Germany Current Affairs, GK & News
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 climate protection. How much financial assistance will be provided by Germany? Under the partnership, Germany ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Germany • Green Hydrogen • JDI • Renewable energy
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 of 11 partners received EUR 8.2m of funding to develop a common set of standards ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: BASF • Battery Passport • BMW • Cobalt • Germany • lead • Lithium • nickel • Umicore
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 for projects with other countries like Germany, Japan, the European Union, France, etc that are ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: China • European Union • France • Germany • Global Innovation Partnership • India • Japan • Trilateral Development Corporation (TDC) Fund • United Kingdom
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 to build this pipeline was taken. Overview: The Nord Stream 1 pipeline has already been ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Denmark • Exclusive Economic Zone • Finland • Gazprom • Germany • Greifswald • Nord Stream 2 • Russia • Sweden • United States • Ust-Luga
Munich Security Conference
Since 1963, the Munich Security Conference has been held in Munich, Germany, as an annual conference on international security policy. Münchner Konferenz für Sicherheitspolitik and Wehrkundetagung were the previous names for the conference. It is the largest meeting of its kind in the world. Overview: The Munich Security Conference has developed into the most important ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Dr. S Jaishankar • Germany • Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) • Munich • Munich Security Conference