UPPSC 2022 GS-I Environment & Ecology
Question

On which date Ozone Day, is observed ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: September 16

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “September 16”.

Ozone Day or International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed on September 16 each year.

This day commemorates the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987, an international agreement aimed at protecting the ozone layer by phasing out the production of ozone-depleting substances (ODS).

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