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Russia launches 1st Arctic train service
Russia has launched first Arctic train service running from St. Petersburg station headed to Norway. The inaugural trial journey of first tourist train traveling through Russia’s Arctic region and on to Norway will be a 11-day trip with 91 passengers aboard. Key Highlights Journey: The train is named ‘Zarengold’ (means ‘The Tsar’s gold’ in German). ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Topics: Arctic region • Climate change • First Arctic Train Service • Global warming • Island of Spitsbergen • Kirkenes • Murmansk • Oslo • Russia • St. Petersburg station • Svalbard Archipelago • Zarengold Train
Karen Uhlenbeck becomes First Woman to Win Prestigious Abel Prize
US Mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck has been chosen for the Abel Prize 2019 for her fundamental work in geometric analysis and gauge theory, which has dramatically changed the mathematical landscape. Karen Uhlenbeck’s theories have revolutionised the understanding of minimal surfaces, such as those formed by soap bubbles, and more general minimization problems in higher dimensions Karen ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Abel Prize • Abel Prize 2019 • Karen Uhlenbeck • Niels Henrik Abel • Norway • Norwegian Kroner • Oslo • S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
Global Talent Competitive Index: Key Facts
The Global Talent Competitive Index prepared by the INSEAD business school in partnership with Tata Communications and Adecco Group was released on the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2019. The Global Talent Competitive Index measures how countries and cities grow, attract and retain talent, ranking 125 countries and 114 cities across all ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Afirca • Asia • BRICS • China • Copenhagen • Denmark • Global Talent Competitive Index • India • INSEAD • Latin America • Norway • Oslo • Singapore • Switzerland • USA • Vienna • Washington DC • WEF • World Economic Forum • Zurich
Robert Langlands of Canada wins 2018 Abel Prize
Canadian mathematician Robert P. Langlands has won the prestigious Abel Prize 2018 for his visionary programme connecting representation theory to number theory. The 81-year-old mathematician would receive the award from Norway’s King Harald V at an award ceremony in Oslo on May 22, 2018. The prize is awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and ..
Topics: Abel Prize • Awards • Mathematics • Mathematics awards • Niels • Niels Henrik Abel • Nobel Prize • Norway • Number theorists • Oslo • Robert Langlands