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Important days dedicated to the environment



 

The environment is a precious possession and keeping it for mankind is our moral responsibility. UN has dedicated some days to the environment as of 2019. Social care helps a lot to curb an environmental problem that becomes a base to move ahead of cause and effects. So It's important to keep social stamina for what you do for social welfare like social forestry.

A list of important environmental is given below:

 

 Important Environmental Days 

(Source: Ministry of GOI)



Month

Date

Day

Division

February

2

World Wetlands Day

NRCD

March 

 

 

28

3

20

21

22          

National Science Day

World Wildlife Day

World Sparrow Day

International Day of Forests

World Water Day                                      

RE Division

Wildlife Division

Animal Welfare Division

Forest Policy Division 

NRCD

 

Last

Saturday of March

Earth Hour day

CS Division

April

 

18

22

World Heritage Day

International Mother Earth Day

Wildlife Division

Forest Policy Division

May

22

23

International Biodiversity Day World Turtle Day

CS Division

Wild Life Division

June 

5 

8

17

World Environment Day

World Ocean day

World Day to Combat Desertification

Media division

Coastal/SICOM Division CS Division

July

28

29

World Nature Conservation Day International Tiger Day

Biodiversity Division Wild Life Division

August

10

12

20

International Biodiesel Day

World Elephant Day

AkhshayUrjaDiwas

CS Division

Wild Life Division

CT/CP Division

September

16

18

28

International Ozone day

International Coastal Clean-Up Day Green Consumer Day

Ozone Cell

IA-3/CS Division CS Division

October

1 to 7

4

1st Monday

Of October

2nd

Wednesday of October

24

Wildlife Week

World Animal welfare Day

World Habitat Day

 

International Day for Natural Disaster 

Reduction

 

United Nations Day

Wild Life Division

Animal Welfare Division

IA Division

 

IA Division

 

 

GC Division

December

2

3

5

11

14

National Pollution Prevention Day

Bhopal Gas Tragedy Day

World Soil Day

International Mountain Day

National Energy Conservation Day

PC Division

PC Division

DG/CT Division

Mountain Division

IA/PC Division

 

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