{"id":73882,"date":"2026-05-18T10:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=73882"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:35:09","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-18-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/18-05-2026\/73882\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 18-May-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headline<\/strong><\/th>Source<\/strong><\/th>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Trade, energy, and global conflicts at top of agenda during PM\u2019s Norway visit<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong>
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With ordinance, SC judge strength up from 33 to 37<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Ebola outbreak in Congo is a global emergency, says WHO<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Health )<\/strong>

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Oslo summit must mark India\u2019s northward turn<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page6)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India, Netherlands upgrade bilateral ties, sign 17 pacts<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong>
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Return of Chola-era copper plates should spark efforts for further repatriations, say Indian archaeologists<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1(History)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
SMILE \u2014 or the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Space)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Chips to clean energy, India and Netherlands upgrade ties to strategic partnership<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Despite top court raps, Jharkhand does not secure Saranda’s prized sal forests, jumbo herds<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
4 years on, Govt plugs cost escalation loophole in Jal Jeevan projects<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
A bridge too far? India’s only ape species gets helping hand, but needs bigger steps<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Environment )<\/strong>
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HPV vaccination sees uptick: 11,000 girls receive the shot<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page4)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(Health)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
We need to snap out of agricultural subsidy spiral<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Why India and Pakistan don’t talk any more – looking back, and ahead<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Needed, a law to shield Indian firms from sanctions<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2(IR)\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The challenge for India’s renewables surge: Storage<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Amid immigration curbs, US scheme for graduates under scanner<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page10)<\/strong><\/a>
<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
US nuclear cos tapped for inputs on investment potential in India<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Ebola outbreak in Congo & Uganda an ’emergency’ of global concern, says WHO<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page12)<\/strong><\/a>

<\/td>		GS2(Health)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Jaggery Sector in India<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3(Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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