World Environment Day on 5 June 2025.

Important Days

The United Nations (UN) observes World Environment Day (WED) every year on June 5 to raise global awareness and encourage action towards environmental protection and sustainability.


      - The theme for WED 2025 was "Beat Plastic Pollution," highlighting the urgent need to tackle the harmful effects of plastic waste on ecosystems, wildlife, and human health.

      - The Republic of Korea hosted the global celebrations for the second time, having previously done so in 1997.

     

Main Point :-   (i) On June 4, 2025, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) based in New Delhi released its State of India’s Environment in Figures 2025 report, offering a data-driven analysis of India’s environmental and developmental progress.

      (ii) On June 5, 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a tree plantation drive at Bhagwan Mahavir Vanasthali Park in New Delhi, planting a Banyan sapling as part of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign.

(iii) This plantation initiative is a part of the Aravalli Green Wall Project, which aims to restore green cover along the 700-kilometer-long Aravalli range, spanning 29 districts across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat.

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