India to Host 12th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting in New Delhi on August 18

Exam-focused facts from the 18 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

India will host the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting in New Delhi on August 18, 2026.
The meeting will be preceded by the BRICS Senior Officers' Meeting of the Environment Working Group and Contact Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development on August 17.
The overarching theme is 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability' under India's BRICS Chairship 2026.
The meeting will be presided over by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.
India has identified four priority areas: sustainable lifestyles, afforestation and disaster resilience, circular economy, and climate adaptation.
The BRICS Environment Working Group was established in 2015 during the first BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting in Moscow.