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E-Technology in Agriculture
India’s agriculture is dominated by small and marginal farmers. Enhancing their crop yield and household income is crucial to the country’s rising aspirations of…
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Notes, editorials and exam explainers written by the Riyasat IAS mentor team — syllabus-mapped reading for UPSC Civil Services aspirants.
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Mechanisation of Agriculture in India
Indian agriculture is gradually transforming towards mechanisation. With the reduction in available field labour and tight harvest windows, farmers are beginning to look into…
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Ethical Governance
Do you remember the CrowdStrike global IT outage in 2024? In July 2024, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike released a faulty software update to its Falcon…
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Impartiality
“Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.” — G.K. Chesterton “A wise and impartial government, which hears…
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Accountability
Accountability in governance refers to the obligation of public officials and institutions to explain their decisions and actions to stakeholders and to face consequences…
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Objectivity
“Objectivity is the essence of intelligence.” — Nick Murray “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” — Peter Drucker (emphasizing…
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Laws, Rules, and Regulations as Sources of Ethical Guidance
Defining Legal and Administrative Frameworks 1. Laws Laws are formal legal statutes passed by legislative bodies to regulate the behavior of individuals and organizations…
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Foundational Overview of Ethical Dilemmas
An ethical dilemma arises in administrative scenarios where an individual or an organization is forced to choose between two or more deeply conflicting ethical…
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Right to Know Grounds of Arrest
Constitutional Provisions Supreme Court Ruling — Key Points Prelims Practice Questions Q1. The right to be informed of the grounds of arrest is guaranteed…
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Important Rivers Causing Floods in Bihar
Ganga — Tributaries of Ganga (Left-Bank and Right-Bank) Left-bank tributaries Right-bank tributaries Important Tributaries of Flood-Prone Rivers Main river Important tributaries / associated rivers…
Ravi Raaz
Hassan Khan
Shadab Ali