GS-3 · 2) PDS (objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping, issues of buffer stocks & food security)
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In what way can flood be converted into a sustainable source of irrigation and all-weather inland navigation in India?
Describe various measures taken in India for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) before and after signing ‘Sendai Framework for DRR (2015-2030)’. How is this framework different from ‘Hyogo Framework for Action, 2005’?
Dam failures are always catastrophic, especially on the downstream side, resulting in a colossal loss of life and property. Analyse the various causes of dam failures. Give two examples of large dam failures.
What is disaster resilience? How is it determined? Describe various elements of a resilience framework. Also mention the global targets of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030).
Explain the rationale behind the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act of 2017. How has COVID-19 impacted the GST compensation fund and created new federal tensions?
Define potential GDP and explain its determinants. What are the factors that have been inhibiting India from realizing its potential GDP?
Explain intra-generational and inter-generational issues of equity from the perspective of inclusive growth and sustainable development.
Explain the meaning of investment in an economy in terms of capital formation. Discuss the factors to be considered while designing a concession agreement between a public entity and a private entity.
Suggest measures to improve water storage and irrigation system to make its judicious use under depleting scenario.
What are the major factors responsible for making rice-wheat system a success? In spite of this success how has this system become a bane in India?