Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- February 2, 2026 is celebrated as World Wetlands Day all across the globe. This reminds us of the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on August 30, 2021, establishing February 2 as World Wetlands Day. Wetlands, as well known, are freshwater ecosystems that include ponds, lakes, swamps and bogs. These ecosystems have played a pivotal role in water recharging during rains and have been habitats of a vast variety of living organisms. Wetland ecosystems perform various functions and offer many economic and ecological services to the people living in their vicinity. India is an abode of wetlands with the highest number of wetlands notified as Ramsar Sites covering 13,60,805.63 hectares. Ramsar sites are notified a...