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Biofuels: Biofuels are fuels which are in some way derived from biomass. The term covers solid biomass, liquid fuels and

Rabindranath Tagore was a famous Indian poet (1861-1941). He was the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize. He was

It is a UN agency responsible for sustainable urban development and human settlements. It is an intergovernmental body It was

Declaration adopted in 1982 ( 10th anniversary of Stockholm) The Declaration envisaged the creation of a special commission to frame

It is a mechanism It is under negotiation under UNFCC since 2005 Its objective is to mitigate climate change through

It is the declaration made after United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, 1992 (Rio de Janeiro Summit, 1992) It

Formally called : Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

Conference : United Nations Conference on the Human Environment It was first declaration of international protection of the environment Held