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What is Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)?

March 12, 2023

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 outside a laboratory. Heavy oxygen has 10 neutrons compared to the 8 neutrons present in ..

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India set to become 3rd largest economy by 2030

September 5, 2022

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 since 2014 (when it was ranked 10th) and is now the 5th largest economy, overtaking ..

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Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development

May 4, 2022

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 climate protection. How much financial assistance will be provided by Germany? Under the partnership, Germany ..

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What is a ‘Battery Passport’?

April 27, 2022

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 of 11 partners received EUR 8.2m of funding to develop a common set of standards ..

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Trilateral Development Corporation (TDC) Fund

April 26, 2022

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 for projects with other countries like Germany, Japan, the European Union, France, etc that are ..

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Nord Stream 2

February 24, 2022

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 to build this pipeline was taken. Overview: The Nord Stream 1 pipeline has already been ..

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