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Cordial Welcome to Jobrefresher Current Affairs 2018. To remain updated with current affairs is prime need in case you want to pass any competitive exam. Even if one is not preparing for Govt Exams one should also be aware about national and international affairs. Intellectual abilities of a candidate are mostly judged through his general knowledge. This is the main page where you can grasp important updates and alerts on national and international events, news related to sports, business, banking, arts, science, defence and world scenarios etc.

Published On : 25 Jul 2019

ISRO-Antrix Corporation Earned Rs 6,289 Crore In Last 3-years

ISRO-Antrix Corporation Earned Rs 6,289 Crore In Last 3-years

  • ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix Corporation earned Rs 6,289 crore in the last 3-years. Till now, around 239 satellites are launched (2016 to 2019) by Antrix Corporation.
  • The objective of Antrix Corporation is to promote the ISRO's products, services, and technologies. It was incorporated as a Private Limited Company owned by the Govt of India on 28th Sept 1992.
  • The Member of Lok Sabha Mr. Jitendra Singh said that Govt has already set up NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) under the control of Department of Space (DOS) on 6th March 2019.
  • It's objective to commercially exploit the research and development work of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) centers and constituent units of DOS.
Asian Development Bank Approved Rs 2000 Crore for Power Projects in Tripura

Asian Development Bank Approved Rs 2000 Crore for Power Projects in Tripura

Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved Rs 1,925 crore project for up-gradation of power generation and distribution in the Tripura state of India. The Power Ministe....

Published On : 25 Jul 2019

UGC Released A List Of 23 Fake University In 8-States

UGC Released A List Of 23 Fake University In 8-States

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a list of 23 fake universities in 8-states. The UGC has warned students against taking admission in these insti....

Published On : 25 Jul 2019

B. Harichandan pledge as new Governor Of Andhra Pradesh

B. Harichandan pledge as new Governor Of Andhra Pradesh

BJP leader Biswabhushan Harichandan (age 84 years) take-oath as the 23rd Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Harichandan will replace by ESL Narasimhan, who is curr....

Published On : 25 Jul 2019

Ajay Bhalla Assumes Charge As New Home Secretary

Ajay Bhalla Assumes Charge As New Home Secretary

Ajay Kumar Bhalla takes charge as Officer on Special Duty to the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period of 2-years (till Aug-2021). Currently, A 1984 batch IAS offi....

Published On : 25 Jul 2019

Priti Patel takes charge as Britain's Home Secretary

Priti Patel takes charge as Britain's Home Secretary

The New Prime Minister of Britain Boris Johnson appoints Priti Patel (age 47 years) as it's new Home Secretary. In another announcement, Sajid Jav....

Published On : 25 Jul 2019

Veteran actor Rutger Hauer passes away

Veteran actor Rutger Hauer passes away

The film star Rutger Oelsen Hauer passed away in the Netherlands after a short illness. He was 75 years. In 1969, he started his career with the title role in the ....

Published On : 25 Jul 2019

'Kargil: Untold stories from the War' released today

'Kargil: Untold stories from the War' released today

On the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War a new book titled, “Kargil: Untold stories from the War” released in New Delhi. The book has been authored by....

Published On : 24 Jul 2019

PM Modi released a book 'Chandra Shekhar - The Last Icon of Ideological Politics'

PM Modi released a book 'Chandra Shekhar - The Last Icon of Ideological Politics'

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released a book 'Chandra Shekhar - The Last Icon of Ideological Politics' based on Former PM Chandra Shekhar in New Delhi. Prime ....

Published On : 24 Jul 2019

FTC fined Facebook $5 billion over privacy violations

FTC fined Facebook $5 billion over privacy violations

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined Facebook $5 billion to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and the social media giant will restructure its approach to privacy.....

Published On : 24 Jul 2019

Boris Johnson elected as New PM of United Kingdom

Boris Johnson elected as New PM of United Kingdom

Boris Johnson (age 55 years) elected as new Prime Minister of United Kingdom. He is the Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. Johnson ....

Published On : 24 Jul 2019

Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev passes away

Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev passes away

Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev passed away due to brain injury during Maryland fight against Subriel Matias. He was 28 years. He was hospitalized with bleeding on th....

Published On : 24 Jul 2019

Former Tennis Player Peter McNamara Dies At 64

Former Tennis Player Peter McNamara Dies At 64

Former Australian Tennis Player and Coach Peter McNamara passed away due to prostate cancer in Germany. He was 64-years. Peter won 5-Singles, 3-Doubles Grand Slam,....

Published On : 24 Jul 2019

Yukiya Amano passes away at 72

Yukiya Amano passes away at 72

Japanese diplomat and Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano passed away. He was 72-years. Prior to this, he was served as ....

Published On : 24 Jul 2019

Shiva Thapa wins Gold Medal at Kazakhstan President's Cup

Shiva Thapa wins Gold Medal at Kazakhstan President's Cup

Shiva Thapa becomes first Indian Boxer to win the Gold Medal at the President's Cup Boxing Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan. Shiva Thapa (age 25 y....

Published On : 23 Jul 2019

Irish Player Shane Lowry wins 2019 British Open

Irish Player Shane Lowry wins 2019 British Open

Irish golfer Shane Lowry (age 32 years) wins British Open to win his first golf title at Royal Portrush Golf Club. After Padraig Harrington, he be....

Published On : 23 Jul 2019

How to Prepare For Current Affairs And General Awareness?

UPSC Exam Pattern now carries more focus on all round information on current affairs, besides knowledge of aspirants in other fields. The stalwarts or beginners appearing for the UPSC exam are mostly apprehensive about what will be in store for them during UPSC Exams. They are very unsure what to prepare and study relevant to the current pattern of exams. Here is how they should start their preparation.

The first thing regarding preparations that aspirants need to know for UPSC exams is referring to the previous year’s question papers. Those papers should include both the Prelims and Main stream exams. These papers will reveal the pattern they should follow.

They would know more by learning through these papers about how the questions papers are framed and what type of questions they will face in UPSC exams. They can also practice by solving the questions in those papers. This would be more of a skill development exercise, and this will help them to study on the similar lines and get through the UPSC exams.

How to prepare for current affairs section for UPSC exams?

The knowledge about the current affairs is the key for the aspirants to succeed in exams. However, they still might be confused about how to go for it. Here is a guideline how to perform well in the current affairs section of the UPSC Syllabus that most aspirants find a bit intriguing.

Read newspapers & magazines

The easiest source of current affairs information is the internet, newspapers, and magazines. You must read the leading newspapers religiously every day and follow current issues concerning regional, national, and international areas

You should read them carefully and discuss with your friends and seniors. You can get plenty of topics covering developments in medical science, technology, economics, sports, political developments, environmental studies, and a variety of other topics.

Study government planning

Never miss on the different plans and schemes of government to benefit different sections of societies. Those may include schemes to provide skills to unskilled people, old-aged people, young girls for their education, housing schemes, and plans for farmers etc.

Focus on information from some organizations

There are few organizations like ministry of finance, HRD, and RBI that offer some news updates relevant to the question papers in exam. Focus on them and try to read all about them. You must understand all about the important information that may affect the lives of people and country.

Stay updated and analyze

Do in-depth study on various achievements and analyze them. These include political decisions in Kashmir, India’s expedition in space and other developments in science & technology across the world. Try to reach out to the core of all of its aspects and find answers for ‘how, why, where, and what’ of different situations and achievements. Sometimes, aspirants choose to ignore most frequently appearing news items, although those normally are part of the UPSC exam papers.

Historical Aspects

Knowing about the history of the countries and cultures is a skill that you could adopt by indulging in it. Try to get acquainted with the historical events, modern & ancient history of India. Make note of game-changing historical events and try to understand their impact. Remembering dates is also a very important ritual of studying history.

Information on Geographical & International Affairs

International affair in geographical context has a prominent place in the question papers of UPSC exams. Prepare on the international affairs, keeping in mind the ever-changing political scenarios, especially across the country’s borders. Do not forget to refer world atlas to understand the geographical impact in relation to international affairs. This will help you to address real political & geographical issues of the regions.

Ways to hone your skills

When you come to know about the pattern of questions asked in UPSC exams, you must proceed to hone your skills in general knowledge related to current affairs. You can also enhance your GK through daily or weekly current affairs quiz programs available in different websites. You need to read regularly on sports and entertainment also.

If you follow the above referred guidelines on current affairs, you can get past UPSC exams easily.

Importance of Current Affairs

General Knowledge about current affairs help us analyze the pros and cons of a situation and with current affairs one can attain academic as well as personal growth. Jobrefresher is the best website for following current affairs. Randomness is the most important characteristics of competitive examinations. Nowadays, in most of competitive exams and interviews, there is a defined section for General Knowledge which plays central role in final merit list.

Current Affairs mainly has three parts:
1. Static Events like India launched Agni Missile.
2. Dynamic Events which has regular updates like- Nirav Modi case.
3. Periodical Events like- Elections, Annual Budget etc.
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