| Indian Economy | - Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.
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| Inclusive Growth | - Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
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| Agriculture | - Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, –
- different types of irrigation and irrigation systems
- storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints;
- E-technology in the aid of farmers.
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| - Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices;
- Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping;
- issues of buffer stocks and food security;
- Technology missions;
- economics of animal-rearing.
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| Food Processing | - Food processing and related industries in India- scope’ and significance, location,
- upstream and downstream requirements,
- supply chain management.
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| Reforms in India | - Land reforms in India.
- Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
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| Infrastructure | - Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
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| Science and Technology | - Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
- Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
- Awareness in the fields of IT,
- Space,
- Computers,
- Robotics,
- Nanotechnology,
- Biotechnology and
- Issues relating to intellectual property rights.
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| Environment | - Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
- Disaster and disaster management.
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| Internal Security | - Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
- Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
- Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money laundering and its prevention.
- Security challenges and their management in border areas – linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
- Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
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