Delhi Metro: First Train in world to earn ` 47cr carbon credit points

Delhi Metro has become the first such railway project in the world to get carbon credits from UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol, for helping in reduction of greenhouse emissions. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has helped ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011

Important Outcomes of other Conferences of the Parties COP 4 to COP 15 under UNFCCC

1998 – COP 4, Buenos Aires, Argentina Important issues were discussed. Nothing substantial decision came out. 1999 – COP 5, Bonn, Germany It was more a technical meeting. No substantial outcome. 2000 – COP 6, The Hague, Netherlands A major ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2011

Current Affairs Update : April 10, 2009

1. A suicide bomber attacked a crowded Shiite mosque in Chakwal city in Punjab province, about 80km south of Islamabad on Sunday, killing 22 people and wounding dozens more.Violence in Pakistan has spread well beyond the Afghan border region, including ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2009

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs