Question
A Ramsar site is a wetland site which has given
international importance as per the āRamsar Conventionā. or āConvention on Wetlandsā. How many Ramsar sites does India currently have, following the addition of 11 new wetlands?Solution
India has recently added 11 new wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites, and with that, the total number of Ramsar sites in India has reached a total of 75 Ramsar sites. India became one of the signatories of the Ramsar Convention on 1st Feb 1982 which had earlier taken place in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971. A total of 26 sites were added to the list of Ramsar sites from 1982 to 2013, however, 49 new wetlands were added to the list of Ramsar sites in India from 2014 to 2022 and now in 2022, a total of 28 sites have been added to the list of Ramsar sites in India. Tamil Nadu has a maximum no. of Ramsar sites (14 number), followed by UP which has 10 nos. of Ramsar sites..
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