UPSC Ethics by VK IAS
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βœ… GS-4 : Ethics : Impact of religion on value formation

πŸ”΄Religion as a source of morality in modern society- Abortion is a contentious issue in a lot of societies- the basis for it lies in religion. You can quote this utilitarian approach as an example in
ethics answers
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βœ…Gs-4 : Ethics- What should be the vision of India with respect to education?- Read about visva Bharati university

βœ…The philosophy of Atmanirbhar bharat- Click here

This is what even Rabindranath tagore believes in.... education cannot be imposed it can only be learnt-We only remember what we learn, not what is taught we are all capable to do what it takes- all it takes sometimes is someone with experience of the mistakes that one might commit in this journey. This has been the inspiration for UPSC highlights channel as well- simple things can change perceptions sometimes.

πŸ”΄When we have an ecosystem that nurtures these thoughts-Economically, India becomes a manufacturing hub

This is intricately linked to the Production incentives article of arun maira -click this
#Ethics #Policies

βœ…Gs- 4 : Ethical dilemma- How to resolve ethical dilemmas- case study- Ethics involved in legalising betting

πŸ”΄ Mudgal committee report on betting -In January 2015, the SC appointed a committee headed by Justice (Retd) RM Lodha to determine punishments for those named in the Mudgal Committee report and to recommend reforms for cricket in India particularly suggesting amendments to the processes followed by BCCI
πŸ”΄Click here - Gandhian thought for Indian economy and its relevance

Gs2- Swacch bharat and gandhian thought- imp for essay

Gs
-4 : Ethics
βœ…Gs2- Education- Importance of skills- Unemployement
- New educational policy
πŸ”΄42nd CAA= an amendment was added in 1976 and education became a concurrent list
βœ…Gs2- Education- New educational policy- A critical appraisal - Most of the aspects are already discussed in this article - Click here

πŸ”΄Problems of education sector.-Click here

βœ…Gs-4 : Ethics- What should be the vision of India with respect to education?- Read about visva Bharati university
New Education Policy 2020: Major Reforms in Higher Education

* Multidisciplinary Education

* Integrated 5 year Bachelor's/Master's

* UG Program:3/ 4 Year

* PG Program1/2 year

* Single regulator for Higher education(excluding Legal&Medical)

* MHRD Renamed as Min of Education
βœ…Gs-4 -Ethics- Attitude- example- how can a simple policy like this send a strong message- how many of you have watched the movie padman? Or even better- how many of you know arunachalam murguaanatham?

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Gs2- IR- Rights of indigenous people

Gs4- Ethics- How small gestures can shape attitudes and send global level messages?

Why is this news important?

⚠️NOTE : The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority of 144 states in favour, 4 votes against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States)

BUT The Australian Government announced its support for the Declaration in 2009

SO this is a great symbolic gesture
#Environment

βœ…Gs 4- Ethics : Religion as a source of morality- How can religion be used as a force to reckon to solve world problems?

βœ…Takeaway : Climate feedback loop- What does it mean?- What is its link to homeostasis? - Refer your basic Environment textbook

πŸŽ–Focus on How Greta thunberg emphasizes on people's participation- without which there wont be any change

Join @quizhighlights for the daily scheduled Quizzes for Prelims 2021

@Ecologyhighlights for environment news collection
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βœ…Gs 4: Ethics - are you a gandhian?

πŸ›‘ An alternative perspective by Shiv khera use this according to the situation.


πŸ›‘P.s. I thank Mahesh Bhagwat IPS, sir for sending this video clip . He has been instrumental in mentoring many candidates for interview.
βœ…Gs-4 : Ethics : Attitude- The power of a habit- This is helpful in answering questions on professional ethics

πŸ”΄Often Excellence is considered as the highest value of professional ethos.

πŸŽ–People who advocate and practice excellence become successful because of their desire, people generally go for what they like, so how much someone wants something is up to him or her.

πŸ”΄It is the obsession that pushes them to pursue excellence aided by a strong character that gets them the results they crave for
- This comes from doing a thing out of habit- which again is because of our obsession to do it
βœ…Gs-4 - ethics - emotional intelligence- types of intelligence- Adversity quotient
#SnT

βœ…Gs- 3 : Science and Technology-Deep fakes- MUST READ
βœ…GS-4 : What are the ethical concerns raised by Deep fakes?

πŸ”΄These examples are taken from ORF article : click here

πŸ”΄Takeaway : Does India have a law to deal with Deep fakes? What does IT act 2000 say about issues like this?

πŸ”΅How to prevent Deepfakes?- Themes identified by Microsoft
βœ…Gs4: Enviornmental ethics + Emotional intelligence+ probity in governance...

This forest official from mudumalai broke down after the elephant passed away...

It takes a compassionate heart to shed tears for an animal.... It's a journey of a person from a human being to being humane. Let's not reduce IFoS to a mere exam - a back up in case we don't make it to the other coveted civil services.....

We have thousands of aspirants amongst us who would be much more passionate about wildlife conservation and living that secluded life conserving the wealth of our planet- forests. But somehow, the society we live in doesn't give these kind of forest officials the kind of respect they deserve. As students aspiring for jobs in bureaucracy, it's all the more important that we exhibit that compassion and show some respect towards this service . IFos, may not be everyone's cup of tea but it's the dark knight that deserves much more recognition than it gets now! This is dedicated to all the future forest officers
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βœ…Gs4- Ethics- Attitude- persuasion- example of swacch bharat as a mass campaign for attitudinal change- (Jan andolan)
#Environment

βœ…GS-4 : Ethics- sustainability in the age of Anthropocene and its impact on the society
#Polity #casestudy #Economy #Ethics

βœ…GS4- Ethics- Best practices- examples
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πŸŽ–Gs4- Ethics , values and morals

βœ…How to make a moral stance?

πŸ”΄Remember that morals are different from ethics- morals are personal

πŸ”΄This article writer believes that a moral stance on any issue has to do a lot with what kind of social and economical setting you come from

βœ… This insight helps a lot in the interview

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βœ…Gs-4 : Ethics- Influence of role models- Example of Ayesha Aziz- Women pilot from kashmir

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βœ…Gs2: E-governance-> internet governance->Encryption and privacy vs security issues

πŸŽ–Digital Media Ethics Code Relating to Digital Media and OTT Platforms themes

🟑1. Self-Classification of Content-five age-based categories– U (Universal), U/A 7+, U/A 13+, U/A 16+, and A (Adult).

🟑2. Norms for news- digital media would be required to observe Norms of Journalistic Conduct of the Press Council of India and the Programme Code under the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act.

🟑3. Self-regulation by the Publisher- publisher must appoint a Grievance Redressal Officer based in India who shall be responsible for the redressal of grievances

🟑4. create a self-regulatory bodies of publishers.
#SnT #Ethics

βœ…Gs 3- Science and Technology-
βœ…GS4- Ethics- Ethical concerns of AI
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture-
Click here

βœ…Take away : Society as a whole concept
#IR #Security

βœ…Gs-3 : Internal security
- Mizos and myanmar border management .

βœ…Mains angle

πŸ”΄1. When there is emotion involved- it defies logic- Indian govt feels that the influx of refugees is a stress on the national resources whereas Mizos feel that it is a matter of emotions as they are ethically related to mizos. < whenever there is a question of primordial identities like race, religion etc things take an emotive turn. A better way to handle this situation would be to turn the world's attention towards Myanmar at international fora.

πŸ”΄2. Border management issue - Assam rifles are manning these fenceless borders- issues and solutions

πŸ”΄3. Understanding the difference between extremisim, counterinsurgency, terrorism

βœ…Prelims level :

πŸ”΄1) 1951 UN refugee convention and protocol - Click here

πŸ”΄2) Tiau river- click here

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