World Standards Day 2022: Bureau of Indian Standards, Mumbai recently organised a Conclave –“Manak Mahotsav” on occasion of World Standards Day based on the theme ‘Standards for Sustainable Development Goals – A Shared Vision for a Better World’. World Standards Day is celebrated every year on October 14. This day, also known as International Standards […]
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International Girl Child Day
International Girl Child Day: International Girl Child Day is celebrated on October 11. The International Day of the Girl Child aims to raise awareness about the importance and potential girls hold as the future of our society. It focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and […]
Indian Air Force Day
Indian Air Force Day: Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on October 8 every year. The day aims to pay a tribute to the Air Force of India and acknowledge their contribution for a successful nation. As a part of the 90th anniversary celebration, nearly 80 military aircraft and helicopters participated in the Air Force […]
International Year Of Millets (IYOM)-2023
International Year Of Millets (IYOM)-2023: A MOU was signed between the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited to promote Millets towards celebration of the International Year of Millets 2023. Key areas: Facilitating advisory support: To manufacturers/processors of millet-based products to develop value-added millet-based commodities On-boarding […]
World Habitat Day 2022
World Habitat Day 2022: The United Nations observes the first Monday of October as World Habitat Day. This year, World Habitat Day will be observed on October 3. Theme: “Mind the Gap. Leave No One and Place Behind”. It seeks to draw attention to the growing inequalities and vulnerabilities in cities and human settlements that […]
World Heart Day
World Heart Day: World Heart Day is celebrated on 29th September, every year. Maharashtra’s STEMI project helps detect over 2,000 heart attacks in a year. World Heart Day was first observed in the year 2000 after the World Heart Federation collaborated with the World Health Organization (WHO). It is a global campaign through which the […]
World Tourism Day
World Tourism Day: World Tourism Day is celebrated yearly on 27th September around the world, and this year it will be held in Bali, Indonesia. Theme 2022: Rethinking Tourism. 27th September has been celebrated as World Tourism Day since 1980. This date was chosen to coincide with an important milestone in world tourism: the anniversary […]
World Rabies Day
World Rabies Day: World Rabies Day is observed every year on 28th September to raise awareness about the world’s deadliest infectious disease and bring together partners to enhance prevention and control efforts worldwide. 2022 marks the 16th World Rabies Day. 28th September marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who […]
World Environmental Health Day 2022
World Environmental Health Day 2022: World Environmental Health Day 2022 is observed annually on September 26 to spread awareness globally regarding the health of the environment. The central idea behind celebrating this day is that the health of the human race is irrevocably intertwined with the health of the environment. The day was first observed […]
International Day Of Sign Languages
International Day Of Sign Languages: Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, an autonomous body under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated ‘Sign Language Day’. International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September. This year’s theme was “Sign Language Unite Us.” Objective of this day […]
