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Editorial “ Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practising patience and being persistent. ” Dear Aspirants, It is a great honour for us to publish "February 2019" edition of "Master In Current Affairs" a platform which provides you with in-depth and concise information. This edition is well designed specially by keeping all the forthcoming examinations in mind. The scope of this edition includes highly admired sections NEWS MAKER, NEWS DIARY, ONE LINER which are indeviatingly related to the examinations. Chalte-Chalte is one of the most steering elements of this which is mentioned at the bottom of every page. This edition creates a forum where all candidates and guidance personnel can meet the important issues of this month which may play a vital role in forthcoming examination. The important topics covered in this edition are : One among them is ‘The unending tragedy of 1984 anti-Sikh riots’ which was in news recently when Sajjan Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court on 17 December 2018. Kumar was awarded life term after the court found him guilty of offences of murder, promoting enmity between groups and defiling public property. Then an article about ‘All about Rafale deal case’, which discusses about Rafale deal which was in the news recently, here we have a look on the issue to know more about it. With the Supreme Court asking for details of the “decision-making process” that led to the order for 36 Rafale aircraft, there is likely to be greater clarity about certain key questions which have created a political controversy. Later we’ll see ‘Surrogacy Bill: Then & Now’ which seeks to regulate the surrogacy part of a rather flour- ishing infertility industry in the country. After it 'UN Climate Change Conference 2018 Katowice, Poland' which was held on December 3, to discuss the goal of finalising the implementation guidelines for the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The major outcome of the Paris Accord ‘rulebook’ has been ratified marks a step forward, even with the US threatening to withdraw from the deal — something it cannot do before 2020. In this edition we are providing the Model paper of Railway ALP Stage-2 and IBPS Clerk Mains 2018 for your self-assessment. There is a separate section named Quiz Time for your self-evaluation, which includes all the possible MCQ's from this month's current af- fairs. This will be highly beneficial for all the upcoming examinations. The topics of the next issue will be different, we make sure that we will be trying to serve you with our next edition consisting a rich piece of knowledge. Best of Luck for your exams. Your advice or suggestions will be much appreciated and welcomed. With Best Wishes Editor : N.K. 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