Civil Services Mains 2020 Results: In or Out ? Way ahead, gratitude and Pain
The Civils Mains result has been declared. This thread is for sharing your grief , joy , mixed feelings - absolutely anything and everything.
I made a excel sheet to make graphs for that. covid19india.org analysis was limited in starting, like they introduced 7 day average just few months back.
Graphs were about
- 7 day avg new cases/new active cases/deaths
- growth rate of new and active cases
- doubling days trajectory
- unitary rate to check inflection point
You can roughly predict the future trajectory since rising and declining cases follow symmetry.
As for vaccination, cowin dashboard is enough as of now. Keeping track of how many per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated in India and state/district. How many more months would it take to vaccinate. Also, daily vaccination doses per 100 people. ourworldindata has some really insightful graphs on their website. ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations.
State capital twitter handle timely updates on how many vaccines it received on that day too. In the past few days, the number went up by a huge margin. Earlier it used to be 2-3L doses every alternate days in Rajasthan but it received 16L+ in last 3 days itself.
Wow.» show previous quotesWhat do you analyze from covid datasets ?
I made a excel sheet to make graphs for that. covid19india.org analysis was limited in starting, like they introduced 7 day average just few months back.
Graphs were about
- 7 day avg new cases/new active cases/deaths
- growth rate of new and active cases
- doubling days trajectory
- unitary rate to check inflection point
You can roughly predict the future trajectory since rising and declining cases follow symmetry.
As for vaccination, cowin dashboard is enough as of now. Keeping track of how many per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated in India and state/district. How many more months would it take to vaccinate. Also, daily vaccination doses per 100 people. ourworldindata has some really insightful graphs on their website. worldindata.org/covid-vaccinations.
State capital twitter handle timely updates on how many vaccines it received on that day too. In the past few days, the number went up by a huge margin. Earlier it used to be 2-3L doses every alternate days in Rajasthan but it received 16L+ in last 3 days itself.
Wow.» show previous quotesWhat do you analyze from covid datasets ?
I made a excel sheet to make graphs for that. covid19india.org analysis was limited in starting, like they introduced 7 day average just few months back.
Graphs were about
- 7 day avg new cases/new active cases/deaths
- growth rate of new and active cases
- doubling days trajectory
- unitary rate to check inflection point
You can roughly predict the future trajectory since rising and declining cases follow symmetry.
As for vaccination, cowin dashboard is enough as of now. Keeping track of how many per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated in India and state/district. How many more months would it take to vaccinate. Also, daily vaccination doses per 100 people. ourworldindata has some really insightful graphs on their website. worldindata.org/covid-vaccinations.
State capital twitter handle timely updates on how many vaccines it received on that day too. In the past few days, the number went up by a huge margin. Earlier it used to be 2-3L doses every alternate days in Rajasthan but it received 16L+ in last 3 days itself.Very thoughtful metrics and great insights. Thank you.This link can also give few -https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/Civil services k saath saath data science mein bhi bahut scope hai aapka :D
Yeah, worldometers is also good.
Corporate mein jaana hi ni tha tabhi toh idhar aaye xD
brownianMotion,I did it for long time and it does enhance taste to another level, ofc beating takes a lot of strength.
And then oneandheri raat I decided to cut sugar in my consumption. Coffee gone , tea gone and now only on milk(sometimes with bournvita) :(
I also try to control my sugar intake.. but cant leave coffee.. 😅
No one else but me who drinks their coffee without milk & sugar? Avengers, Assemble!
I know this isn't something to brag about but I had coke like max twice in my entire life and too out of peer pressure. I just find it disgusting. Mere liye ek Frooti pls.
And hi, fellow faster! We should have an accountability thread for fasting buddies.
I read this without context of the lays debate. I thought the story would be much more interesting until you started talking about frooti. I thought you were talking about coke but turns out you were just talking about coke. :P
Hello forum ppl...wanted an advice
Graduated in 2016,27yo,hv given 3 attempts(gave mains once)..but now i am feeling very unsure of UPSC.Thinking of giving CAT to get into IIMs. Is it a wise option?
Would definitely advice picking up a job or masters as soon as you can. I feel the value addition that comes after 2 full time attempts is less. The more time you have, the more you waste. As for MBA, I don’t have enough knowledge and I can’t say. :)
sonder,Mariposa27
Reading this book which was mentioned in Saumya Sharma's Bllog.
Came across this.
Your views?
P.S: Accidently posted the second page, first.
Damn,
This is the text .
‘Can officers use inks other than blue or black?’ It seems two
officers in Steel had made notings on official files in green and
red inks, and this had raised eyebrows. There were serious
consultations in Shourie’s department and it was decided that
since the matter concerned ink, the Directorate of Printing had to
be consulted, and so an OM, an ‘office memorandum’, was sent
to it on 3 May. On 21 May a reply came, saying that the matter
had been deliberated in the Directorate and no rules were found
about the use of different inks. However, they opined that heads
of departments may be allowed to use colours while other
officers must confine themselves to blue and black ink. They
suggested that the department of personnel in the home ministry
may be consulted on this matter.
It was now the department of personnel’s turn to start holding
meetings on the subject of inks, and after three weeks they wrote
back on 6 July to say that the matter concerned the Manual of
Office Procedures, and since this was regulated by the department
of administrative reform, it was in their competence to decide.
Like good bureaucrats, they had thrown the ball back. The
matter was next discussed at a Senior Level Officers’ meeting in
the department of administrative reform; it was agreed that
longevity of inks was an issue on government records and so, on
12 August, a letter was sent to the Director General, department
of archives, asking for his opinion. On 27 August a reply came
that as regards fountain pens blue/black ought to be prescribed
but in the case of ballpoint pens blue, black, red and green could
be permitted. But whatever ink was used its quality ought to
comply with the Bureau of Indian Standards.
At the next Senior Officers’ meeting, the chairman of the
department of administrative reforms felt that before deciding
on this matter, the manual of the armed forces, particularly the
army, should be consulted. Accordingly, a letter was sent on 4
October to the joint secretary in the ministry of defence, who
replied on 22 December that red colour ink is used by the chiefs
of army, navy and air force; green colour is used by principal
staff officers; and blue is used by all other officers. After several
months of deliberations, the department of administrative reforms
finally passed an order on 28 March, amending the Manual of
Office Procedures: ‘Initial drafting will be done in black or blue
ink. Modifications in the draft at subsequent levels may be made
in green and red ink by the officers so as to distinguish the
corrections made.’ Hierarchy was observed in the order: ‘Only
an officer of the level of joint secretary and above may use green
or red ink in rare cases.’
Arun Shourie adds with irony, ‘A good bureaucratic solution:
discretion allowed but circumscribed.’
Reading this book which was mentioned in Saumya Sharma's Bllog.
Came across this.
Your views?
P.S: Accidently posted the second page, first.Damn,
This is the text .‘Can officers use inks other than blue or black?’ It seems two
officers in Steel had made notings on official files in green and
red inks, and this had raised eyebrows. There were serious
consultations in Shourie’s department and it was decided that
since the matter concerned ink, the Directorate of Printing had to
be consulted, and so an OM, an ‘office memorandum’, was sent
to it on 3 May. On 21 May a reply came, saying that the matter
had been deliberated in the Directorate and no rules were found
about the use of different inks. However, they opined that heads
of departments may be allowed to use colours while other
officers must confine themselves to blue and black ink. They
suggested that the department of personnel in the home ministry
may be consulted on this matter.
It was now the department of personnel’s turn to start holding
meetings on the subject of inks, and after three weeks they wrote
back on 6 July to say that the matter concerned the Manual of
Office Procedures, and since this was regulated by the department
of administrative reform, it was in their competence to decide.
Like good bureaucrats, they had thrown the ball back. The
matter was next discussed at a Senior Level Officers’ meeting in
the department of administrative reform; it was agreed that
longevity of inks was an issue on government records and so, on
12 August, a letter was sent to the Director General, department
of archives, asking for his opinion. On 27 August a reply came
that as regards fountain pens blue/black ought to be prescribed
but in the case of ballpoint pens blue, black, red and green could
be permitted. But whatever ink was used its quality ought to
comply with the Bureau of Indian Standards.
At the next Senior Officers’ meeting, the chairman of the
department of administrative reforms felt that before deciding
on this matter, the manual of the armed forces, particularly the
army, should be consulted. Accordingly, a letter was sent on 4
October to the joint secretary in the ministry of defence, who
replied on 22 December that red colour ink is used by the chiefs
of army, navy and air force; green colour is used by principal
staff officers; and blue is used by all other officers. After several
months of deliberations, the department of administrative reforms
finally passed an order on 28 March, amending the Manual of
Office Procedures: ‘Initial drafting will be done in black or blue
ink. Modifications in the draft at subsequent levels may be made
in green and red ink by the officers so as to distinguish the
corrections made.’ Hierarchy was observed in the order: ‘Only
an officer of the level of joint secretary and above may use green
or red ink in rare cases.’
Arun Shourie adds with irony, ‘A good bureaucratic solution:
discretion allowed but circumscribed.’
Sorry for this long text. But would really love to hear opinion about fellow forumiites.
Reading this book which was mentioned in Saumya Sharma's Bllog.
Came across this.
Your views?
P.S: Accidently posted the second page, first.It's a nice book. Can pluck out examples for ethics and essays. And fun to read too.
Ethics ke liye hai yeh book ? I have done my class notes and decode ethics by Mudit Jain Sir. Need to do this one too ?
Jai Shree Ram !
I did it for long time and it does enhance taste to another level, ofc beating takes a lot of strength.
And then oneandheri raat I decided to cut sugar in my consumption. Coffee gone , tea gone and now only on milk(sometimes with bournvita) :(
I also try to control my sugar intake.. but cant leave coffee.. 😅
No one else but me who drinks their coffee without milk & sugar? Avengers, Assemble!
This needs another level of dedication. I cannot resist milk and sugar in coffee if I have them so I choose a less harder one - I won't have any coffee at home only.
Archand,Dauminashun
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