Today’s(February 18, 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(February 18, 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	The Hindu	Headlines	Relevance(Pre Mains)
GS 2	1	Singapore PM’s speech uncalled for, says India	India-Singapore Relations
GS 3	8	T.N. tells SC it doesn’t want neutrino observatory	Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO)
GS 2 & GS 3	6	India has still to get a good grip on road safety	1. Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) 2. iRAD (Integrated Road Accident Database)
GS 2	6	Etching a trade line to bond beyond oil	1. free trade agreement (FTA) 2. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 3. Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) Agreement 4. Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) & Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)
GS 3	6	A planetary adjustment	Q. India must prioritise the transition to energy sources that do not upset the natural balance. Elaborate
GS 2	7	Is the post-Cold War security order changing?	Q. The Ukraine crisis has brought the unstable security architecture in Europe to the fore of U.S.-Russia ties. Discuss.
GS 2	8	India again backs diplomacy at UNSC	1. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) 2. Minsk II ceasefire agreement 3. Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE 4. Normandy Format (Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France)
GS 2	10	India, UAE to sign trade pact today	1. The FTA — Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) 2. Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)
GS 2	10	Draft laws on refugee rights need revision’ NHRC member says expert panel could take up task	1. Model laws on asylum and refugees 2. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)