Headlines of the Day 18-May-2026

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
Trade, energy, and global conflicts at top of agenda during PM’s Norway visitThe Hindu(Page1)GS2(IR)
With ordinance, SC judge strength up from 33 to 37The Hindu(Page1)GS2(Governance)
Ebola outbreak in Congo is a global emergency, says WHOThe Hindu(Page1)GS2(Health )

Oslo summit must mark India’s northward turnThe Hindu(Page6)
GS2(IR)
India, Netherlands upgrade bilateral ties, sign 17 pactsThe Hindu(Page10)GS2(IR)
Return of Chola-era copper plates should spark efforts for further repatriations, say Indian archaeologistsThe Hindu(Page12)GS1(History)
SMILE — or the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link ExplorerThe HinduGS3(Space)
Chips to clean energy, India and Netherlands upgrade ties to strategic partnershipIndian Express(Page1)
GS2(IR)
Despite top court raps, Jharkhand does not secure Saranda’s prized sal forests, jumbo herdsIndian Express(Page1)
GS3(Environment)
4 years on, Govt plugs cost escalation loophole in Jal Jeevan projectsIndian Express(Page1)GS2(Governance)
A bridge too far? India’s only ape species gets helping hand, but needs bigger stepsIndian Express(Page 1)GS3(Environment )
HPV vaccination sees uptick: 11,000 girls receive the shotIndian Express(Page4)GS2(Health)
We need to snap out of agricultural subsidy spiralIndian Express(Page8)GS3(Economy)
Why India and Pakistan don’t talk any more – looking back, and aheadIndian Express(Page9)GS2(IR)
Needed, a law to shield Indian firms from sanctionsIndian Express(Page9)GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy)
The challenge for India’s renewables surge: StorageIndian Express(Page10)GS3(Environment)
Amid immigration curbs, US scheme for graduates under scannerIndian Express(Page10)
GS2(IR)
US nuclear cos tapped for inputs on investment potential in IndiaIndian Express(Page11)GS3(Science and Tech)
Ebola outbreak in Congo & Uganda an ’emergency’ of global concern, says WHOIndian Express(Page12)

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Jaggery Sector in IndiaPIBGS3(Economy)
 

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