Important Days
World Environment Day 2025
▪ World Environment Day is celebrated from 1974
▪ Date: June 5, 2025
▪ Theme: “Ending Plastic Pollution”
▪ Host Country: Republic of Korea
▪ Organized by: UNEP – UN Environment Programme
World Organisations
International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
▪ India has won the Presidency of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) for the 2025-2028 term
▪ The IIAS is a global federation comprising 31 member countries, 20 national sections, and 15 academic research centres, collaborating on scientific research in public administration.
▪ India has been a member since 1998, represented by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
