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Return to Rio

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......

Forests will rescue India, says Jairam Ramesh

Before the crucial United Nations conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December, India is strengthening its argument to avoid any rigorous capping on its carbon emissions. Here,......

UN honour for Gujarat government body

Water and Sanitation Management Organization of Gujarat has been conferred the 2009 Public Service Award by the United Nations for 'fostering participation in policy-making decisions through......

China's dams on Brahmaputra can be dangerous business

India should take up the issue of China building three dams on the Brahmaputra river in the strongest way with Beijing. But the solution is definitively not building more dams in Arunachal Pradesh,......

Further ties with Pak need right atmospherics: Khurshid

Salman Khurshid, the minister of external affairs, talks to Nayanima Basu on Pakistan, China, trade and various other challenges on his plate. India has formally rejected an offer for talks with......

FDI into India declines 13.5% in 2012: Unctad

The United Nations Conference on Trade & Development on Thursday stated that inflows of Foreign Direct Investment into India fell 13.5 per cent in 2012.FDI inflows into India declined from $31.5......

Climate change: New dawn or same old song?

As they do every December, world officials gathered in Poznan this time for the United Nations conference on climate change. They had come to advance the negotiations for a post-2012 international......

India plans fund for clean technologies

In a bid to help developing nations meet their sustainable development goals, India has suggested the establishment of a 'Clean Technology Acquisition Fund', to enable the countries access crucial......

WEF, UN ink pact to promote development

The United Nations has teamed up with the World Economic Forum in a bid to mobilise partnership between the public and private sectors and boost business contribution to sustain development and......

'Building 20 km of roads a day not sustainable'

Building 20 km of highways a day -- United Progressive Alliance II government's ambitious target-- is not sustainable because of reasons like delays in environment clearance and issues of land......

Some whistled, but it's normal: Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic ignored the predictable boos on his first return to Inter Milan on Wednesday without answering the sceptics who still doubt his ability to finally make a mark in Europe.......

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Q. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE CARBON CREDIT AND CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
: A. Carbon credits are a key component of national and international emissions trading schemes that have been implemented to mitigate global warming....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-difference-carbon-credit-and-clean-development-m//answers/13009018

Q. WHAT IS CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANSM
GOPAL IYER: A. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is an arrangement under the Kyoto Protocol allowing industrialised countries with a greenhouse gas reduction...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-clean-development-mechansm/13006028/answers/12987106

Q. What is the full form of UNCTAD ?
GOPAL IYER: A. The term UNCTAD stands for - UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT.Established in 1964, UNCTAD promotes the development-friendly...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-full-form-of-unctad-/12969391/answers/9114320

Q. the 1st earth summit was held in
Swapna: 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

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Q. why is environmental day is celebrated? tell the reason
Sushma: A. To conserve, protect the World Environment, as per various reports & survey of various Environment Organisations such as Greenpeace the over...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-is-environmental-day-is-celebrated-tell-the-reason/3067181/answers/1459804

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Switzerland hosts international conference on disaster risk reduction

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