Nagoya protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing very important for ias 2013 upsc

Nagoya Protocol on
Access and Benefit
Sharing
Nagoya Protocol on
Access and Benefit
Sharing (ABS) is a
new international
treaty adopted under
the auspices of ther
Convention on
Biological Diversity
(CBD) in Nagoya,
Japan in October,
2010, after six years
of intense
negotiations. As a
megadiverse country
rich in biodiversity
and associated
traditional)
knowledge, and with
a rapidly advancing
biotechnology
industry, India has
contributed
effectively in ABS
negotiations. The
objective of the
Nagoya Protocol is the
fair and equitable
sharing of benefits
arising from the
utilization of genetic
resources, including
by appropriate access
to genetic resources
and by appropriate
transfer of relevant
technologies. The
Nagoya Protocol
provides a
transparent legal
framework on how
researchers and
companies can obtain
access to genetic
resources, and how
benefits arising from
the use of such
material or
knowledge will be
shared. India has
signed the Nagoya
Protocol on 11 May
2011 and ratified it on
09 October 2012. The
number of signatories
to the Protocol is 92,
and so far nine
countries have
ratified the Protocol.

Neutrino Obsevatory Project

Neutrino
Observatory Project
The India Based
Neutrino Observatory
(INO) project is being
set up in the Bodi
West Hills at the
Pottipuram village in
Theni district of Tamil
Nadu.

Neutrinos are neutral
particles and weakly
interactive particles
which are very
difficult to detec

Proposed Changes in UPSC Examination The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances & Pensions

Proposed Changes in
UPSC Examination
The Union Public
Service Commission
(UPSC) have
submitted a proposal
to the Central
Government
suggesting certain
changes in the
existing scheme of
Civil Services (Main)
Examination to make
it more relevant with
the present day,
global as well as
internal scenario on
the basis of the report
of a committee,
constituted by the
Commission under the
chairmanship of Prof.
Arun S.Nigavekar,
former Chairman,
University Grants
Commission (UGC).
Till now, no decision
has been taken by the
Government on these
recommendations.
This was stated
This was stated by
Shri V.
Narayanasamy,
Minister of State in
the Ministry of
Personnel, Public
Grievances and
Pension and Minister
of State in the Prime
Minister’s Office in
written reply to a
question by Shri
Avinash Pande in the
Rajya Sabha today.date. 6.12.2012

Nuclear and Radiation Safety policy is ruegulated by AERB

Nuclear and
Radiation Safety
Policy
The policies
concerning nuclear
and radiation safety
that are regulated by
Atomic Energy
Regulatory Board
(AERB) are enshrined
in the high level
documents of AERB,
namely the Atomic
Energy (Radiation
Protection) Rules,
2004, the mission
statement and the
‘Codes’ of AERB.
These documen

World Breastfeeding Conference 2012 in delhi

World Breastfeeding
Conference 2012
Babies Need Mom-
Made Not Man-Made
The global
Breastfeeding
Initiative for Child
Survival (gBICS),
together with the
Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare
and Ministry of
Women and Child
Development, is
organizing a 4-day
World Breastfeeding
Conference – Babies
Need Mom-made, Not
Man-made, from 6th
to 9th December,
2012, at New Delhi.
Smt. Krishna Tirath,
Minister for Women
and Child
Development will be
the Guest of Honour
and Shri Salman
Khurshid, Minister for
External Affairs, will
be the Chief Guest.
More than 900
experts from 86
countries, including
more than 100
representatives from
50 governments, 30
UN representatives
and 150 civil society
groups will be coming
together to discuss
the importance

Olympic Medalists Saina Nehwal and M C Mary Kom are the New National Icons for Election Commission

Olympic Medalists
Saina Nehwal and M
C Mary Kom are the
New National Icons
for Election
Commission

Iffi golden peacock

43rd IFFI closes with Meera Nair’s ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ Press Information Bureau on 12/1/2012 9:00 AM 43rd IFFI closes with Meera Nair’s ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ Punjabi film ‘Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan’ bags ‘Golden Peacock’ for best film