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Over a hundred world leaders including the Indian prime minister will be at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio. It is likely to be one of the biggest conferences of its kind, says......

Diversity of NAM our biggest strength, says Krishna

Following is the full text of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna's address on 'Lasting Peace through Joint Global Governance' at the preparatory ministerial meeting of the Non Alignment Movement......

NGOs DISSATISFIED with weak Indian response at Rio +20

Indian Non-Governmental Organisations are very dissatisfied with the weak response of Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan to the Rio+20 declaration issued on the eve of the summit, reports......

Protesters attack Nepal PM's motorcade, clash with police

Hundreds of opposition-backed protesters demanding the resignation of Nepal's Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Monday attacked his motorcade and clashed with riot police at the airport in......

The dangers of India's water policy

A global water report promotes privatisation narrativewhich could be disastrous for India and the world, says Gopal Krishna. Ahead of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development being......

Rio summit to make fresh bid to tackle environment woes

A crucial summit on global development kicks off here today with nearly 20 heads of state and government, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in attendance in a fresh bid to rally the world......

'India: Success abroad, domestic challenges manifold'

Reticence can be a double-edged sword.For Jayanthi Natarajan, minister for environment and forests, her reserve has attracted much criticism from domestic detractors.Yet, on the high table of......

Rio: India upset with rich nations' 'weak' will

India said on Thursday it is disappointed with the 'weak' political will in developed countries to provide developing nations enhanced means of implementation of objectives of Green Economy, which......

COLUMN: The goals and challenges of Rio+20

The bad news about the environment far outweighs small advances that have been made, writes Rajni Bakshi.Twenty years ago, it was mostly people who were displaced by dams, mines and other projects......

Cabinet clears Indian stand at coming Rio Earth Summit

India will pitch for the principle of common but differentiated responsibility at the negotiating table in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where global leaders will meet for the Earth Summit later this......

Rio gets glowing report on Olympic progress

Rio de Janeiro won praise on Thursday for its "remarkable" progress in early preparations to host the 2016 Olympic Games, after a three-day inspection of the Brazilian city by Olympic officials.......

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Q. the United Nations Framework convention on climate changes is an international treaty drawn at UN conference on environment and development at Rio de Janeriro in 1992 - true or false ?
: A. false more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-changes-i//answers/20184951

Q. when is world water day celebrated
Stalin: A. The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/when-is-world-water-day-celebrated/20184848/answers/7128002

Q. the 1st earth summit was held in
Varsha: A. TWENTY years after the first World Conference on the Environment, held in Stockholm in 1972, the international community is faced with a serious...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the--1st-earth-summit-was-held-in/7127927/answers/3067577

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UN bats for water secure world

New York, May 23 (IBNS) Unless greater efforts are made to reverse current trends, the world will run out of freshwater, the United Nations said on... ...

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Energy Policy of Turkmenistan and the UN Resolution on Reliable and Stable Transit of Energy

Ashgabat, 23 May 2013 (nCa) — On 17 May 2013, the UN General Assembly passed unanimously the resolution Reliable and stable transit of energy and... ...

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Experts weigh strategies to halt climate change

New York, May 17 : With dire warnings likely to match or exceed the worst fears about the effects of global warming, environment and development... ...

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New York, May 17 (IBNS): A more effective and inclusive global governance system will be necessary to ensure that the international community... ...

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