Competition is everywhere and students have to keep themselves abreast with the latest events. It is difficult for students to excel in academics, extra-curricular and also be in tune with the latest events. Here's a simple way to keep oneself abreast of the current events, easily:
1. Recognize the news which is important: Media is a place, where one can find many information, some may be useful, while the rest may not be. Choosing and segregating what is important is the first step.
2. Discuss the events with your friends and family: It is easy to gather information by discussing with people around us. Also, this is a much simpler method to help you remember the events.
3. Watch news: Watching news gives you an opportunity to be in tune with the latest events, happening around the globe. You need to segregate the new that is useful to you, from the ones which just happens. For example: an earthquake in japan is important, but a tree fall on a car is unimportant.
4. Read the newspaper: Reading the newspaper, will not only give you information about the various events, but also help you in expanding your knowledge of words. Updating your vocabulary always helps.
5. Seek help from people: From assignments to be completed on time to homework and exams to be attended to, students find it difficult to allocate time to know the latest events. You can therefore ask your parents/friends to help you keep up-to-date of the events.
6. Check your knowledge: It is also important that you check if you actually retain the information which you see or read. Take up tests which involve questions on current events to check your knowledge.
7. Read books: There are books available in the market, which highlights the latest events in the various fields (stock market, sports, politics etc).
8. Surf the web: Internet has a wealth of knowledge which one can use to their advantage. Have a list of keywords on which you would like to research on and you will be able to find information.
Being knowledgeable about the current events is a part of personal growth for every individual. People tend to appreciate when one is knowledgeable. Many competitive exams challenge a person's knowledge about the current events, therefore, it is important for a student to know about the happenings and also be able to write and talk about it.