GS3 · Technology, Economy, Environment, Security & Disaster Management
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
Syllabus line GS3-L4. These 8 themes have PYQs under it; several also draw on other papers.
- T44Water security: scarcity, conservation & management
- T45Groundwater depletion & seawater intrusion
- T46Irrigation & water-use efficiency
- T47River interlinking & water disputes: inter-state and transboundary
- T137Green Revolution & food self-sufficiency: rice–wheat system, technology missions
- T138Cropping patterns & crop diversification: horticulture, pulses, millets
- T139Agricultural marketing & supply chains: APMC, intermediaries
- T140Technology in agriculture: e-technology, Digital India, nano, satellites