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Mar 22, 2016

March 20 is Observed as World Sparrow Day 

On March 20 the world sparrow day is being observed every year to increase awareness of the house sparrow and other common birds to urban environments and intimidations to their populations. On this day different activities and events like awareness campaigns, art competitions an…

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Mar 21, 2016

21st March is Observed as International Day of Forests 

21st March is being observed as International Day of Forests to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests every year. The compliance of the day is also used to connect with the vital role forests play in to stand and protect us like in…

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Mar 16, 2016

15 March is Observed as World Consumer Rights Day 

15 March is observed as World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) annually for celebration and solidarity within the international consumer movement. Importance of Day: It provides an opportunity to promote the basic rights of all consumers

  • Demand those rights that must be respected and pr…

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Mar 4, 2016

3rd March is Observed as World Wildlife Day 

3rd March is being observed as World Wildlife Day (WWD) annually to revel and raise attentiveness of the world՚s wild fauna and flora. The main aim behind celebration of this day is to take urgent steps to fight agented wildlife crime to stop wide-ranging environmental, economic …

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Feb 23, 2016

Sixth State to Join Uday Scheme is Bihar 

The sixth state to join Union Government՚s UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana) Scheme is Bihar for financial rearrangement of debt of power distribution companies. Bihar government, State Power Distribution companies (DISCOMs) and Union Power ministry has signed three-way Memora…

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Feb 22, 2016

February 21 is Observed as International Mother Language Day 

21 February is observed as International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) across the world. Importance of Day: The main objective behind observance of this day is to promote awareness of linguistic, multilingualism and cultural diversity.

  • And also to show importance of mother la…

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Feb 15, 2016

13th February is Observed as World Radio Day 

13th February is observed as World Radio Day (WRD) globally to remember the unique power of radio that touches lives and bring people together across every corner of the globe. Importance of Day: This day is observed annually to marks global celebration of radio as a medium for i…

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Feb 10, 2016

February 10 is Observed as National Deworming Day 

10 February is observed as National Deworming Day every year to combat parasitic worm infections among preschool and school-age children across India. This day was launched in 2015 by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) so this year is a second edition of the …

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Jan 25, 2016

6th National Voters Day Has Been Celebrated by EC Across India 

The 6th National Voters Day has been celebrated by Election Commission of India (ECI) across the country. Theme of 2016 is “Inclusive and Qualitative Participation” . Observances: To make this day more memorize ECI has organized National level function in New Delhi in which Pres…

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Dec 10, 2015

10 December is Observed as Human Rights Day 

Every year 10th December is observes as Human Rights Day HRD annually in order to memorialize the day when United Nations UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights UDHR in 1948.

  • The theme for the year 2015 HRD is Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always.
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