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23rd February
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
[23rd February 2026] The Hindu OpED: Parliament’s historic law; an extended wait for women
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Protecting the Freedom of speech of MPs
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
AI and the brain: similar in scale, different in design
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Unearthing the Silent Splendour of the Hoysalas
Why Does Wildfire Smoke Swirl Only One Way?
Proteins Tweaked as Quantum Sensors Inside the Body
Textile Sector – Cotton, Jute, Wool, Silk, Handloom, etc.
Textile Mills Closure in Tamil Nadu
Black Money – Domestic and International Efforts
Enforcement Directorate Flags 8 Priority Areas for 2026
21st February
Languages and Eighth Schedule
[21st February 2026] The Hindu OpED: ‘Bhasha’ matters in India’s multilingual moment
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Why India chose to be an observer in Trump’s Board of Peace
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Iran
Strait of Hormuz, key to global energy security, in spotlight amid Iran crisis
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
Vibrant Villages Programme Phase II launched to strengthen border areas
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
India attends U.S. Board of Peace meeting as observer
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
Bela Gram becomes Maharashtra’s first net zero village
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Australia
COAS visit to Australia strengthens defence ties
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
India joins Pax Silica for resilient electronics supply chains
20th February
Right To Privacy
[20th February 2026] The Hindu OpED: Privacy and transparency: On the RTI Act amendment, petitions
Issues related to Economic growth
Supreme Court slams unchecked freebies, questions ‘appeasement’
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
AI’s workhorse: What is a GPU? How does it work?
Air Pollution
ISRO to test improved fire detection algorithm during rabi harvest
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
General Naravane on India China boundary issue
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Padayappa the wild tusker in Munnar
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Supreme Court flags fiscal impact of unchecked freebies
| 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 |
