Switzerland Current Affairs, GK & News
World’s Longest Passenger Train
The world’s longest passenger train was operationalized in Switzerland during the 175th anniversary of Swiss Railways. About the longest passenger train The passenger train is 1.9 km-long, having 100 coaches. It travelled 15.5 miles from the Albula Tunnel in Preda to the Landwasser Viaduct, at the outskirts of Filisur. The journey ended at Bergün. It travelled via ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: In Switzerland • Swiss Alps • Switzerland • UNESCO
ANGAN 2022
A three-day international conference ANGAN 2022 is organized by Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP). Key facts ANGAN 2022 (Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat) is an international conference organized by Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP). It is organized based on the theme “Making the Zero-Carbon Transition in Buildings”. It is the second edition ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Events Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Building codes • Building materials • Buildings • Bureau of Energy Efficiency • india-switzerland • net zero emission • Switzerland • Zero-carbon solutions
75th Edition of the World Health Assembly
From 22nd to 28th May 2022, the 75th World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the first in-person Health Assembly since the COVID-19 pandemic began. What is the theme of this year’s health assembly? “Health for peace, peace for health” is the theme for this year’s assembly. The COVID-19 pandemic along ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Events Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: COVID 19 pandemic • Geneva • Sustainable Financing Working Group • Switzerland • World Health Assembly • World Health Organization
World Economic Forum 2022- Key Facts
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland is scheduled from May 22nd to 26th 2022. The meeting was originally scheduled for January 17-21st but was postponed due to the outbreak of the Omicron variant. What are the focus areas of the WEF meeting? The following topics will be focused on ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Events Current Affairs
Topics: Annual Meeting of WEF • Davos • Switzerland • WEF
PV Sindhu- Winner of Swiss Open 2022
P V Sindhu won the Swiss Open 2022 defeating Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in the finals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament held in Basel, Switzerland. Overview: This is her second title this season as she had earlier in January won the Syed Modi India International. She is the second Indian woman to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Basel • Busanan Ongbamrungphan • HS Prannoy • PV Sindhu • Saina Nehwal • Swiss Open Super 300 • Switzerland • Syed Modi India International
J&K: World Largest Igloo Café
An igloo café was recently opened in Jammu and Kashmir. It is now the largest igloo café in the world. The name of the Café is Snowglu. It was built by Wasim Shah, the owner. About the café The café has been built in Gulmarg, Kashmir. It is 44.5 feet in diameter and 37.5 feet ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Gulmarg • igloo • Jammu and Kashmir • largest igloo cafe • Switzerland