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India and EFTA sign a trade agreement. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | A win-win trade deal for India

TEPA makes it mandatory for advanced EFTA economies to invest $100 billion in India in next 15 years

11 Mar 2024 11:54 PM

The melting can be observed with the naked eye, with drops of water dripping from the ice, sometimes running into little streams. (Photo: AFP)

Students witness melting glacier on an unusual field trip

Iceland students see chilling reality of melting glacier.

10 Nov 2019 1:26 PM

Now the burger is on display like a work of art inside a glass case at Snotra House, a hostel in Thykkvibaer in southern Iceland. (Photo: AFP)

Indestructible burger protected in a glass case like precious gem

The chosen bun: Decade-old burger's decay live streamed in Iceland.

01 Nov 2019 11:04 AM

Apart from the beach the island itself is a delight with friendly locals, surprising cuisines and colourful homes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

5 enchanting beaches that you must visit

Beach Please: Five unique beaches across the world that should be on every beach lover list.

06 Oct 2019 2:02 PM

The whales are believed to have swum ashore at the same time and died of dehydration. (Photo: AP)

Dozens of dead whales found on a beach in Iceland

Pilot whales strand on Iceland beach in group of 50 or more.

20 Jul 2019 9:45 AM

Vatnajokull National Park is the third Icelandic site to join UNESCO's World Heritage List, after Thingvellir National Park in 2004, where the oldest parliament in the world was established, and the volcanic island of Surtsey in 2008. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Europe's largest landscape of ‘fire and ice’ declared World Heritage site

Iceland glacier national park makes it to the list of World Heritage sites.

07 Jul 2019 11:48 AM

A thirst for change began in the 1970s when Icelanders increasingly started vacationing in sunny European beach resorts and developed a taste for the beverage. (Photo: AP)

Cheers to Beers!

Iceland celebrates thirty years of the end of a beer-ban, which ended in 1989 as ‘Beer Day’.

01 Mar 2019 5:54 PM

The other countries to mark a significant jump in numbers over 2016 was Iceland and Serbia, which registered a hike of 89.6 per cent and 70.8 per cent respectively. (Photo: AP)

India fastest growing tourism market for London: International Passenger Survey

China ranked 19th with 219,400 visitors coming in 2017 and Japan came in at 23rd with 174,800 tourists last year.

22 Aug 2018 12:24 PM

Maradona was seen rounding off the ensemble for Argentina's tournament opener with a fat cigar as well. (Photo: AP)

FIFA World Cup: Diego Maradona attends Argentina vs Iceland wearing 2 watches

Maradona almost did not make it to the tournament after being admitted to a hospital in Colombia earlier this month.

16 Jun 2018 7:52 PM

What worries scientists the most is the devastating potential impact of an eruption at Oraefajokull. Photo: AP

Experts scramble to monitor long-dormant Iceland volcano

Adding to the danger is the lack of historical data that could help scientists predict the volcano's behavior.

08 Dec 2017 8:55 AM

Study examined Icelandic volcanic ash preserved in peat deposits and lake sediments and identified a period of significantly reduced volcanic activity between 5,500 and 4,500 years ago. (Photo: Pixabay-for representational purpose only)

Climate change could increase volcano eruptions, says study

Study finds that there was less volcanic activity in Iceland when glacier cover was more extensive.

24 Nov 2017 12:24 PM

Iceland has a website dedicated solely to the introverted, so we know they're welcoming and understanding.

Introvert’s paradise

February is the ideal time to get out and travel to destinations that let you relax.

04 Feb 2017 12:14 AM

Katrin's four-day-old baby is yet to be named and is the first child of Iceland in 2017. (Photo: Youtube)

Iceland's first baby of 1980 delivers 2017's first child

Katrín Guðjónsdóttir share their birthdays on Jan 1 in 1980 and 2017 respectively

04 Jan 2017 1:34 PM

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