Topic: South America
Where is Atacama Desert?
The Atacama Desert is situated in South America, spanning across a 1,600 km strip of land on the Pacific coast. This desert plateau is situated west of the...
Paraguay: Bust of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay during his first official visit to South America. Key Points He also praised the decision...
68 Million Years Old Egg discovered from Antarctica
In 2011, on the Seymour Island of Antarctica, a group of scientists from South American Nation Chile discovered a fossil 200 meters away from the spot where the...
EXIM Bank extends Rs 250 Crore LOC to Suriname
The Mumbai headquartered Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020, on behalf of the Government of India has extended a Line of Credit (LOC)...
GSAT-30 to be launched on Friday, 17th January 2020
The space agency of the Government of India- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch a communication satellite GSAT-30 from the overseas department of France on the northeast...
International NGO IMPACT reports India as among the Largest Gold Smuggling Hubs in the World
Canadian Nongovernment organization (NGO), IMPACT, in its study, named A Golden Web: How India Became One of the World’s Largest Gold Smuggling Hubs, has mentioned that India imports...KABIL: To Ensure Supply of Critical Minerals
The Ministry of Mines has approved the setting up of a joint venture Khanij Bidesh India Ltd. (KABIL) to ensure a consistent supply of critical and strategic minerals...Which is the longest continental mountain ranges in the world?
Andes Mountains with a stretch of 4500 miles located in South America are known as longest continental mountain ranges in the world. Andes Mountains spans over 7 countries...
