17th August

Deciding the terms of debate on freebies, subsidies and compensation

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Government Scheme/Policies

Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education

How to bring Indian women into the workforce?

| Indian Society | Mains Paper 3: Issues relating growth and development, employment

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

Govt incurs revenue loss of ₹1.84 lakh crore

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

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

Ethanol Blending

| Economics | : Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

Uniform Civil Code: Triple Talaq debate, Polygamy issue, etc.

Practice of talaq-e-hasan not so improper: Supreme Court

Prelims Only | Indian Society | Mains Paper 1: Role Of Women & Women Organization

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

African cheetahs still stuck in transit

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

Railway Reforms

Super Vasuki: India’s longest train

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

Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources

fiscal federalism in India

op-ed snap | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Federalism

Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.

Labour welfare necessity

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

Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict

Justice Lalit appointed 49th CJI

Prelims Only | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Executive & Judiciary

Digital India Initiatives

Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Government Scheme/Policies

Medical Education Governance in India

Medical education in India

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

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

Development vs sustainability

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

Uniform Civil Code: Triple Talaq debate, Polygamy issue, etc.

The Portuguese Civil Code of 1867 is a colonial burden on Goa

op-ed snap | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Indian Constitution – historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

Innovation Ecosystem in India

Journey towards innovation

op-ed snap | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Achievements Of Indians In S&T

Policy Wise: India’s Power Sector

Assessment of discoms

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

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

Centre to file review petition on Eco-Sensitive Zones in SC

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

16th August

Disinvestment in India

Nehru’s luminous legacy

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

Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU

India-EU Relations

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

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

Inclusive growth, social justice and income inequality

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

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka

Controversial visit of a Chinese vessel to Hambantota

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

Uniform Civil Code: Triple Talaq debate, Polygamy issue, etc.

Five years after SC verdict, talaq petitioners living as ‘half-divorcees’

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

Coastal Zones Management and Regulations

Coastal ecosystem norms

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

Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.

Panel moots district-level survey to bring more children into adoption ambit

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Government Scheme/Policies

Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities

Who was Kakasaheb Gadgil?

Prelims Only | | Mains Paper 1: Modern Indian History

Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.

Punjab bans use of 10 insecticides

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

Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities

Women heroes of India’s freedom struggle, mentioned by PM in his I-Day speech

Prelims Only | | Mains Paper 1: Modern Indian History

Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc

History of the PIN code, which turns 50 this I-Day

Prelims Only | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters

13th August

Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.

India @75 –Relooking our democracy

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

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

Reaping our demographic dividend

op-ed snap | Indian Society | Mains Paper 1: Population & Associated Issues

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

Govt. to enumerate Sanitation Workers

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

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan

Explained: Baloch Freedom Movement

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

Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.

What is Essential Commodities Act?

Prelims Only | Agriculture | Mains Paper 3: Agriculture and related issues

Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.

SMILE-75 scheme to rehabilitate Beggars

Prelims Only | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Government Scheme/Policies

Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc

In news: Ongole Cattle Breed

Prelims Only | Agriculture | Mains Paper 3: Economics Of Animal-Rearing