Safe Motherhood Day – 11th April Safe Motherhood Day is celebrated on the 11th of April as an awareness campaign about pregnancy and childbirth-related complications. The Government had declared April 11th, the birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi, as National Safe Motherhood Day. A rally was organised highlighting the importance of providing necessary medical and healthcare facilities to expecting mothers. The motto of the rally was “Save our mothers.” The Day 11th...

Valour Day – 9th April Valour day on 9th April is celebrated to commemorate the bravery of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). On 9th April 1965, a small contingent of 2nd Battalion Central Reserve Police Force repulsed the Pakistani brigade-level attack at Sardar Post in Gujarat. Hence 9th April is observed as ‘Valour Day’ in the Force. This observance is a salute to those brave Jawans and 1308 heroes who...

World Health Day – 7th April World Health Day on the seventh of April is an awareness campaign in favour of healthy life, as health is wealth. A healthy, peaceful and satisfied person spreads peace in the society and helps the progress of a nation. On this very day of seventh April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) was established in the year 1948. The WHO aims to aid the attainment of...

Fool’s Day – 1st April You must have played pranks to people on 1st April. In fact, 1st April is considered as Fools Day in nearly all parts of the world. On this day, people play a practical joke to friends and neighbours by sending them mock gifts and inviting them on fake parties. Even foolish messages are sent or tricks are played into doing silly things to them. Have you...

Forest Day-27th March Forest Day is celebrated on the 27th of March every year to make people and planters aware about the uses of trees and its contribution to the environment. They not only provide fruits and wood and give beauty to our surroundings, but they work like green lungs cleansing our atmosphere. Vegetation or forest is produced as a result of sunshine, water and soil. India is very lucky to...

World T.B. Day – 24th March T.B. is a disease that affects people in their most productive years. It is caused by a special type of bacteria which affect different organs alongwith bones in animals and human beings. But lung T.B. is most common in human beings. Celebrities such as Kamala Nehru and Srinivasan Ramanujan fell victims to this dreaded disease. Different symptoms of TB are cough for more than three...

World Meteorological Day – 23rd March World Meteorological Day is the day to highlight the importance of weather forming processes and weather forecasts. For this reason, a world Meteorological organisation was established on 23rd March. 1950. Its headquarters are in Geneva. Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth’s atmosphere. Many phenomena take place in the atmosphere, which is very important for our living. These phenomena are the formation of rain,...

Optometry Day – 23rd March World Optometry Day is celebrated on 23rd march every year in different ways. Indian Optometric Association (IOA), Members of Eye Care and Non-Government Organisation (VIEW), all join hands for the cause of eye care to raise awareness about the eyes. They formed a human chain shaping an eye in five cities of India, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, and New Delhi. The eye is one of the...