Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 18.03.2024

National News
• Startup Mahakumbh, one of the biggest events showcasing the startup ecosystem of India is beginning today. The event will be held till 20th March at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
• The National Testing Agency will conduct CUET-UG between the 15th to 31st of May as announced earlier.
• Election Commission has announced Para Archer and Arjuna Awardee, Sheetal Devi as its National PwD Icon.
• Election Commission uploaded the data received in digitized form from the registry of the Supreme Court on electoral bonds on its website.
• Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha re-elects Dattatreya Hosabale to the post of Sarkaryavah or General Secretary
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he distributed agricultural drones to girls in villages to break the social psyche that does not approve women driving even tractors.
• Indian Army contingent departs for Seychelles to participate in Tenth edition of Joint Military Exercise “LAMITIYE-2024”
• Election Commission issues directions for effective enforcement of Model Code of Conduct after announcement of Lok Sabha poll schedule
• IMD forecasts scattered to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning & gusty winds over Gangetic West Bengal during next 4 days
International News
• Niger has suspended its military agreement with the United States “with immediate effect”.
• A massive forest fire in China is threatening the habitats of giant pandas and other rare species in the inland province of Sichuan.
• A volcano has erupted once again in Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, marking the fourth eruption since December. The volcano unleashed smoke and bright orange lava into the air. As a result, a state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland, prompting an evacuation of nearby areas
• Indian Navy rescues 17 crew members of hijacked cargo vessel MV Ruen, captures 35 pirates after 40-hour operation
Sports News
 •Indian Athlete Gulveer Singh shattered a 16-year-old national record by over 20 seconds by clocking 27.41.81 in The Ten event at San Juan Capistrano in California. The 25-year-old finished second in the men’s 10000m race on Saturday.
•Six-time Miami Open champion Novak Djokovic confirms withdrawal from Miami Open citing scheduling issues

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