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Governance in India by M Laxmikanth

The fourth edition of Governance by M. Laxmikanth comes with a massive content overhaul. Thoroughly revised and restructured, the book is now closely aligned with the evolving trends of UPSC Examinations.

The edition introduces new chapters on Concept of Civil Service, Administrative Reforms and Civil Services Reforms, along with the latest developments in Indian Government Schemes. To solidify the concept of Governance, its issues, policies and to address the present challenges and developmental bottlenecks, this resource is further enriched with:
✔️ A consolidated document on initiatives of Indian Government on EDGE
✔️ Updated practice questions for Preliminary and Mains Examination
✔️ 12+ years of topic-wise segregated UPSC CSE Previous Years’ Questions including 2025

🌟 Salient Features

1️⃣ Three new chapters on Concept of Civil Service, Administrative Reforms, Civil Service Reforms
2️⃣ Inclusion of all the recent developments in Indian governance, including key schemes, policies, acts and landmark judgements
3️⃣ Comprehensive Coverage of GS Paper II syllabus with a focus on UPSC Main and State PCS Examinations
4️⃣ Updated and detailed exploration of Governance, the challenges, developmental bottlenecks and social justice initiatives
5️⃣ Tabular and diagrammatic representation of important content for easy memorisation
6️⃣ Fresh Practice Questions for Main and Preliminary Examination, at the end of the book, to make aspirants exam-ready
7️⃣ 12+ years of Previous Years’ CSE Main Questions on EDGE, including 2025
8️⃣ Knowledge Enrichment Content covering additional initiatives of Indian Government on EDGE

💻 McGraw Hill Edge

✔️ Topic-wise Previous Year’s Main Questions from 2013–2025 for extensive practice
✔️ All the recent developments in Governance

📑 Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the First Edition

UPSC Syllabus

Part I Rights Issues
Part II Public Policy
Part III Central Administration
Part IV State Administration
Part V Divisional Administration
Part VI District Administration
Part VII Personnel Administration
Part VIII Financial Administration
Part IX Law and Order Administration
Part X Statutory Bodies
Part XI Non-Statutory Bodies
Part XII Regulatory, Quasi-Judicial and Other Bodies
Part XIII Government Interventions for Development
Part XIV Vulnerable Sections
Part XV Important Aspects of Governance
Part XVI Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
Part XVII Reforms in Governance

Appendix 1 – Practice Questions on Governance (General Studies—Preliminary)
Appendix 2 – Practice Questions on Governance (General Studies—Main)
Long Answer Questions
Short Answer Questions

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Whether drawing strength from its heritage and culture or approaching challenges with the optimism of democracy and technology, this is certainly a New India—an India that is more Bharat.

This is not just a tough world but also a turbulent and unpredictable one. It is marked by the impact of Covid, conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia, climate events, radicalization and terrorism. There is complex geopolitics at work, such as the rise of China, the changed posture of the United States, the strategy of Russia, the impact of globalization and the power of new technologies.

India seeks to navigate these stormy seas without diluting its focus on becoming a leading power. As a vishwa mitra, it seeks the well-being of the Global South and to contribute to global good. India is more salient in global calculations and stands ready to embrace coming responsibilities and opportunities. Entering the Amrit Kaal, it visualizes an era of growth and development while staying true to its traditions and heritage.

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This book is a must-read for every Indian to understand and seriously reflect on the reality of our times that is becoming clearer with each passing day—that India matters because it is Bharat.

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This sweeping memoir tells the life story of longtime LGBTQ and AIDS activist Cleve Jones in a profoundly moving account from sexually liberated 1970s San Francisco, through the AIDS crisis, and up to his involvement with the marriage equality battle.

Born in 1954, Cleve Jones was among the last generation of gay Americans who grew up wondering if there were others out there like himself. There were. Like thousands of other young people, Jones, nearly penniless, was drawn in the early 1970s to San Francisco, a city electrified by progressive politics and sexual freedom.

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“You could read Cleve Jones’s book because you should know about the struggle for gay, lesbian, and transgender rights from one of its key participants–maybe heroes–but really, you should read it for pleasure and joy.”–Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me

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A history of modern South Asia told through five partitions that reshaped it.

As recently as 1928, a vast swathe of Asia–India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, Yemen, Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait–were bound together under a single imperial banner, an entity known officially as the ‘Indian Empire’, or more simply as the Raj.

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And then, in the space of just fifty years, the Indian Empire shattered. Five partitions tore it apart, carving out new nations, redrawing maps, and leaving behind a legacy of war, exile and division.

Shattered Lands, for the first time, presents the whole story of how the Indian Empire was unmade. How a single, sprawling dominion became twelve modern nations. How maps were redrawn in boardrooms and on battlefields, by politicians in London and revolutionaries in Delhi, by kings in remote palaces and soldiers in trenches.

Its legacies include civil wars in Burma and Sri Lanka, ongoing insurgencies in Kashmir, Baluchistan, Northeast India, and the Rohingya genocide. It is a history of ambition and betrayal, of forgotten wars and unlikely alliances, of borders carved with ink and fire. And, above all, it is the story of how the map of modern Asia was made.

Sam Dalrymple’s stunning narrative is based on deep archival research, previously untranslated private memoirs, and interviews in English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Konyak, Arabic and Burmese. From portraits of the key political players to accounts of those swept up in these wars and mass migrations, Shattered Lands is vivid, compelling, thought-provoking history at its best.

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