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        "slug": "wildlife-week-2026-dates-theme-history-significance",
        "title": "Wildlife Week 2026: Dates, Theme, History, and Key Highlights",
        "title_hi": "वन्यजीव सप्ताह 2026: तिथि, थीम, इतिहास और मुख्य बिंदु",
        "body": "<p><strong>Why in the News?</strong></p><p>National Wildlife Week 2026 is being observed across India from October 2 to October 8, 2026. The week-long campaign aims to promote wildlife conservation, protect natural habitats, and foster community participation in biodiversity preservation.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Features / Major Points:</strong></p><p>Theme: The theme for Wildlife Week 2026 is &ldquo;Connecting Habitats, Thriving Wildlife&rdquo;. It highlights the vital role of ecological connectivity and wildlife corridors for species survival.</p><p><br></p><p>Dates: While traditionally observed during the first week of October (1&ndash;7 October), several institutions including the National Zoological Park, New Delhi, and state forest departments are hosting the 2026 events from October 2 to October 8.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Nationwide Activities:</strong></p><p>Delhi &amp; National Zoological Park: Hosting nature walks (bird, butterfly, insect walks), photography competitions, keeper talks, and educational quizzes.</p><p><br></p><p>State Level Initiatives: Cleanliness drives, awareness processions (Prabhat Pheri), and citizen science workshops in states and UTs including Ladakh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, and Jharkhand.</p><p><br></p><p>Core Objectives: Mitigate human-wildlife conflict, safeguard endangered flora and fauna, and encourage public and student participation in environmental protection.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Static GK Facts:</strong></p><p>First Wildlife Week Celebration: First observed in India in 1957.</p><p><br></p><p>Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).</p><p><br></p><p>Wildlife Institute of India (WII): Located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand (Established in 1982).</p><p><br></p><p>World Wildlife Day: Observed globally every year on March 3.</p><p><br></p><p>World Wildlife Day 2026 Theme: \"Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods\".</p><p><br></p><p><strong>One-Liner Quiz (All Competitive Exams):</strong></p><p>Q: What is the official theme of National Wildlife Week 2026 in India?</p><p>A: \"Connecting Habitats, Thriving Wildlife\"</p><p><br></p><p>Q: In which month is Wildlife Week annually celebrated in India?</p><p>A: October (October 1&ndash;7 / October 2&ndash;8)</p><p><br></p><p>Q: Where is the headquarters of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) situated?</p><p>A: Dehradun, Uttarakhand</p><p><br></p><p>Q: On which date is World Wildlife Day observed globally?</p><p>A: March 3</p><p><br></p><p>#WildlifeWeek2026 #ConnectingHabitats #WildlifeConservation #MoEFCC #CurrentAffairs #StaticGK</p>",
        "body_hi": "<p><strong>&#2330;&#2352;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366; &#2350;&#2375;&#2306; &#2325;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2306;?</strong></p><p>&#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2340; &#2349;&#2352; &#2350;&#2375;&#2306; 2 &#2360;&#2375; 8 &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2335;&#2370;&#2348;&#2352; 2026 &#2340;&#2325; &#2352;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2361; 2026 (National Wildlife Week 2026) &#2350;&#2344;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2332;&#2366; &#2352;&#2361;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376;&#2404; &#2311;&#2360;&#2325;&#2366; &#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2381;&#2351; &#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351; &#2342;&#2375;&#2358; &#2325;&#2368; &#2360;&#2350;&#2371;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343; &#2332;&#2376;&#2357; &#2357;&#2367;&#2357;&#2367;&#2343;&#2340;&#2366;, &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2360;&#2306;&#2352;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339; &#2324;&#2352; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2367;&#2325; &#2310;&#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2379;&#2306; &#2325;&#2368; &#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2366; &#2325;&#2375; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2332;&#2344;-&#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2352;&#2370;&#2325;&#2340;&#2366; &#2348;&#2338;&#2364;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376;&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2381;&#2351; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2375;&#2359;&#2340;&#2366;&#2319;&#2306; / &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326; &#2348;&#2367;&#2306;&#2342;&#2369;:</strong></p><p>&#2341;&#2368;&#2350; (&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2351;): &#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359; 2026 &#2325;&#2375; &#2354;&#2367;&#2319; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2361; &#2325;&#2368; &#2310;&#2343;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325; &#2341;&#2368;&#2350; \"Connecting Habitats, Thriving Wildlife\" (&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2367;&#2325; &#2310;&#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2379;&#2306; &#2325;&#2379; &#2332;&#2379;&#2337;&#2364;&#2344;&#2366;, &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2379;&#2306; &#2325;&#2366; &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2344;) &#2361;&#2376;&#2404; &#2351;&#2361; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2327;&#2354;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379;&#2306; (Wildlife Corridors) &#2324;&#2352; &#2346;&#2366;&#2352;&#2367;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367;&#2325; &#2360;&#2306;&#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2325; &#2325;&#2375; &#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357; &#2346;&#2352; &#2332;&#2379;&#2352; &#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2368; &#2361;&#2376;&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p>&#2309;&#2357;&#2343;&#2367;: &#2352;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352; &#2346;&#2352; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2361; &#2346;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306;&#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325; &#2352;&#2370;&#2346; &#2360;&#2375; 1 &#2360;&#2375; 7 &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2335;&#2370;&#2348;&#2352; &#2351;&#2366; 2 &#2360;&#2375; 8 &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2335;&#2370;&#2348;&#2352; &#2340;&#2325; &#2310;&#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2367;&#2340; &#2325;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; &#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376;&#2404; &#2344;&#2375;&#2358;&#2344;&#2354; &#2332;&#2364;&#2370;&#2323;&#2354;&#2377;&#2332;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354; &#2346;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2325; (&#2344;&#2312; &#2342;&#2367;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2368;) &#2324;&#2352; &#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344; &#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351; 2 &#2360;&#2375; 8 &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2335;&#2370;&#2348;&#2352; 2026 &#2340;&#2325; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2375;&#2359; &#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350; &#2330;&#2354;&#2366; &#2352;&#2361;&#2375; &#2361;&#2376;&#2306;&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326; &#2327;&#2340;&#2367;&#2357;&#2367;&#2343;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306;:</strong></p><p>&#2342;&#2367;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2368; &#2357; &#2352;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2368; &#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;: &#2348;&#2352;&#2381;&#2337; &#2357;&#2377;&#2325;, &#2348;&#2335;&#2352;&#2347;&#2381;&#2354;&#2366;&#2312; &#2357;&#2377;&#2325;, &#2325;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2364;, &#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2354;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2319;&#2306; &#2324;&#2352; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2375;&#2359;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334; &#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2323;&#2306; &#2325;&#2366; &#2310;&#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2344;&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p>&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352; &#2346;&#2352; &#2346;&#2361;&#2354;: &#2354;&#2342;&#2381;&#2342;&#2366;&#2326;, &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2352;, &#2360;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2325;&#2367;&#2350; &#2324;&#2352; &#2333;&#2366;&#2352;&#2326;&#2306;&#2337; &#2332;&#2376;&#2360;&#2375; &#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2306; &#2325;&#2375; &#2357;&#2344; &#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2327;&#2379;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2366; &#2309;&#2349;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;, &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340; &#2347;&#2375;&#2352;&#2368;, &#2324;&#2352; &#2344;&#2366;&#2327;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344; (Citizen Science) &#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p>&#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;: &#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2357;-&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2360;&#2306;&#2328;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359; &#2325;&#2379; &#2325;&#2350; &#2325;&#2352;&#2344;&#2366;, &#2354;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367;&#2351;&#2379;&#2306; &#2325;&#2366; &#2360;&#2306;&#2352;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;, &#2324;&#2352; &#2310;&#2350; &#2332;&#2344;&#2340;&#2366; &#2357; &#2331;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2306; &#2325;&#2379; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2306;&#2352;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339; &#2360;&#2375; &#2332;&#2379;&#2337;&#2364;&#2344;&#2366;&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>&#2360;&#2381;&#2335;&#2376;&#2335;&#2367;&#2325; &#2332;&#2368;&#2325;&#2375; &#2347;&#2376;&#2325;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2360; (Static GK Facts):</strong></p><p>&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2361; &#2325;&#2366; &#2310;&#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2344;: &#2346;&#2361;&#2354;&#2368; &#2348;&#2366;&#2352; &#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359; 1957 &#2350;&#2375;&#2306; &#2310;&#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2367;&#2340; &#2325;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; &#2327;&#2351;&#2366; &#2341;&#2366;&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p>&#2325;&#2375;&#2306;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351; &#2350;&#2306;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2354;&#2351;: &#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2357;&#2352;&#2339;, &#2357;&#2344; &#2324;&#2352; &#2332;&#2354;&#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369; &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2344; &#2350;&#2306;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2354;&#2351; (MoEFCC)&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p>&#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344; (WII): &#2342;&#2375;&#2361;&#2352;&#2366;&#2342;&#2370;&#2344;, &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2366;&#2326;&#2306;&#2337; &#2350;&#2375;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2340; (&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2346;&#2344;&#2366;: 1982)&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p>&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2342;&#2367;&#2357;&#2360; (World Wildlife Day): &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359; 3 &#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2330; &#2325;&#2379; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352; &#2346;&#2352; &#2350;&#2344;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376;&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p>2026 &#2325;&#2368; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2342;&#2367;&#2357;&#2360; &#2341;&#2368;&#2350;: \"Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods\"&#2404;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>&#2357;&#2344;-&#2354;&#2366;&#2311;&#2344;&#2352; &#2325;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2364; (All Competitive Exams):</strong></p><p>Q: &#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2340; &#2350;&#2375;&#2306; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2361; 2026 &#2325;&#2368; &#2341;&#2368;&#2350; &#2325;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376;?</p><p>A: \"Connecting Habitats, Thriving Wildlife\"</p><p><br></p><p>Q: &#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2340; &#2350;&#2375;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359; &#2352;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2361; &#2325;&#2367;&#2360; &#2350;&#2366;&#2361; &#2350;&#2375;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376;?</p><p>A: &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2335;&#2370;&#2348;&#2352; (1-7 &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2335;&#2370;&#2348;&#2352; / 2-8 &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2335;&#2370;&#2348;&#2352;)</p><p><br></p><p>Q: &#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344; (Wildlife Institute of India - WII) &#2325;&#2366; &#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2354;&#2351; &#2325;&#2361;&#2366;&#2305; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2340; &#2361;&#2376;?</p><p>A: &#2342;&#2375;&#2361;&#2352;&#2366;&#2342;&#2370;&#2344;, &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2366;&#2326;&#2306;&#2337;</p><p><br></p><p>Q: &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359; '&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357; &#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2368;&#2357; &#2342;&#2367;&#2357;&#2360;' (World Wildlife Day) &#2325;&#2367;&#2360; &#2340;&#2367;&#2341;&#2367; &#2325;&#2379; &#2350;&#2344;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376;?</p><p>A: 3 &#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2330;</p><p><br></p><p>#WildlifeWeek2026 #ConnectingHabitats #WildlifeConservation #MoEFCC #CurrentAffairs #StaticGK</p>",
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        "meta_title": "Wildlife Week 2026: Dates, Theme, History & Significance",
        "meta_description": "Wildlife Week 2026 is observed from October 2 to 8 across India under the theme \"Connecting Habitats, Thriving Wildlife\". Know its history, activities, and facts.",
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        "updated_at": "2026-10-06T06:18:22.285989+00:00",
        "category_slug": "important-days",
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        "category_name_hi": "महत्त्वपूर्ण दिवस",
        "faqs": [
            {
                "question": "What is the official theme of National Wildlife Week 2026 in India?",
                "answer": "\"Connecting Habitats, Thriving Wildlife\"",
                "question_hi": "भारत में वन्यजीव सप्ताह 2026 की थीम क्या है?",
                "answer_hi": "\"Connecting Habitats, Thriving Wildlife\""
            },
            {
                "question": "In which month is Wildlife Week annually celebrated in India?",
                "answer": "October (October 1–7 / October 2–8)",
                "question_hi": "भारत में प्रतिवर्ष राष्ट्रीय वन्यजीव सप्ताह किस माह में मनाया जाता है?",
                "answer_hi": "अक्टूबर (1-7 अक्टूबर / 2-8 अक्टूबर)"
            },
            {
                "question": "Where is the headquarters of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) situated?",
                "answer": "Dehradun, Uttarakhand",
                "question_hi": "भारतीय वन्यजीव संस्थान (Wildlife Institute of India - WII) का मुख्यालय कहाँ स्थित है?",
                "answer_hi": "देहरादून, उत्तराखंड"
            },
            {
                "question": "On which date is World Wildlife Day observed globally?",
                "answer": "March 3",
                "question_hi": "प्रतिवर्ष 'विश्व वन्यजीव दिवस' (World Wildlife Day) किस तिथि को मनाया जाता है?",
                "answer_hi": "3 मार्च"
            }
        ]
    }
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