In a Judgement, the Neeraj Dutta v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi), the Supreme Court came down heavily on corruption among public servants in the country and lowered the bar for the quantum of evidence required to convict persons charged with corruption.
So, let us assess the country’s scenario and work against corruption.
The Steps against corruption:
Why do we need to consider corruption as a crime against the state?
What is the Impact of corruption?
Ethics Laws: Codes of Ethics & Codes of Conduct
The practice of Administrative Ethics:
Specific strategies to curtail the instances of Administrative Malpractices:
As per the Study titled ‘Report on Municipal finances’, the combined budget of Municipal corporations of India is much less than the Central and State government, released by RBI for Urban local bodies in the country.
Details of the Report:
Need for an alternate mode of finance:
About Municipal Bonds:
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Suggestions by the Central Bank:
According to a report that highlights gender inequality, informal women workers in ‘Indian construction and real estate sector’ earn 30-40 per cent less than male workers.
Highlights of the report:
Issues:
The gender pay gap in India:
Recent Findings regarding gender inequality-
Though gender inequality is an old phenomenon, the recent findings regarding gender inequality in India can be seen from the following points-
Challenges in bridging gender inequality-
Though there is a need to bridge gender inequality, there are several challenges that act as restraints in this direction. Some factors are deeply rooted in Indian society and many are recent challenges. These can be seen as-
In the latest information came of wild elephant attacks in Kerala, a daily worker, was attacked by a rouge elephant at Sulthan Bathery town adjacent to the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.
Data on human-elephant conflict
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What drives Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC)?
The IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force:
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Elements of Human-Wildlife conflict management:
History (GS-I) Who was Fatima Sheikh? |
Recently, 192nd birth anniversary of Fatima Sheikh has been observed on 9th January which was Celebrated by Google doodle. About:
Her contributions:
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Polity and Governance (GS-II) India, U.K sign and exchange letters for Young Professionals Scheme |
The governments of India and the U.K. marked Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on January 9, 2023, and signed the Young Professionals Scheme. About the scheme:
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Environment (GS-III) U.N. says ozone layer slowly healing, hole to mend by 2066 |
Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new U.N. report says. About the study:
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Science and Technology (GS-III) Global Science for Global Wellbeing' to be theme of National Science Day 2023 |
At the launch of the theme event of National Science Day 2023, science and Technology minister has mentioned that India has a global role and rising visibility in the international arena of science. About the event:
When National Science Day was first celebrated?
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Context:
The Welcome move by SC:
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