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Salman Rushdie Receives Prestigious German Peace Prize
Salman Rushdie, the renowned British-American author, has been awarded the prestigious German peace prize for his outstanding contributions. The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade jury recognized Rushdie as a passionate defender of freedom of thought and expression. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Air Defender 23
The multinational exercise, Air Defender 23, is set to make history as the largest air force deployment exercise conducted by NATO. This joint endeavor involves 25 nations coming together to train in the airspace above Europe in a display of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs
What is Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)?
For the first time, Oxygen-18 was detected in Earth’s mesosphere and lower thermosphere using the data collected by the GREAT instrument on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). This is the first time that heavy oxygen has been detected ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
India set to become 3rd largest economy by 2030
Recently, State Bank of India (SBI) released a research report which states that India is likely to become the third largest economy in the world by 2029. Highlights The report said that India has gone through a major structural transformation ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a joint declaration of intent (JDI) establishing the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership. What is the goal of the partnership? To intensify bilateral and multilateral cooperation and accelerate actions towards ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
What is a ‘Battery Passport’?
Germany’s Ministry of Economy, Robert Habeck, has announced that there are plans by a group of companies in the country’s automotive industry to develop a ‘passport’ that will be tracing the environmental impact of European batteries. Overview: The consortium consisting ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Trilateral Development Corporation (TDC) Fund
India and the United Kingdom have launched their Global Innovation Partnership (GIP) as both countries look to bolster their innovation ecosystem to benefit the start-ups. GIP is expected to provide a model for utilizing the Trilateral Development Corporation (TDC) Fund ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Nord Stream 2
The Nord Stream 2 is a 1,200-km pipeline that extends, through the Baltic Sea, from Ust-Luga in Russia to Greifswald in Germany. This pipeline will be carrying 55 billion cubic meters of gas annually. In the year 2015, the decision ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs