Key GRP Question Paper Appendix2 Exam 2023 WR
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Section B
Expand the following Abbreviations: (Marks 10 x 1=10)
Match the following: (Marks 10 x 1=10)
Note: There is no matching for Charged Expenditure and Unforeseen Expenditure
RGP - Rail Green Points
Salient features of RGP
RGP stands for Rail Green Points
e-RD stands for Electronic Registration of Demand (in FOIS)
FOIS stands for Freight Operations Information System
RGP indicates saving of Carbon emission while Transportation by Rail instead of Road transportation.
Applicable for Freight Customers registered on the e-RD portal of FOIS
RGP will be reckoned Financial year basis
RGP reflected on the Freight user's account in the FBD portal in FOIS
FBD stands for Freight Business Development
RGP module in FOIS portal - Developed by CRIS
Disclaimer:
No link between RGP and Carbon Credits
What is Carbon Credit (CER - Certified Emission Reduction)?
Carbon Credits / CER units - Issued by UNFCCC measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
UNFCCC stands for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Anyone can purchase Carbon Credits to compensate for emissions to support their Projects.
RGP - The Customer is not entitled to any claim or compensation or benefit at present or in the future.
FGF - Feel Good Factor: Motivate the Freight Customers to transport more by the Rail instead of Road. Corporate customers may like to mention RGP in their Annual Reports.
TERI:
TERI stands for The Energy & Resource Institute - one of the World’s pre-eminent think tanks and research institutes in the field of energy, climate change, and sustainability.
Hqrs: New Delhi
The basis for RGP calculation: TERI developed a calculator for the estimation of GHG ( Green House Gas) emission in tonnes of CO2 for Road and Rail based on Tonne-KM.
Emission factor per Tonne-KM - Rail mode 0.009 CO2 (Kgs) and Road mode 0.040 CO2 (Kgs). That means Rail transportation is 4 times more energy efficient compared to Road Transportation
Distribution of RGP for an RR (Rail Receipt)
Launched on 5th January 2021
“One stop - Single Window” Solution for all freight customers.
Game changer
Salient features of FBD:
1. Dedicated Freight portal
2. Online tracking facility for suppliers
3. Ensure all operations stay customer-centric
4. Simplify the process of Goods Transportation
5. Embraced a “Freight on Priority”
6. Attracting new customers with the help of BDUs – Business Development Units ( established at the Zonal and Division level)
Key points for MCQ
RGP - Applicable for Freight customers registered on the e-RD portal of FOIS
RGP - Recknoned Financial Year basis.
No link between RGP and Carbon Credits
Carbon Credit means CER units (Certified Emission Reduction)
CER units issued by UNFCCC
TERI Headquarters - New Delhi
RGP basis - Calculator for the estimation of GHG -Developed by TERI
CO2 is a Chemical Compound consisting of 1 Carbon atom and 2 Oxygen atoms.
Abbreviations / Acronyms in connection with RGP are as follows:
