{"id":39255,"date":"2025-03-18T10:42:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T05:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=39255"},"modified":"2025-03-18T10:42:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T05:12:47","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-18-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/18-03-2025\/headlines-of-the-day-18-3-2025","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 18-3-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Headline<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Source<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>India\u2019s goods trade deficit at 42-month low following dip in gold, crude imports<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PAAT.1+GV1E4LK4R.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1 )<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>India and New Zealand to institutionalise defence, security ties, says Modi<\/strong><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PAAT.1+GV1E4LK4P.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Environment )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Yaoshang<\/strong><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PAAT.1+GV1E4LR8R.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Elephants at festivals is part of our culture, says Supreme Court<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PAB2.1+GOAE4LSLA.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page 3)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance )<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>China welcomes Modi\u2019s comments, points to 2,000-year history of bilateral exchanges<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PAB4.1+GC5E4M18C.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page4)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>India and Australia agree to deepen cooperation across maritime, land, air domains<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PAB4.1+GC5E4M186.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page4)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Scholarship amount offered by Social Justice Ministry not enough to meet costs: panel<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PAB6.1+G35E4M5B6.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hindu(Page5)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance )<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>SC to examine petition on CAG appointment process<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PAB8.1+GC5E4M1DH.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 6)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance )<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>How climate change is affecting India\u2019s wheat production cycle<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PABA.1+GB5E4M427.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 7)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Pi Day was on March 14. Why is it celebrated?<\/strong><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PABA.1+GB5E4M429.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 7)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Miscellaneous&nbsp;<\/strong><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>A land where ambition grows minus an outbound ticket<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PABC.1+GEGE4LGU0.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 8)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>The U.S. should engage with the Houthis instead of bombing Yemen<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PABC.1+GEGE4LGU4.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>New Delhi\u2019s perilous recalibration with the Taliban<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PABC.1+GEGE4LGTU.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>The barriers faced by construction workers<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PABE.1+GMJE4LGK9.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>H-1B workers with master\u2019s degree doubled in 2020s from 2000s<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PABE.1+GMJE4LGK5.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 9)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Why are electoral reforms necessary?<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PABG.1+GKLE4LEF0.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 10)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance))<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Infosys eyes space-tech entry via bid for satellite systems<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/124386\/OPS\/G9SE3PABK.1+G44E4K86Q.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The HinduPage 12)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Space)<\/strong><br><br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>first-ever Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj temple<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/mumbai\/maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-inaugurates-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-temple-bhiwandi-9890406\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 8)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS1(Culture)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Periyar, Tamil and \u2018barbaric\u2019 label: Reading between the lines<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/political-pulse\/periyar-tamil-and-barbaric-label-reading-between-the-lines-9891071\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: Under Trump, America teeters on the edge of authoritarianism<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/pratap-bhanu-mehta-writes-under-trump-america-teeters-on-the-edge-of-authoritarianism-9891491\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>We need Hindi as a lokbhasha, not a rajbhasha<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/yogendra-yadav-writes-we-need-hindi-as-a-lokbhasha-not-a-rajbhasha-9891513\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Lung cancer<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 12)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Health)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>PM Internship Scheme a \u2018national cause\u2019, more companies need to chip in: Sitharaman<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/pm-internship-scheme-companies-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-9891410\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 13)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>India now exporting railway equipment to Europe, Australia and Saudi Arabia: Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/economy\/india-railway-equipment-export-europe-australia-saudi-arabia-ashwini-vaishnaw-9891438\/lite\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 13)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Economy )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Europe and the new America<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-global\/europe-new-america-jd-vance-transatlantic-partnership-9891658\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>How \u2018microlightning\u2019 in water droplets may have sparked life on Earth<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sci-tech\/microlightning-water-droplets-life-earth-9891088\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 15)<\/strong><\/a><br><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Science )<\/strong><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Undocking<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/this-word-means-undocking-9885662\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Science )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>NASA<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Indian Express(Page 15)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Science )<\/strong><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Raisina Dialogue 2025<\/strong><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2112061\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(IR)<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Digitization of Cultural Heritage in India<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2111884\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS1(History)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Buddhist Thematic Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2111822\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>National Quantum Mission: India&#8217;s Quantum Leap<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2111953\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Science )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Russia to participate in Smart Cities India Expo 2025<\/strong><br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/russia-to-participate-in-smart-cities-india-expo-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Air<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div 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