GS-3 · 2) PDS (objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping, issues of buffer stocks & food security)
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How can biotechnology improve the living standards of farmers?
How is science interwoven deeply with our lives? What are the striking changes in agriculture triggered off by the science-based applications in technologies?
What are the research and developmental achievements in applied biotechnology? How will these achievements help to uplift the poorer sections of society?
How are the principles followed by the NITI Aayog different from those followed by the erstwhile Planning Commission in India?
Comment on the important changes introduced in respect of the Long-term Capital Gains Tax (LCGT) and Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) in the Union Budget for 2018-2019.
With growing energy needs should India keep on expanding its nuclear energy programme? Discuss the facts and fears associated with nuclear energy.
Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy is the sine qua non to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Comment on the progress made in India in this regard.
Account for the failure of manufacturing sector in achieving the goal of labour-intensive exports rather than capital-intensive exports. Suggest measures for more labour-intensive rather than capital-intensive exports. How would the recent phenomena of protectionism and currency manipulations in world trade affect macroeconomic stability of India?
Sikkim is the first ‘Organic State’ in India. What are the ecological and economical benefits of an Organic State?