Tag Archives: Significance of Public Awareness Days

World Television Day (WTD) is celebrated each year on 21st November to mark the date of the first World Television Forum, conducted in 1996. This day also highlights the value of televisions as a medium that is more than just an electronic gadget. World Television Day celebrates the fact that TV has become one of the most prominent means of entertainment. …

Child Rights Day: United Nations Universal Children’s Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated on November 20th each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare. November 20th is an important date as it is the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It …

राष्ट्रीय एकता दिवस: राष्ट्रीय एकीकरण विभिन्न जातियों, संस्कृतियों, धर्मों और क्षेत्रों से रहने के बाद भी एक मजबूत और विकसित राष्ट्र के निर्माण के लिये देश के लोगों के बीच आम पहचान की भावना को दर्शाता है। यह विविधता में एकता और महान स्तर करने के लिए लोगों के बीच एकता की भावना को बढ़ावा देता है। यह अलग समुदाय …

World Toilet Day: Toilets play a very important role in creating a powerful economy as well as enhancing the health and preserving the dignity and safety of people, particularly girls and women. As per the World Health Organization in 2015, around 2.4 billion people live without adequate sanitation and one out of ten people has no option, but to openly …

National Press Day – The 16th of November – is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India. This was the day on which the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that not only did the press maintain the high standards expected from this powerful medium but also that it was not fettered …

International Day for Tolerance and Peace is celebrated worldwide every year on 16th of November. It was first established by the UNESCO in the year 1995 to be celebrated yearly worldwide on 16th of November. There are some principles related to the tolerance which was declared by the UNESCO and adopted by the people all over the world. It was confirmed …

World Diabetes Day is observed on the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922. Check out the date, theme, history and significance. World Diabetes Day aims to create a platform to promote IDF advocacy efforts throughout the year, and a global driver to promote the importance of taking coordinated and concerted actions to …

World Science Day for Peace and Development: The day is observed on November 10 to raise awareness about the role of science in promoting sustainable development and underlines the relevance and importance of science in our daily lives. World Science Day for Peace and Development: Date The objective of the day is to ensure that citizens are informed about developments in …

National Legal Services Day is celebrated every year on 9th of November in all the states Authorities. At this day variety of legal literacy camps and functions are organized at many places in the capital city of the country. People from government as well as non government organizations take part in the functions and camps related to the National Legal …

World Tsunami Awareness Day: Tsunamis are rare events, but can be extremely deadly. In the past 100 years, 58 of them have claimed more than 260,000 lives, or an average of 4,600 per disaster, surpassing any other natural hazard. The highest number of deaths in that period was in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. It caused an estimated …