Introduction to Ethics, Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions

Introduction to Ethics, Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions

What Is Ethics?

• Ethics is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.
• The term ethics derives from the Ancient Greek word ethikos, which is derived from the word ethos (habit, custom or character).

TRIMS AGREEMENT

he Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) are rules that apply to the domestic regulations a country applies to foreign investors, often as part of anindustrial policy. The agreement was agreed upon by all members of the World Trade Organization. The agreement was concluded in 1994 and came into force in 1995. (The WTO was not established at that time, it was negotiated under the WTO's predecessor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) (GATT).

Policies such as local content requirements and trade balancing rules that have traditionally been used to both promote the interests of domestic industries and combat restrictive business practices are now banned.

Trade-Related Investment Measures is the name of one of the four principal legal agreements of the WTO trade treaty.

TRIMs are rules that restrict preference of domestic firms and thereby enable international firms to operate more easily within foreign markets.

TRIPS Agreement

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international agreement administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that sets down minimum standards for many forms of intellectual property (IP) regulation as applied to nationals of other WTO Members.^[3] It was negotiated at the end of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1994.

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world history---renaissance in hindi

यूरोप में मध्यकाल में आए सांस्कृतिक आंदोलन को पुनर्जागरण कहते हैं. यह आंदोलन इटली से आरंभ होकर पूरे यूरोप में फैल गया. इस आन्दोलन का समय चौदहवीं शताब्दी से लेकर सत्रहवीं शताब्दी तक माना जाता है. पुनर्जागरण का अर्थ पुनर्जन्म होता है. मुख्यत: यह यूनान और रोम के प्राचीन शास्त्रीय ज्ञान की पुन:प्रतिष्ठा का भाव प्रकट करता

World History Notes fall of berlin wall

The Berlin Wall was a barrier that existed from 1961 through 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany). Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) is a major event in European History. The policies of restructuring and openness initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev paved way for the destruction of the symbolic physical barrier. Within two years, the mighty USSR too disintegrated. As 9th November, 2014 is the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989), let’s analyse some of the questions related to this topic, connecting current affairs.

World History Notes--Revolutions of 1989 and the Fall of Communism

Revolutions of 1989 and the Fall of Communism

While discussing the fall of communism – a broad topic – the ideal point from where we should start is ‘the revolutions of 1989’. Communism – during the period from 1920s to 1980s – remained as a prominent alternate philosophy to Capitalism of the West. USSR – a confederation of 15 republics – was the leader of the Soviet Bloc. But around 1989, almost all on sudden, many nations which leaned towards communist ideologies separated from it. The revolutions of 1989 was just a beginning. It spread to the Soviet Bloc and finally led to the disintegration of Soviet Union. The events – more or less led to the end of Second World, which was based on Communist ideology.

Land Revenue Systems in British India: Zamindari, Ryotwari and Mahalwari

For UPSC, Land Revenue Systems in British India is always a hot topic for Prelims and Mains. And as per the new syllabus ‘land reforms in India’ is specifically mentioned for GS Mains, and the relevance just got multiplied. Now let’s have a quick look at the different methods of land revenue collection systems which existed in India.

Land reforms in India

Land reforms in India : Land reform usually refers to redistribution of land from the rich to the

basic terms of economy

Economics is a tough nut to crack for many – GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP, Repo, Reverse Repo, SLR, CLR, CRAR – there are many concepts to be understood. But if the concepts are properly understood economics is fun. ClearIAS.com is trying to provide an overview of the basic concepts of Economics in a simple language for easy understanding. Definitions of various economics terms along with examples or current data are provided.

National Income