LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (resolution 49/114).

Detailed explanation-2: -16 September is the birth anniversary of Shaheed Balwant Singh, Shyamlal Gupta ‘Parshad’, Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, and Prasoon Joshi. 16 September is also observed as the death anniversary of Jahanara, Jwalaprasad, and Lieutenant Colonel A. NS.

Detailed explanation-3: -World Ozone Day is observed on September 16 every year to spread awareness among people about the depletion of Ozone Layer and find possible solutions to preserve it. On this day, people from all over the world hold talks and seminars on the ozone layer.