Greta Thunberg Current Affairs, GK & News

Angela Merkel tops 2019 Forbes’ List of World’s most-powerful women

December 14, 2019

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has topped the Forbes’ 2019 edition of 100 World’s Most Powerful Women for the ninth consecutive year. She was joined in top spots by fellow prominent female political leaders. The 65-year-old German leader has made 14 appearances in list’s 16-year history of Forbes magazine which releases a wide-ranging list intended to ..

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Nirmala Sitharaman 34th in Forbes 2019 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women List

December 14, 2019

The Union Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman has been ranked 34th in the Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the World list. Nirmala Sitharaman also served as the Defence Minister of India from 3rd September 2017 to 30th May 2019. Born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, She became the first women full-time finance minister ..

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Greta Thunberg named TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year

December 13, 2019

The Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who became voice of a generation facing climate change emergency was named as Time magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year. The magazine announced 16-year old Thunberg as its choice among other 2019 finalists, which included The Hong Kong Protesters, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump, and anonymous whistleblower whose ..

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Who won the International Children’s Peace Prize 2019?

November 23, 2019

Greta Thunberg and Divina Maloum were declared as the winners of the International Children’s Peace Prize 2019. 16-year-old Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg was awarded for her struggle against climate change. 15-year-old Divina Maloum of Cameroon was awarded for her peaceful struggle in promoting the rights of children against the extremist group Boko Haram. International ..

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Nelloptodes gretae: Tiny beetle named after climate activist Greta Thunberg

October 29, 2019

Scientists at the British Natural History Museum in London, UK have officially named a tiny species of beetle that was discovered more than 50 years ago as ‘Nelloptodes gretae’, to honour the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist’s ‘outstanding contribution’ in raising global awareness of climate change. About Nelloptodes gretae It is an arthropod, which has no ..

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