World Bamboo Day

  • World Bamboo Day is observed on September 18 every year to increase the awareness of bamboo globally.
  • It was officially established by the World Bamboo organization at the 8th World Bamboo Congress held in Bangkok in 2009.
  • Theme of 2020: Bamboo Now

Government’s Initiatives to Promote Bamboo

Bamboo Cluster

  • On 8th September, 2020, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and farmers Welfare launched 22 bamboo clusters in nine states in order to promote cultivation and export of bamboo.
  • These states are Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Assam, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Tripura and Karnataka.

National Bamboo Mission (NBM

  • The restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) ....
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