Conservation of Wetlands Current Affairs, GK & News
GoI released Draft Visionary Perspective Plan (2020-30) to Conserve Avian Ecosystem ahead of CMS COP-13
Ahead of the Conservation of Migratory Species Conference of Parties-13 (CMS COP-13), the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has introduced a draft Visionary Perspective Plan (2020-2030) to conserve ecosystems, habitats, avian diversity and landscapes in the country. Visionary Perspective Plan (2020-2030) According to the draft, there are 1,317 bird species in India. Out ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Conservation of Migratory Species • Conservation of Wetlands • Cop • COP-13 on Migratory Species • migratory birds • Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC)
Facts Box: World Wetlands Day
The World Wetlands Day is marked on February 2 by the Ramsar Secretariat with financial support from Danone Group. This year the day was marked under the following theme Theme: Wetlands and Biodiversity Highlights The World Wetland Day is being marked since 1997. February 2 was chosen as the Ramsar Convention was signed on this ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Conservation of Wetlands • Convention on Wetlands • Ramsar Convention • Wetlands and Climate Change • Wetlands for our future • World Wetlands Day
10 more Wet lands declared Ramsar Sites: Maharashtra gets its first Ramsar site
On January 28, 2020, the Union Ministry declared that Ramsar Convention had added 10 more sites from India. Today, there are 37 Ramsar sites in the country. Highlights Among the 10 sites, Maharashtra (Nadur Madhameshwar) gets its first Ramsar site. The other wetlands sites include one in Uttar Pradesh and 3 in Punjab (Beas Conservation ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Conservation of Wetlands • Drinking water • Ground Water • Nal se Jal scheme • Ramsar Convention • Ramsar site • Wetland • Wetland Ecosystem
National Ganga Mission Begins Conservation of wet lands along the Ganges
The National Mission of Clean Ganga (NMCG) has taken up the initiative under Namami Gange Project to conserve wetlands of the Ganges basin. The primary aim of Namami Gange project is to rejuvenate the river by increasing its flow. It also includes recharging aquifers and conservation of wetlands. Highlights The NMCG along with the State ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Conservation of Wetlands • ganges pollution • Ganges River • Namami Gange Project • National Mission for Clean Ganga • Ramsar Convention • Water pollution • Wetland • Wetland Ecosystem
October Big Day: International Bird Survey
The International Bird Survey is being conducted by eBird organization biennially. Once in May and once in October. The aim is to gather information in the form of checklists of birds and share it to the environmental conservation and education institutes. The Cornell University Ornithology Lab, that holds world’s largest birds’ database helped in conducting ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • Conservation • Conservation of Migratory Species • Conservation of Wetlands • Environment • migratory birds • October Big Day