GS IV_ Ethics_Integrity_Aptitude

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What is Brain Rot 🧠 ?

◾️Oxford University Press (OUP) has declared 'brain rot' as the Word of the Year for 2024. This word also reflects the growing concerns about the impact of useless content on social media on mental health.

◾️ This does not develop intelligence and creative thinking. This is also called digital dementia, where dependence on the screen affects our positive thinking. It also increases the habit of loneliness

How to Make Effective GS3 Economy Notes for UPSC:

Creating great notes is about more than just summarizing—it’s about building a structured resource to help you analyze and understand. Since GS3 is always changing, use A4 sheets or leave some blank pages for updates. Here’s how to do it:

📝 1. Build Core Concepts:
• Start with basic definitions (e.g., Inflation, Fiscal Deficit).
• Note down key theories (e.g., Keynesian vs. Monetarist).
• Keep a glossary of terms (e.g., QE, CRR).

📝 2. 3-Layered Note-Making Approach:
• Layer 1: Static knowledge (e.g., NCERT, Ramesh Singh).
• Layer 2: Updates from Economic Survey, Budget.
• Layer 3: Critical analysis (e.g., N.K. Singh Committee).

📝 3. Issue-Based Notes:
• Break down issues into Cause → Impact → Measures → Recommendations (e.g., Unemployment).

📝 4. Add Data:
• Use stats from Economic Survey, RBI, etc. (e.g., Fiscal Deficit 6.4% in FY2023).
• Create a “Data Repository” for easy reference.

📝 5. Visual Tools:
• Use flowcharts, diagrams, and tables to make things clearer (e.g., Inflation & Employment, Laffer Curve).

📝 6. Real-Life Examples:
• Include case studies, policy examples, and success stories (e.g., Sri Lanka Debt Crisis, UPI surge).

📝 7. Keywords Approach:
• Focus on key terms from the UPSC syllabus (e.g., Inclusive Growth, Sustainable Development).

🧠 Pro Tip: Think like a policymaker—ask yourself: What’s the issue? Why does it matter? How can it be solved?

✨ Well-structured notes = half the battle. The rest is all about revision and answer writing.

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🔆Evolution of Education Policy

✅ University Education Commission (1948-49)
✅Secondary Education Commission (1952-53)
✅ Education Commission (1964-66) under Dr. D.S. Kothari
✅National Policy on Education, 1968
✅42nd Constitutional Amendment,1976-Education in Concurrent List
✅National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986
✅NPE 1986 Modified in 1992 (Program of Action, 1992)
✅ T.S.R. Subramaniam Committee Report (27 May, 2016)
✅Dr. K. Kasturirangan Committee Report (31 May, 2019)
✅New Education Policy 2020

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Here are some influential quotes from great philosophers:

1. _Plato_: "All knowledge is recollection." (Menon, 81d)

2. _Aristotle_: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." (Nicomachean Ethics, 1114a)

3. _Epictetus_: "It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." (Discourses, 1.15.2)

4. _René Descartes_: "I think, therefore I am." (Meditations on First Philosophy, 1637)

5. _Immanuel Kant_: "Act as if the maxim of your action were to become a universal law." (Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, 1785)

6. _Jean-Paul Sartre_: "Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is forced to choose." (Existentialism is a Humanism, 1946)

7. _Friedrich Nietzsche_: "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." (Twilight of the Idols, 1889)

8. _Socrates_: "The unexamined life is not worth living." (Apology, 38a)

9. _Martin Heidegger_: "Being and Time is concerned with the question of the meaning of being." (Being and Time, 1927)

10. _Confucius_: "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." (Analects, 9.19)

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“Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen’s possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life in society.”

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Openness
Holders of public office should be as open as possible about all the decisions and actions they take. They should give reasons for their decisions and restrict information only when the wider public interest clearly demands.

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“You're never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.”

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"The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”

Norman Vincent Peale

✅Praise or compliments are a good way to encourage someone and make him feel good about what he is doing. However, too much of it can leave a negative impact on our growth.
✅Criticism are not always bad. Honest feedback and criticism helps us to overlook our own weakness, find strength and areas to work for improvement and be more competent.

✅As said – do not let compliments go to your head and criticisms to your heart, accept only true and sincere compliments and take them as a motivation to do more, explore more and venture more.

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Progress has no necessary end, it does have a necessary beginning

“Arise, awake and stop not until your goal is reached”

Swami Vivekananda

Ethics of Nudge

✅ Haryana’s Pran Vayu Devta Pension Scheme aims to nudge residents towards conserving aging trees.

✅Gentle intervention steering individuals towards a desired action without forbidding options or significantly changing economic incentives.
✅ Significance of Nudges: Promote law and order, more effective than mandates, evidence-based, and accommodate diverse preferences and cultural contexts.
✅ Nudges should be transparent, culturally sensitive, and consistent with the values of the people being nudged.

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"If you want to walk fast, walk alone. But if you want to walk far, walk together.”

— Ratan Tata

"The cold water doesn't get warmer if you jump late."

The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best use of it here below; and not to realise truth, beauty and good only in contemplation, but also in the actual experience of daily life; social progress depends not upon the ennoblement of the few but on the enrichment of democracy; universal brotherhood can be achieved only when there is an equality of opportunity - of opportunity in the social, political and individual life.

Bhagat Singh

🔆HUMAN VALUES

✅ Values are enduring beliefs about an ideal mode of behaviour.
✅ They are Individual Principles or qualities that guide judgement and behaviour of a person or a group.
✅ Derived from human standards and feelings.
✅ They are standards of conduct for humans.
✅ Values are attitudes or beliefs that contain a ‘should’ or ‘ought’ aspect, such as moral or ethical values.
✅ Values are formed when a particular belief or attitude becomes an inseparable part of the person’s outlook on life. Consequently, values are difficult to change.

✅Some important values are: Compassion, Empathy, Sympathy, Responsibility, Truthfulness etc.

Importance

✅ Inculcates ethical behaviour such as Honesty, Compassion, Service towards nation etc.
✅ Modifies the behaviour in sync with social norms.
✅ Socialises an individual, for example; Gender Sensitisation, Equity.
✅ Shapes our attitude towards any action.

Example(s)

✅ Social Equality: S.R.Sankaran’s effort to do away with bonded labour; protecting interest of S.Cs/S.Ts.
✅ Non discrimination: ECI imposing MCC impartially.
✅ Compassion: Kailash Satyarthi and his team of Bachpan Bachao Andolan have liberated many children in India from Child Labour, Slavery and Trafficking.
✅ Aruna Sundararajan: Headed Kudumbashree Mission, which is now a shining example of women empowerment and is creating sustainable employment for women in Kerala.

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Lessons learnt from the lives of prominent administrators

The lessons that we can learn from the lives of prominent administrators are based on the ethics in public administration and probity in governance.
Important lessons that we can learn from the lives of great administrators like A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Varghese Kurien, M.S. Swaminathan, E. Sreedharan, C.D. Deshmukh, V.P. Menon, and Sardar Patel include:

✅ Honesty and Integrity
✅ Discipline
✅ Non-discrimination, equality
✅ Public welfare
✅ Accountability- ethical & professional
✅ Responsibility
✅ Lawfulness
✅ Loyalty
✅ Courage
✅ Solidarity and respect
✅ Work ethics
✅ Perseverance

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🔆Various Forms Of Ethical Dilemma : Dilemmas are unavoidable, particularly in the organisation performing many fold tasks and winning the range of stakeholders. Instances of value conflict

✅ Merit vs social justice (reservation)/ Justice Vs Equal Treatment.
✅ Centralization vs Decentralization.
✅ A public servant or Political servant.
✅ Truth Vs loyalty.
✅ Information sharing Vs confidentiality.
✅ Means Vs Ends.
✅ Law Vs Ethics.
✅ Personal interest Vs Public interest.
✅ Secrecy vs Transparency.
✅ Honesty vs efficiency.
✅ Rule vs flexibility.
✅ Mitigating economic hardship of Vulnerable Vs Financial prudence.
✅ Order Vs Conscience.
✅ Short-term gain Vs Long term gain.
✅ Reason vs Emotions.
✅ Liberty Vs Conservatism.
✅ Modernity Vs Traditionalism.
✅ Tolerance Vs Resistance.

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Remember the story of Kenyan runner Abel Mutai, who was just a few feet from the finish line? He became confused by the signage and stopped, thinking he had completed the race. A Spanish runner, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him and, realizing what was happening, started shouting at Mutai to continue running. Mutai didn’t understand Spanish. Realizing the situation, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory.

A journalist asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?" Ivan replied, "My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life where we push and help each other to win." The journalist insisted, "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win; he was going to win. The race was his."

The journalist asked again, "But you could have won!" Ivan looked at him and replied, "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor in that medal? What would my mother think of that?"

Values are passed on from generation to generation.

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In his 78th Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi outlined a series of futuristic goals aimed at shaping India's growth, driving innovation, and positioning the country as a global leader across various sectors.

Key points from the Prime Minister's address include:
1. Ease of Living Mission: PM Modi outlined his vision to fulfil 'Ease of Living' on a mission mode. He spoke of enhancing the quality of life in urban areas through systematic assessments and improvements in infrastructure and services.
2. Revival of Nalanda Spirit: The Prime Minister sought to revive the ancient Nalanda University spirit, positioning India as a global education hub by promoting higher learning and research. This builds on the inauguration of Nalanda University in 2024.
3. Made in India Chip-Semiconductor Production: PM Modi outlined India's commitment to becoming a global leader in semiconductor production, aiming to reduce dependency on imports and enhance technological self-sufficiency.
4. Skill India: Referring to the Budget 2024, the Prime Minister highlighted landmark initiatives announced by the government to train India's youth and become the skill capital of the world.
5. Hub of Industrial Manufacturing: PM Modi envisioned transforming India into a global manufacturing hub, leveraging its vast resources and skilled workforce.
6. "Design in India, Design for the World": The Prime Minister exalted indigenous design capabilities and urged to create products that cater to both domestic and international markets, coining this phrase.
7. Leader in Global Gaming Market: PM Modi said that India must leverage its rich ancient legacy and literature to come up with Made in India gaming products. He added that Indian professionals must lead the global gaming market, not just in playing but also in producing games, stating that Indian games should make their mark worldwide.
8. Green Jobs and Green Hydrogen Mission: PM Modi emphasized the importance of green jobs in India's efforts to combat climate change. He stated that the focus of the country is now on green growth and green jobs, which will generate employment opportunities while contributing to environmental protection. The Prime Minister reiterated India's commitment to becoming a global leader in green hydrogen production and creating sustainable employment opportunities in environmental conservation and renewable energy sectors.
9. Swasth Bharat Mission: PM said that to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat 2047, India must tread the path ‘Swasth Bharat’ which has begun with the launch of Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyan.
10. State-level Investment Competition: The Prime Minister called for state governments to establish clear policies to attract investments, offer assurances of good governance, and ensure confidence in the law and order situation.
11. Indian Standards as Global Benchmarks: PM Modi spoke on India's aspiration to be recognized for its commitment to quality, stating that Indian standards should aspire to become international benchmarks.
12. Climate Change Targets: The Prime Minister reiterated the India’s ambitious goal of achieving 500 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030. He noted that India has been the only country among the G20 nations to meet its Paris Accord goals.
13. Medical Education Expansion: PM Modi announced plans to add 75,000 new medical seats in the next 5 years, aiming to enhance the country's medical education capacity and address the growing demand for healthcare professionals.
14. Inducting Fresh Blood in Politics: PM Modi gave a call to bring 1 lakh youth into the political system, specifically those with no history of politics in their families. The Prime Minister said this initiative was aimed at fighting the evils of nepotism and casteism and inducting fresh blood into India's polity.