Arctic region Current Affairs, GK & News
India and Sweden to sign Polar Science Cooperation Agreement
India and Sweden are to sign their first maritime cooperation agreement during the Swedish Royal couple visit. The agreement includes cooperation between the countries in both Arctic and Antarctic regions and hence the name Polar Science. Significance In the last few years, India has signed series of maritime agreements to exchange military information and to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctic • Arctic region • India-Russia • India-Sweden • Military
MOSAIC Expedition in Arctic
Among 300 scientists from the world, a 32 – year polar researcher from Kerala will be the only person to join MOSAIC expedition MOSAIC expedition MOSAIC is Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate. It is the largest Arctic expedition in the history. It is being conducted Alfred Wegner Institute of Germany. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: arctic pole • Arctic region • Climate change • Global warming • MOSAiC Expedition
Russia launches 1st Arctic train service
Russia has launched first Arctic train service running from St. Petersburg station headed to Norway. The inaugural trial journey of first tourist train traveling through Russia’s Arctic region and on to Norway will be a 11-day trip with 91 passengers aboard. Key Highlights Journey: The train is named ‘Zarengold’ (means ‘The Tsar’s gold’ in German). ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Topics: Arctic region • Climate change • First Arctic Train Service • Global warming • Island of Spitsbergen • Kirkenes • Murmansk • Oslo • Russia • St. Petersburg station • Svalbard Archipelago • Zarengold Train