Aptitude

Aptitude An aptitude is a component of a competence to do a certain kind of work at a certain level. Outstanding aptitude can be considered “talent”. An aptitude may be physical or mental. Aptitude is inborn potential to do certain kinds of work whether developed or undeveloped. Ability is developed knowledge, understanding, learned or acquired … Read more

Foundational values for civil services

Foundational values for civil services Values are the standards on which, we evaluate things. For every situation we don’t have time to ‘test’ the case on ethics theories such as utilitarianism. Values provide time saving short-cut in such situation. Under New public management (NPM), the concept of public services is fast changing. Bureaucrat has become … Read more

Integrity

Integrity Integrity means that the moral agent acts according to the inner convictions of a person. His conducts should be free from hypocrisy and deception. His actions should be in conformity with his stated values. But it is hard to follow high morals which one proclaims. The British historian GM Trevelyan has commented on this … Read more

Impartiality and Non-partisanship

Impartiality and Non-partisanship Impartiality and Non-partisanship Impartiality is a norm of justice holding that decisions should be based on objective standards, instead of on the basis of bias, prejudice, or preferring the advantage to one person over another for unsuitable reasons. Impartiality is acting solely according to the merits of the case and serving equally … Read more

Empathy

Empathy: Definition The term “empathy” is used to describe a wide range of experiences. Emotion researchers generally define empathy as the ability to sense other people’s emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling. Contemporary researchers often differentiate between two types of empathy: “Affective empathy” refers to the sensations … Read more

Tolerance

Tolerance: Definition Tolerance is the willingness to accept actions we believe to be inappropriate or even wrong because it would be worse to take action against them. Tolerance is community-oriented. Ideally, all bad behavior should cease, but it is unrealistic to think that society could succeed in enforcing this ideal. Tolerance understands this. Determining what … Read more

01.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Contrary to govt’s claims, large number of MP villages yet to be electrified Amid government claims of rural electrification, people in a large number of villages in the backward region of Bundelkhand continue to languish in darkness as there is no electricity supply. There are dozens of such villages in Chhatarpur alone.   For hundreds of villages … Read more

29-30.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Vocational education scheme in mp for govt school students   The vocational education scheme is being run with the help of the Central Government for development of employment-oriented skills of students studying in Government schools in the State.   Initially, the School Education Department started two trades in 50 higher secondary schools. After … Read more

27.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Eastern terminal plan to get nod soon   The Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train is expected to have two terminals in the western and eastern parts of the city.   Vadodara is one amongst three stations of bullet train project in Gujarat where the train will stop during both its limited and standard services. While the western … Read more