18th January

Foreign Policy Watch: India-China

Chinese hydro-hegemony over Brahmaputra

| International Relations | Mains Paper 2: India & Its Neighborhood – Relations

Indian Army Updates

Agnipath Scheme game changer says PM

| Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: Various Security Forces, Agencies & Their Mandates

Terrorism and Challenges Related To It

UNSC bans LeT’s Makki after China lifts its hold

| Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: Organized Crime & Terrorism

Banking Sector Reforms

UPI for NRIs: What it means for India and Indians abroad

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

ISRO Missions and Discoveries

[pib] First evidence of Solitary Waves near Mars

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

17th January

Human Rights Issues

Voting Rights of Migrant Workers

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters,Representation Of People’s Act

Tax Reforms

Making The Case for Wealth Tax

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

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

Supreme Court to hear petitions for Criminalization of Marital Rape

| Indian Society | Mains Paper 1: Salient features of Indian Society

RBI Notifications

RBI proposes Expected Loss-based Approach for Loan Provisioning

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit at Davos

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Important International Institutions

ISRO Missions and Discoveries

ISRO pushing Venus Mission ‘Shukrayaan’ to 2031

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

International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries

James Webb Telescope discovers its first Earth-sized Exoplanet

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

Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News

Ancient Votive Stupas found near Nalanda

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

16th January

Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education

Indian women’s labor force participation is declining

op-ed snap | Indian Society | Mains Paper 3: Inclusive Growth & Issues

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

A Bumpy Ride for India’s Economy in 2023: A perspective

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Effects Of Liberalization On The Economy, Changes In Industrial Policy and their effects on Industrial Growth

Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.

Mental Health Problem and effective policy

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Tourism Sector

Ganga Vilas: A boost to riverine tourism

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Tourism Sector

Hospitality Industry in India: Adhering to the principle of Atithi Devo Bhava

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes

Reconstructing past Deep-Water Circulations of Indian Ocean

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

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

EIA must before allowing urban development projects: SC

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

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

Child Marriages and Personal Laws

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Laws, Institutions & Bodies Constituted For The Vulnerable Sections

Renaming of Madras State as Tamil Nadu

States | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Federalism

Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News

Maghi Mela in Punjab

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