UPSC Ethics by VK IAS
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Ethics for UPSC and beyond :)

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GS4- Ethics- Role model- what values can be picked up from this casestudy?
GS3- Economic growth- Mobilization of resources- Human capital- Demographic dividend

Key takeaway : The lines in the highlights can be used in essay and ethics
Gs4- Ethics- Values of Indian civilization
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GS4- EThics and values- Values of journalism

key takeaway : Mention of ganesh shankar vidyarthi- Who is he?
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GS2- Constitutional issues- Sabarimala judgement

GS4- Values and ethics

Why the neoatheist approach to deal with sabarimala issue will never work?

How to deal with a believer- MUST READ for interview and essay
GS4- Ethics- Key takeaways from Gandhi's live when holding government accountable- how we have to focus on moral conscience and make both our reason as well as action harmonious. How civil disobedience is a solution for holding any democratic regime accountable?

How Gandhi, mandela , martin luther king employed this principle
Gs-4 : Ethics- example of integrity and commitment
GS3: SnT- What is Uterine transplant?- Being able to transfer a uterus from one woman to another, so that an infant is born, can be seen as a success in a medical sense.
GS4: Ethical dilemma-Bioethics- Researchers have now studied ethical aspects of uterus transplantation. The results show that uterus transplantation with living donors is ethically just as problematic as altruistic surrogacy.
research shows that many of the arguments against altruistic surrogacy can be applied to uterus transplantation as a treatment for involuntary childlessness.
Some of these include:

1.That the intervention can threaten the autonomy of the donor, and subject her to pressure.
2.That the intervention can lead to exploitation of women's bodies
3.That the research on the physical and psychological risks facing the child is inadequate
GS3- Science and tech- SNT- blockchain- Evolution of internet and business models

GS4 ethics: How to govern global data in this age of data science?- Decentralization of data
Gs3- Role of media
GS-4 Media ethics

What can the media do to ensure that the spread of fake news is curbed?

What are the values that should be upheld by independent media?

Click here for questions on this topic
Ethics of public #Health and importance of #Attitudes -#GS4
#Economy #corona #Health #Inequality
#GS3 #Disaster
#GS1 - Society
#GS2- Social issues

5 important sociological points that can be possible in the post pandemic phase of our society- Important for ethics and essay
Gs4: Environmental ethics

Courtesy : Internet
GS4- Ethics- Key takeaways from Gandhi's life for dealing with COVID-19 crisis
1) Swadeshi- Reducing dependence on global value chains
2)Swacchtha- Desire for neatness and cleanliness
3) Sarvodaya- Universal upliftment for all

‼️‼️🎯Very important for essay, ethics and interview candidates
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GS-1 : History
GS4- Ethics and values- Impact of leadership- Persuasion as a tool for conflict resolution

GS1 : What lessons can a leader like ashoka have for modern India in dealing with post conflict resolution? Explain with an example
GS4- Ethics- Attitude- Persuasion as a tool for enforcing behavioral change

Q) What do you understand by behavioral change? How is it Important for COVID-19 crisis?

🎖Key takeaway=Term : Social vaccine
GS3- Conservation- climate change
GS4- Ethics- Values
The future path we take is not just a matter of sustainability but also about our choices. It is about what we value now( GS4- Ethics= Values)
🔴#GS3- #Conservation
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#GS4- #Ethics- The ethics of sustainability and collective solidarity

Perils of ignoring climate change
GS2- Govt policies/ Governance- Data driven governance
GS3- Disaster Management
And science and tech- SnT - using geographic data for decision making during covid

Q) GS4- Ethics question

🎯Q)The sign of a leader is not to tell what shall not work but its about finding ways to know how to make things work. Examine

You can use the above article for this question as an example
Gs4 - Attitudes- importance of communication for policy effectiveness.

GS4- Role of media and media ethics

Considering the
answer trends here before posting this, dont you think media has a larger role in shaping our attitudes? If a majority of UPSC aspirants can get this wrong, I dont blame Mr. Bacchan. the Indian variety of bats are different from the carriers of Covid-19.

PS : Although bats are unwelcomed guests, don't go around destroying their habitats🙂


Edit : you may forget the link between bats and covid -19.. but incidents like these help us in reinforcing our memory. So will readymade content work for everyone? Maybe..maybe not. This is an easier way to remember the facts in a context. I hope I make sense.