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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international environmental treaty adopted in 1992 aimed at limiting global temperature increases and coping with climate change impacts....

May 23, 2011

CEBPOL

CEBPOL refers to Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to establish a Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law (CEBPOL) in...

May 23, 2011

Like Minded Megadiverse Countries

India recognizes the urgent need to develop human resources, capabilities, and legal and public policy to enable countries rich in biodiversity to take an active part in the...

May 23, 2011

Access Benefit Sharing & India’s Standpoint

The article 1 of the CBD sets out: fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to...

May 23, 2011

Q+A 4: Banking Exams Based Upon Interview Questions

This is a compendium of some interview questions for students preparing for banking examinations. What is the main function of Competition Commission of India? CCI is an independent...

May 23, 2011

Punch Lines of major Banks in India

Hum Hai Na:ICICI Good People To Grow With: Indian Overseas Bank Good people to grow:State Bank Of India Tradition Of Trust:Allahabad Bank Trusted Family BankDena Bank Good People...

May 22, 2011

CBD Implementation in India

The concept of CBD, or Convention on Biological Diversity, refers to the international treaty established to promote the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components,...

May 22, 2011

Biodiversity of India

Some countries, lying wholly or partly within the tropics, are characterized by high species richness and more number of endemic species. These countries are known as Mega diverse...

May 22, 2011

India and the Nagoya Protocol

The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation (ABS) is an international agreement that supports one...

May 22, 2011

Nagoya Protocol

On 29 October 2010, some 18,000 participants representing the 193 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and their partners closed the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit by adopting...

May 22, 2011

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