World Oceans Day 2023: 08 June

Category : Important Days Published on: June 09 2023

Share on facebook

World Oceans Day is celebrated every year on 8 June to create awareness among people regarding the significance of oceans, and the importance of preserving and conserving oceanic resources.
The concept of celebrating ocean day on a global level was first proposed in 1992 by the Canadian government at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“World Oceans Day” was officially recognised by the United Nations in 2008.
Every year, the World Oceans Day is celebrated under a specific theme. This year, the theme of World Oceans day 2023 is "Planet Ocean: The Tides are Changing."

Monsoon Session adjourned sine die after 21 sittings and 15 Bills passed.
Read More....
Govt extends Fortified Rice Scheme till 2028 with ₹17,082 crore funding.
Read More....
UIDAI launches Aadhaar authentication framework for Cooperative Banks nationwide.
Read More....
Supreme Court bans public feeding of stray dogs; Delhi civic body to set feeding zones.
Read More....
PM Modi inaugurates ₹13,000 crore projects in Gaya, including ₹1,870 crore Ganga bridge.
Read More....
Cyberattack on DaVita compromises data of 2.7 million patients, costing $13.5 mn.
Read More....
Meta signs $10 bn, six-year deal with Google Cloud to boost AI development.
Read More....
India bans all bilateral sports events with Pakistan across disciplines.
Read More....
HDFC Bank invests in BharatGPT developer CoRover to promote sovereign AI.
Read More....
New moth species Carcina ingridmariae identified after decades of confusion.
Read More....