Italy
Italy Targets Becoming India’s Third-Largest EU Trade Partner
India and Italy have initiated a new “Cotton Route” initiative, which aims to enhance trade relations alongside the historic Silk Route. The initiative was announced by Italy’s Business Minister, Adolfo Urso, in Mumbai. Urso expressed aspirations for Italy to become ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Italian Bill Criminalising Surrogacy Abroad
The Italian parliament recently made a significant decision to criminalize surrogacy abroad, sparking both support and controversy. The bill, which received 166 votes in favor and 109 against, is aimed at imposing penalties on Italians who engage in surrogacy overseas. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
What is VLT Survey Telescope?
The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) is located at the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and is adjacent to the four Very Large Telescope (VLT) Unit Telescopes. It is located atop the Cerro Paranal mountain. The VST ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Italy discovers invisible Galaxy
Italian researchers have discovered a Black Galaxy or Invisible Galaxy using ALMA. ALMA is Atacama Large Millimtre Array (Atacama Desert is in South America). The galaxy discovered is compact. It is young and has interstellar dust. The galaxy is forming ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Italy’s first female premier
Giorgia Meloni is set to become the first female prime minister of Italy. Key facts Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the far-right political party Brothers of Italy, is set to become the first female premier of Italy. The recent vote ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News • International / World Current Affairs
Italian Open 2022 – Highlights
The 2022 Italian Open was concluded recently on 15th May 2022. Who are the winners of the Italian Open 2022? Men’s singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Men’s doubles: Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić (Croatia) Women’s singles: Iga Świątek (Poland) Women’s doubles: ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Venice Carnival of Hope
It is an annual festival held in Venice city of Italy. The festival is being held in 2022 after a long gap. It was not conducted in the past two years due to COVID. About the Carnival The first Carnival ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Sergio Mattarella – Italy’s President for 2nd term
Italian President Sergio Mattarella was again elected for second term, during a joint session of Parliament and eighth round of voting. Key Points Mattarella was re-elected with a broad majority. He got 759 votes in favour out of 983 lawmakers ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs