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Compassion and Professionalism in Public Administration: Ethics, Balance and Examples Compassion and professionalism in public administration are complementary rather than contradictory values. Public administration operates at the intersection of rules and human needs. Professionalism provides competence, objectivity, impartiality, accountability and adherence to law, while compassion enables an administrator to understand human suffering and respond with

BRICS Agricultural Cooperation: Building Resilient Agricultural Supply Chains BRICS agricultural cooperation has significant potential to strengthen resilient agricultural supply chains in the face of climate-induced production losses, extreme weather events, fertiliser shortages, geopolitical disruptions and food-price volatility. Introduction Agricultural supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to climate-induced production losses, extreme weather events, fertiliser shortages, geopolitical disruptions

Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India: Constitutional Basis, Significance & Key Cases Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India refers to a common set of civil laws governing all citizens, irrespective of their religion, in matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption, maintenance, guardianship and inheritance. At present, several of these matters are governed by different personal

BRICS De-dollarisation: Why It Remains an Aspiration Rather Than an Alternative to Dollar Dominance BRICS de-dollarisation refers to the broader effort to reduce dependence on the US dollar in international trade, cross-border payments, foreign-exchange reserves and development finance. For BRICS, it is part of the broader objective of increasing strategic autonomy and creating a more

Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs): Regulatory & Institutional Challenges in India Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) occupy an important space in India’s electoral system. Political parties are essential instruments of representative democracy and derive constitutional protection from the freedom to form associations under Article 19(1)(c). Under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act,

APPSC Group-1 PYQs – 2023 APPSC G1 2023 PYQ’S Question paper Part A: History and Culture 1. Consider the following statements on the late Harappan cultures: I. The late Harappan cultures are primarily Chalcolithic in which tools of stone and copper are used. II. They do not show metal objects requiring complicated casting. III. The

APPSC G1 2022 PYQ’S 1. During the Indus Valley Civilization, the beads manufacturing industry was located at Dholavira Suktagendor Chanhudaro Daimabad 2. Select the correct statements about religious beliefs of the Rig Vedic Period : I. Dyus was a celestial God of the Rig Vedic Aryans similar to Jupiter of the Greeks. II. Prithvi was

Double Deflation: Importance in Measuring Real GVA During Price Changes What is Double Deflation? Explain its importance in measuring real GVA during periods of significant changes in input and output prices. Introduction: Double deflation is a method of measuring real Gross Value Added (GVA) by separately removing the effects of price changes from gross output

APPSC G1 2018 PYQ’S 1. Vijnanesvara wrote Mitakshara at the court of the Chalukya emperor Vikramaditya VI. It was A commentary on the law book of Yajnavalkya Treatise on inheritance Law of primogeniture Family feuds 2. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Traveller Reigning Ruler (1) Megasthanese Chandragupta Maurya (2) Fa-Hein Chandragupta

India and Japan Defence Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific | Strategic Convergence to Operational Cooperation India and Japan have developed a Special Strategic and Global Partnership that extends beyond traditional economic cooperation to defence, maritime security, technology, infrastructure and economic security. The relationship has acquired considerable institutional depth through mechanisms such as the 2+2 Foreign and