What is Baltic Travel Bubble recently in news?

Published: May 18, 2020

The Baltic countries have opened their borders to one another creating “travel bubble”. This is being called the Baltic Travel Bubble. Highlights With the opening of the borders, the citizens and residents of the European Nations can move freely. However, people coming from outside the zone are being quarantined for 14 days. This is the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Baltic Countries • Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg • Baltic Travel Bubble • COVID-19 • European Union • European Union (EU) • Germany • Russia • Travel Bubble

 Ural: Nuclear-powered Arctic icebreaker launched by Russia

Published: May 28, 2019

Russia recently launched nuclear-powered Arctic icebreaker named ‘Ural’ at Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. The move is to tap commercial potential of Arctic Ocean. Key Highlights Background: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in April 2019 that Russia will step up construction of icebreakers with aim of significantly boosting freight traffic along its Arctic coast. About: ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Topics: Arctic Oil Potential • Arktika (Arctic) • Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg • Bering Strait • Northern Sea Route (NSR) • Nuclear-powered Arctic icebreaker • Rosatom • Russian President Vladimir Putin • Sibir (Siberia) • Ural

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