How to Approach

Current Affairs?
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Current Affairs Preparation!

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Importance of Current Affairs in Civil Services Examination
Current affairs form the cornerstone of civil services exam preparation, permeating all its
phases - Prelims, Mains, and the Interview. Exam questions are increasingly drawn from
dynamic sources, intertwining directly with current occurrences or bridging static content
with present events. In this context, staying updated with current affairs equips aspirants to
navigate the evolving landscape of the civil services exam. Candidates can transform this
vast section into a strong advantage with the right resources and approach.

Newspaper, Magazines, and VisionIAS Current Affairs

other sources Documents
The Hindu News Today
The Indian Express Monthly Current Affairs
Dainik Bhaskar PT 365 & Mains 365
Dainik Jagran Weekly Focus
Economic Survey Highlights/Summary of Economic
Press Information Bureau (PIB) Survey
Yojana Summary of Union Budget
Kurukshetra
India Today
Frontline
Official websites of International
Organisations
India Year Book
Sansad TV etc.

How to Approach Current Affairs?

Strengthening Your Foundation

Newspaper Reading: The Foundation

Aspirants need to read the newspaper for about 1 hour every day. This is
important as it helps track global and national events.

News Today: Context Simplified

To complement the daily newspaper reading, aspirants can refer to News
Today. It provides a concise overview of daily current affairs, presenting each
news item in either 180 or 80 words. This document helps aspirants to:
Identify essential news to focus on.
Grasp technical terms and phenomena.

Monthly Current Affairs Magazine: In-Depth analysis

Aspirants need to read the Monthly Current Affairs Magazine for
comprehensive coverage of all the events in the given month and their
detailed analysis. This will help aspirants to:
Understand the context, significance, and implications of events.
Cover diverse areas: Polity, Economy, Security,
Environment, S & T etc. VisionIAS Current
Affairs Resources
For a holistic approach aligned with the exam's
multidisciplinary nature.
Coverage from various sources like The Hindu,
Indian Express, PIB, Economic Times etc.
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Mastering the Preparation & Revision

Weekly Focus: Strengthening Foundations

To establish a strong foundation for a topic, aspirants can refer to Weekly
Focus. It covers one major issue holistically, including its static and dynamic
components and various possible aspects and dimensions.

Highlights & Summary Documents of Economic Survey and Budget

These documents are designed to distil the key information from the
Economic Survey and Union Budget into a compact format, ensuring that
candidates easily grasp the main ideas.

PT 365 & Mains 365: Enhancing performance in the examination

Aspirants can refer to PT 365 and Mains 365 for year-long current affairs
coverage for the Prelims and Mains examination, respectively. This will help
aspirants to:
Revise Current affairs for Prelims and Mains examination
Cover broader themes: Economy, Environment, International Relation, etc.
Boost performance through revision documents.

Key Principles for Current Affairs Preparation

Limit the Optimize your Focus on Prepare topics by Revise them

number of daily newspaper identifying the connecting it weekly, monthly,
sources. reading time for important with the syllabus and finally,
focused issues from the and Previous before the
learning. News. Year’s Questions. examination.

How will VisionIAS Current Affairs documents strengthen your preparation?

Integrated Current Affairs Limited Sources Approach Assessment through Practice

Preparation Documents act as Quizzes
Cover both Prelims and Mains by amalgamation of major Regularly gauge knowledge with
studying current affairs sources of Current Affairs. quizzes linked to current affairs
comprehensively.

Easy revision Subject-aligned Preparation Helping in efficient notes

With curated documents tailored Detailed sections aligning with making
for the various stages of the syllabus, like Economy, Science Through structured and
examination. and Technology, Polity, and more. sectionally arranged content.

VisionIAS Current
“Remember, Current Affairs is not just about memorisation but Affairs Resources

understanding the broader implications and interlinkages of events.

Approach it with curiosity; over time, it becomes less of a chore and more
enlightening experience.”
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