The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is the nodal agency in the Central Government for overseeing the implementation of India's environment and forest policies and programmes relating to conservation of the country's natural resources including lakes and rivers, its biodiversity, forests and wildlife, ensuring the welfare of animals and prevention and abatement of pollution. While implementing these policies and programmes, the Ministry is guided by the principle of sustainable development.

Policy Support:

• Conservation and survey of flora, fauna, forests and wildlife
• Prevention and control of pollution
• Afforestation and regeneration of degraded areas
• Protection of environment, and
• Ensuring the welfare of animals

These objectives are well supported by a set of legislative and regulatory measures, aimed at the preservation, conservation and protection of the environment. Besides the legislative measures, a National Conservation Strategy and Policy Statement on Environment and Development, 1992, National Forest Policy, 1988, a Policy Statement on Abatement of Pollution, 1992 and a National Environment Policy, 2006 also guide the Ministry's work.

World Environment Day: World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated globally on 5th June every year. Established by the UN General Assembly, it serves as an important vehicle to stimulate worldwide awareness of the environment. The primary objective of celebrating world environment day is to give human face to environmental issues, promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues.

The theme: The theme of the World Environment Day is “Plastic Pollution”. Plastic pollution, mainly due to littering and unsafe disposal, is now-a-day’s major environmental concern.

We must realize the concern and do collective efforts to reduce our plastic footprint by way of adoption of methodology of refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle of plastic and getting people to change their behavior of throwing away plastic. This is the major environmental concern.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change invites entries to design a logo for the Ministry.

The winning best 3 entries will be considered for cash award, certificate, memento and invitation for 5th June ceremony at Rajpath/India Gate, New Delhi

The last date of submission is 10th March, 2018.

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