CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The efforts of the Nature Forever Society, a conservationist group, lead to the declaration of the house sparrow as the state bird of Delhi. The theme for World Sparrow Day in 2019 is ‘I Love Sparrows.

Detailed explanation-2: -World Sparrow Day 2022 theme:- The theme for this year is “Monitor the Sparrows & other common birds” and the World Sparrow Day secretariat is urging people to monitor sparrows and other common birds this year using the Common Bird Monitoring of India, a citizen science initiative of Nature Forever Society.

Detailed explanation-3: -World Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the house sparrow and then other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations, observed on 20 March.

Detailed explanation-4: -The rationale for celebrating World Sparrow Day is not only to commemorate the event for a day but to use it as a platform to underscore the need to conserve sparrows as well as the urban biodiversity. We hope the event will bring together individuals, national and international groups.

Detailed explanation-5: -World Sparrow Day (WSD) is annually observed in more than 50 countries across the world on 20th March to create awareness and celebrate the ecological significance of sparrows, or common house sparrows (Passer domesticus).