Which wetland became India's 100th Ramsar site in June 2026?

Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh

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Science and Environment 2026

Ten questions on 2026's environment and science stories: wetlands, climate conferences, waste rules, a penguin on the Red List, astronauts round the Moon, a failed rocket and India's first chips.

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Environment questions pair a 2026 event with a convention or law (Ramsar 1971, the UNFCCC, the Environment (Protection) Act); science questions pair a mission with its record or first. Learn both halves. The stories behind these questions, with their sources, are in the 30-day course: days 24 and 26.

The common trap on this topic

Mixing up places and firsts: India's 99th and 100th Ramsar sites are both in Uttar Pradesh, Artemis II flew round the Moon without landing, and Micron's Sanand plant packages chips rather than making wafers.

Science and Environment 2026: answers and explanations

Which wetland became India's 100th Ramsar site in June 2026?
Answer: A. Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal), Uttar Pradesh
Surha Tal in Ballia was the 100th. Shekha Jheel was the 99th; Chilika was among the first two (1981).
Which COP did India host?
Answer: B. COP8, New Delhi, 2002
India hosted COP8 in 2002. In April 2026 it withdrew its bid to host COP33 in 2028.
The first international conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels, in April 2026, was co-hosted by:
Answer: C. Colombia and the Netherlands
It met at Santa Marta, Colombia.
Under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, household waste must be segregated at source into how many streams?
Answer: D. Four
Wet, dry, sanitary and special-care. The 2016 Rules required three streams.
In April 2026 the IUCN moved the emperor penguin from Near Threatened to:
Answer: A. Endangered
It skipped Vulnerable and went straight to Endangered, driven by the loss of sea ice.
Which country hosted World Environment Day 2026?
Answer: C. Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan hosted in Baku. The Republic of Korea hosted in 2025, Saudi Arabia in 2024 and Côte d'Ivoire in 2023.
Artemis II (April 2026) was the first crewed flight to the Moon's vicinity since:
Answer: A. Apollo 17 in 1972
Apollo 17 (December 1972) was the last crewed lunar mission before Artemis II.
Which country's astronaut flew on Artemis II, becoming the first non-American to travel to the Moon?
Answer: D. Canada
Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency was a mission specialist.
The PSLV-C62 failure of January 2026 was traced to a problem in which stage?
Answer: A. The third (solid) stage
A disturbance in roll rates near the end of the third stage's burn sent the rocket off its path, as in PSLV-C61 in 2025.
Micron's Sanand plant, which began shipping in 2026, is an OSAT unit. What does it do?
Answer: D. Assembles, packages and tests chips
OSAT means Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test. Wafer fabrication is the planned Tata-PSMC fab at Dholera.

FAQ

Which is India's 100th Ramsar site?

The Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, announced on 5 June 2026.

Did India host COP33?

No. India withdrew its bid to host COP33 in 2028 in April 2026. It hosted COP8 in New Delhi in 2002.

What did Artemis II do?

It flew four astronauts round the Moon and back between 1 and 10 April 2026, the first crewed lunar flight since Apollo 17 in 1972.

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