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World Toilet Day: Toilets play a very important role in creating a powerful economy as well as enhancing the health and preserving the dignity and safety of people, particularly girls and women. As per the World Health Organization in 2015, around 2.4 billion people live without adequate sanitation and one out of ten people has no option, but to openly …

International Day for Tolerance and Peace is celebrated worldwide every year on 16th of November. It was first established by the UNESCO in the year 1995 to be celebrated yearly worldwide on 16th of November. There are some principles related to the tolerance which was declared by the UNESCO and adopted by the people all over the world. It was confirmed …

National Press Day – The 16th of November – is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India. This was the day on which the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that not only did the press maintain the high standards expected from this powerful medium but also that it was not fettered …

World Diabetes Day is observed on the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922. Check out the date, theme, history and significance. World Diabetes Day aims to create a platform to promote IDF advocacy efforts throughout the year, and a global driver to promote the importance of taking coordinated and concerted actions to …

The International Week of Science and Peace (IWOSP) was first observed during 1986 as part of the observance of the International Year of Peace. The organization of events and activities for the week was undertaken as a non-governmental initiative; the secretariat for the International Year of Peace was informed of the preparatory activities and the final summary of events that occurred …

World Science Day for Peace and Development: The day is observed on November 10 to raise awareness about the role of science in promoting sustainable development and underlines the relevance and importance of science in our daily lives. World Science Day for Peace and Development: Date The objective of the day is to ensure that citizens are informed about developments in …

World Tsunami Awareness Day: Tsunamis are rare events, but can be extremely deadly. In the past 100 years, 58 of them have claimed more than 260,000 lives, or an average of 4,600 per disaster, surpassing any other natural hazard. The highest number of deaths in that period was in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. It caused an estimated …

The World Vegan Day is observed across the globe on 1st November annually; primarily to encourage people to turn pure vegetarian and abstain from consuming animal meat and if possible other dairy products. The day commemorates the formation day of ‘The Vegan Society’ in the United Kingdom in November 1944. The World Vegan Day should not be confused with the …

October 24 is also known as the World Polio Day (WPD), which is marked to highlight the global efforts toward a polio-free world. The day also honors the contributions of those on the frontlines in the fight to eradicate the polio virus from every corner of the globe. The day also encourages a widespread use of safe and effective vaccines …

UNO Day: United Nations Day – UNO stands for United Nations Organization. The United Nations or UN Day is celebrated worldwide to commemorate the foundation of United Nations Organization in 1945. This day reminds us of the official formation of the United Nations in 1945 by a joint agreement and unanimous signing of the UN Charter by majority of its …