Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management
Science & Technology
- Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
- Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
- Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
Economic Development
- Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.
- Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
- Government Budgeting- India and Odisha.
- Land reforms in India and Odisha
- Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
- nfrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways
etc.in the Country and Odisha. - Industrialisation in Odisha - Issues and prospects.
Investment models.
Agriculture
- 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 in India and Odisha.
- 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 in India and Odisha- Doubling of Farmers’ Income.
- Food processing and related industries in India and Odisha- scope’ and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
Biodiversity and Environment
- Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
- Disaster and disaster management in the country and Odisha- State institutions and policies on Disaster Management.
- Linkages between development and spread of extremism. Left wing extremism in Odisha.
Security and Disaster Management
- 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 agenciesof the Country and Odisha and their mandate.
Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.