School Assembly News Headlines For April 18 Swachhata Pakhwada 2024, Dubai Flood 2024, Mount Ruang Eruption and Important Education News

18th April, School News Headlines Today: Here, students can find list of important school assembly news headlines for April 18 morning assembly. We have shortlisted all the important news, updates and events that happened on April 17. Get the list of all the important news here and choose the most appropriate ones for your assembly tomorrow. Check the recent updates on national, international, business, and more news. Also, find thought of the day here along with mentions of important days on April 18. 

National News Headlines for School Assembly

• Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducts its first international two-day workshop on ‘Emerging Technologies & Challenges for Exoskeleton’, in Bengaluru, from April 16 to April 17, with over 300 participants from various stakeholders. 
• Sh. Umang Narula, Secretary of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs launches Swachhata Pakhwada 2024 from 16th to 30th April in New Delhi, where a cleanliness drive will be conducted inside and outside the rooms/chambers allotted to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, including review of all the pending physical files, weeding out of the unnecessary files, and more. 
• Indian Railways have planned to manufacture Vande-Bharat style home-built bullet train with speed exceeding 250 kmph, in a project aimed at enhancing the train speeds within the Indian Railways network. 
• Noida International Airport (NIA) along with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) will lay a dedicated 35 km long Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) pipeline with an extension of 1.2 km within the premises of the airport. 
• Sheetal Devi bags a silver in Khelo India NTPC National Ranking Archery Meet, being held at the DDA Yamuna Sports Complex. 

School Assembly Headlines for International News 

• Heavy thunderstorms dumped 1.5 years of rain in Dubai and various parts of UAE, leading to flooded roadways, airports, malls on April 16.
• Mount Ruang Volcano, stratovolcano, erupts several times in outermost region of Indonesia on Tuesday night followed by Wednesday overnight, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes. However, no casualties or injuries have been reported yet. 
• United Nation’s (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), ex-employee accuses China of influencing UN to serve votes, silence discussions on sensitive topics, and manipulating reports to align with its priorities. 

Business News for Today’s School Assembly

• Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) records highest ever ‘125’ Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) signings since the launch of APA programme, with Indian taxpayers in fiscal year 2023-2024, 
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulates point-of-sale (PoS) payment service providers like PineLabs and MSwipe. It has mandated non-banks offering physical point-of-sale services (PoS) to seek authorization within 60 days and submit their application by May 31, 2024. 

Important Days on April 18

Thought of Day

“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith” —– Steve Jobs

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