conventions, treaties etc

Question 1

Convention on bioldoigcal diversity binding treaty, since —–. india is a party to it. it has 3 main goals, The Convention was opened for signature at the Earth Summit in —– on 5 June 1992 and entered into force on 29 December 1993. The United States is the only UN member state which has not ratified the Convention.[1] It has two supplementary agreements, the Cartagena Protocol and Nagoya Protocol.
WHICH COUNTRY TIE PART PF UN IS NOT PART OF THIS TREATY

Answer 1

1993. – 29 dec 1993
      Rio de Janeiro
      USA

Question 2

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity is an international treaty governing the movements of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology from one country to another. It was adopted on 29 January — as a supplementary agreement to the CBD and entered into force on 11 September—–

Answer 2

2000
2003 — 11/9/03
cartagna, colombia

Question 3

The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity is another supplementary agreement to the CBD. It provides a transparent legal framework for the effective implementation of one of the three objectives of the CBD: the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. The Nagoya Protocol was adopted on 29 October —– in Nagoya,—-, and entered into force on 12 October —-

Answer 3

2010, japan.
2014

Question 4

— was also the International Year of Biodiversity, and the Secretariat of the CBD ( AT MONTREAL) was its focal point.
Following a recommendation of CBD signatories at Nagoya, the UN declared 2011 to 2020 as the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity in December 2010. The Convention’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, created in 2010, include the —- Biodiversity Targets, which are 20 targets to sloe biodiver loss by 2020.

The meetings of the Parties to the Convention are known as Conferences of the Parties (COP), with the first one (COP 1) held in —-, Bahamas, in —

Answer 4

2010. decade is 2011- 2020
      Aichi
      Nassau, 1994

Question 5

UNCLOS,—–. india ratified in which yr? tas per it, he sea and resources in the water and
the seabed are classified into three zones - the
Internal Waters (IW), the Territorial Sea (TS) (to —-nautical miles) and
the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (to 200 nautical miles)
which country has largest eez and which smallest??
india has 18TH LARGEST – 2 million km sq

Answer 5

1982 , 1995
12 nautical miles
france has highest – 11.7 mn km2
he UN International Court of Justice decided that Snake Island has no EEZ beyond 12 nautical miles of its own land.

Question 6

UDHR, —-. was drafted by the Commission on Human Rights; created by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in May 1946 – and was adopted by the UNGA in December —-. india is a signatory.
udhr has – rights

Answer 6

1948

z The Supreme Court in Paschim Bangal Khet
Mazdoor Samity case (1996) held that in
a welfare state, the primary duty of the
government is to secure the welfare of the
people and moreover it is the obligation of
the government to provide adequate medical
facilities for its people.
z In Parmanand Katara Vs Union Of India (1989)
judgement, the Supreme Court had ruled that
every doctor whether at a government hospital
or otherwise has the professional obligation
to extend his services with due expertise for
protecting life.
30 rihts

Question 7

magna carta of environemnt is the –

Answer 7

1972 stockholm declaration

Question 8

Recently, the — Declaration was adopted by over 100 countries at the ongoing 15th Conference of theParties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in –. theme: Ecological
Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All
Life on Earth.
made a reference to the ——-
target which is a key proposal being debated at
the COP15, that would afford 30% of the Earth’s
land and oceans protected status by 2030.
€ China has also pledged to inject USD 233 million
into a new fund to protect biodiversity in developing
countries. The fund is being referred to by China
as ——–

Answer 8

Kunming, china (also held in montreal, canada)
‘30 by 30’ target.
Kunming Biodiversity Fund. - 233 mn

Question 9

kyoto protocol. introduced carbon credit

Question 10

rio summit

Question 11

montreal summit

Question 12

g8 summit hellingdam

Question 13

.€ The International Code of Conduct against Ballistic
Missile Proliferation (ICOC), now known as the — Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile
Proliferation (HCOC), is a political initiative aimed at globally curbing ballistic missile proliferation, signed November 25, —-. India is a signatory to this convention, joined in –. it has 138 signatories and 57 non signatories.
€ Established in April –, the voluntary Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) aims to limit
the spread of ballistic missiles and other unmanned
delivery systems that could be used for chemical,
biological, and nuclear attacks.
z India has joined the MTCR. mtcr has how mnay members?

Answer 13

Hague
2002
2016
1987
35 members

Question 14

Every year, International Cheetah Day is celebrated on — December since 2010. Dr. Laurie Marker designated the day as International Cheetah Day in remembrance of —-, a cheetah she raised from a cub at Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon.

Answer 14

4th dec
khayam-laurie marker