What are Human Values? What are the lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators? Read to know more. Values can be defined as those things that are valued by someone. In other words, values are what is considered 'important' by an individual or an … [Read more...] about Human Values: Lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators
Ethics Notes
Dimensions of Ethics – Easy to Learn Infographics
Ethics, as a branch of Philosophy, has multi-dimensions. It can be applied in many fields like environment, cyberspace, public sphere, international relations and so on. To understand the dimensions of ethics, we need to first understand the branches of ethics. Dimensions of Ethics (Branches of … [Read more...] about Dimensions of Ethics – Easy to Learn Infographics
Ethics – Definition and Concept Made Easy; With Examples
What is the definition of ethics? How is ethics different from morals? Read to know more about ethics and morality. Ethics is the study of what is right or wrong in human conduct. This is a branch of Philosophy which studies moral principles. Hence, Ethics is also known as Moral … [Read more...] about Ethics – Definition and Concept Made Easy; With Examples
Chanakya Neeti – Practical Lessons of Ethics for Everyone
A wise man much ahead of his time, Chanakya had made important observations about ethics. 'Chanakya Neeti Shastra' is a collection of statements, selected by Chanakya from the various shastras. Who is Chanakya? Chanakya (BC 371- BC 283) was an Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and … [Read more...] about Chanakya Neeti – Practical Lessons of Ethics for Everyone
Transgender Rights – Legal Recognition: The need of the hour
When a child is born, doctors say, "It's a boy" or "It's a girl." The assigned sex of the new born is based on biology. But a person's gender identity - the inner sense of being male, female, or both - doesn't always match their biology. Transgender people are assigned a sex that isn't true to … [Read more...] about Transgender Rights – Legal Recognition: The need of the hour
Euthanasia – Arguments in Favour and Against
Euthanasia is the deliberate act of ending a person's life to relieve them of suffering. It is a complex and ethically sensitive topic that has sparked debates and discussions worldwide. There are different forms of euthanasia, and it is regulated differently in various countries. Euthanasia … [Read more...] about Euthanasia – Arguments in Favour and Against
Functions of an IAS Officer
We covered 'Role of Civil Services in a Democracy' in our last post. Hope the overview is now clear. Civil Servants being permanent executives, they advise political executives. They also assist the ministers to formulate and execute policies. In this post, we shall see in particular the functions … [Read more...] about Functions of an IAS Officer
Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
Indian state has three typical branches - Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. Executive is responsible to Legislature while Legislature is responsible to people. By Executive here we meant Political Executive - the ministers. Political executives are not permanent, and in Indian scenario, since … [Read more...] about Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
Corporate Governance
What exactly is Corporate governance? What are the guidelines for it at the international level? Read further to know. Before going deep into the topic, let's first understand the structure of a company or corporation. There are a few entities that revolve around most companies and those include … [Read more...] about Corporate Governance
Public Service Values: Important Terms
What are some of the important terms related to public service values? Read further to know. Let's have a quick look at the public service values. Of-course many values like Impartiality, Transparency, Courage of conviction, Probity, Accountability, Empathy towards weaker sections etc. are … [Read more...] about Public Service Values: Important Terms
