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Topic: Iceland

Former Iceland PM backs stronger India-Nordic ‘partnerships’, says ‘Greenland not for sale’

In India for Arctic Circle India Forum, Katrín Jakobsdóttir highlights that the events impacting Arctic region affect agriculture in India & stressed the need for holistic climate mitigation.

ISRO awarded Leif Erikson Lunar Prize for its Chandrayaan-3, India’s 3rd mission to the Moon

The award, given by the Exploration Museum in Husavik, Iceland, celebrates the first soft-landing of a spacecraft near the Lunar South Pole.

Over 2,000 tremors in 48 hours. Iceland declares emergency as threat of volcanic eruption looms

The town of Grindavík has been evacuated & the iconic Blue Lagoon geothermal spa temporarily closed as authorities in Iceland brace for a likely volcanic eruption.

‘Happy to tour… get chopped up,’ Iceland Cricket trolls Pakistan after England whitewash

The Iceland administration is known for its friendly trolling of the cricketing world online – to grow fan engagement and to advance the game in Icelandic culture.

‘24-hr daylight for India-Pak match’—Iceland’s journey to cricket relevance, one tweet at a time

Iceland Cricket’s Twitter account is trying to make the sport popular in a football-loving country. Behind the account are unpaid volunteers who love the game.

66-year-old U.S. man is the fifth in the list, but the oldest patient to be cured of HIV

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Meet the 4 Nordic women PMs whom Modi interacted with in Europe, all pioneers of climate action

Iceland PM Katrin Jakobsdottir, Finland PM Sanna Marin, Sweden PM Magdalena Andersson, Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen— all have been mobilising global action on climate change.

Before you celebrate Iceland’s four-day work week, read this

There is no reason why the march towards reduced working hours should stop at the arbitrary ‘standard’ figure of 5 days and 40 hours established in the post-WW II period.

Shaken by 18,000 quakes in over a week, Iceland braces for 800-year dormant volcano to erupt

Intense seismic activity has peaked in Iceland after nearly a year of regular quakes in the area, which includes some that were felt in the capital city of Reykjavik.

New research shows how silent carriers spread coronavirus

Silent carriers of coronavirus may play a significant role in spreading the disease, according to research conducted in Iceland.

On Camera

There’s a new ‘K’ obsession in town. Not K-drama but Korean reality show

With anything 'K' prefixed winning the content game, dating show Singles’ Inferno and cooking competition Culinary Class Wars picked up fans in India with ease.

Work from beach: Sri Lanka woos remote workers with digital nomad visa, extends tourist visa validity

Signalling a shift in how it is positioning itself within the global tourism and remote-work economy, Sri Lanka joins list of countries, led by Estonia, that set up digital nomad visa programmes post COVID-19.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.