Civil Defence Day – 6th December Civil Defence Day is celebrated on 6th December every year to make aware of the citizens and highlight the importance of civil defence. The Civil Defence provides protection to the civilian population during the crisis. The Civil Defence and Home Guards are the twin voluntary organisations for the cause of defence to the nation. These organisations are based on the concept of the safety of...

Hepatitis Awareness Day – 4th Dec. Hepatitis Awareness Day is celebrated every year on 4th December. On this very date, a national conference was held for the first time to discuss all about the menace of the disease Hepatitis-B in New Delhi, under the banner of Yellow-Ribbon. It was the day to disseminate knowledge about the occurrence and preventive measures against the various types of hepatitis disease. Hepatitis ‘A’ and Hepatitis...

Abolition of Slavery Day – 2nd December Abolition of Slavery Day, observed on the 2nd of December each year, is a worldwide awareness campaign against slavery in any form. Celebration of Abolition of Slavery Day on 2nd December is a reaffirmation of the inherent dignity of all men, women and children. Bonded labour, forced labour involving children, women and migrants are different forms of slavery. The Abolition of Slavery Day also...

World AIDS Day – 1st December This day is celebrated on the 1st of December as a national awareness programme. AIDS, in fact, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is not a disease, but a condition of one’s body caused by the Virus. When one gets infected with this virus, the body’s immune system starts failing. When HIV enters an adult human being, it takes 7-10 years time to destroy the whole immune...

Meatless Day – 25th Nov. Meatless Day on 25th Nov. is an awareness campaign to sensitize people against meat-eating. This day is also synonymous with Animal’s Right Day. Animals are also living beings and have the natural God gifted right to live. They should not be killed mercilessly at the hands of humans. Animals are killed not only for meat but also for their skin, horns, tusk, etc. Killing animals is...

Television Day – 21st Nov. The World Television Day is celebrated on 21st November each year. These celebrations encourage global exchanges of television programmes. These television programmes focus on peace, security, economic and social development. The World Television Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1996. This day commemorates the date on which the first World Television Forum was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York. World Television...

Philosophy Day – 21st November Philosophy Day is observed on 21st November each year. UNESCO is the intellectual and ethical arm of the United Nations. Thus philosophy fosters an authentic foundation for peaceful co-existence. The term philosophy signifies the love of wisdom. In Arabic, it is ‘Falsafa,’ meaning science and discipline of wisdom. Philosophy is a way and act of thinking around fundamental concepts and ideas of life-both individual and collective....