Apply knowledge, Civils aspirants exhorted

Director General of Anti-Corruption Bureau, AK Khan released the book for Civil Services aspirants at Salar Jung Museum on Tuesday.

Speaking after the launch, Khan said, “Global challenges in ecology are growing. There is great transformation happening to lives with smallest changes in ecology and global temperature. Thousands of species have become extinct globally.”

The book is written by Civil services trainer Mukesh Sahay. Addressing the gathering, Khan said, “Civil Services students must be able to assess the impact of every such change at global level that affects India’s ecology, administration or politics.

For instance, the Artic region, which was not navigable earlier, is soon becoming navigable due to melting of polar ice caps. That will affect world politics.”

“The most important aspect of the book is the author’s synthesis of knowledge from different sources, and its relevance to the exam,” reviewed Khan.

He also appreciated the contextual pictorial depictions in the book citing them a rarity for books in this genre.

Khan said that students aspiring to succeed in Civil Services must know what to expect in the UPSC exam. He quoted aspects of ecology in relevance to the questions from UPSC’s General paper-3 and advised the students to be pragmatic with knowledge acquired during their coaching.

“Learn, understand the subject concepts and apply knowledge in practice,” he urged the students. Later, IICT scientist Ahmed Kamaal cautioned against the degrading status of ecology around the world.

Stressing on the need to explore ways to reduce chemical waste, he advocated the use of cleaner energy forms like solar energy and bio-energy.

“Although 100 per cent (change from fossil to eco-friendly fuels) cannot be achieved overnight, we can find ways to combine usage of regular fuels with green fuel to reduce negative impact on environment,” he said.

Sahay commented, “Many countries struggle with the consequences of unsustainable growth programmes, affecting climate, people and natural resources.

This book presents not only presents great detail for civil services aspirants but also presents a layman’s guide to matters concerning ecology.”

Syed Aneesuddin, CEO – Challenger Civil Services Academy called upon the students to pursue their career in civil services with passion. Dr L Rathaiah, Chairman, Viganan Group of Institutions and Nusrath Deen, CEO – Apex Medical Research Institute, Chicago also spoke. Shahid Ghori, Treasure and Trustee of Sahayata Trust were also present on this occasion.