UPSC Ethics by VK IAS

GS4 : Do you think using coercision to achieve a noble target is immoral? - Think from kant's deontological ethics vs utilitarian ethics debate angle

Gs2- Vulnerable sections- Disabled - Rights of persons with disabilities,2016 and Gs-4 ethics The purpose of any law is to empower or to deter- not sympathize The article underlines what Our Hon'ble PM Modi emphasizes on- calling vikalang as divyang- it is important to have compassion for the differently abled. But it is not okay to look at them in a patronizing way. They are not objects of your charity. Behavioral change in people is the most empowering aspect when we talk about differently abled people. (Read about sugamya Bharat abhiyan)

Ethics-Gs4- conclusion is the takeaway

An example that can be used in GS4-ethics- leadership

Potential Ethics case study. What would you do?

An apology is a recognition of human dignity- Can use this example in ethics.

Background needed : UNCCD- What is desertification?- understand that environmental problems dont stop at political boundaries- climate issues are global and hence global level efforts- how else would you explain desert storms in the middle east? Probable questions? : Q) How does land use pattern affect the sustainability of life on earth? What needs to be done to achieve the objective of land degradation neutrality- (A state whereby the amount and quality of land resources, necessary to support ecosystem functions and services and enhance food security, remains stable or increases within specified temporal and spatial scales and ecosystems) GS-4 Ethics : What should be the basis of environmental ethos? How nationalism is a parochial view when it comes down to nature conservation?- ( look at the highlighted aspects) GS2 : Role of civil soceity- Note down the examples highlighted in olive green in last but one paragraph

Case study : Best practices in education. useful for ethics and essay

Take away from the article : 1)Using Justice khanna as an Ethics casestudy- example of professional integrity and having a futuristic vision that stands by the values of democracy. 2) ADM jabalpur case details.

Casestudy in Indian express : How sticking to the basics can sometimes turn around the fate of rural india. All it takes is inspiring leadership(Ethics case study example- Raj kumar yadav)

An example of journalistic ethics

A retreat of multilateralism. Probable question on international ethics: Is it justifiable that USA wants india to give up the developing country tag when a massive population still lives in abject poverty?(read farmers)