Short Answer TypeWhy was the U.S. attacked by the terrorists on 11th September, 2001? How did the U.S. react to it?
What led to the evolution of the European Union from an economic union to an increasingly political one?
”Global commons have not only common, but differentiated responsibilities.” Do you agree with this view? Why?
Yes, I agree.
(i) The developing countries feel that much of the ecological degradation in the world is the product of industrial development undertaken by the developed countries. If they have caused more degradation, they must also take more responsibility for undoing the damage now.
(ii) Moreover developing countries are in process of industrialization and they must not be subjected to the same restrictions. They must be taken in account in the development application and interpretation of rules of international environmental law. This argument was accepted in the Rio Declaration at the Earth Summit in 1992 and is called ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’.
(iii) The 1992 United National Framework Conversation on Climate Change (UNFCCC) also provides that the parties should act to protect the climate system “on the basis of equality and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities.”
(iv) The KYOTO Protocol is an international agreement setting targets for industrialised countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
What is meant by globalisation? Explain any three cultural consequences of globalisation.
In which year did the Congress Party win 415 Lok Sabha seats? Who became the Prime Minister at that time?
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