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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 : 03 Jun 2020

Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) campaign launched today

Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) campaign launched today

  • The Union Government will provide Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to 1.5 crore dairy farmers belonging to Milk Unions and Milk producing Companies within the next two months. Under this campaign, around 1.7 crore farmers are associated with 230 Milk Unions in the country.
  • The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in association with the Department of Financial Services has already circulated relevant circulars and KCC application format to all State Milk Federation and Milk Unions for implementing the same on a mission mode.
  • In the first phase of this campaign, the target is to cover all farmers who are members of dairy cooperative societies and associated with different Milk Unions and who do not have KCC. The special drive to provide KCC to 1.5 crore dairy farmers is part of the Prime Minister’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat package for Farmers.
R. K. Chaturvedi - New Secretary for Chemical & Petrochemical Department

R. K. Chaturvedi - New Secretary for Chemical & Petrochemical Department

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed the R. K. Chaturvedi as the New Secretary for Chemicals and Petrochemicals Department. He repl....

Published On : 03 Jun 2020

Telangana celebrates Statehood Day on 2nd June Every year

Telangana celebrates Statehood Day on 2nd June Every year

Telangana celebrates its Statehood day on 2nd June every year. On this day, 2nd June 2014 Telangana was established as the 29th state of India. Before this,....

Published On : 03 Jun 2020

P. K. Tripathi - New Secretary in Ministry of Steel

P. K. Tripathi - New Secretary in Ministry of Steel

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed the Pradip Kumar Tripathi as the New Secretary in the Ministry of Steel. He replaced Binoy Kum....

Published On : 03 Jun 2020

G7 Summit postponed up-to September

G7 Summit postponed up-to September

The 45th President of the United States Donald Trump has postponed the G7 Summit up-to September 2020. He has expressed his desire to expand the Group to G10 or G11, includi....

Published On : 03 Jun 2020

Union Sports Minister launched Khelo India e-Pathshala program

Union Sports Minister launched Khelo India e-Pathshala program

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has launched the 'Khelo India e-Pathshala' program through video conferencing. This program featured the participation of young archers, a....

Published On : 03 Jun 2020

CM Arvind Kejriwal launched Delhi Corona App

CM Arvind Kejriwal launched Delhi Corona App

The 7th Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal (age 51 years) has launched the 'Delhi Corona App' for people to give accurate information about beds and ve....

Published On : 03 Jun 2020

'My Life My Yoga' Video Blogging Contest Launched Today

'My Life My Yoga' Video Blogging Contest Launched Today

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched the 'My Life My Yoga' Video Blogging contest in his 'Mann Ki Baat'. The competition would be open for everyone across the globe. And, this cont....

Published On : 01 Jun 2020

Arun Singhal - New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FSSAI

Arun Singhal - New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FSSAI

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed the Arun Singhal as the New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of....

Published On : 01 Jun 2020

Lt. General Manoj Pande - New Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command

Lt. General Manoj Pande - New Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command

Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has been appointed as the 15th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN). He will replace Lieutenant Gen....

Published On : 01 Jun 2020

P. R Jaishankar - New Managing Director (MD) of IIFCL

P. R Jaishankar - New Managing Director (MD) of IIFCL

P. R Jaishankar has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) for a period of three years. Prior ....

Published On : 01 Jun 2020

Anita Kotwani- New CEO of Carat India

Anita Kotwani- New CEO of Carat India

Anita Kotwani has been elected as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Carat India. Prior to taking up this assignment, Anita Kotwani served as the ....

Published On : 01 Jun 2020

Thierry Delaporte - New CEO-cum-Managing Director of Wipro

Thierry Delaporte - New CEO-cum-Managing Director of Wipro

Bengaluru based IT company Wipro has appointed Thierry Delaporte as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD). He replaced Abidali Ne....

Published On : 01 Jun 2020

Ravinder Singh Dhillon - New Chairman-cum-MD of PFC

Ravinder Singh Dhillon - New Chairman-cum-MD of PFC

The Power Finance Corporation Limited has been elected Ravinder Singh Dhillon as its new Chairman-cum-MD for a period of three years (up-to 31st May 2023). ....

Published On : 01 Jun 2020

Goa celebrates Statehood Day on 30th May Every year

Goa celebrates Statehood Day on 30th May Every year

Goa celebrates its Statehood day on 30th May every year. On this day, 30th May 1987 Goa was established as the 25th state of India. Before this, Goa was a u....

Published On : 30 May 2020

Venkataramani Sumantran - New Independent Director of IndiGo

Venkataramani Sumantran - New Independent Director of IndiGo

Venkataramani Sumantran has been elected as the Independent Director of the IndiGo airline for a period of five years. Prior to this, he had served as the C....

Published On : 30 May 2020

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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