Which state first granted Labour Day legal status as holiday? Oregon passed on February 21, 1887 the first legislation in the country to officially recognize the “workingman’s holiday”. Labor Day was first celebrated five years earlier, on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York City. The Central Labor Union urged other labor organizations to recognize the holiday, which was moved …

Anchal Gangwal, the daughter of a tea seller in MP becomes a flying officer in Indian Air Force, awarded the President’s plaque Aanchal Gangwal is one of the 19 women officers who were commissioned by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the combined Graduation Parade (CGP) ceremony at Dundigal in Hyderabad on Saturday (June 20, 2020). She had left two …

Edgar Albert Guest was a prolific English-born American poet who was popular in the first half of the 20th century and became known as the People’s Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life. Labour Day Poem: They Earned The Right I knew Ket and Knudsen, Zeller, Zeder and Breer. I knew Henry Ford back …

Labour in India refers to employment in the economy of India. In 2012, there were around 487 million workers in India, the second largest after China. Of these over 94 percent work in unincorporated, unorganized enterprises ranging from pushcart vendors to home-based diamond and gem polishing operations. The organised sector includes workers employed by the government, state-owned enterprises and private …

Why France celebrate Labour Day or May Day? Strangely enough, it started in the USA. On 1 May 1886 American Labor Unions organized a strike in favor of limiting working hours to an eight-hour day. In 1889 the 2nd Socialist International decided to may May 1st a special day for demonstrations. But it was a right-wing government that consolidated the …

May Day celebrates the coming of spring. In most of the United Kingdom, this is an official public holiday. May Day is celebrated on May 1 in the United States. In the United Kingdom (Britain and Ireland) it is celebrated on the first Monday in May. May Day Description Warmth and fertility, green grass, blooming trees and a profusion of flowers …

नए साल के लिए वास्तु फेंगशुई: खट्टी मीठी यादों के साथ साल खत्‍म होने को है और नए अहसास और ऊर्जा के साथ नया साल कुछ ही दिनों बाद हम सबके जीवन में दस्‍तक देने वाला है। नए साल के अवसर पर सभी लोग चाहेंगे कि साल भर उनके घर में आर्थिक समृद्धि एवं सुख शांति बनी रहे। परिवार के …

स्वयंसेवी संगठन उस परोपकारी व्यक्ति से बहुत कुछ सीख सकते हैं जो 50 वर्ष पूर्व स्थापित अपने अरबों के कारोबार से अधिक अपने परोपकार के कामों के लिए मशहूर हो चुके हैं। मुंबई में शायद ही कोई होगा जो महावीरप्रसाद सर्राफ के बारे में न जानता हो जिनके परिवार का नाम शहर के हज़ारों बैंचों तथा वाटर कूलरों पर खुदा …

भगवान महावीर के अनमोल वचन विद्यार्थियों के लिए: पंचशील सिद्धान्त के प्रर्वतक एवं जैन धर्म के चौबिसवें तीर्थकंर महावीर स्वामी अहिंसा के मूर्तिमान प्रतीक थे। जिस युग में हिंसा, पशुबलि, जाति-पाँति के भेदभाव का बोलबाला था उसी युग में भगवान महावीर ने जन्म लिया। उन्होंने दुनिया को सत्य, अहिंसा जैसे खास उपदेशों के माध्यम से सही राह दिखाने की ‍कोशिश …

Slogans on Books: World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day is a yearly event on April 23rd, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to promote reading, publishing and copyright. Slogans on Books: What is World Book Day? World Book day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 to celebrate books and authors and …