Netherlands Current Affairs, GK & News

United Nations launches Food Coalition to prevent COVID-19 Food crisis

November 10, 2020

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 ..

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NITI Aayog and Netherlands sign “Decarbonisation and Energy Transition Agenda”

September 30, 2020

NITI Aayog and Netherlands recently signed a Statement of Intent. They agreed to support “Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda” to accommodate cleaner energy. Highlights Under the SoI, the partners will co-create innovative technological solutions. This is to be achieved through exchange of knowledge and collaborative activities. Key Components of the agreement The key elements of ..

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Netherland to bring Russia before European Court of Human Rights

July 11, 2020

The Dutch Government (Netherlands) will bring Russia before European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for its role in downing of flight MH17. Highlights The Dutch Government will submit an inter-state application and will share relevant information about downing of Flight MH17. In 2014, the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 crashed in the conflict zone of eastern ..

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Netherlands Flower Industry

March 25, 2020

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting drop in demand for the flower industry, the Netherlands’ flower producers are destroying most of their produce during the peak season. Effect of COVID-19 The demand for flowers usually peaks in March in Netherlands. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, the producers were forced to ..

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Tasnim Mir and Mansi Singh win bronze medals at Yonex Dutch Junior International 2020

March 4, 2020

Indian shuttlers Tasnim Mir and Mansi Singh were seen in news as they recently won a bronze medal each in the girls’ singles event at the Yonex Dutch Junior International 2020. The Badminton event was held in Haarlem, Netherlands. India has won two bronze medals in girls’ singles, for the first time at this BWF ..

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