Mains General Studies Paper III
Every topic of the Mains General Studies Paper III syllabus, in the order UPSC publishes it. Each topic links to the current affairs and analysis mapped to that exact syllabus term — so you can revise one bullet of the syllabus at a time instead of hunting through dated round-ups.
20 syllabus topics · 18 with published coverage · 211 analyses in this paper
GS3 syllabus, topic by topic
- Indian Economy: Growth, Development & Employment102 articles
Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.
- Inclusive Growth9 articles
Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
- Government Budgeting5 articles
Government Budgeting.
- Crops, Irrigation & Agricultural Marketing18 articles
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.
- Farm Subsidies, MSP, PDS & Food Security18 articles
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 Industries4 articles
Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
Land reforms in India.
- Liberalisation & Industrial Policy26 articles
Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
- Investment Models3 articles
Investment models.
- Science & Technology in Everyday Life16 articles
Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
- Indigenisation of Technology11 articles
Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
- IT, Space, Robotics, Biotech & IPR11 articles
Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
- Conservation, Pollution & EIA21 articles
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
- Disaster Management4 articles
Disaster and disaster management.
Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
- Cyber Security, Media & Money-laundering9 articles
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.
- Border Security & Organised Crime1 article
Security challenges and their management in border areas - linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
- Security Forces & Agencies20 articles
Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
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