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Agriculture & Food SecurityEXAMINEYear 202515 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
Examine the factors responsible for depleting groundwater in India. What are the steps taken by the government to mitigate such depletion of groundwater ?
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Cropping patterns, irrigation, farm subsidies, MSP, PDS, food processing, supply chain management, land reforms.
Connected Questions Across All Papers
Discovered through overlapping concepts: Groundwater Depletion in India, Subsidized Electricity & Tube Well Boom, Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY)
Recurring Theme Trend: “Groundwater Depletion in India”
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