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Understand the importance, relevance and application of emotional intelligence in civil services — from policy targeting to stress management for UPSC GS IV.
Understand impartiality as a civil service value — political and public impartiality, role of biases, and constitutional basis for UPSC GS IV preparation.
UPSC guide to Urban Local Bodies: 74th Amendment, Charles Correa Commission, ULB finances, property tax, 2nd ARC reforms and 15th FC grants.
UPSC guide to the Rajya Sabha: role, federal character, delimitation freeze, unequal state representation, issues, and 2026 delimitation implications.
UPSC guide to Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF): Subhash Palekar model, four pillars, benefits, criticisms, and 2024-26 policy on natural farming.
Understand virtue ethics — the character-centred approach of Plato, Aristotle, Confucius — and how it differs from utilitarianism and Kantian ethics for UPSC GS…
India's yield gaps are 30-50% in cereals. Learn total factor productivity, warehousing, WDRA, AIF, e-NWR, and 2024-26 UPSC Economy updates.
UPSC guide to OBC sub-categorisation: Rohini Commission findings, NCBC proposals, 2024 Supreme Court rulings, and equity-within-equity debates.
Values and beliefs — meaning, relation, and the role of society (religion, culture, media, civil society, leadership) in value inculcation for UPSC GS IV.
UPSC guide to statutory and constitutional bodies in India: definitions, examples, appointment, powers, differences and 2024-26 updates on NHRC, NCW, NCM, CVC.
UPSC guide to Universal Health Coverage in India: Ayushman Bharat, public spending, out-of-pocket expenditure, and 2024-26 reforms.
UPSC guide to state funding of elections: Indrajit Gupta Committee, Law Commission, electoral reforms, Model Code of Conduct, transparency and reforms.