Norway

Tuesday, Dec 05, 2023 | Last Update : 01:43 PM IST

Workers produce medical gloves at a factory in Huaibei in China's eastern Anhui province. AFP Photo

To help poor countries tackle Covid19 pandemic, Norway to set up donors' fund

The fund is expected to be set up quickly,

23 Mar 2020 4:45 PM

The Norwegian parliament is due this month to adopt new legislation immediately banning any new fur farms and requiring existing ones to be dismantled by February 1, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Norway’s fur farms to soon close

Days are numbered for Norway's fur farms.

06 Jun 2019 11:07 AM

Customers enter the restaurant onshore through a wood-panelled passage and descend down a long, oak staircase into a dimly lit dining room. (Photo: AFP)

A unique dining experience, deep in the North Sea

Descend, Eat, Marvel: Europe's first underwater restaurant.

03 Jun 2019 10:39 AM

Tesla ramped up delivery of its mid-sized Model 3, which retails from 442,000 crowns.

Tesla boom lifts Norway's electric car sales to record market share

Exempting battery engines from taxes imposed on diesel and petrol cars has upended Norway’s auto market, elevating brands like Tesla.

02 Apr 2019 1:27 PM

While Russian security services posed the biggest threat, China also conducts intelligence operations against Norwegian interests and businesses.

China says it is not a threat to Norway, denies cyber espionage

Huawei faces international scrutiny over its ties with the Chinese government.

05 Feb 2019 3:30 PM

The sales figures consolidate Norway’s global lead in electric car sales per capita. (The Local Norway)

Norway's electric cars zip to new record: almost a third of all sales

The independent Norwegian Road Federation (NRF) said on Wednesday that electric cars rose to 31.2 percent of all sales last year.

04 Jan 2019 6:00 PM

Women's fertility may be related to heart disease risk factors

Just because heart disease risk factors are associated with infertility doesn’t mean they cause infertility.

17 Jul 2018 6:29 PM

People who suffer from cardiovascular disease, and have a normal intake of vitamin D, reduce their mortality risk by 30%. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vitamin D reduces early mortality: study

The right amount of vitamin D reduces the risk of death substantially.

03 Mar 2018 1:29 PM

The decline in lung function is attributable to the irritation that most cleaning chemicals cause on mucous membranes lining the airways. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cleaning sprays as harmful as smoking: study

Accelerated lung function decline in the women working as cleaners was "comparable to smoking somewhat less than 20 pack- years.

18 Feb 2018 4:56 PM

Basic needs are met to a significantly higher degree during outdoor instruction than in the classroom. (Photo: Pixabay)

Outdoor classes make students more open to learning: study

A sense of achievement particularly increases motivation during outdoor instruction.

07 Feb 2018 1:44 PM

People living in cold regions at higher risk of cancer: study

People who live in cold regions may be at an increased risk of developing cancer, a study has found.

10 Dec 2017 1:48 PM

While the number of women Nobel laureates has risen in recent decades -- from just four between 1901, the first year of the prizes, and 1920 to 19 between 2001 and 2017 -- the 48 women crowned over the years represent just five percent of the 896 people honoured. (Photo: AP)

Women still a minority at the Nobels

Analysis finds that women are scarce in Nobel Prize annals.

08 Dec 2017 12:37 PM

One train killed 65 deer on a track on Saturday (Nov 25) while 41 died between Wednesday and Friday. (Photo: Pixabay)

Horror as Norway freight trains mow down over 100 reindeer

More than 2,000 reindeer were mowed down along the same northern railway line between 2013 and 2016.

27 Nov 2017 3:43 PM

Researchers suggested that young men and extroverted or neurotic people are more prone to distraction. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women may be better drivers than men: study

People who felt that distracted driving was more socially acceptable.

19 Nov 2017 11:45 AM

Belgian authorities seize 'sugar daddy' posters

The website that offers to hook up young female students with rich older men.

27 Sep 2017 4:38 PM

Norway is a country from which other countries can learn a lot.

The Norway model

A woman can walk home at 1 am in Oslo without any sense of fear.

22 Jun 2017 12:41 AM

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (Photo; PTI)

India wants Norway child sent to parents: Sushma Swaraj

Norway reportedly informed the Indian ambassador that child welfare cases are highly sensitive and subject to strict confidentiality.

28 Dec 2016 2:08 AM

Five-year-old Aryan with his parents in Oslo. The boy was taken away from his parents by Norwegian authorities on a complaint of abuse. (Photo: PTI)

Norway boy: India takes first step

The Indian couple had first sought BJP leader Vijay Jolly’s help in getting back the custody of their child.

27 Dec 2016 5:33 AM

Norway kid case: Sushma Swaraj seeks information

“I have asked Indian ambassador in Norway to send me a report,” Ms Swaraj tweeted.

23 Dec 2016 3:14 AM

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