Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 18th March 2025

RBI, Banking and Economy

• India’s goods trade deficit at 42-month low following dip in gold, crude imports

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Nirmala Sitharaman launches PM Internship Scheme App in presence of MoS, Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra

NATIONAL

• Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and WhatsApp Join Forces to Combat Misuse of Telecom resources for Digital Frauds and Scams

INTERNATIONAL

• Armenia and Azerbaijan agree treaty terms to end almost 40 years of conflict

STATES

• Kerala to launch portal to address student migration

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• T.N.’s mangrove cover has doubled between 2021 and 2024: report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Chandrayaan-5 has received Centre’s approval, will carry 250-kg rover, says ISRO chief

DEFENCE

• 9th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks held in New Delhi

EVENTS

• QUAD Workshop on Pandemic Preparedness for Indo-Pacific Region

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton win the AM Turing Award 2024

SPORTS

• Jharkhand beat Haryana to win 15th Hockey India Women National Championship