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29th December
Intellectual Property Rights in India
[29th December 2025] The Hindu OpED: A grand vision and the great Indian research deficit
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
What are rare-earth elements and why is everyone looking for them?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Iran
Linked civilizations, a modern strategic partnership
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme and Shipbuilding Development Scheme
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
Somaliland
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)
National Green Tribunal’s Role and Contributions
Dhasan River
Railway Reforms
Plasser’s Quick Relaying System (PQRS)
27th December
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
[27th December 2025] The Hindu OpED: Social scourge: on India and child marriages
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
India weathers tariff storm for now
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
On petrol pricing in India
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
Camellia sinensis
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Rashtriya Prerna Sthal
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Quality Council of India
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Titan
26th December
Foreign Policy Watch: Indo-Pacific and QUAD
[26th December 2025] Thze Hindu OpED: A year of dissipating promises for Indian foreign policy
The urban future with cities as dynamic ecosystems
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
GCGs keep India’ technology job market alive as IT lags
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Kimberley Process
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
Minamitori Island
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Himalayan Red Fox
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
NATGRID Linked with NPR
| 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 |
