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Road-map for Talanoa Dialogue prepared at Bonn UN Climate Change Conference

November 20, 2017

The UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP23) was held in Bonn, Germany and was presided over by Government of Fiji. It concluded with countries putting in place a roadmap for ‘Talanoa Dialogue’, a year-long process to assess countries’ progress on climate ..

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Global Passport Power Rank 2017: India ranks 75

October 26, 2017

India’s passport was ranked 75th among 94 countries in recently released Global Passport Power Rank 2017. India was ranked three notches better than its previous ranking. According to this index, Singapore has world’s most powerful passport, making it first Asian ..

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Hans Joachim Schellnhuber wins 2017 Blue Planet Prize

October 19, 2017

Prof Hans Joachim Schellnhuber from Germany won 2017 Blue Planet Prize, world’s most prestigious award for pioneers in environmental science. He was awarded for establishing new field of science ‘Earth System Analysis’ and introducing most influential concepts including the notion ..

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XFEL: World’s biggest and powerful X-ray laser gun unveilded

September 1, 2017

The world’s largest and powerful X-ray laser- European X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) was unveiled in Hamburg, Germany. The first beams from XFEL were accelerated in April 2017 and first x-ray beams were produced in May 2017. It will help ..

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G-20 leaders adopt Hamburg Action Plan

July 10, 2017

The 12th G-20 summit concluded in Germany’s Hamburg city with adaptation of Hamburg Action Plan. It sets out the group’s strategy for achieving strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth. The action plan aims to address major global challenges, including climate ..

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Germany legalises Same-Sex Marriage

June 30, 2017

Germany has legalised same-sex marriage in line with a host of other European countries. German lawmakers had voted 393 for- and 226 against legalising same-sex marriage. Salient Facts Since 2001 Germany permits same-sex couples to enter into civil partnerships but do not grant them full marital rights which include the ..

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