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Essay No. 01 Independence Day – 15 August 5 Best Essay on “Independence Day” “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new… India discovers herself again.” -Jawaharlal Nehru (on Indian Independence Day, 1947) On 3 June 1947, Viscount Lord Louis Mountbatten,...
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April 17, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Languages1 Comment
World Population Day – 11 July World Population reached five billion (500 crores) on July 11th 1986. The United Nations began to commemorate the World Population Day on July 11th every year from 1987 onwards. Activities are usually held worldwide on the day to enhance people’s awareness of the population problem. World Population Year Population (in crores) Years Taken 1804 100 1804 1927 200 123 1960 300 33 1974 400 ...
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April 13, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Languages1 Comment
National Statistics Day – 29 June In recognition of the notable contributions made by Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in the fields of economic planning and statistical development in the Post – independent era, the Government of India has decided to designate 29th June every year, coinciding with his birth anniversary, as the Statistics Day in the category of special Day to be celebrated at the national level. The objective of this Day...
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April 13, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
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