UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 3 August 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Syllabus: Ethics/ Governance Source: The Hindu Context: Hunger strikes as a form of protest have been a contentious method, raising numerous ethical questions about the treatment of strikers and the state’s response. Explanation: Definition: Hunger strikes are deliberate refusals to eat, often employed to achieve political or social goals. Historically, hunger strikes have …
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UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 27 July 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Source: Indian Express Context: The article highlights the growth and potential of Indian philanthropy “We must consider the time and the place, and the character of the receiver, which is the weights in the scale, which cause our gifts to be well or ill received.” – Seneca Definition: Philanthropy can be defined as an act or …
Syllabus: Applications of Ethics Source: UNESCO Context: With the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, history will be made as an equal number of men and women compete, marking the largest gender-equal sporting event. As per recently released, UNESCO’s Sport and Gender Equality Game Plan Key Observations: Sexual Abuse: 21% of women athletes and …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 20 July 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Syllabus: Application of Ethics Context: GST on essential disability aids like wheelchairs and Braillers is unjustly discriminatory. Since the GST regime began in 2017, disabled individuals must pay an additional 5% tax on these aids, which penalizes their disability. Issues with tax on disability aid instruments: Ethical issues with taxing disability aid instruments: …
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UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 19 July 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Example 1: Operation Nanhe Farishtey Source: PIB Context: Over the past seven years (2018-May 2024), the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has rescued 84,119 children through ‘Operation Nanhe Farishtey.’ This initiative aims to protect vulnerable children at railway stations and on trains. Ethical Values from Operation Nanhe Farishtey: Compassion: Prioritizing the welfare and protection of …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 17 July 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Syllabus: Governance: Civil Services/ Ethics: Conduct of Civil Servants Source: IE Context: Puja Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer, is under scrutiny by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for alleged misconduct and issues related to her appointment under the OBC and PH quotas. The centre has set up a single-member committee under the Department …
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UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 16 July 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Syllabus: Ethics Source: Firstpost Context: A study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health indicates that practising gratitude can extend lifespan. What is Gratitude? Gratitude is the feeling of thankfulness and appreciation for what one has. It involves recognizing and acknowledging the good things in life, whether big or small. For example: …
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UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 11 July 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Syllabus: Applications of Ethics Sources: The wire, IE Example 1: Anukathir Surya: IRS Officer’s Historic Name and Gender Change Anukathir Surya, an IRS officer, has become the first in Indian Civil Service history to officially change his name and gender to be identified as a man. Approved by the Ministry of Finance on July 9, …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 10 July 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Syllabus: Applications of Ethics Source: IE Context: Alice Munro, a Canadian Nobel laureate renowned for her short stories, is now the subject of a disturbing revelation by her daughter, Andrea Robin Skinner. Weeks after Munro’s death, Skinner disclosed that Munro’s second husband, Gerald Fremlin, had sexually abused her repeatedly. Despite being aware of the …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 5 July 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Source: IE Context: Franz Kafka remains relevant 100 years after his death, with his works illuminating the absurdities of modern bureaucracy and disillusioned political systems. Who was Franz Kafka? He was a German-language novelist and writer from Prague. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. Franz Kafka worked …
Syllabus: Applications of Ethics Source: TH Context: Freedom of speech is not just about speaking freely but also involves exercising positive character traits. Personal attacks and hate speech overshadow meaningful information and reveal a lack of understanding of both one’s own and the opponent’s limitations. This has turned public discourse into a spectacle, prioritizing verbal …
