World Environment Day

(Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)

WHAT

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on 5th June every year.  Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) celebrates WED focussing on the theme declared by UNEP and organizes several events.

• The events will include launch of film competition on environment, release of several books and three thematic sessions on Air Pollution, Waste Management and Forests: the Green Lungs of cities.
• Song “Hawa Aane De” released on this year’s theme, Air Pollution.

THEME

This year’s theme is ‘Air Pollution’.

NATIONAL CLEAN AIR PROGRAMME

• It is noteworthy that to combat air pollution, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has recently launched the National Clean Air programme (NCAP).
• It is a mid-term 5 Year Action Plan with targets of 20-30% reduction of PM 2.5 and PM 10 concentration in 102 cities, out of which 84 cities have already submitted their action plan.
• The main objective of NCAP is to control and abate air pollution across the country.
• It is a multi sectoral and collaborative approach with mainstreaming and integration.

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