Italy Current Affairs, GK & News
Salvator Mundi: 500-year-old stolen Copies recovered
The Italian Police recently recovered a sixteenth century copy of “Salvator Mundi”. Salvator Mundi is the world most expensive painting of Leonardo da Vinci. Salvator Mundi Salvator Mundi is a painting by the Italian renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. The painting depicts Jesus in Renaissance dress making the sign of cross with his right hand. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Italy • Leonardo da Vinci • Paintings • Salvator Mundi
Ndrangheta
The Italian authorities believe that the Ndrangheta Mafia is responsible for controlling the massive amount of cocaine entering Europe from South America. This was confirmed by the Italian Government after a massive mafia trial targeting the Ndrangheta group. Ndrangheta The Ndrangheta is a prominent Italian Mafia based in the region of Calabria. The Mafia has ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: drug trafficking • Drugs • Europol • Italy • Ndrangheta • Sicily
United Nations launches Food Coalition to prevent COVID-19 Food crisis
The United Nations has created a new alliance to prevent COVID-19 food crisis. It was proposed by Italy and led by Food and Agriculture Organization. Key Highlights According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition Report, 2020 more than 690 million people went hungry in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic is to add 130 million ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Food and agricultural organization • Food Coalition • Global Hunger Index • Italy • Netherlands • UN coalition • United Nations
Pink Ice in Italian Alps is due to Algae
Italian scientists have found pink coloured glaciers in the Alps. According to the them, the pink colour is formed due to an algae found in the ice. Highlights The Italian researchers recently observed pink coloured snow on parts of Presena glacier of the Alps. According to them, the colorization is due to algae and is ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Alps • Climate change • Glacier • Global warming • Italy
WHO warns about a New and Dangerous phase of COVID-19
Following reports of relaxation in lockdown by various major economies around the world, on 19th June 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that this could lead to a new and dangerous phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. As people and governments across the world are tired of lockdowns, the WHO reminded that the Covid-19 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Barcelona • COVID-19 • Italy • Milan • Moderna • Soumya Swaminathan • Spain • Turin • World Health Organisation (WHO)