Current Affairs Question - 21 December 2022
Ecology & Environment
19th COP Of CITES
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP 19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was held at Panama City.
- The Conference accepted a proposal to include sea cucumbers in Appendix II of the Convention.
- India’s Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) was included in Appendix II of the Convention, thereby requiring it to follow CITES regulations for the trade of the species.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
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1 and 2
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| B |
2 and 3
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| C |
1 and 3
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All of the above
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Ecology & Environment
Global Offshore Wind Alliance
Consider the following statements:
- In India, more than 2 GW of wind energy was installed in 2021 exceeding the 1.1 GW of installations during the previous year.
- Global Offshore Wind Alliance was recently formed by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Denmark and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
- Its target is to contribute to achieving a total global offshore wind capacity of a minimum of 380 GW by 2030.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
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1 and 2
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| B |
2 and 3
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| C |
1 and 3
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| D |
All of the above
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