Sign In
Learn bits
Today in News
Mahesh

12/12/22 13:58 PM IST

International Mountain Day 2022

In News
  • International Mountain Day is celebrated annually on December 11 to increase public awareness of the value of mountains to both life and climate.
International Mountain Day
  • The day came into existence in 2003.
  • The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development accepted Chapter 13 of Agenda 21: Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development in 1992.
  • With such widespread support, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2002 to be the “United Nations International Year of Mountains.”
  • The group determined that beginning in 2003, December 11 would be designated as World Mountain Day annually.
  • The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) is ‘Women Move Mountains.’
  • Women play a key role in mountains’ environmental protection and social and economic development.
Source- The Print

More Related Current Affairs View All

28 Aug

IADT-1

'Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out its first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-1), a crucial milestone in the preparation for the countr

Read More

28 Aug

H-1B visa changes

'H-1B visa changes 2025: United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick called the popular H-1B visa program a “scam”, saying that American businesses should be focuse

Read More

28 Aug

UGC’s Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Framework

'Recently, the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued a public notice on its development of a draft Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Framework (LOCF).' LOCF is intended to

Read More

India’s First Ai-Driven Magazine Generator

Generate Your Custom Current Affairs Magazine using our AI in just 3 steps