2018 CNA

Comprehensive News Analysis – UPSC Exam 2018

The UPSC civil services exam evaluates candidates on a number of subjects but the most important of these is current affairs. Current affairs forms the crux of the UPSC question papers and the most reliable source for IAS current affairs is the daily newspaper. Without reading newspapers, it is impossible to clear the IAS exam.

Reading the newspaper for the UPSC exam is a tricky affair. First of all, candidates should know what news to read and what news to avoid. Reading the newspaper from the front page to the last will be a sheer waste of time. Candidates should be prudent enough to pick out the news from the ‘noise’. And, even within a headline, they should know how to ‘analyse’ the news. Candidates should figure out what the headline exactly talks about, the core issue concerned and not the irrelevant details. UPSC does not ask questions about the irrelevant details but only on the issue concerned. For example, if an important judgement is passed, candidates need not remember the name of the judge who passed it, but they should definitely remember the details of the case and how it affects the country or the people. Also important are the implications of the news item for the country’s polity or economy.

Keeping the above factors in mind, BYJU’S has designed its Comprehensive News Analysis or CNA which picks out the relevant news headlines from the newspaper and dissects it from a UPSC 2018 point of view. The headlines under discussion are also classified according to the heading under which it falls, GS1, GS2, economy, geography, science and technology, etc. The daily CNA also features special categories like ‘Prelims Facts’ and ‘Tidbits’ – short news items that are of particular relevance for the UPSC prelims. Finally, the section also features prelims and mains questions for practice.

The Daily CNA is a perfect solution to those looking for a comprehensive analysis of the newspaper on a daily basis for the IAS exam.

TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related POLITY AND GOVERNANCE 1. Nakkheeran editor held on Raj Bhavan’s complaint, freed by court 2. Delhi...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related POLITY AND GOVERNANCE 1. SC tags Tripura NRC plea with Assam case SOCIAL JUSTICE 1. Three...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related ART AND CULTURE 1. Monuments in North Karnataka proposed as World Heritage Sites HISTORY 1. Recalling Mysore...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related POLITY AND GOVERNANCE 1. EC sets month-long poll schedule for 5 States C. GS3 Related HEALTH 1....
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related INDIAN SOCIETY 1. Skin bank richer by 85 donations, 1,500 pledges B. GS2 Related INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1....
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related SOCIAL ISSUES 1. ‘No trial in sewer death cases’ B. GS2 Related POLITY 1. Ethics panel debates checks and...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1. Forgo S-400 system, U.S. tells India POLITY AND GOVERNANCE 1. First...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related ART AND CULTURE 1. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates ‘World Peace’ monument ECOLOGY 1. 88 million-year-old isle and...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related GOVERNANCE 1. A crusade for women’s rights C. GS3 Related D. GS4 Related E. Editorials POLITY 1....
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related SOCIAL ISSUES 1. Manual Scavenging B. GS2 Related INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1. Pak. duplicity key hurdle in fight...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related GOVERNANCE 1. Govt. unveils centre for data analytics C. GS3 Related HEALTH 1. First human case of...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related POLITY 1. Hearings on Ayodhya title suit 2. Adultery and IPC C. GS3 Related D. GS4 Related E....
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related GOVERNANCE 1. Aadhaar gets thumbs up from Supreme Court 2. Boost to SC/ST quota in promotions 3....
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related GOVERNANCE 1. India ranks 158th in ‘human capital’ score 2. Legislators can practise law, says SC...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related GOVERNANCE 1. Panel approves nutrition norms INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1. Yameen concedes defeat in...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related GEOGRAPHY 1. 500 homeless in Bengal as Ganga swallows land B. GS2 Related POLITY AND GOVERNANCE 1. HC notice to...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related GOVERNANCE 1. Withdraw instant triple talaq ordinance: women’s groups INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1....
TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related POLITY 1. Goa Congress moves to remove Speaker GOVERNANCE 1. Ban on adoption by live-in partners...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related ART AND CULTURE 1. Here, Muharram is a part of Adivasi ethos B. GS2 Related GOVERNANCE 1. Sex offenders’ registry...
TABLE OF CONTENTSA. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related GOVERNANCE 1. Triple talaq is criminal offence C. GS3 Related ECONOMY 1. Cabinet clears ₹3,466...