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According to the WHO suicide is the second leading cause of death in the age group of 15-29 years globally. In India also, instances of young people committing suicide have been reported widely in recent times. It is all the more disturbing that such a phenomenon is increasingly visible in urban and prosperous areas. (a) …
Read MoreQ. You are a young recruit to the IAS. Upon the completion of your training you have been posted in a subdividion of a district where industrial development has been lagging. The area has large reserves of minerals and a significant tribal population. The government has identified the area for a large thermal power plant …
Read MoreAn informational leak can be defined as a voluntary disclosure of classified information in public. Though leaking of such information by a whistleblower through secured designated channels is legal, the question of ethicality arises when information is leaked directly in public through media. There can be plenty of reasons such as concern about the public’s …
Read MoreQ. What are the ethical principles that should form the basis of the system permitting organ donation and allocation? Also discuss the importance of regulation for the success of any organ transplant program. Organ donation and ethical principles involved in it are very sensitive issues from the point of view of policy making, scientific and …
Read MoreEthical approaches often take a conflicting approach between the means and results or ends. Some believe that an action resulting in an outcome which is moral is independent of the means used. While for others, instrumental value is an end in itself as a wrong mean cannot justify a right end. Indian bureaucracy has often …
Read MoreContext: With much of the art in Sittanavasal either damaged or vandalised, Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken conservation measures and also introduced digital checks to track public access About Sittanavasal Caves (2nd century AD, Jain cave) Sittanavasal is the name used synonymously for the hamlet and the hillock that houses the Arivar Kovil (temple …
Read MoreContext: A “colour revolution” is in reference to protests that have toppled unpopular regimes. They have occurred most often in the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. However, these series of colored uprisings were first seen in communications in eastern Europe in the early 2000s. Velvet Revolution: In 1989, the police of Czechoslovakia attacked …
Read MoreNews: World Thalassaemia Day is celebrated on May 8, every year. Thalassaemia is the name for a group of inherited conditions that affect a substance in the blood called haemoglobin. People with thalassaemia produce either no or too little haemoglobin, which is used by red blood cells to carry oxygen around the body. Thalassemia can …
Read MoreNews: The Arab League recently welcomed back Syria’s government, ending a more than decade-long suspension. Arab League, also called League of Arab States (LAS) is a regional organization of Arab states in the Middle East and parts of Africa. It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945.The founding member states were Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, …
Read MoreNews: National Mission For Clean Ganga Organizes River-Cities Alliance Global Seminar. River Cities Alliance (RCA) was launched in 2021. It is organized by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). It is a joint initiative of the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation …
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