World Tuberculosis Day 2022 : Theme World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on 24th March to spread awareness about the disastrous health, social, and economic consequences of TB and to take efforts to end the TB epidemic globally. Earlier in 2021, Centenary celebration was observed for the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which is presently the […]
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World Meteorological Day 2022 : Theme
World Meteorological Day 2022 : Theme World Meteorological Day is celebrated globally on 23rd March. Earlier in October, 2021, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released the State of Climate Services report 2021. The day is celebrated to commemorate the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which was created in 1950. Being celebrated since 1961, […]
World Water Day 2022 : Theme
World Water Day 2022 : Theme On 22nd March, World Water Day is observed annually. This day is observed to raise awareness regarding the importance of water and its conservation. This day focuses to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) of the United Nations. SDG 6 looks to ensure sanitation […]
International Day Of Forests 2022
International Day Of Forests: Observed on 21st March every year since 2021. The organizers are the United Nations Forum on Forests and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Governments, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and other relevant organizations in the field. The occasion was established, and the date […]
World Sparrow Day 2022
World Sparrow Day: Every year March 20 is observed as World Sparrow Day to raise awareness about the bird. The first World Sparrow Day was celebrated in 2010 in different parts of the world. The theme for this year is “Monitor the Sparrows & other common birds”. World Sparrow Day is an initiative of the […]
International Day To Combat Islamophobia
International Day To Combat Islamophobia: As the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to proclaim March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, India expressed concern over phobia against “one religion being elevated to the level of an international day”. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti said in the General […]
International Maths Day 2022
International Maths Day 2022: 14th March, every year is observed as the International Day of Mathematics. The International Day of Mathematics is a project led by the International Mathematical Union with the support of numerous international and regional organizations. The first International Day of Mathematics was marked in March 2020. March 14 is already celebrated […]
What Is SAMARTH Initiative?
What Is SAMARTH Initiative? On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2022, the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), launched a Special Entrepreneurship Promotion Drive for Women -“SAMARTH” . Under the Samarth initiative of the Ministry, following benefits will be available to aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs: 20% Seats in free Skill […]
Women’s Day 2022: Theme
Women’s Day 2022: Theme Women’s Day is celebrated every year around the world on March 8. Theme for International Women’s Day, 2022 (IWD 2022) is ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’. It attempts to recognise the “contribution of women and girls around the world, who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, […]
Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav Scheme
Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav Scheme: On the eve of International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched ‘Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav’ scheme to bring back the out-of-school girls back to the education system. Key features of the scheme: Launched by the Women and Child Development Ministry in partnership with the Education […]
