General Studies -III  (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)

Economics:

• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
• Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
• Government Budgeting.
• Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
• Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc.
• Investment models.

Agriculture Related Issues:

• 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
• Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices;
• Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping;
• Issues of buffer stocks and food security;
• Technology missions
• Economics of animal-rearing
• Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
• Land reforms in India- 1
• Land reforms in India- 2
  

Science and Technology: 

• Developments and their applications and effects in everyday life
• Achievements of Indians in science & technology (Part 1)
• Achievements of Indians in science & technology (Part 2)
• Indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
• Awareness in the fields of IT,
• Awareness in the fields of Space,
• Awareness in the fields of  Computers,
• Awareness in the fields of Robotics
• Awareness in the fields of Nano-technology,
• Awareness in the fields of Bio-technology
• Issues relating to intellectual property rights

Environment Related Issues

• Conservation,
• Environmental pollution and degradation,
• Environmental impact assessment.

Disaster and disaster management

Security Related Issues:

• Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
• Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
• Challenges to internal security through communication networks,
• Role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges
• Basics of cyber security
• Money-laundering and its prevention.
• Security challenges and their management in border areas;
• linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
• Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate