GS-1Specific Microtheme

Access to Basic Amenities: Clean Water, Sanitation, and Housing

Mapped under Developmental and Infrastructure Issues → Topic 07 Women Population Poverty Development

📝 4 Questions (Sorted Recent First 2025–2013)

Other Microthemes in Developmental and Infrastructure Issues:

Development-Induced Displacement, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Environment vs. Economic Development Dilemma Access to Basic Amenities: Clean Water, Sanitation, and Housing Health and Educational Inequalities as Barriers to Human Capital Urbanization-Induced Challenges: Public Transport, Waste, Pollution Stress

UPSC Mains Questions on "Access to Basic Amenities: Clean Water, Sanitation, and Housing" (4)

2025 marks

How does smart city in India, address the issues of urban poverty and Smart Cities & distributive justice?

Q20No match yet

2019 marks

Elaborate on the impact of the National Watershed Project in increasing agricultural production from water-stressed areas.

Q9No match yet

2016 marks

With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the Smart City objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Programme’.

Q5No match yet

2016 marks

What are ‘Smart Cities? Examine their relevance for urban development in India. Will it increase rural-urban differences? Give Smart Cities vs arguments for Smart Villages’ in the light of PURA and RURBAN Mission.

Q6No match yet

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