14th UNCCD COP inaugurated at Greater Noida

The 12-day 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) inaugurated at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. During the meet, Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Prakash Javadekar expressed that mass awareness and public participation is the need of the hour as be it ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: 14th UNCCD COP • COP Presidency • Delhi Declaration • Greater Noida • India • Sustainable Development Goals • UN Convention to Combat Desertification

21 IORA Countries adopt Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy

21 countries in Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) adopted Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy in Indian Ocean Region. It was adopted at 2nd IORA Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting held at 2nd Global Re-Invest India-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Investor’s Meet & Expo in Greater Noida. Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy It calls for collaboration among IORA ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018

Topics: Delhi Declaration • Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy • International • Iora • Renewable energy

ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit issues Delhi Declaration

The ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit was held in New Delhi to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of sectoral dialogue between two sides under the theme of “Shared Values, Common Destiny”. It issued joint statement titled Delhi Declaration after the plenary session focusing on counter-terrorism, identity security, military cooperation, and bilateral financial support. India and ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018

Topics: Connectivity • Cyber-security • Delhi Declaration • india-asean • National • Terrorism

India develops National Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare announced the finalization of India’s comprehensive and multi-sectoral National Action Plan at the ‘Inter-Ministerial Consultation on AMR containment’ held at New Delhi. The consultation was attended by various ministers including Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan, and Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017

Topics: AMR • Delhi Declaration • ICMR • India • Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Delhi Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Management adopted

The first International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC) held in New Delhi has adopted New Delhi Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Management. In the declaration, 900 participants from 60 countries have urged researchers and policy-makers to strengthen and promote complementary conservation strategies to conserve and use agrobiodiversity. Key Features of Declaration Agrobiodiversity Conservation: Nations must accord top priority to ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016

Topics: Agrobiodiversity • Delhi Declaration • Environment • National