem in India
Drop the ‘garland model’ to let science in India blossom
26th February
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
India stops Ravi water flow to Pakistan
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Key Insights: All India Household Consumption Expenditure Survey
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Circumstellar Discs: Insights into Planetary Formation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Understanding Large Language Models (LLMs)
Gravitational Wave Observations
Blanets: Worlds around Black Holes
Banking Sector Reforms
RBI Directs NPCI to Assess Paytm’s TPAP Request
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Hanooman: The Indic AI model by BharatGPT
Railway Reforms
PM inaugurates Banihal-Sangaldan Railway Line
Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.
Sudarshan Setu: India’s Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge
| 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 |
