Objectivity or rationality in decision making depends upon availability, quantity and quality of data. Excessive usage of digital technology has raised questions regarding its impact on quality of decisions. Digital technologies can act as a reliable source of input for rational decision making as shown below: Digital technologies have made it easier to collect and collate data and convert it… Continue reading [Answered] Impact of digital technology as reliable source of input for rational decision making is a debatable issue. Critically evaluate with suitable example.
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[Answered] Identify ten essential values that are needed to be an effective public servant. Describe the ways and means to prevent non-ethical behavior in the public servants.
The essential values needed to be an effective public servant are: Integrity: Consistency in value system, thoughts and conduct. Objectivity: Impartial decision making. Leadership: Ability to lead subordinate towards desired goal Openness: Being transparent and open to scrutiny. Responsiveness: Addressing the demands of public. Empathy: Feeling and acting towards elevating pain of public. Selflessness: Action should not be self-oriented rather other oriented. Honesty: Being Fair, trustworthy and sincere. Accountability: Assuming responsibility and answerability for… Continue reading [Answered] Identify ten essential values that are needed to be an effective public servant. Describe the ways and means to prevent non-ethical behavior in the public servants.
[Answered] Identify five ethical traits on which one can plot the performance of a civil servant. Justify their inclusion in the matrix
Ethics are subjective standard of rights and wrong. For a civil servant, acting ethically is of utmost importance. A matrix of ethical traits can be helpful in performance evaluation of civil servants as discussed below: Ethical trait Reason for inclusion Integrity Integrity is important for elimination of corruption; Best utilization of public resources; Pursuit of professional excellence; Leadership quality to act as a role model for… Continue reading [Answered] Identify five ethical traits on which one can plot the performance of a civil servant. Justify their inclusion in the matrix
Society Quiz: – Society & Welfare – II – 12th January 2022
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we are posting today’s prelims marathon. Under Prelims marathon initiative, we on a daily basis are posting 10 MCQs. MCQs are framed based on the predefined syllabus topic.
The idea is to keep the number of MCQ questions to a practicable level so that you do not spend an extra minute than required, and have a maximum output for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2021.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – January 12th, 2022
About Must Read News Articles: Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important news articles of the day. It covers several newspapers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Livemint, etc. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – January 12th, 2022
Year End review 2021 on highlight key Initiatives and achievements pertains to Department of Fisheries
What is the news? The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has implemented several initiatives in the year 2021. What are the initiatives launched by the Department of Fisheries in 2021? Fisheries Sector Fisheries sector has been recognized as a ‘Sunrise Sector’ and has demonstrated an outstanding double-digit average annual growth… Continue reading Year End review 2021 on highlight key Initiatives and achievements pertains to Department of Fisheries
India’s nuclear arsenal recently went up the sophistication curve
News: India’s nuclear capabilities have been strengthened recently due to new weapons testing. It has ignited debates around its implications for the regional stability. In the last months of 2021, India conducted 2 missile tests: 1) Shaurya hypersonic weapon test 2) Agni-P missile test. It has increased India’s sophisticated nuclear arsenal with greater diversity of delivery systems. Hypersonic weapons such as Shaurya are… Continue reading India’s nuclear arsenal recently went up the sophistication curve
Dealing with Sri Lanka
News: Sri Lanka is facing a debt crisis and it has asked for assistance from China. Sri Lanka is facing a debt crisis due to various factors, such as; Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka’s debt to the leveljust above default. Country’sforeign debt had reached 42.6 per cent of gross domestic product. It has to pay… Continue reading Dealing with Sri Lanka
What a waste: Reviving India’s sanitation systems
News: India often confuse toilets with sanitation; but they are mere repositories to receive waste. Poor sanitation and water-related issues resulted in 1.04 million under-five child deaths in India. Also, poor sanitation costs India 5.2 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) annually. In this regard, in the last decade, a massive push for sanitation, provided millions of the population with access to… Continue reading What a waste: Reviving India’s sanitation systems
Sebi issues guidelines for operationalizing gold exchanges in India
Contents1 What is the news?2 What are Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs)?3 What is Gold Exchange?4 What will be the key features of Gold Exchange?5 What are the benefits of Gold Exchange? What is the news? Government of India has notified the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Vault Managers) Regulations, 2021 to create Electronic Gold… Continue reading Sebi issues guidelines for operationalizing gold exchanges in India
