23rd August
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Can vehicles bear ‘Caste and Religious Stickers’?
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Evolution of Madras to Chennai: Tracing its Historical Transition
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Ecological Significance of Northeast India
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Crisis Gripping Surat’s Diamond Industry
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Sculptures shed light on ancient Mylara Cult
Road and Highway Safety – National Road Safety Policy, Good Samaritans, etc.
Unlocking Bharat NCAP: How safe is your Car?
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Building resilience against landslides
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
Mapping India’s poor
Corporate Social Responsibility: Issues & Development
Environmental-Social-Governance (ESG) Framework
22nd August
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Places in news: Yasuni National Park
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Drilling in the North Sea: History and environmental concerns
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
Debate over India’s Smartphone Manufacturing Dreams
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
Gene-Edited Mustard: Less pungent, more useful
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Per- and Polyfluoro-Alkyl substances (PFAs): the Forever Chemicals
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Extreme heat can impact your mind, not just the body: Here is how
BRICS Summits
15th BRICS SUMMIT
21st August
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Ajnala Massacre of 1857 and its Rediscovery
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
India launches Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH)
Tribes in News
Last survivors of Piripkura tribe found
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Megalithic Hat Stones unearthed in Nagaparamba
J&K – The issues around the state
Article 370 Abrogation: KN Rajagopal v. M Karunanidhi Verdict (1971)
J&K – The issues around the state
Kashmir Issue: Why India went to the UN
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Hurricane Hilary’s rare journey towards West Coast
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Deconstructing Gender Stereotypes: The Supreme Court’s Handbook
Medical Education Governance in India
Tamil Nadu vs. NEET: Balancing Equity and Autonomy
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
Gene-edited mustard: Less pungent, more useful
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
India’s Remarkable fight against Poverty
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Generative AI systems
| 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 |
