Ethical Values from the life of Public Servants

GS Paper 4    Direction: These examples can be written in ethics/essay – how civil servants should act in any given situation.   SHO Anita Chauhan’s 10-min call that stopped Ghaziabad man’s Facebook Live suicide   Source: The Print   Context:  Ghaziabad’s – Vijay Nagar’s first woman SHO, had no prior experience counselling mentally ill …

Going green: On Budget 2023’s and India’s net-zero commitment

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indian Economy and Related Issue/Environment-Conservation   Source: TH  Direction: The article covers initiatives taken by India to promote Green Growth & highlights proposals in the Union Budget in this regard.    Context: The Finance Minister’s latest Union Budget 2023-24 has laid emphasis on the government’s commitment to move towards net-zero carbon …

Generative AI: What are the potential applications and ethical concerns?

GS Paper 3   Source: The Hindu, PIB    Direction: We had already covered Generative AI previously; the points given here are only the unique points that we didn’t cover previously.    What is Generative AI: Generative Artificial Intelligence refers to the capability of artificial intelligence-enabled machines to use existing text, audio files, or images …

Poor literacy linked to worse mental health problems: Study

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Issues relating to Education/Health/Poverty/Hunger   Source: TH   Context: According to a recent study in India, people with poor literacy face more mental health problems such as loneliness, depression and anxiety. It is the first such study to look at the global picture of literacy and mental health.   Highlights of …

Parliament is ‘North Star’ of democracy, says Vice-President

GS Paper 2  Syllabus: Parliament – Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business, Powers & Privileges and Issues Arising out of this/Separation of Powers   Source: TH  Direction: The controversy over whether the Basic Structure Doctrine or Parliament is the “north star” of democracy is highlighted in the article.    Context: Stepping up the legislature versus judiciary …