International Whale Shark Day: Delhi-based non-profit, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) launched ‘Save the Whale Shark Campaign’ along Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep in Mangaluru. August 30, 2022 is International Whale Shark Day, this year’s theme is “The Future of Sharks: Guardians of Our Seas.” The campaign will run along coastal Karnataka, Kerala and the Lakshadweep […]
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World Elephant Day
World Elephant Day: World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. It was conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand. It was officially founded, […]
World Tribal Day 2022
World Tribal Day 2022: 9th August is celebrated as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Aim: To highlight the role of indigenous people and the importance of preserving their rights, communities and knowledge they gathered and passed down over centuries. Theme: “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional […]
World Hepatitis Day : Theme 2022
World Hepatitis Day : Theme 2022 World Hepatitis Day is observed each year on 28th July to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis. The theme for the year 2022 is “Bringing hepatitis care closer to you”. It aims to highlight the need to bring hepatitis care closer to primary health care facilities, and so communities, to […]
Kargil Vijay Diwas
Kargil Vijay Diwas: The 23rd anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas is being observed on the 26th of July 2022. The day is dedicated to the martyred soldiers of the Kargil war. After the Indo-Pak war of 1971, there had been many military conflicts. Both the countries conducted nuclear tests in 1998 which further escalated tensions […]
World Population Day
World Population Day: World Population Day is observed on the 11th of July every year. The objective of the day is to increase the awareness of the people towards the worldwide population issues. World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council […]
22nd National Fish Farmers Day
22nd National Fish Farmers Day: National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying celebrated the 22nd National Fish Farmers Day (10th July 2022) to demonstrate solidarity with all fisher folk, fish farmers and concerned stakeholders throughout the country. National Fish Farmers Day is celebrated in the memory of scientists […]
Global Forgiveness Day
Global Forgiveness Day: Global Forgiveness Day is observed on 7th of July every year to celebrate goodwill among people and it gives us a chance to set things right and make our relationships stronger. In 1994, The Christian Embassy of Christ’s Ambassadors founded National Forgiveness Day in British Columbia. The day was later renamed ‘Global […]
International Day Of Cooperatives
International Day Of Cooperatives: 100th International Day of Cooperatives was observed. India celebrated the day under the theme “Building a Self-Reliant India and a Better World through Co-operatives”. The International Day of Cooperatives was declared by the United Nations General Assembly on 16th December 1992, on the first Saturday of July. The purpose of this […]
International Sports Journalists Day
International Sports Journalists Day: World Sports Journalists Day which is also known as International Sports Journalists Day is celebrated every year on 2nd of July. World Sports Journalist Day was first observed in 1994 when the International Sports Press Association decided to commemorate it in honours of its 70th Anniversary. The day is observed to […]
