Today’s (18-04-2022) Important News Headlines

In this daily series, we bring the Daily Important(Must Read) News Articles for UPSC Current Affairs(Prelims & Mains) Preparation, to make reading newspapers a simple and time-saving task.

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Today’s (18-04-2022) Important News Headlines

”In this daily series, we bring the Daily Important(Must Read) News Articles for UPSC Current Affairs(Prelims & Mains) Preparation, to make reading newspapers a simple, effective and time-saving task. We cover important articles for the GS paper of UPSC prelims along with four general studies papers (GS I, GS II, GS III and GS IV) as per the UPSC Mains syllabus.”

Subject	T.H.	Headlines	Relevance(Pre & Mains)
GS 2	1	Retirement spree in SC may affect efforts to scale down pendency	1. Supreme Court Collegium ? 2. The age of retirement of the Supreme Court judges should be increased as
GS 2	1	BRICS meet likely in June, India to attend China-hosted event	1. G-7 grouping? 2. BRICS?
GS 1 & 4	6	A north pole for science and technology	1. Know about Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Chinese, and the Indus Valley civilizations. 2. Human beings have now become a ‘technological animal’, ever looking for new tools that further their growing ambitions. Explain.
GS 2 & 3	6	No easy way out	1. How Sri Lanka can walk on the path of economic recovery with the help of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? Discuss.
GS 1 & 3	6	Time for change	1. India Meteorological Department (IMD) ? 2. Impact of El Niño on the Indian Monsoon System?
GS 2 & 3	8	The functioning of the Enforcement Directorate	Know about the mandate and the functioning of the Enforcement Directorate.
GS 2 & 3	8	The status of India’s National Cyber Security Strategy	1. Data Security Council of India (DSCI)? 2. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) 3. ISEA (Information Security Education and Awareness) 4. Know about India’s National Cyber Security Strategy
GS 2 & 3	10	China deploying UAVs near LAC	Know about unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
GS 2 & 3	12	Code for medical devices welcomed	Draft Uniform Code for Medical Device Marketing Practices (UCMDMP)?