February 22 , 2018
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 	- India will be the Global Host for World Environment Day (WED) 2018 which is observed annually on 5 June.
- In this regard India and UN environment have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) in New Delhi.
- Theme for this year’s World Environment Day edition is the world is  “Beat Plastic Pollution”
- WED 2018 will be celebrated across all States and Union Territories, districts, local bodies and organizations.
- Moreover, a week-long environmental awareness campaign and pollution mitigation activities will be planned in Delhi and other parts of the country.
- It was established by United Nations General Assembly to mark opening of United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in 1972.
 
                            
                                
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