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75 Hrs FAST TRACK COURSE (23rd July 2014 to 23rd July 2015)

(30+ Questions expected from our India 2015 Module)

Current Affairs

By Mr. Mohan Kumar(Current Affairs Expert)

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A. Introduction about current affairs Current Affairs is the major part of the GS (General studies )and generally one third of the questions of the GS Paper are directly or indirectly asked from Current Affairs only in CSE PT(Civil Services Exam - Preliminary Test). This makes the Civil Services preparation and examination dynamic and hence a person with even vast knowledge of conventional GS Subjects has less chances of qualifying PT in case he/she completely ignores the Current Affairs. It is in fact the awareness of an aspirant about National, International, Regional, Social, Political, Ecological & Economic Affairs currently going on in the country and the world since an year. Questions are also asked which might be in news before one year but seeing the burden of other subjects, It is always advisable to go with just one year Current Affairs.

B. Discussion About strategy of preparationNow a big question arises about how to prepare for Current Affairs? How to efficiently learn Current Affairs? How to store that big information base of one year without hampering the preparation of other subjects and practising CSAT which is now qualifying in nature? In fact, there is no wane of magic for it and this can be acquired with regular practice only by devoting sufficient time for it. Now a person who has completely ignored the Current Affairs section may get disappointed about what to do now when the examination is knocking at the door step. No worries have faith in you and start preparation from now onward with a balanced approach and you will overcome this issue within a small time. Also, It is advisable that better to start now than never.Many people get confused about the sources of Current Affairs. Few people also say that as per new trend of CSE PT, there is no guarantee that the questions will come from particular magazine or newspaper only and even it comes from a particular paper, it is difficult to organize and remember the Current Affairs of one year.

We say, yes, you are right, Ever body faces issues but we have to make the way out of that only. If you have time, We strongly recommend you to go through The Hindu newspaper on the regular basis and make a note of important issues in point format. You can use that note as ash highlighting points before two weeks of exam. But if you have ignored it, Don't worry. We will provide you enriched material/ information as a part of our class notes and teaching in the class. Our VVR-faculty teach has been working exclusively for Current Affairs and We have covered all the important issues in the news on weekly basis through our C.N.A. Magazine. Our Team and faculty who have already delivered and taught Current Affairs through Weekend Classes have very high level of expertise which has benefitted the students and We are sure that it would equally benefit the new joinee of the and comprehensive Current Affairs programme with the VVR IAS. You come, study and change your perception of Current Affairs, You will certainly believe after class that Current Affairs is not an ad hoc module rather a multi-disciplinary module to be taught in a multi-disciplinary approach. If you go through the analysis and information, the chances of

C. Suggested Reading Materials1. The C.N.A Magazine of VVR IAS (It is exclusive Weekly Current Affairs Magazine which includes summary and analysis of all Newspapers and Magazines or The Hindu News paper 2.Summary of Economic survey, Budget 3.Select chapters from India Year Book 4.Yojana 5.Kurukshetra 6.World focus 7.Science Reporter 8.DD News (Webcat.gov.in/live)9.All india (www.newsonir.com)

D. Course Highlightsrd rd

1. Latest coverage of One Year Current Affairs from 23 Jul 2014 to 23 Jul 2015. 2. Most dynamic faculty in the field with day to day Current Affairs awareness. 3. 30 days classroom programme with 2.5 hours each day to make it 75 hours short duration but highly enriched Current Affairs course to suitably meet the needs of the students preparing for CSE PT 2015.4. There would be 5 tests with 100 questions each followed by discussions. This will provide competitive advantage to the students and it reduces their stress level of exam.5. Summary notes will be provided before the class. 6. Coverage of more than 300 important topics of National and International Importance, Socio-Economic issues, Political and Constitutional Developments, Current Biodiversity and Environment, more than 100 Places and 100 Personalies in the news which are important for CSE PT-2015. 7. The topics brought by the students can be discussed in brief in case importance is felt.8. It is an advanced Current Affairs Course to analyze the subject in Socio-politico & Economic scenario.9. Use of Multimedia facilities for important map items discussion.10. Class is interactive to satisfy genuine curiosity of the students. 12. Focus on analysis rather than mugging up the subject.

E. Schedule

A. Schedule for Regular Batch: I. Course start date : Jun 3rd, 2015 II. Course finish date : Jul 10th 2015 III. Total course duration: 75 hrs IV. Class will run for 2.5 hrs each day from Monday to Saturday for continuous 5 weeks.

B. Division of time in components of Current Affairs: I. International Relation & International Organization: 20 hrs II. National, Social, Political, Economic issues: 25 hrs III. Current Biodiversity & Ecology, UNFCCC, Energy/Current Geography: 10 hrs IV. Science & Tech : 10 hrs V. Miscellaneous: 10 hrs

DETAILED SYLLABUS

A. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS1. India’s bilateral relations with 18 Nations of the world where current PM visited

since 2014. 2. Iran : P5+1 broker deal and Nuclear issues, Possibility of removal of Sanctions3. Israel and Palestine : UNESCO membership of Palestine, Chances of Palestine’s

statehood, Hamas and Fatah, Gaza Stip and West Bank, NewGovernment in Palestine, Why USA supports Israel? India’s Growing Cooperation with Israel

4. Middle East Affairs: Yemen Disturbance, ISIS, Saudi Arabia and Iran Relation5. China : AIIB, Maritime Silk Route, Silk Route, Areas of disputes and engagements

with India, Trade and Commerce, Leadership change, Chinese engagement in Tibet and internal disturbance, South China Sea disputes, String of Pearls Policy and related ports, CPEC

6. Srilanka : 2015 Election in Srilanka, Change of Presidency, UNHRC Resolutions, India’s rehabilitation effort in Srilanka, 13th Amendment and issue of autonomy of Northern Province, Hambaltota Port development and String of Pearls policy, Kachtheevu Island dispute with India

7. Pakistan : Karakoram Highways/railways, Indus Treaty, Baglihar Project, Kishan Ganga Project, Tulbul Project, Siachen Glacier, Sir Creek Issue, Gwadar Port, Lahore Show and Pakistan to grant India MFN, +ve and -ve list, IPI Project, NPT, CPEC.

8. Afghanistan : TAPI Project, India’s financial assistance including Parliament building, Road construction by BRO(Delaram to Iran’s port), withdrawal of ISAF in 2014 and Operation Resolute Mission, Transit routes to Afghanistan, Afghan Election 2014 and Visit of new President to India

9. Nepal : Constitutional Development in Nepal since Apr 2008, Constituent Assembly Election 2013, Cooperation and disputes in River/Hydro Projects including Kosi, Mahakali rivers, Transit through Haldia/Kolkota Port, Chinese Railways Project till Kathmandu

10. Bangladesh : Enclave issues and Land Boundary Agreement, River water disputes (Farraka on Ganga, Teesta, Feni), BCIM, Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala Bus Service, Chittagaon Port and String of Pearls

11. Maldives : The change of Presidency, Chinese Inuence and developing relation, Collaboration with India in security and other fields

12. Vietnam : as an ally of India, India’s inuence in South China Sea, ONGC deal for Spratly Islands, Importance of Vietnam to balance dominance of China.

13. USA : Engagements with India and US foreign relations14. Russia: Engagement with India15. Terrorism : The impact in Middle East, North America, Europe and South Asia

International/Regional Organisations16. UNO: UNSC with 5 permanent and 10 Non Permanent members, The important

organs/Agencies of UNO, The important failed/passed resolutions with outcome, peacekeeping Force, P5+1, Expansion of UNSC to reect current world order/reality, Inclusion of India in UNSC and other aspirants.

17. NAM: Fundation, Membership and appropriateness/justification of it’s existence in the current world order

18. SAARC : 2014 Kathmandu Summit, Estimation of it’s success and scope of cooperation, South Asian University

19. ASEAN : ASEAN+3, East Asia Summit(EAS), Dialogue Partners, Myanmar 2014 summit

20. G20 : The 19 largest Economies and EU, Australia’s recent meeting and India’s view 21. BRICS : 2015 Summit in Brazil, BRICS Developmental Bank, Reason for it’s

importance in International Politics.

B. POLITY & GOVERNANCE AND OTHER INTERNATIONALS DEVELOPMENTS

1. All Bills which have the brought in parliament of India or passed after June 2014.2. Lok sabha clears insurance bill3. Maharashtra launches ‘bhagyashree’ scheme for girl child4. Union government released digital gender atlas for advancing girls education5. North-East first KCC opens in tripura6. RTI act applies to a-g’s office Spectrum bids touch rs. 86,000 cr.7. Compulsory licensing soon for export of generic drugs by India8. India, china plan disaster management agenda9. Pharma Jan Samadhan scheme 10. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)11. Australia may seek membership of the China-led infrastructure Bank 12 Haryana cows to get UIDAI-like numbers 13. Centre notifies rollback norm under transfer pricing pact 14. Indian Ocean conference will discuss strategic challenges 15. IMA, Health Ministry lock horns16. Don’t insist on Aadhaar: SC17. Cow protection Bill passed & Sc verdicts differ on beef being a poor man’s food 18. High Courts cannot entertain plea against Armed Forces Tribunal: Supreme

Court 19. Supreme Court scraps decision to include Jats in OBC category, says caste can’t

be sole ground 20. British Irish Visa Scheme came into force in India 21. India and Seychelles signed four agreements to boost security cooperation 22. Indian Railways signed MoU with LIC for implementing Railway projects23. BRICS resolve to ensure food security solution by December 2015 24. A boost to Indo-Mauritius Bilateral Co-operation25. Implementation of AIBP 26. Insurance Bill passed in Rajya Sabha 27. Make paid news a poll offence: Law panel 28. Home Guards are volunteers, not entitled to salary: SC 29. Government plans radical changes in EPF law 30. States raise pitch for Councils 31. Opposition wants village adoption scheme scrapped 32. CIC gives in to parties’ defiance 33. Cabinet approves Bill to unearth black money34. Five-tier monitoring and review mechanism introduced for ICDS scheme 35. Union Ministry of Health and Welfare launched Media Campaign for Mission

Indradhanush 36. Reservation for women in direct recruitment in Non-Gazetted posts in police

forces of all Union Territories including Delhi Police 37. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 38. DigiLocker gets good response 39. Coal Bill cleared 40. SEBI clears municipal bonds 41. Biggest diplomatic event: India-Africa summit from October 26 42.Section 66A 43. 18th Round of Talks between India and China on the Boundary Question held in

New Delhi 44. Union Cabinet approved the Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015 45. National Action Plan for Skill Training of Persons with Disabilities launched in

New Delhi 46. Collegium system is illegal, says government

47. Centre asks State Governments to utilize State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) in wake of natural calamities

48. SEBI Board approved SEBI (International Financial Services Centres) Guidelines, 2015

49. Govt. decides to re-issue Land Acquisition Ordinance ordinance before April 5, 2015

50. Union Cabinet gave its approval for the Approach and Key Components of e-Kranti51. Foreign airlines come under sexual harassment Act52. Rajasthan govt. opens mother’s milk ban53. IAEA for more autonomy to India’s nuclear regulatory board54. WJP released Open Government Index 2015 Report55. Rajasthan becomes 1st state to have minimum educational qualifications for

Panchayat polls 56. Railway Minister agged off first goods train from Lumding to Silchar in Assam 57. Union Government announced 430 crore rupees project for production of Geo-textile

in NE region58. Union Government sanctioned 250 crore rupees to Andhra Pradesh to set up

Polavaram SPV59. Union Ministry of Coal launched Electronic Coal Projects Monitoring Portal (e-CPMP)60. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched PRAGATI platform for redressal of grievances61. Indradhanush Mission: children who missed immunisation get another chance 62. India’s first e-ration card Service launched in Delhi63. Odisha Government launches Aahar scheme64. Union Government launches FAME-India scheme to boost electric, hybrid vehicle sales65. Signing and ratifying the Inter-Governmental Agreement on Dry Ports of

International Importance 66. Cabinet approves gas pooling for fertilizer sector 67. Operation Raahat launched68. Gujarat anti-terror Bill passed finally69. RSBY to be implemented by Health Ministry from April , 201570. Rajasthan brings Bill against witchcraft 71. Meet revisits judicial values, to review selection process 72. Union Government launches ‘Give it Up’ movement in Karnataka 73. Government Issues Guidelines for Administration and Operationalization of

‘Nirbhaya Fund’ 74. Rain-hit areas to get NREGS boost 75. Palestine joins ICC 76. Government unveils new foreign trade policy 77. Rajasthan SHRC has asked the government to take a fresh look at the Mines Act, 1952 78. China express readiness to work with India’s ‘Mausam’ project79. 20th Law Commission submitted Re1port on eliminating discrimination against 11.

Leprosy affected Persons80. NGT bans decade-old diesel vehicles in Delhi, NCR Govt. moves to clear the air81. Intelligence agencies silent on RTI: study 82. Union Cabinet clears Real Estate Bill 83. India, France agree on deal for 36 Rafale jets 84. India, France sign deal for Jaitapur N-project 85. Centre links disaster compensation to farmers with headline ination 86. Voluntary retirement is no excuse to skip alimony: SC 87. Thane named India’s Earth Hour Capital 88. India elected to four United Nations agencies

89. EPFO suspended 1000 rupees minimum monthly pension scheme 90. Election Commission sets up committee to allow migrants to vote 91. Curbs on Governors’ outstation visits 92. NCBC likely to get statutory powers soon, says its chairman 93. Government notifies NJAC, puts an end to collegium 94. Clamour for Net neutrality grows online 95. Diesel vehicles get a two-week breather 96. Taiwan rejected from China-led Asia bank 97. Is re-promulgation of land ordinance valid? SC asks Centre 98. Panel to look into post-66A security concerns 99. Will support India’s U.N. bid: Cameron 100. Visa scheme renamed to avoid confusion: MHA 101. Legislators entering govt contracts after election liable for disqualification: Supreme Court102. ILO Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 and the Forced Labour

(Supplementary Measures) Recommendation, 2013 103. Agreement between India and Jordan on maritime transport 104. Chinese president to launch economic corridor link in Pakistan 105. Maharashtra Government constituted taskforce on farm development, poverty alleviation 106. Russia and Pakistan hold their first Joint-Military Exercise 107. India and South Korea held high level defence talks in Seoul 108. India marks presence at Asian-African conference in Indonesia 109. India and Canada signed nuclear agreement on supply of Uranium 110. India, Canada issued Joint Statement titled New Vigour, New Steps 111. Assam awarded as Best e-Panchayat state on National Panchayati Raj Diwas 112. Operation Maitri: about India’s earthquake relief and rescue mission in Nepal 113. Bharatiya Mahila Bank wins Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015 114. Rajya Sabha on 24 April 2015 unanimously passed The Rights of Transgender

Persons Bill, 2014 by voice vote 115. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates India’s Healthcare Tourism Portal 116. Trifed Bags National Award in Training Innovation 117. DRI ropes in several nations under Operation Sesha to check smuggling 118. Union Government extends e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31 more countries 119. India, Japan ink action agenda to boost trade, investment 120. Japan identifies 11 sites to set up industrial townships in India 121. Prime Minister to Launch Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY),

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) on 9th May 2015 At Kolkata and Simultaneous Launch of the Schemes at 116 Locations Across the Country

122. President of India inaugurates ‘Namaste Russia’ 123. Lok Sabha passed Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Bill 2015 124. Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement between India and Republic of Korea 125. Memorandum of Understanding between India and Mongolia on cooperation in

the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy 126. Extension of tenure of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between

India and China on Cooperation in Traditional Medicine 127. Punjab government launched pan-state programme to monitor the soil health

of every farm128. The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched “Kayakalp” 129. India and Mongolia signed 13 agreements to enhance bilateral relations 130. India Meteorological Department signed MoU with POSOCO Ltd to increase

efficiency of power sector 131. Union Government sanctions 30 cold storage projects chain with Rs 725 crore

outlay 132. BJP MP S.S. Ahluwalia to head joint panel on Land Acquisition Amendment bill 133. India assumes presidency of 68th World Health Assembly 134. Union Government launches USTAAD Scheme for Traditional Artisans in Varanasi 135. India, China ink 24 key agreements to boost ties in trade, economy, education

136. Union Cabinet approves Namami Gange Program 137. M.J. Joseph appointed as controller general of accounts in the Finance Ministry 138. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 139. Punarjagaran (Rejuvenation) Programme 140. National Sports Talent Search Scheme 141. Introduction of National Young Leaders Programme 142. China sets up largest gold sector fund for nations along ancient Silk Road 143. Ireland becomes first country to constitutionally legalise same-sex marriage 144. DD Kisan, India’s first television channel dedicated to farmers launched by PM Narendra

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