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Canada pulls out of Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears
Canada became the first major country to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears. Australia has also directed its athletes to prepare for the 2021 games, as it could not be held this year. Earlier, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has announced for the first time that the Olympic Games might ..
Topics: Canada • Coronavirus • tokyo olympics
Baffin Island
Scientists discovered a previously unknown fragment of an ancient continent in the Chidliak Kimberlite Province in southern parts of Baffin Island. Baffin Island Baffin Island is a part of Canada’s territory in the Arctic Ocean. It is the largest island in Canada and the 5th largest island in the world. The island is separated from ..
Topics: Arctic • Canada • Continental Crust • Diamond Exploration • Kimberlite
International Olympics Organization to postpone Tokyo Olympics 2020
Recently, Greece handed over the Olympic Flame to Japan. However, due to the increasing threats of Corona Virus, the International Olympics Committee is considering postponement of 2020 Olympics. The organization might postpone Olympics to 2021. Highlights The International Olympics Committee has set a time frame of 4 weeks to make a decision about the postponement ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 2020 Tokyo Olympics • Canada • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Greece • International Olympics Committee • North Korea • Olympic Movement • Olympics
India-European Union to work together on Integrated Local Energy Systems
During India’s Smart Utility Week, India and European Union called upon Integrated Local Energy System. The countries are to work upon clean energy and climate. The collaboration will help to improvise clean energy supply Highlights The collaboration and steps that were taken are completely based on Mission Innovation. The collaboration will aim at increasing the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Canada • Clean Energy • CoP21 • European Union • President Hollande • President Obama • United States (US)
Ajay Bisaria becomes Indian High Commissioner to Canada
Veteran diplomat Ajay Bisaria was recently appointed as the next Indian High Commissioner to the North American country, Canada. Ajay Bisaria, who is to assume office shortly, is a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer. Prior to this assignment, Bisaria was serving as India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan. After the special status of Jammu and ..
Topics: Canada • High commissioner • Indian Foreign Service • Pakistan • Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
India wants to move TMT Project to a Different Site
The Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) will become one of the world’s largest general-purpose observatories, once it is constructed. The proposed site for its location is over the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii islands, which is a sacred place for the island’s locals. Several protests are being witnessed demanding to shift the construction of the observatory to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Canada • China • Hawaii • Japan • Mauna Kea volcano • Thirty Meter Telescope • United States