News Headlines : 18th May 2022

  • Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said the National Education Policy-2020 (NEP) will revolutionise education in the country, making it more accessible and inclusive.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual meeting today with Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen.
  • Union Cabinet approves amendments to National Policy on Biofuels to make India energy independent by 2047.
  • Union Home Affairs Ministry has issued notification for unification of three civic municipal bodies of Delhi. In the notification, the Ministry said, Municipal Corporation of Delhi will be constituted on 22nd of this month and the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 will come into force from this date.
  • President Ram Nath Kovind addresses Joint meeting of Houses of Parliament in Jamaica; Says, India shares Jamaican vision of 2030.
  • Over 55 Start-ups have registered with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in two years since the Indian Space Department and the ISRO were opened to the private sector.
  • Evolving drone sector in India to create numerous employment opportunities for youth, says Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. 
  • Indian Navy successfully undertook maiden firing of the first indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile from SEAKING 42B helicopter at Integrated Test Range, Balasore.
  • India pavilion inaugurated by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur at Cannes Film Festival; Extends open invitation to all to be part of IFFI Goa 2022.
  • Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today said that nearly 400 comprehensive GIS based maps have already prepared under PM GatiShakti National Master Plan.
  • 75 students’ satellites to be launched this year as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
  • The Centre has urged the states to direct power generation company, Gencos to take immediate steps to import coal for blending in order to meet their requirement during Monsoon season.
  • Supreme Court appoints three-member Committee of Administrators to manage affairs of the All India Football Federation.
  • Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today reviewed the progress made under National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) and National Digital Educational Architecture (NDEAR).
  • China will host the meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs tomorrow through video conference.
  • The meeting will be hosted by China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and attended by India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor, Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Alberto Franco França and Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov.
  • India’s Nikhat Zareen storms into final of 52 kg category at IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul. Nikhat beat Brazilian Caroline De Almeida by a unanimous decision in the semifinal today. In the summit clash, Nikhat will face Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong.