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Explain the factors that contribute to droughts in India with specific reference to food production, distribution and availability. Can Indian agricultural policies resolve the issue?

  • UPSC 2025
  • Physical Setting

Drought in India is primarily a distribution problem masquerading as a supply problem. National output is adequate and stocks are large, yet drought still produces distress, because it strikes particular places and households, not the aggregate.

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  • The Factors That Produce Drought
  • Rainfall variability rather than rainfall shortage
  • Failure of the ocean signals
  • Distribution within the season
  • Structural and man-made factors
  • Production, Distribution and Availability
  • …and 4 more sections, with a conclusion

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