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Sweden To Get On Board India's Venus Mission "Shukrayaan"
Extending their collaboration for space exploration, Sweden has joined India for the latter's Venus orbiter mission "Shukrayaan". Under this project, Sweden will be sending its satellite named Venusian Neutrals Analyzer through India's GSLV Mk II rocket. The 2500-kg satellite will study the atmosphere and exosphere of Venus. Klas Molin, Swedish ambassador to India, stated, "The new Venus mission means that the collaboration between IRF and … read-more
Tags: ISRO, Sweden, Earth, Satellite
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Swedish Furniture Retailer IKEA Eyes 100 Million Indian Customers By 2022
Sweden-based furniture retailer IKEA is planning to expand its business in India by adopting 'omni-channel approach'. According to IKEA's India CEO Peter Betzel the country is one of their most important market and the company is planning to open 25 stores across 9 cities by 2025. He said that the pandemic had slowed them down, but they were still on track. The company targets to reach 100 milllion Indians by 2022.
Tags: business, E-commerce, Sweden, Hyderabad
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Riots Break Out in Sweden Over Anti-Islamic Activities
On August 28, riots broke out on the streets of Sweden's Malmo city as hundreds of people gathered, hurling stones at police vehicles, and burning car tyres. Reportedly, the incident occurred when a copy of the Holy Quran was burned by right-wing extremists, after their Danish leader, Rasmus Paludan was denied permission to have a meeting in Malmo. Several videos of the violence surfaced online where rioters were seen chanting 'Allahu Akbar… read-more
Tags: Sweden, protest, vandalism, anti-islamic activity
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