Accountability: Meaning & Concept

Accountability is a mechanism designed to ensure that the affairs or the entities are conducted with due regard to the interests of those who are interested in the affairs of the entity. Accountability guarantees actions and decisions taken by public ..

Ethics and Integrity: Corruption in Private Bodies

The private sector is no more a victim of corruption in India. Instead, it is instrumental and hand-in-glove with public officers. The Global Corruption Report discusses the most promising tools to tackle corruption in business, identifies pressing areas for reform ..

Ethics & Integrity: Concept of Corporate Governance

In early 1990s, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) went ruined and lost billions of dollars for its depositors, shareholders and employees in U K similar to the Watergate scandal of USA. At that time the ‘Cadbury Committee’ ..

Ethics and Integrity: Impartiality & Non-partisanship

Impartiality means that, regardless of a public servants personal beliefs and preferences, and personal relationships with other servants or with members of the community; he or she must impartially serve the government of the day and treat members of the ..

Role of Indian Culture in Inculcating Values

Indian culture plays an important role in inculcating values. There are four main values of life have been highlighted from Vedic periods that have been considered as basic values. They are Dharma (righteousness), Artha (wealth), Kama (enjoyment) Moksa (salvation or ..

Ethics : Contribution of Moral Thinkers – Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore had vast knowledge and there was perhaps no aspect of Indian life which escaped his searching eyes. He was a novelist, dramatist, educationist, penetrating social reformer and politician and gave his views about all that which concerned India. ..

Major Activities of Dr. B R Ambedkar

Dr Ambedkar was a learned scholar, revolutionary and jurist who fought against untouchability and casteism. He upheld the rights of the Dalits and other socially backward classes throughout his life. He intended to integrate untouchables by providing education and exercise ..

Ethics: Contribution of Moral Thinkers – Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda was born in 1863 in Calcutta in an affluent family. While studying in Calcutta University, he acquired deep interest and mastery in Western Philosophy and History. For some time, he was associated with Brahmo Movement. Since early years, ..

Gandhian Ethics: Ethical Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi

The ideals and ideas of Mahatma Gandhi emanated partly from four major sources as follows: His inner religious convictions including ethical principles embedded in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Christianity From the exigencies of his struggle against apartheid in South Africa ..

Ethics in Jainism

Jain ethical philosophy revolves around three jewels of Jainism {Triratna}, five great vows (Panch mahavratas), seven vows (vratas) for the laity, 11 vows for advanced laity, right penance, right contemplation (dhyana) and 12 reflections (bhavanas). Pancha Mahavratas These refer to ..