CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -International Tiger Day (July 29): International Tiger Day is observed on July 29 every year to raise awareness about the status of wild cats. The celebrations on this day intend to encourage all to take appropriate action to save the rapidly declining population of tigers.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Tiger Day: History International Tiger Day was introduced in 2010 after it was discovered that 97 per cent of tigers had disappeared in the past century, with only about 3,000 remaining.

Detailed explanation-3: -International Tiger Day on July 29th raises awareness about the dwindling numbers of the biggest of the big cats. Global leaders focus on the tiger during meetings designed to promote a system for protecting and enhancing their natural habitat.

Detailed explanation-4: -International Tiger Day was founded in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia to raise awareness about the loss of the tiger population globally. On this day, the 13 tiger range countries came together to create Tx2, the global goal to double the number of wild tigers by the year 2022.