Geopolitical significance of Suez canal- UPSC IAS mains

Geopolitical significance of Suez canal- UPSC IAS mains

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Geopolitical significance of Suez canal The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. It offers vessels a direct route between the North Atlantic and northern Indian oceans via the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, saving around 8900km or 8-10 days travel. Recent blockage of Suez Canal made its significance higher than ever before. Geographical significance of Suez Canal   Shortest route: It offers shortest route reducing the journey distance from the Arabian Sea to London by approximately 8,900 kilometers (5,500 mi), or 8 days at 24knts to 10 days at 20knts. Connecting 2 important seas: It connects Mediterranean Sea & red sea. Separating 2 continents: It separates African continent from Asia.   Political significance of Suez Canal   Global dependence: The…
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NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT New public management is a topic for public administration optional subject for UPSC IAS examination.  History of New Public management The term new public management was coined by scholars from UK and Australia (Hood 1991 and Hood and Jackson 1991), who were working in the in the areas of public administration. Now, the origin of this new term was to propose a new point of view towards the organizational design in the public sector, however after a decade, the meaning of this term in discussions and debates became many. Some scholars choose to define it as the introduction of new institutional economics to public management and some used it to refer to pattern changes in policy making. Before we make an effort to further understand the various aspects…
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Meaning, scope, and significance of Public Administration

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Meaning, scope, and significance of Public Administration INTRODUCTION to Meaning, scope, and significance of Public Administration: The scope of public administration deals with two aspect: As a discipline, what should be the subject matter of enquiry As an institution, what activities it should perform. THE BODY PART: Scope of public administration is so wide that it lacks consensus among scholars about its scope. However, its scope can be coined into: As activities: - - Managerial and Integral perspectives - Narrow and Broader perspectives As Discipline: - - POSDCORB and subject matter view SUBJECT MATTER VIEW • According to subject matter view, public administration deals not only with administrative technique such as POSDCORB, responsibility, accountability, and transparency, but also with the substantive fields of administration such as defense, education, public health,…
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Philosophical and constitutional framework of government

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Philosophical and constitutional framework of government Political culture a. Almond and Verba Almond and Verba have given a 3 dimensional view of Political culture : i) Parochial political culture - Is present in those societies where specialisation does not exist and only one  or two institutions are authoritative regarding all functions of that society and only one arch ruler is there who heads that institution thus having hegemony and unfettered power. People in such a society are not educated and informed about the mechanism and even if they have it is insufficient to form any opinion. And so the rule or dictatorship of the one ruler continues unopposed. ii) Subject political Culture - Is present in such societies that were under colonial power at some point in time. Here two…
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS CAPSULE -APRIL 4 & 5 2021

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS CAPSULE -APRIL 4 & 5 2021

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IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 Third warmest March in 121 years recorded over India: IMD Source: Indian Express News India recorded its third warmest March in 121 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has stated in its monthly report for March 2021. Third warmest March The monthly maximum temperature recorded over the country last month was 32.65 degrees Celsius versus a normal of 31.24 degrees (reference with 1980-2010), making March 2021 also the warmest since 2011 over the country. The minimum and mean temperatures recorded over India last month were also above normal, the IMD mentioned in its report. Both the day and night temperatures during the second half of March showcased an increasing trend, especially over parts of central India and Rajasthan. The overall increase in temperatures was observed…
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IAS 2021-PRELIMS cum MAINS to interview test series with daily answer review

IAS 2021-PRELIMS cum MAINS to interview test series with daily answer review

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