TNPSC Thervupettagam

UN conference on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought

June 17 , 2021 1147 days 755 0
  • This conference was convened by President of 75th session of General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the high-level virtual conference on desertification, land degradation and drought.
  • PM Modi was President of 14th session of Conference of the Parties to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
  • India aims to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.

Note

  • As per United Nations, one-fifth of earth’s land area worldwide is degraded.

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