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  Evolution never happens in a uniform manner. Changes are cataclysmic, and it is these changes that bring about a change in the world order. This maybe a period for such a change.” I ndia'S Approach Green Recovery ? First, ecological restoration can be included in India’s vast public works programs:   India can use the  Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)  and the  Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhyaan  - which have a combined annual outlay of $20 billion - to build the country’s green infrastructure. These programs can help restore forests at scale, improve the quality of pastures, forests and wetlands, control erosion and forest fires, as well as sequester carbon and conserve biodiversity. Second, returning migrants can be encouraged to set up   new forest-based enterprises.    Given the rapidly growing demand for natural products, returning workers can be encouraged to set up MSMEs that a...

Enumerate reforms should take by India  for enhancing productivity of the Indian economy and spur private investments and exports?10 Marks Introduction  : World Bank estimated that the COVID-19 outbreak is likely to have significant fiscal implications. The fiscal deficit of the central government is likely to increase to 6.6 percent of GDP in FY20/21 and is expected to remain elevated at 5.5 percent in the following year. Assuming that the states’ deficit is contained within 3.5-4.5 percent of GDP, the combined deficit could rise to around 11 percent in FY20/21. While there is a significant level of uncertainty around the projections, the general government debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to peak at around 89 percent in FY22/23 before gradually declining thereafter  R eforms will help put the economy are: i) Strengthening fiscal reforms In order to instill fiscal discipline in handling COVID-19 related implications, the report sugge...

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    India’s Foreign Policy has at least the following Four Core Objectives: First Objective:  The first and overarching objective of India’s Foreign Policy –like that of any other country-is to secure its national interests. The scope of "national interests” is fairly wide. In our case it includes for instance: securing our borders to protect territorial integrity, countering cross-border terrorism, energy security, food security, cyber security.In short, the first objective is to protect India from traditional and non-traditional threats. Second Objective:  The second objective is the objective to create an external environment which would be conducive for an inclusive domestic development. Let me elaborate : We need substantial external inputs in the form of foreign partners, foreign direct investments, transfer of modern technology so that we can develop a world-class infrastructure in India, so that our programmes such as Make in India, Skills India, Digital Indi...

 A civil servant pledges himself to:-  Uphold the rule of law  Promote an open and transparent administration  Promote clean administration  Promote accountability for actions  Observe complete political neutrality  Give free, frank, objective and unbiased advise  Uphold, preserve and strengthen the interests of the weaker sections of society  Uphold and strengthen human rights Adhere to and encourage secularism; gratification  Not to accept or give any money to other allurements as illegal gratification  Uphold the integrity not only of self but also of the system as a whole  Scrupulously observe standards of rectitude and undertake not to approach any politician, industrialist or any outside the normal hierarchy for obtaining any postings, transfers and personal benefits of any kind  Strive to be a role model for others

 1. Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.  2. Attitude: Content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.  3. Aptitude and Foundational Values for Civil Service: Integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections.  4. Emotional Intelligence: Concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.  5. Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration: Status and probl...

Innovation rearranges existing elements into permutations and combinations that benefit society. In his  Brāhmaphutasiddhānta , Brahmagupta’s marvellous take on his innovation of zero was, “A debt minus zero is a debt. A fortune minus zero is a fortune. A debt subtracted from zero is a fortune. A fortune subtracted from zero is a debt. The product of zero multiplied by a debt or fortune is zero.” The Indian innovation of zero fundamentally reordered history. The novel coronavirus pandemic provides an opportunity for similar reordering for posterity. Realistic potential India is a fertile ground to be a technology-led innovation garage. It is the fastest growing country in terms of Internet usage, with over 700 million users and the number projected to rise to 974 million by 2025. The JAM trinity (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, Mobile) trinity has 404 million Jan Dhan bank accounts with 1.2 billion Aadhaar and 1.2 billion mobile subscribers. There is a potential to add over $957 billion to Indi...

E-Agriculture focuse on the enhancement of agricultural and rural development through improved information and communication processes. More specifically, e-Agriculture involves the conceptualization, design, development, evaluation and application of innovative ways to use information and communication technologies (IT) in the rural domain, with a primary focus on agriculture. E-Agriculture is a relatively new term and we fully expect its scope to change and evolve as our understanding of the area grows. Indian Agriculture contributes to 18.6 per cent of India’s GDP, and approximately 59 per cent Indians derive their livelihood from the agricultural sector. Private sector initiatives like contract farming have commercialized the Indian agricultural sector. To enable Community members to exchange opinions, experiences, good practices and resources related to e-Agriculture, and to ensure that the knowledge created is effectively shared and used worldwide.But There is some advantages and...

  civil society-led public movements  The concept of civil society is normative, insofar as it specifies that associational life in a metaphorical space between the market based on profit, and the state that embodies power, is a distinct good. However  the minimal avatar of civil society — that of mobilisation against authoritarian regimes — that has proved politically effective since the last decades of the 20th century. This concept has motivated thousands of people across the globe to stand up and speak back to a history, not of their making. History : The mobilisation of civil societies against undemocratic governments again, after 1989 and the Velvet Revolutions in Eastern Europe, demonstrated the competence of the political public to command an activity called politics. Thebjective of civil society is not to takeover the state. That is left to political parties. Vibrant civil societies are born out of complete disenchantment with the party system. They are, and rema...

  Good Governance Since such defective democracy reflects on governance, it is useful to have a brief on good governance. Governance in India is not in an admirable state of affairs. One needs to refer to books by foreign authors such as Gunnar Myrdal and scholars on the subject of governance. Governance involves two or three stages.  One is to formulate right public policies and enact them into law. Strict and honest implementation of laws is the soul of good governance.  T he second is right man at right plac e. We need to marry merit and integrity with “authority”, which means public official, judge and minister are honest and meritorious to deliver goods and services. They hold authority (public power). Therefore, people holding public power need to be meritorious and honest. To make governance more meaningful, we need a law on accountability. It exists in neighbouring Pakistan. But in India, it is a stillborn child, and remains on the lips of intellectuals. Accoun...