Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts

Friday, 26 August 2022

World Water Week

  • from August 24 till September 1
  • Organised by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
  • Theme is- “Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water”.

World Water Day
  • March 22 
  • Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
  • Theme of 2022 “Groundwater: making the invisible visible.”
  • The theme was decided by UN-water at its 30th meeting in Rome. It was proposed by the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC).

Government Initiatives
  • Catch the Rain campaign 2022
  • Jal Andolan a Jan Andolan
  • Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’
  • Atal Bhujal Yojana, a Central Sector Scheme
  • National Water Mission
  • Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has instituted National Water Awards and “Water Heroes – Share your stories” 
  • Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP)
  • Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

Montreal Protocol

Protocol of Vienna Convention: Protection of the Ozone Layer,1985 To cut down 99% of all ozone-depleting substance (ODS) India (1992) Ozone ...