World Sustainable Development Summit 2018

Question- From 15th to 17th February, 2018, at which of the following places the ‘World Sustainable Development Conference, 2018’ is being organized?
(a) Jaipur
(b) Hyderabad
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • From 15th -17th February 2018, the ‘World Sustainable Development Summit: WSDS’ 2018 is being organized in New Delhi.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this conference on 16th February, 2018.
  • The theme of the Summit this year is ‘Partnerships for a Resilient Planet’; WSDS 2018 seeks to create action frameworks to resolve some of the most urgent challenges facing developing economies in the backdrop of climate change.
  • WSDS is the flagship forum of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and seeks to bring together on a common platform, global leaders and thinkers in the fields of sustainable development, energy and environment sectors.
  • WSDS-2012 tries to create an ‘action framework’ to address some of the most important challenges facing the developing economies in the background of climate change.
  • Over 2000 delegates are participating in the summit, including policy makers, researchers, think tanks, diplomats and corporates from around the world.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=176567
http://wsds.teriin.org/index.php