General Studies III

Food processing and related industries

Food processing and related industries: scope, significance, location, supply chain management

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• Indian Economy 01
• Inclusive growth: issues 02
• Government Budgeting 03
• Major crops 04
• Farm subsidies, minimum support prices, Public Distribution System 05
• Land reforms in India 07
• Liberalization 08
• Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways 09
• Investment models 10
• Science and Technology 11
• Achievements in science & technology: indigenization, new technology 12
• Fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology 13
• Conservation, environmental pollution, degradation 14
• Disaster and disaster management 15
• Development and extremism: linkages 16
• Internal security 17
• Border security: challenges, organized crime, terrorism 18
• Security forces and agencies: roles, mandates 19