Ramsar expansion: Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel
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- Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh and Sauj Jheel in Uttar Pradesh were declared Ramsar sites, taking India’s tally to 103.
- Ramsar sites are Wetlands of International Importance under the 1971 Ramsar Convention.
- Designation brings international visibility, scientific oversight and stronger conservation attention, but does not itself create a blanket ban on all human use.
- Wetland conservation must integrate hydrology, catchment management, biodiversity protection and community livelihoods.
- exam_relevance: tests the article-specific ramsar expansion: sukhna wetland and sauj jheel fact, institution and exact legal/data point; it echoes recurring UPSC patterns on constitutional bodies, statutory schemes, environmental designations, external-sector data and rights-based governance.
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