International

3rd India-Nordic Summit

Held in Oslo, Norway|Hosted by Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store|Included India and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit

Conferred on PM Narendra Modi|Norway’s highest civilian honour|During Oslo visit

Royal Order of the Polar Star

Conferred by Princess Victoria of Sweden on PM Narendra Modi|Degree Commander Grand Cross|Sweden’s highest honour for foreign Heads of Government

Tagore Sweden Visit Centenary

2026 marks 100 years of Rabindranath Tagore’s 1926 visit to Sweden|Tagore won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913|International cultural current affair

Global Water Summit 2026

Held in Madrid, Spain|Theme: Delivering the Water Transition|Organized by Global Water Intelligence; host sponsor ACCIONA

Himadri Research Station

India’s permanent Arctic research station|Located in Svalbard Archipelago, Norway|Inaugurated July 7, 2008

India’s Arctic Policy

Title: India and the Arctic: Building a Partnership for Sustainable Development|Released in March 2022|By Ministry of Earth Sciences

Ebola PHEIC

WHO declared reported Ebola outbreaks in DRC and Uganda as PHEIC|Under International Health Regulations 2005|WHO HQ: Geneva; founded April 7, 1948

79th World Health Assembly

Held in Geneva, Switzerland|Theme: Reshaping Global Health: A Shared Responsibility|President: Victor Atallah Lajam of Dominican Republic

Canada and EPC

Canada became first non-European country to attend European Political Community meeting|International current affairs|EPC participation

Smart Island Monitoring System

World’s first launched on Floreana Island in Galapagos Archipelago|For biodiversity conservation and ecosystem monitoring|Developed by Island Conservation with Fundación Jocotoco

Gabi Robot Monk

South Korea unveiled first humanoid robot monk named Gabi|At Jogyesa Temple, Seoul|International tech/culture current affair

Saudi Arabia IBCA

Saudi Arabia joined International Big Cat Alliance|Became 26th member country|IBCA covers tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard, cheetah, jaguar, puma

India-US Critical Minerals Framework

India and US signed bilateral framework|For securing supply, mining and processing of critical minerals and rare earth elements|International economic cooperation

India-Italy 2027

India and Italy to celebrate 2027 as Year of Culture and Tourism|Promotes cultural exchanges|Strengthens dialogue between civilizations

Kazakhstan First Nuclear Power Plant

Russia and Kazakhstan signed agreement|For construction of Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant|Central Asia energy development

38th Parallel

Separates North Korea and South Korea|International boundary fact|Korea

49th Parallel

Separates USA and Canada|Longest undefended international boundary globally|Defined by Anglo-American Convention 1818 and Oregon Treaty 1846