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Highlights of Current Affairs 18 May 2026
- Narendra Modi visited the United Arab Emirates to strengthen cooperation in energy, defence, AI, trade, and investment sectors.
- India and UAE signed agreements for strategic petroleum reserves, LNG/LPG storage, and long-term LPG supply to enhance India’s energy security.
- Defence ties expanded through plans for a Strategic Defence Partnership and a ship repair cluster at Vadinar with cooperation in maritime skill development.
- India and UAE partnered to establish 8 Exaflop supercomputing clusters under India’s AI Mission through collaboration between C-DAC and G42.
- Bilateral trade between India and UAE crossed US$100 billion in FY 2025–26, with a target of US$200 billion by 2032.
- Jharkhand will establish India’s first Human-Elephant Conflict Research Centre at Palamu Tiger Reserve to study and reduce human-elephant conflicts.
- Human-elephant conflict in India causes around 500 human deaths and nearly 100 elephant deaths annually due to habitat loss, deforestation, and infrastructure expansion.
- World Health Organization released the World Health Statistics Report 2026 highlighting a 40% decline in HIV infections since 2010 but rising malaria cases and air pollution deaths.
- Gir National Park launched the Lion Species Spotlight Programme, while Asiatic lion numbers in the Greater Gir region increased to 891 in 2025.
- Kalam & Kavach 3.0 focused on defence modernisation, indigenisation, innovation, and strengthening India’s self-reliant defence capabilities.
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