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Every Sunday digest since launch.

Each issue: 25 picks across five themes, a one-page editor's letter from Aditya Tiwari Sir, the week's consolidated trap-watch, and the blind-spot reading list of what PIB did not cover. Around 32 minutes to read on a Sunday evening. Sent by email Sunday 10 PM IST.

Re-build in progress

The weekly digest archive is rebuilding right now. Live PIB content for Mar 1 → May 28 2026 is being ingested. Issues already curated link to the full editor's letter and 25-pick read; issues marked pending will fill in as the underlying daily Top 10s land.

Issue
13

The post-Prelims week — and what UPSC actually asked.

Sun 24 May 2026 · this week · ~32 min
UPSC Prelims paper held Saturday 24 May. Our Top 10 archive backtested same-day shows 13 of 18 PIB-anchored questions were on our list. The five questions we missed — and what they teach us for next cycle. Editor's note ran long this week.
★ → current
Issue
12

The 7-day countdown — last week before Prelims.

Sun 17 May 2026 · pending ingest
Final pre-exam digest. Trap-watch consolidated into one closing checklist. The 8 release patterns most likely to be examined on Saturday.
pending →
Issue
11

Two weeks out — the last revision sprint.

Sun 10 May 2026 · pending ingest
Late-stage curation. The 25 picks that matter for the exam-window. Lighter on new ground, heavier on consolidation.
pending →
Issue
10

May begins — three weeks to Prelims.

Sun 3 May 2026 · pending ingest
The first issue of the exam month. April's Cabinet decisions consolidated. New financial-year scheme launches.
pending →
Issue
09

End-of-April digest.

Sun 26 April 2026 · pending ingest
Last full pre-exam digest. Trap-watch chapter expanded to 18 flags.
pending →
Issue
08

April mid-month digest.

Sun 19 April 2026 · pending ingest
Wave-2 Cabinet decisions from post-Budget. Blind-spot focus: international developments PIB didn't cover.
pending →
Issue
07

April begins — the post-Budget shake-out.

Sun 12 April 2026 · pending ingest
Budget-implementation news. Scheme rollouts under the new financial year.
pending →
Issue
06

First Sunday of April.

Sun 5 April 2026 · pending ingest
March wrap-up, April outlook. Year-end Cabinet decisions.
pending →
Issue
05

End of March — the year-end push.

Sun 29 March 2026 · pending ingest
Pre-budget closing announcements. Annual reports landing. Themed for year-end revision.
pending →
Issue
04

Late March digest.

Sun 22 March 2026 · pending ingest
Cabinet decisions of the last week of March. Spring multilateral meetings.
pending →
Issue
03

Two weeks since launch.

Sun 15 March 2026 · pending ingest
Subscribers' first month is half over. Trap-watch chapter introduced.
pending →
Issue
02

First full week digest.

Sun 8 March 2026 · pending ingest
25 picks across the first 7 days. Format settles into its weekly groove.
pending →
Issue
01

Launch issue — what this is and what it isn't.

Sun 1 March 2026 · launch day · pending ingest
Editor's letter from Aditya Tiwari Sir — what pibtracker is, the eight-year prehistory at De Facto IAS, and the 56% backtest claim we open with. Plus the first weekly Top 25.
★ launch →