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UPSC CSE Mains 2026 · GS1 · 15 marks · 250 words

Analyze the role of satellite-based technologies in achieving climate-smart agriculture and food security in India

Theme

T140 Technology in agriculture: e-technology, Digital India, nano, satellites

What UPSC asks in this theme

UPSC asks how e-technology helps production and marketing, Digital India for farmers, nanotechnology in agriculture, science-led changes in agriculture, and satellite-based climate-smart farming.

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T146 Space & geospatial technology: Chandrayaan, JWST, NavIC, asteroids, GIST159 Climate change impacts on India: food security, Himalayan & coastal states

More PYQs from this theme

  1. GS3202515 marks

    How does nanotechnology offer significant advancements in agriculture? How can this technology help to uplift the socio-economic status of farmers?

  2. GS3202310 marks

    How does e-Technology help farmers in production and marketing of agricultural produce? Explain it.

  3. GS32020

    How is science interwoven deeply with our lives? What are the striking changes in agriculture triggered off by science-based technologies?

  4. GS32015

    How can the ‘Digital India’ programme help farmers to improve farm productivity and income? What steps has the Government taken in this regard?

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