World Soil Day

world soil day 2016

Question: World Soil Day is celebrated on-
(a) 4 December
(b) 5 December
(c) 2 December
(d) 3 December
Ans:(b)
Related facts:

  • On 5 December 2016; World Soil Day was celebrated across the world.
  • The theme of World Soil Day 2016 is ‘Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life’
  • The FAO Conference, in June 2013, unanimously endorsed World Soil Day and requested official adoption at the 68th UN General Assembly. In December 2013, the 68th UN General Assembly declared 5th of December as the World Soil Day.
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) dedicates this year’s World Soil Day to pulses. Also, owing to their nutritional benefits, 2016 was declared the International Year of Pulses.
  • The campaign aims to connect people with soils and raise awareness on their critical importance in our lives.
  • Soil is an essential resource and a vital part of the natural environment from which most of the global food is produced.

Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/soilday/
http://www.un.org/en/events/soilday/background.shtml