18th January
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Chinese hydro-hegemony over Brahmaputra
Indian Army Updates
Agnipath Scheme game changer says PM
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
UNSC bans LeT’s Makki after China lifts its hold
Banking Sector Reforms
UPI for NRIs: What it means for India and Indians abroad
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
[pib] First evidence of Solitary Waves near Mars
17th January
Human Rights Issues
Voting Rights of Migrant Workers
Tax Reforms
Making The Case for Wealth Tax
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
Supreme Court to hear petitions for Criminalization of Marital Rape
RBI Notifications
RBI proposes Expected Loss-based Approach for Loan Provisioning
World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit at Davos
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
ISRO pushing Venus Mission ‘Shukrayaan’ to 2031
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
James Webb Telescope discovers its first Earth-sized Exoplanet
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Ancient Votive Stupas found near Nalanda
16th January
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Indian women’s labor force participation is declining
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
A Bumpy Ride for India’s Economy in 2023: A perspective
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Mental Health Problem and effective policy
Tourism Sector
Ganga Vilas: A boost to riverine tourism
Tourism Sector
Hospitality Industry in India: Adhering to the principle of Atithi Devo Bhava
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
Reconstructing past Deep-Water Circulations of Indian Ocean
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
EIA must before allowing urban development projects: SC
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
Child Marriages and Personal Laws
Renaming of Madras State as Tamil Nadu
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Maghi Mela in Punjab
| 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 |
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