Current affairs, is the mainstay of the civil service examination, what with one portion of the exam dedicated
to general studies. The current affairs of india and international current event affairs, are an important part of the general studies paper, both in the mains and the prelims. At the interview current affairs news rules and decides the rank of the candidate and even whether s/he will get through or not. In such a scenario the coverage of current affairs in india as well as current world affairs, becomes an important part of your preprations. People in the News Discuss Current Affairs Current Affairs Quiz - new or the very purpose of getting you ready for the challenge that is !urrent Affairs In India, we are covering the "#$# current affairs including politics current affair, current affair news, science current affairs, general knowledge current affair, current government affair and international current affairs. %nly studying India&s current affairs or political current affairs is not sufficient as you have to cover international events and current affairs along with the Indian current affairs, as well as those in the field of science and sports.
International Current Affairs 2010
'ilgit (altistan region elected its first !hief )inister )ehdi *hah on the basis of 'ilgit (altistan +mpowerment , *elf 'overnance %rder "##-. The new appointed !) declare the 'ilgit (altistan region as .th province of /akistan. The Indian 'ovt has, however, of the view that the region was part of 0 , 1, and thus ob2ected to the remarks of !). 3ene4uela devalued it currency 5(olivar6. A massive earth7uake strike 8aiti, the !arribbean nation. !apital of 8aiti is /ort-au/rince. )ahinda 9a2apaksa won a second term as *ri :anka6s /resident. 8e belongs to *ri :anka reedom /arty. International Affairs 2009
National Current Affairs 2010
(angladesh /rime )inister *heikh 8asina visit India in 0an "#$#. *he belongs to Awami :eague /arty. The two countries signed five agreements ; on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, on transfer of sentenced persons and on combating international terrorism, organi4ed crime , illicit drug trafficking besides )%< on cooperation in the power sector and on cultural exchanges. India give (angladesh a = $ billion line of credit, the biggest it has given to any country so far. *outh 1orea /resident :ee )yung (ak visit India in 0an "#$#. The two countries decided to double the bilateral trade to = ># billion by "#$?. our facts were signed between two countries ; cooperation in peaceful use of outer space, IT, science , technology for the
year "#$#-$" and transfer of sentenced persons. *outh 1orean /resident was also the chief guest at "#$# 9epublic @ay /arade. 'u2arat :ocal Authorities :aw AamendmentB (ill "##-- The (ill makes it the duty of a 7ualified voter to vote during elections to local bodies. 3oting is compulsory, but the (ill allows voters to cast their vote in favour of none of the candidates. +lection officers will declare those who fail to vote defaulter, and serve them a notice. India and !hina has decided to start 2oint military exercise from "#$$. Ca2ib 9a4ak, )alaysia /rime )inister visit India in 0an "#$#. 'ovt launched 0awaharlal Cehru Cational *olar )ission. 1ey highlights of the mission are D o To create an enabling policy framework for the deployment of "#,### )E of solar power by "#"#. o To create favourable conditions for solar manufacturing capability for indigenous production and market leadership. o To promote programmes for off grid applications, reaching $### )E by "#$F and "### )E by "#"". o To achieve $. million s7. meters solar thermal collector area by "#$F and "# million by "#"". o To deploy "# million solar lighting systems for rural areas by "#"". Cew 'overnors appointed D aB ) 1 Carayanan ; Eest (engal, bB*hivra2 /atil ; /un2ab, cB )ohsina 1idwai ; 0harkhand, dB *hekhar @utt ; !hhattisgarh, eB + * : Carasimhan ; Andhra /radesh. 'ovt plans to create a Cational 'as 8ighway @evelopment Authority. The present 'as /ipeline @ensity in India is >."- 1m per $### *7.1m. 'ovt plans to set up a Cational 'reen Tribunal to control !arbon +missions and pollution. It will be responsible for implementing the low carbon roadmap to be set forth in the $"th ive Gear /lan. National Affairs 2009
Sports Current Affairs 2010
<-$- Eorld !up "#$# held in Cew Healand from $. ; ># 0an "#$#. 0avagal *rinath from India appointed as one of the match referee for the tournament. Australia won the <-$- Eorld !up for the third time defeating /akistan. India is placed at Ith rank. Australia won the cup for the third time. 9afael Cadal won the !apitala Eorld Tennis !hampionsip, held at Abu @habi defeating 9obin *oderling. )agnus !arlsen becomes the youngest Eorld Co.$ chess player at the age of $- years breaking the 'arry 1asparov6s record when he became the world6s top ranked chess player at the age of "" years in $-J.. )agnus !arlsen is the .th player after 1asparov, 1ramnik, Topalov and 3.Anand AIndiaB to cross the "J## +:% rating. In the 0an "#$# I@+ ranking, !arlsen stood at $st place, Topalov at "nd place and 3 Anand at >rd place. )arin !ilic defeated *taniglas Eawrinka to won )en6s singles title of Aircel !hennai %pen. /akistan6s cricketer *hahid Afridi was banned for two T"# internationals after he was found guilty of ball tempering in a %@I against Australia.
!orus !hess 'randmaster Tournament won by )agnus !arlsen. 3.Anand of India ranked at ?th place. 8opman !up "#$#- *pain defeated 'reat (ritain. Australian Open 2010 : Eomen6s *ingle- *erena Eilliam defeated 0ustin 8enin. It is *erena6s .th Australian %pen title. It is also *erena6s $"th 'rand *lam title e7ualing the record of (illie 0ean 1ing. )en6s *ingle- 9oger edererA*wissB defeated Andy )urrayA(ritainB. It is ederer6s ?th Australian %pen title. It is ederer6s $Ith 'rand *lam title. )en6s @ouble- )ike (ryan , (ob (ryan defeated @aniel Cestor , Cenad Himon2ic. Eomen6s @ouble ; *erena Eilliams , 3enus Eilliams defeated !ara (lack , : 8uber. )ixed @ouble ; :aender /aes AIndiaB , !ara (lack AHimbabweB defeated +kterina )akasova , 0aroslav :evinsky. It is /aes6s $$th 'rand *lam title. Sports Affairs 2009
Science an !echnolo"# Current Affairs 2010
-Fth Indian *cience !ongress held at Tiruvananthapuram in 0an "#$#. The theme of this year congress was 5 *cience , Technology of "$st !entury- Cational /erspective6. The longest annular solar eclipse on the third millennium occur on $. 0an "#$#. The next annular solar eclipse will be visible in year >#?>. Annular eclipse is occurred when the sun is visible like a ring of fire, with the moon darkening its centre. The last annular solar eclipse visible from India was occurred in $-FI. In 0uly "#$# also, a total solar eclipse will be occurred. There are three strains of wild /olio virus namely /$, /" , />. Type " wild /olio virus A/"B was eliminated from the world in $---. irst public hearing on the introduction of (t (rin2al A irst 'enetically )odified ood !rop in IndiaB was held in 1olkatta. *even such public hearing are being organi4ed by !entre for +nvironment +ducation, for opinion of public in respect of introduction of (t (rin2al. "nd hearing was held at 8yderabad. .#th anniversary of creation of :A*+9 is being celebrated in "#$#. Theodore )aiman constructed the first :A*+9 in )ay $-I#. :A*+9 stands for :ight Amplification for *timulated +mission of 9adiation. !harles 8 Townes was father of )A*+9. Science an !echnolo"# Affairs 2009
$oo%s & their Authors
5All that you can6t leave behind6 written by *oumya (hattacharya. 5Ee )ust 8ave Co /rice6 written by Arun *ourie. 5Train to India- )emories of another (engal6 written by )aloy kumar @har. 5Cot by 9eason alone D The /olitics of !hange6 written by C 1 *ingh. 5 ive /oint *omeone6 written by !hetan (hagat. 5Cehru D The invention of India6 written by *hashi Tharoor. 5The )useum of Innocence6 written by %rhan /anuk.
5Thoughts on :inguistic *tates6 written by ( 9 Ambedkar.
Persons in News 2010
(illy Ar2an *ingh, wildlife conservationist and /adma *hri awardee died. / @ @inakaran, !hief 0ustice of 1arnataka 8igh !ourt faces impeachement motion. The process was initiated in the /arliament. 8e is the first 8igh !ourt !hief 0ustice against whom impeachment motion have been initiated. 0ustice 3 9amaswami is the only 2udge to have faced impeachment proceedings in parliament. 0ustice 3 * *irpurkar appointed to head a three member panel to look into allegation of land grab and misconduct against !hief 0ustice / @ @inakaran in the wake of impeachment motion initiated against him in /arliament. ahmida )ir4a is the first woman *peaker of /akistan Cational Assembly. 9icky /onting, Australian cricket team captain, has been named as +*/C !ricinfo /layer of the @ecade for "###. 0yoti (asu, former Eest (engal !hief )inister, died. )rinal /ande, appointed as !hairman, /rasar (harti (oard. :ee )yung (ak, *outh 1orea /resident was the !hief 'uest at "#$# 9epublic @ay /arade. *hiv *hankar )enon is appointed as Cational *ecurity Advisor. 3ikram *rivastava appointed as @irector 'eneral of !9/ A!entral 9eserve /olice orceB. 9an2it 1umar (hatia appointed as @irector 'eneral of IT(/ AIndo Tibetan (order /oliceB.
