Sweden Current Affairs, GK & News
Sweden and Finland Request to join NATO
Finland and Sweden submitted their application to join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Why did Finland and Sweden decide to join NATO? Although Finland and Sweden have a non-alignment policy, they were always close to NATO. The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine prompted them to join NATO and seek its safety net. What is North ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Finland • NATO • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) • Russia • Sweden • USA
Sweden: Production of Green Steel
Pressure is being put on the steel-making industry so that their contributions towards environmental impact can be curbed thus, contributing to the Paris climate accord of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius. Overview: According to the World Steel Association data, in 2020 every metric ton of steel that was produced emitted almost double the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: HYBRIT process • Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology • Production of Green Steel • SSAB • Sweden • World Steel Association
Nord Stream 2
The Nord Stream 2 is a 1,200-km pipeline that extends, through the Baltic Sea, from Ust-Luga in Russia to Greifswald in Germany. This pipeline will be carrying 55 billion cubic meters of gas annually. In the year 2015, the decision to build this pipeline was taken. Overview: The Nord Stream 1 pipeline has already been ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Denmark • Exclusive Economic Zone • Finland • Gazprom • Germany • Greifswald • Nord Stream 2 • Russia • Sweden • United States • Ust-Luga
Swedish PM Stefan Lofven loses no-confidence vote
Swedish Prime Minister, Stefan Lofven, has become country’s first prime minister to lose a no-confidence vote. Key Points Losing a no-confidence vote means, he can now either resign or trigger a snap election. Motion of no confidence was passed with a majority of 181 MPs in 349-seat parliament. Lofven is the first head of government ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Prime Minister of Sweden • Stefan Löfven • Sweden • Sweden Parliament • The Riksdag
Melting of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier “Doomsday Glacier”
The researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden recently used an uncrewed submarine to go under the Thwaites Glacier to make observations. According to the researchers, the melting of the glacier is worse than previously thought. The Thwaites Glacier is also called “Doomsday Glacier”. It has been a cause of concern for a long time ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctica • Doomsday glacier • Glaciers • Sea level increase • Sea level rise • Sweden • University of Gothenburg