General Studies III

Internal security

Internal security: external state, non-state actors, communication networks, media, social networking, cyber security, money-laundering

Reading pays off. Part standard text, part current affairs.

• Data Protection Bill
• Cyber Security
• Cyber Warfare
• Cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Left-Wing Extremism
• Terrorism & Insurgency
• Terrorism Financing
• Internal Security

• French Parliament approval of social media ban for under-15s 5/10

• Indian Economy 01
• Inclusive growth: issues 02
• Government Budgeting 03
• Major crops 04
• Farm subsidies, minimum support prices, Public Distribution System 05
• Food processing and related industries 06
• 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
• Border security: challenges, organized crime, terrorism 18
• Security forces and agencies: roles, mandates 19