International Asteroid Day: In December 2016 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/71/90, declaring 30 June International Asteroid Day  in order to “observe each year at the international level the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908, and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard.” तुंगुस्का घटना Why Asteroid Day? International …

Fathers Day Date: While it is accepted around the world that the first word that a child utters is ‘mother’, it is also a universal fact that it is the father towards whom almost every child looks, as his / her hero. He is the person who asks you to smile when you fall down from the bicycle the first …

Country Name: Poland System of government: Socialist Republic Capital: Warsaw (Warszawa) Location: On the Baltic Sea, Poland shares land frontiers with the German Democratic Republic in the west. Area: 312, 677 sq km National composition: Poles from the majority, with German, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Slovak, Russian, Lithuanian, Czech and Gypsy minorities. More than eight million Poles living abroad claim Polish nationality …

World environment day is also known as the Environment Day, Eco Day or short form WED. It has been one of the great annual events for years which is being celebrated worldwide by the people aiming to protect the unique and life nurturing Nature on every 5th June. World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June as declared by the …

Story of Julia Ward Howe: There are several words which describe the personality of Julia Ward Howe, yet they all fail in their individual capacity or even in their collective might to define the remarkable woman as she was. The world knows Ms Howe as a writer, poet, playwright, essayist, travel writer, reformist, feminist, club woman. She was all rolled …

Mothers Day Date in Different Countries: Mothers Day is celebrated in several country across the globe though the month and date on which Mothers Day is celebrated in different countries varies. Most countries celebrate Mothers Day on second Sunday in the Month of May. This Mother’s Day date was declared by US President Woodrow Wilson on May 8, 1914 when he …

International Nurses Day is observed world wide in order to commemorate the valuable contribution of nurses in the form of their selfless services to the society. May 12 also marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. International Nurses Day: 12 May International Council of Nurses (ICN) conducts special celebration for the day in the unique …

Labour Day Information: Labour Day / May Day, the first day of the month of May is celebrated all over India as a spring fertility festival to honour goddess spring. The day also commemorates the “International Workers’ Day” which has a historic significance. It is also a day of political protests. May Day is otherwise observed as a saint’s feast …

Country Name: Liechtenstein System of government: Constitutional Monarchy (Principality) Capital: Vaduz Location: In Central Europe, Liechtenstein is situated on the right bank of the Rhine between Austria and Switzerland Area: 157 sq km National composition: Mostly German Speakers; some immigrant workers Religion: Roman Catholic Official language: German Currency: Swiss franc Highest elevation: Naakopf (2,574 m) in the Alps Chief river: …

Country Name: Hungary System of government: Socialist Republic Capital: Budapest Location: A landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Czechoslovakia on the north, the Russia on the north-west, Romania on the east, Yugoslavia on the south, and Austria on the west Area: 93,030 sq km National composition: Magyars, German, Gypsy, Romanian, Slovak and Yugoslav minorities Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant Official …