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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 outside a laboratory. Heavy oxygen has 10 neutrons compared to the 8 neutrons present in ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Boeing • Germany • NASA • Sofia
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 since 2014 (when it was ranked 10th) and is now the 5th largest economy, overtaking ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: GDP • Germany • India becomes world’s third-largest economy • India third-largest economy • Indian Economy • world’s third-largest economy
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 • 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 / World Current Affairs
Topics: Cobalt • Germany • lead • Lithium
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 - 2022 • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: China • European Union • France • Germany • Global Innovation Partnership • India • Japan • 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 / World Current Affairs
Topics: Denmark • Exclusive Economic Zone • Finland • Gazprom • Germany • Nord Stream 2 • Russia • Sweden • United States