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Anti- Child Labour Day – 12 June From 2003 every year ‘ World Day Against Child Labour’ is observed on June 12th by the International Labour Organization. The day has often focused on one of the worst forms of child labour listed in Convention No. 182. The event is aimed at mobilizing people around the world against child labour and its worst forms, arising out of local cultures and customs, while encouraging...
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April 13, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
World Environment Day World Environment Day is celebrated each year on 5th June. The United Nations established in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment. World Environment Day (WED) is hosted every year by a different city and celebrated with an international exhibition through the week of June 5. World Environment Day is used by the United Nations to encourage awareness of the environment and to...
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April 13, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), eVirtualGuru, Languages1 Comment
World No Tobacco Day-31 May World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The Member States of the World Health Organization created this in 1987 to draw global attention of the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. In 1987 , the World Health Assembly passed Resolution calling 7 April 1988 to be the “World No-Smoking Day.” In 1988 , Resolution was...
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April 13, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Languages1 Comment
Anti Terrorism Day – 21 May May 21 is observed as Anti – terrorism day since 1992 to mark the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. A suicide bomber killed Rajiv Gandhi on this day in 1991. Life History of Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (August 20, 1944 – May 21, 1991), the eldest son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi, was the 9th Prime Minster of India ( and the 3rd...
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April 13, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
World Red Cross Day- 8 May Each year on May 8, the world commemorates World Red Cross Day Since 1948 by organizing activites around the theme, “together for humanity”. World Red Cross falls on the birthday of Noble laureate Sir Henry Dunant of Switzerland, the founder of the Red Cross, in 1984 it became ‘ World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day’. Dunant’s foresight , humanitarianism, and voluntary spirit led to the...
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April 11, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
International Labour Day-May 1 International Labour Day also known as May Day is being observed the world over. The working classes in many countries have found new ways of expressing their anguish and joys. May Day commonly sees organized street demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of working people and their labour unions throughout the world. Though May Day is celebrated in various countries on may dates and in many contexts, the...
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April 11, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
World Book Day-April 23 World Book Day is celebrated on April 23rd every year throughout the world. By doing so UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), seeks to promote reading, publishing and the protection, of intellectual property through copyright. 23rd April is a symbolic date for world literature because, by a strange twist of fate, the 23rd April 1616 marked the death of three of the greatest authors and...
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Indian Expedition To Antarctica Man has been exploring land, ocean and space. It is, therefore, natural that he should turn to the frozen regions of the earth. Indians may also feel an attachment to Antarctica because it is believed that India, Latin America and Antarctica were once a single landmass. Antarctica is ice – bound and un- inhabited. But penguins and about 12 species of birds live there. The frozen sea...
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