[Essay] Ethics in Governance

Human civilization has covered a long journey to reach in this phase of prosperity and tranquility. After scrutinizing the basic elements in the stability of our civilization, we find our moral values, ethics and integrity working as an adhesive between the bricks and soil of it. Ethics is a system of accepted beliefs, morals and values which influence human behavior in every aspect. In other terms, ethics is the study of what is morally right and what is not. The Latin origin of the word ethics is

[Essay] Corruption in Public Life - Can We Do Away With It?

India is one of the largest and most successful democracies in the world. At present we are moving rapidly towards becoming a developed nation with a high trajectory of economic growth. We have established our impeccable track record in meeting all the democratic credentials. But there are some man made obstacles within our system which are hindering our path of development. Among such problem most important is the prevalence of rampant corruption throughout the arteries and veins of the whole system.

[Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude] Emotions in Weber’s bureaucracy Vs in Modern Neuroscience

Weber’s bureaucracy prescribed complete impersonality and absence of emotions for rational administration. But Neuroscientific studies in last decade has shown that rationality and emotions are not separate compartments in the brain rather they are extrinsically interwoven. Charles Darwin in 19th century showed that emotions are adaptive in the evolution of human beings.Joseph Ledoux has said

[Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude] Emotional Intelligence – Basics

Emotional intelligence (EI) is the area of cognitive ability involving traits and social skills that facilitate interpersonal behavior. There are two dimensions in emotional intelligence – one is interpersonal emotional intelligence and other is intrapersonal  emotional intelligence.

[UPSC Mains GS4] Paper IV : GS4: Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude

Paper IV : GS4: Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude

Important Books

New Arrival : IAS Mains General Studies - Ethics Integrity & Aptitude (Paper 4) - Arihant