9th October
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
[9th October 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: An anchor for India-U.K. ties, their economic partnership
Pulses Production – Subramanian Committee, Eco Survey, etc.
Why is India seeking Self-sufficiency in Pulses?
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Are workers’ rights being eroded?
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Private players to conserve heritage monuments
Nobel and other Prizes
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) wins Chemistry Nobel Prize, 2025
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
[pib] E-NAM (electronic National Agriculture Market) Portal
Solar Energy – JNNSM, Solar Cities, Solar Pumps, etc.
India to boost solar pumps scheme in Africa, Island nations
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Nesolynx banabitanae new wasp discovered in West Bengal
8th October
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
In a multi-polar West, India’s opportunity
Issues related to Economic growth
Why Indian capital needs to invest domestically?
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
US-Russia to extend the New START Treaty
World’s Highest Motorable Road constructed at Mig La Pass in Ladakh
Tribes in News
SC upholds Property Inheritance Rights for Gond Tribal Women
Nobel and other Prizes
Physics Nobel Prize for Quantum Tunneling
7th October
Judicial Reforms
[7th October 2025 ] The Hindu Op-ed: Calling out the criticism of the Indian Judiciary
The Crisis In The Middle East
Why Trump’s proposed stabilization force in Gaza will not find things easy
Nobel and other Prizes
The Nobel laurates’ work has redefined the immune system itself
Organic Farming – Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY), NPOF etc.
[pib] 10 Years of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
[pib] PM-SETU Scheme
Tax Reforms
SC to examine Constitutional Validity of Securities Transaction Tax (STT)
Indian Missile Program Updates
India’s Dhvani Hypersonic Missile
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
News specie “Chlorophytum vanapushpam” found
6th October
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
[6th October 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Treating employment as a national priority
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
India’s direction for disaster resilience
Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism – NCA, Lok Adalats, etc.
Why is ADR crucial for India’s courts?
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Southeast Asia’s Coral Cryobank Initiative
Cyclones
Cyclone Shakhti forms over Arabian Sea
Global Geological And Climatic Events
India’s only Mud Volcano erupts after 20-years in Andamans
Nuclear Energy
What are Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)?
Coal and Mining Sector
[pib] First Commercial Coal Mine in Arunachal Pradesh at Namchik-Namphuk
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
NATO Pipeline System (NPS)
Indian Navy Updates
[pib] Exercise KONKAN-25
| Subject | ’08 | ’09 | ’10 | ’11 | ’12 | ’13 | ’14 | ’15 | ’16 | ’17 | ’18 | ’19 | ’20 | ’21 | ’22 | ’23 | ’24 | ’25 | ’26 | total |
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| 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 |
