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Water shortage in the Netherlands
The National Water levels in the Netherlands has declined to all-time low. As a result, country has been suffering from a water shortage. According to Water Shortage Management Team, continuous drought in country has led to ‘water shortage’. Water shortage suggest that, Rhine River Water is supplying 50% less water than normal. Highlights: Water shortage ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Drought • Drought in Netherlands • Rhine River • the Netherlands • Water shortage
Cosmos Malabaricus Project
Kerala has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Netherlands for a project that is named ‘Cosmos Malabaricus.’ This project will be helping to further illustrate Kerala’s history in the 18th century. Overview: The state will also be collaborating with the Netherlands to establish paint academies in Malappuram and Kollam. The agreements have been ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Cosmos Malabaricus Project • Kerala • Marten van den Berg • Master of Arts programmes • Pinarayi Vijayan • the Netherlands
Exercise Cutlass Express 2019
The annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express was held from 27 Jan to 06 Feb 19. The exercise is aimed to improve law enforcement capacity, promote regional security and progress inter-operability between the armed forces of the participating nations for the purpose of interdicting illegal maritime activity in the Western Indian Ocean. The annual Exercise Cutlass ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Topics: Canada • Comoros • Djibouti • Exercise Cutlass Express 2019 • France • India • INS Trikand • Kenya • Madagascar • Mauritius • Mozambique • Naval Forces Africa • Portugal • Seychelles • Somalia • Tanzania • the Netherlands • The United States • U.S. Africa Command
Belgium wins Hockey World Cup 2018 Title
Belgium Hockey team won their first ever Word cup title on 16th December 2018 after they defeated The Netherlands in sudden death. Belgium, which also won a silver medal in Rio Olympics 2016, made history by beating the opponents by 3-2 in the penalty shoot-out after finals ended without any goal. Belgium hockey team registered its ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Topics: Belgium • Hockey • Odisha • Olive ridley • Olive Ridley turtles • the Netherlands • World Cup 2018
Australia pips Netherlands to retain men’s hockey World Cup 2014
Australia defeated The Netherlands to retain the men’s hockey World Cup title in the final played at the Kyocera Stadium, Hague (The Netherlands). For Australia it is second successive World Cup victory. Australia and The Netherlands were standing against each other and played both Women’s and Men’s Finals of the World Cup Hockey 2014. India registered an ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Topics: Australia • Current Affairs 2014 • Hockey • IBPS • Netherlands • the Netherlands
Lativa becomes the 18th state to join the Eurozone
The Baltic nation, Latvia joined the Euro Zone, with the expectation that the euro will lower its borrowing costs and encourage investors by eliminating currency risk. It became the 18th member of the European Union, which uses the Euro as its currency and the fourth smallest economy in the euro zone after Malta, Estonia and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Topics: Austria • Belgium • Current Affairs 2013 • Current Affairs 2014 • Cyprus • Estonia • EU • Europe • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Ireland • Italy • Lativa • Latvia • Luxembourg • Malta • Portugal • Slovakia • slovenia • Spain • the Netherlands