World Elephant Day 2025: national event held at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change marked World Elephant Day on 12 August 2025 with a national event at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, highlighting that India is home to about 60% of the world's wild elephants.
Summary
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change celebrated World Elephant Day on 12 August 2025 with a national event at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, attended by Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh. The ministry noted that India is home to about 60% of the world's wild elephants, with 33 Elephant Reserves and 150 elephant corridors, and that the elephant is India's National Heritage Animal. A nationwide awareness campaign was also launched, engaging about 12 lakh students from about 5,000 schools.
Key facts
- Date
- 12 Aug 2025 – World Elephant Day
- National event
- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- Minister
- MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh
- Share
- About 60% of world's wild elephants in India
- Network
- 33 Elephant Reserves, 150 corridors
- Status
- National Heritage Animal
- Outreach
- Nationwide awareness campaign – about 12 lakh students, 5,000 schools
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was the national event for World Elephant Day 2025 held?
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Correct answer: B — Coimbatore
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change held the national World Elephant Day event at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 12 August 2025.
Consider the following statements shared by the Environment Ministry on World Elephant Day 2025: 1. India is home to about 60% of the world's wild elephants. 2. India has 50 notified Elephant Reserves. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: India is home to about 60% of the world's wild elephants. Statement 2 is incorrect: the ministry cited 33 Elephant Reserves, along with 150 elephant corridors.