Current Affairs for UPSC exam: The Role Played by the Newspapers, why is it important?

The objective of this chapter is to help you understand the importance of current affairs for the UPSC exam. This chapter also shed light on the important newspapers and also how to approach a current affairs item when preparing for UPSC exam

Current Affairs for UPSC exam:

No one will deny the importance of newspaper in UPSC Civil Services examination. An aspirant must read at least one newspaper religiously on an everyday basis. When it comes to newspapers, the role of The Hindu in UPSC Civil Services Examination is undeniable. The Hindu is often referred to as the Bible for every Civil service aspirant. So, you might often be wondering what makes The Hindu so important for UPSC exams. You can read about that and how to read The Hindu in our blog here – How to read The Hindu newspaper?

Reading newspaper should not be done as a general activity since daily current affairs play a crucial role in both the Prelims and Mains examination. You could read up on the relevance of Current Affairs in our blog post- Current Affairs for UPSC Preliminary Examination & Current Affairs for UPSC Mains Examination

Supplementary reading and online resources:

Access to information is one of the easiest tasks that you will find. As an aspirant, you would find numerous magazines and resources available on the internet. While it is tempting to download numerous PDFs and videos, it is equally important that you are wise enough to select those resources which are useful to your preparation. We are providing you with a list of resources that have proved to be effective for aspirants in the past.

1. Yojana and Kurukshetra

2. India 2018

3. Economic Survey 2018-19

4. India Budget 2018-19

5. NIOS and IGNOU Materials

6. Magazines like Economic & Political Weekly, Frontline, Down to Earth etc

Websites

1. www.prsindia.org

2. www.pib.nic.in

3. www.thediplomat.com

4. www.idsa.in

5. www.mrunal.org

6. www.insightsonindia.com

Toppers Blog

https://anudeepdurishetty.in/

https://thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com/

www.irasinghal.blogspot.com

http://rijubafna.com/

IAS Preparation Tips For Beginners

We suggest you take a look at these resources for current affairs for UPSC exam and chose one or two (as per your liking) of these to further aid your preparation. 
Well, now that you know what to read and where to read from, it’s important that we bring your focus back to an area from the notification which talks about selecting an optional subject for the Mains examination.