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The one country on Earth with no mosquitoes has finally lost that titleIceland mosquito discovery: Iceland's long-held status as a mosquito-free nation has ended with the discovery of three Culiseta annulata mo...
India-Nordic Summit signals New Delhi's emergence as 'co-author of global governance': AnalysisWhen Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described India in Oslo as "not a middle power, but one of the world's greatest powers," it...
PM Modi strengthens India-Nordic ties with focus on clean energy, trade, digitalization focus at 3rd summitAhead of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit, Narendra Modi held key meetings with leaders from Iceland, Finland, and Denmark to strengthen coopera...
Mosquitoes have finally invaded one of the world's last mosquito-free countriesFor the first time in history, Iceland has recorded wild mosquitoes, ending its long-standing status as a mosquito-free haven. A species kn...
Canada deepens Arctic defense ties with Nordics after Trump threatsCanada is forging new alliances with Nordic nations to secure its vast Arctic region. This move comes as the United States' commitment wave...
PM Modi set to visit Europe in May, likely to meet PopePrime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a week-long European tour around May 18. He will attend the India-Nordic summit in Oslo, focusing o...
Greenland isn’t green at all — so how did the world’s iciest island get its name?Greenland's name, a clever marketing ploy by Erik the Red around 1000 AD to attract settlers, is a stark contrast to its icy reality. While...
Third world bug in thor world country!Once a sanctuary from buzzing nuisances, Iceland is now witnessing the uninvited arrival of mosquitoes, a phenomenon tied to the wider impa...
For the first time in history, mosquitoes spotted in frozen IcelandFor the first time in history, mosquitoes have been observed in Iceland, indicating a significant ecological transition. The Natural Scienc...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for the first time in history. Now only one place on earth remains mosquito-freeFor the first time, mosquitoes have been discovered living outdoors in Iceland, with three specimens of the cold-tolerant Culiseta annulata...
Greenland's icesheet melts 17 times faster than average in May, contributes to higher rise in sea levelGreenland's ice sheet experienced melting 17 times faster than usual during May's heatwave, exacerbating sea level rise. Iceland saw record...
Trump's Greenland threats spark Iceland jittersDonald Trump's interest in Greenland has Iceland reconsidering its defense arrangements with the US and NATO. A majority of Icelanders view...
Uttarakhand govt signs MoU with Iceland's Varkis Consulting for geothermal energy developmentThe Uttarakhand government and Iceland's Varkis Consulting Engineers signed an MoU for geothermal energy exploration and development in Deh...
Your Iceland holiday is about to get more expensive, all thanks to a new tourism taxIceland, known as the "land of fire and ice," attracts travelers with its unique geological features, including lava flows, hot springs, ge...
- India, Nordic nations agree to deepen cooperation in innovation, climate change
Stockholm, April 18 (IANS) India and the five Nordic nations of Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Finland on Tuesday agreed to deepen co...
Iceland's volcano problem is only going to get worseIceland has always been a volcanically active island, but climate change and the world's resulting melting ice will make things worse.
Environment ministers of Arctic states meet to discuss climateFor the first time, environment ministers of member countries of the Arctic Council are holding a meeting in a mine to discuss issues relat...
- UN Climate Change Negotiations 2012: Industrialised countries fail to provide $30 bn to tackle climate change in developing nations
In 2009 at Copenhagen, industrialised countries pledged to provide $30 billion in fast start finance over a three-year period ending this y...
- Chinese tycoon plans to buy part of Iceland: Report
A Chinese tycoon is said to have struck a deal to buy a huge tract of Icelandic land for a $100 mn eco-tourism project, giving rise to fear...
- PM to inaugurate Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2008
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2008 here on Thursday.