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NAFED’s auction portal ‘NAFEX.in

Subject: CME Context: Union Home Minister will launch NAFED’s digital auction portal ‘NAFEX.in’ in New Delhi to modernize agricultural auctions and improve transparency in cooperative marketing. NAFED’s Auction Portal – NAFEX.in About NAFED’s Auction Portal – NAFEX.in: What It Is? NAFEX.in is a digital agricultural auction platform developed by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation …

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Analyse the economic and fiscal implications of rising agricultural subsidies in India. How do they affect long-term development priorities?

Topic: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Q6. Analyse the economic and fiscal implications of rising agricultural subsidies in India. How do they affect long-term development priorities? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: IE Why the question Due to rising concerns regarding the growing fiscal burden of agricultural subsidies …

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Analyse the structural causes behind continuing farm suicides in India. Examine the changing nature of rural distress in the context of declining farm viability and labour insecurity. Suggest a robust framework for sustainable agrarian transformation.

Topic: Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage Q5. Analyse the structural causes behind continuing farm suicides in India. Examine the changing nature of rural distress in the context of declining farm viability and labour insecurity. Suggest a robust framework for sustainable agrarian transformation. …

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Evaluate the effectiveness of MSP in mitigating agrarian distress. Assess whether its benefits are equitably distributed across regions and farm sizes. Propose corrective measures to enhance inclusivity and efficiency.

Topic: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Q5. Evaluate the effectiveness of MSP in mitigating agrarian distress. Assess whether its benefits are equitably distributed across regions and farm sizes. Propose corrective measures to enhance inclusivity and efficiency. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question MSP continues …

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“India must move from being a protector of inefficiency to a champion of competitiveness”. Explain the significance of this transition. Analyse the key challenges in tariff rationalisation. Suggest policy measures for strengthening value chains to enhance trade competitiveness.

Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Q5. “India must move from being a protector of inefficiency to a champion of competitiveness”. Explain the significance of this transition. Analyse the key challenges in tariff rationalisation. Suggest policy measures for strengthening value chains to enhance trade …

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“Shrinking landholdings and rising food demand are shaping a new agricultural landscape in India”. Analyse the causes of land shrinkage and its implications for food security. Suggest structural reforms to enhance land productivity.

Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent) Q2. “Shrinking landholdings and rising food demand are shaping a new agricultural landscape in India”. Analyse the causes of land shrinkage and its implications for food security. Suggest structural reforms to enhance land productivity. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium …

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