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Important Daily Articles from The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express and Down to Earth of 18th March 2023

1 GS1
a. Society
i. States must file counter-affidavits in anti-conversion law cases in three weeks: Supreme Court[TH-10]
ii. i. President of India attends civic reception at Thiruvananthapuram; inaugurates silver jubilee celebration of ‘Kudumbashree’ and launches ‘Unnathi’[PIB]
iii. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, ‘herSTART’, a platform to encourage women entrepreneurs inaugurated recently[PIB]

b. Geography:
i. Unseasonal rains, hailstorms damage over 18,000 hectares of agricultural land in Maharashtra[DTE]

2 GS2
a. Polity:
i. Issue of simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies being examined by the Law Commission[TH-10]

b. International Relations:
i. International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin over Ukraine ‘war crimes’[TH-13]
ii. India moots action plan to mark 2023 as year of tourism development at SCO meet[IE-10]
iii. 22 Army Chiefs, representatives to participate in first-ever India-Africa Chiefs Conclave[IE-11]
iv. At Human Rights Council, India UN rep underlines values of ‘Ahimsa’, ‘Satyagraha[IE-11]

3 GS3
a. Economy:
i. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, among 7 States to get textile parks[TH-01]
ii. Rajasthan plans mainstreaming of millets in public-funded programmes[TH-12]
iii. U.S. bank fallout proves importance of ensuring prudent asset liability management: Das[TH-14]

b. Science & Technology:
i. Indian Institute of Astrophysics researchers develop low-cost star sensor[TH-06]
ii. Flu cases rising in India, what is driving the surge?[IE-15]

c. Environment:
i. Carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles on Andhra Pradesh shores worry tourists[TH-06]
ii. Horseshoe crabs disappearing off Odisha has scientists alarmed[TH-12]
iii. Supreme Court asks Environment Ministry to file counter-affidavit to plea by a minor to protect Western Ghats[TH-12]