Sukhna Wetland, newly designated a Ramsar site, is located in which Union Territory?
- A.Delhi
- B.Chandigarh
- C.Puducherry
- D.Ladakh
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Explanation
The correct answer is Chandigarh. Announcing the new designations, Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav named Sukhna Wetland, better known as Sukhna Lake, as a site in Chandigarh, and he congratulated Chandigarh along with Uttar Pradesh on the recognition. Option A, Delhi, is wrong because no Delhi wetland featured in this announcement. Option C, Puducherry, is also wrong; it was not among the places named when the tally was declared. Option D, Ladakh, does not fit either, as neither of the two fresh entries was reported from that Union Territory on this occasion. The pairing to memorise is straightforward: Sukhna Wetland belongs to the Union Territory of Chandigarh, while the second new site, Sauj Jheel, lies in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Examiners often swap the state and the Union Territory between the two names, so keep the two attributions firmly apart when you revise this item.
Read the full article: India's Ramsar Site Tally Reaches 103 with Sukhna, Sauj Jheel
Practice Questions
After the addition of Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel, how many Ramsar sites does India have?
- A.101
- B.102
- C.103
- D.105
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The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, announced on 15 October 2026 that the national tally of Ramsar sites had reached 103 once Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh and Sauj Jheel in Uttar Pradesh were taken into the list.
Read the full explanation →Sauj Jheel, one of the two wetlands added to the Ramsar list in October 2026, lies in which state?
- A.Uttar Pradesh
- B.Madhya Pradesh
- C.Bihar
- D.Rajasthan
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When the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that India's Ramsar tally had reached 103, he identified Sauj Jheel as a wetland of Uttar Pradesh and Sukhna Wetland as a site in Chandigarh, offering his congratulations to both.
Read the full explanation →By which year does the policy framework discussed at the meeting seek to balance ecological security with sustainable socio-economic growth in the Indian Himalayan Region?
- A.2030
- B.2035
- C.2040
- D.2047
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The minister told the meeting that there has been a concerted focus on a policy framework which holds ecological security together with sustainable socio-economic growth in the Indian Himalayan Region by that year, which is the hundredth year of independence and the horizon the government uses for its long-term goals.
Read the full explanation →How many publications of the institute were released at the 27th meeting of the G.B. Pant Society of Himalayan Environment and Development?
- A.Two
- B.Three
- C.Four
- D.Six
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The volumes released at the meeting deal with biodiversity and its conservation practices in the Bhagirathi Eco-sensitive Zone, with the Gangotri Glaciated System, with e-PBR governance for the Indian Himalayan Region, and with the Ramsar wetlands of the Indian Himalayan Region.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the 27th meeting of the G.B. Pant Society of Himalayan Environment and Development held in New Delhi in October 2026?
- A.The Union Minister for Jal Shakti
- B.The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- C.The Union Minister for Earth Sciences
- D.The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs
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The society works on the environment and development of the Himalaya and falls within his ministry's charge, which is why the other options are wrong.
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