Year: 2020

02 October 2020 –

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi

In India, the Gandhi Jayanti is a festival for every Indian and comes every year with a grand celebration. Gandhi Jayanti is the birth date of Mahatma Gandhi. He was a prominent political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement.

Mahatma Gandhi loved his mother Putlibai the most that had influenced him a lot. Mahatma Gandhi went to England in 1888 to study the Law from University of London and became a Barrister. He wrote his autobiography “My Experiment with Truth”.

Visiting South Africa was a major event in his life. Mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa and accepted the practice of advocacy on a one-year agreement. In South Africa, He faced discrimination against Indians, which made him to return India and fight against the British Government.

We can never forget the struggle of Mahatma Gandhi for the freedom of India. Due to his movements like Champaran Satyagraha, Non-Cooperative Movement, Salt Movement and Bharat Chhodo Movement. The day of Gandhi Jayanti is dedicated as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi “Father of the Nation”.

01 October 2020 –

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

Celebrating National Voluntary Blood Donation Day was observed On October 1, National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is regularly celebrated in India to share the need and importance of blood in a person’s life.

It was first celebrated on October 1, 1975, by the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunology. Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunology was recognized on 22nd October, 1971 under the leadership of Mrs.K. Swarup krishen and Dr. J.G.Jolly.

The following are the basic objectives of the opening day to educate the overall public everywhere around the country about the importance of the purpose of a blood donation; one is to effectively fulfill the mission of voluntary blood donation to meet the need of the homeless.
Patients and the last is to store blood in blood donation centers for any urgent and real need. It is repeatedly stated in the relevant forums that the secured blood donor is a volunteer of his own free will and does not expect any monetary benefit.

Voluntary blood donors are the protectors of humanity. The importance of observing the day, such as National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, is to mobilize, encourage and encourage volunteers to donate blood and be healthy.

This is a motivation for those who do not donate but are in good health to start donating blood. Donate for charity or donate only to relatives or friends.

It is also celebrated today to say our thanks and strengthen the self-confidence of the volunteers who donate blood so that they can continue to do so regularly.

This message should be communicated to a large number of people so that voluntary donation becomes a big movement.

Transferring or donating blood or parts of it to the needy has become an integral part of humanity in the modern health care system. It doesn’t matter who the bloodline or receiver is.

Always remember this – today’s donor may be the recipient of tomorrow! Therefore, voluntary blood donation with no hope is a crucial part of the lifesaving process.

To highlight the need to commit and donate blood throughout the year. It is very important to maintain adequate supplies and achieve universal and timely access.

To mobilize support at the national, regional, and global levels in governments and development partners to invest, strengthen and sustain national blood programs.

Voluntary unpaid donors are the foundation of a safe and stable blood supply in 100% of the blood supply in 62 countries.

Healthy donors range in age from 18 to 65 years. The isolation of one unit of blood into its various parts benefits many patients.

All donated blood should always be tested for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Syphilis before transfusion.

National Voluntary Blood Donation Day October 1st is a significant day was celebrated for save someone’s life, life is precious than others things in the world.

29 September 2020 –

A simple promise … for MY HEART, for YOUR HEART, for ALL OUR HEARTS.

Heart Day is part of an international campaign to spread awareness about heart disease and stroke prevention. This is the perfect day to quit smoking, get exercising and start eating healthy – all in the name of keeping your ticker in good working order, and improving the health and well being of people the world over. The World Heart Federation have found that heart disease and strokes are the world’s leading cause of death, killing 17.1 million people every year – that’s more than victims of cancer, HIV and AIDS and malaria. Overeating, lack of exercise, unhealthy diets and high blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels are all factors which can trigger heart disease and threaten our own lives, and those of loved ones. Heart Day was set up to drive home the message that heart problems can be prevented.

The aim is to improve health globally by encouraging people to make lifestyle changes and promoting education internationally about ways to be good to your heart.

World Heart Day is celebrated every year. It was created by the World Heart Federation. The first World Heart Day took place back in 2000. Since then, in 2012, leaders from around the globe committed to the reduction of worldwide mortality from non-communicable diseases by 25 percent by 2025.

As World Heart Day is all about drawing people’s attention to heart diseases and illnesses, as well as the range of health issues that are associated with this, it makes sense to raise awareness and also improve your own understanding. We would recommend taking some time to do a bit of research about heart conditions and risk factors. You can then use your online platforms and your social groups in order to raise awareness.

There are both non-governmental and governmental organizations that take part in this date around the world. They do this through the organization of science fairs, exhibitions, fitness sessions, public talks, walks, and marathons. Some famous buildings, monuments, and landmarks opt to go red on this date so that they can show their support for cardiovascular disease awareness.

There are a lot of different charities and organizations that are doing great work when it comes to raising awareness and finding cures for different heart problems. We are sure that they would appreciate a donation, whether this is a donation of your time, money, or both! After all, anything that you can do can make a difference to someone’s life, so do not underestimate the role that you can play.

#My_Heart,_your_heart
#Healthy_lifestyles!
#Know_your_risk!
#I_Work_With_Heart

22 September 2020 –

“Rivers are the arteries of our planet; they are lifelines in the truest sense.” ~ Mark Angelo

World Rivers Day is a celebration of the world’s waterways. Running since 2005, it highlights the many values of rivers and strives to increase public awareness and hopefully encourage the improved stewardship of rivers around the world. Rivers in every country face an array of threats, and only our active involvement will ensure their health in the years ahead. World Rivers Day organizers encourage all of us to come out and participate. In particular, consider starting a Rivers Day event of our own, which might range from a stream cleanup to a community riverside celebration.

22 September – 2020

Rose day is observed to make all cancer patients aware that they can face the disease with strong willpower and spirit. Its observed on every year September 22. Alertness about cancer is important not only for supporting the patients, but also for preventing it. Awareness programs on the Rose day also make normal people aware of the importance of being cautious about cancer.

Rose day brings comfort to cancer patients with handmade roses, cards and gifts from known and unknown people all around the globe. It is the time to make a self-awareness as well to make your life happy with a healthy lifestyle.

Rose day is observed in the memory of 12 year old Melinda Rose from Canada, who was diagnosed with Askin’s Tumour, a rare form of Blood Cancer. Doctors predicted that she will not survive more than a couple of weeks, but she lived six months more. Within that period, she successfully cheered up other cancer patients and their caregivers with her letters, poems, and emails.

21 September – 2020

The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the UN General Assembly to commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and people. Two decades later, in 2001, the General Assembly unanimously voted to designate the Day as a period of non-violence and cease-fire.
The United Nations invites all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities during the Day, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace.

The International Day of Peace 2020 will be held on the theme “Shaping Peace Together.” To celebrate the day, the world is invited to: spread compassion, kindness and hope in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic; and stand together with the UN against attempts to use the virus to promote discrimination or hatred.

16 September – 2020

A number of commonly used chemicals have been found to be extremely damaging to the ozone layer. Halocarbons are chemicals in which one or more carbon atoms are linked to one or more halogen atoms (fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine). Halocarbons containing bromine usually have much higher ozone-depleting potential (ODP) than those containing chlorine. The man-made chemicals that have provided most of the chlorine and bromine for ozone depletion are methyl bromide, methyl chloroform, carbon tetrachloride and families of chemicals known as halons, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs).

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (resolution 49/114).

This year, we celebrate 35 years of the Vienna Convention and 35 years of global ozone layer protection. Life on Earth would not be possible without sunlight. But the energy emanating from the sun would be too much for life on Earth to thrive were it not for the ozone layer. This stratospheric layer shields Earth from most of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. Sunlight makes life possible, but the ozone layer makes life as we know it possible.

So, when scientists working in the late 1970s discovered that humanity was creating a hole in this protective shield, they raised the alarm. The hole – caused by ozone-depleting gases (ODSs) used in aerosols and cooling, such as refrigerators and air-conditioners – was threatening to increase cases of skin cancer and cataracts, and damage plants, crops, and ecosystems.

The global response was decisive. In 1985, the world’s governments adopted the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Under the Convention’s Montreal Protocol, governments, scientists and industry worked together to cut out 99 per cent of all ozone-depleting substances. Thanks to the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer is healing and expected to return to pre-1980 values by mid-century. In support of the Protocol, the Kigali Amendment, which came into force in 2019, will work towards reducing hydro fluorocarbon (HFCs), greenhouse gases with powerful climate warming potential and damaging to the environment.

World Ozone Day, held on September 16, celebrates this achievement. It shows that collective decisions and action, guided by science, are the only way to solve major global crises. In this year of the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought such social and economic hardship, the ozone treaties’ message of working together in harmony and for the collective good is more important than ever. The slogan of the day, “Ozone for life”, reminds us that not only is ozone crucial for life on Earth, but that we must continue to protect the ozone layer for future generations.

15 September – 2020

The International Day of Democracy is celebrated around the world on 15 September each year. It was established through a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in 2007, encouraging governments to strengthen and consolidate democracy.

We encourage all our Member Parliaments to mark the day with events and celebrations. Since the day was first observed in 2008, hundreds of parliamentary events have been held worldwide. These have included photo competitions, workshops for children, live televised debates, radio phone-ins and meetings with civil society organizations.

The International Day is an opportunity to review the state of democracy around the world. Each year highlights a specific theme. Past themes have included stronger democracies, the importance of democracy for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, strengthening the voices of citizens, dialogue and inclusiveness, accountability, and political tolerance.

Our support for International Democracy Day stems from our core belief that democracy requires the participation of all citizens. It is an opportunity to highlight the important role of parliaments, and to celebrate their capacity and mandate to deliver on justice, peace, development and human rights.

Our work on International Democracy Day is part of our efforts to build democracy.

14 सितंबर – 2020

भारत में, ‘राष्ट्रीय हिंदी दिवस’ प्रति वर्ष 14 सितंबर को मनाया जाता है। 14 सितंबर 1949 को हिंदी को भारत की राजभाषा के रूप में अपनाया गया था। तब से हर साल 14 सितंबर को भारत में और विदेशों में स्थित सभी केन्द्रीय सरकारी कार्यालयों में हिंदी दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है।

हिंदी भारत की आधिकारिक भाषा है। हिंदी भाषा सभी भारतीयों के बीच सौहार्द्र और एकता की भावना को जागृत करती है। भारतीय संविधान के अंतर्गत अनुच्छेद 343 के अनुसार हिंदी को भारतीय संघ की राजभाषा का दर्जा प्रदान किया गया है। हिंदी दिवस के दिन हिन्दी को बढ़ावा देने के लिए कई कार्यक्रम देश भर में आयोजित किए जाते हैं। यदि हमें आने वाली पीढ़ी के लिए हिंदी को बचाना है और हिंदी का अस्तित्व बनाए रखना है, तो हमें अधिक से अधिक हिंदी भाषा का प्रयोग करना होगा। और हिंदी बोलने में कभी भी हीनता का अनुभव नहीं करना होगा। गर्व के साथ हिंदी भाषा का प्रयोग करना होगा। साथ ही साथ अन्य भाषाओं को भी महत्व देना होगा परंतु हिंदी को हीन दृष्टि से कभी नहीं देखना होगा। “हिंदी हैं हम वतन है हिंदुस्तान हमारा” इस पंक्ति को साकार बनाना होगा।

एकता की जान है, हिन्दी देश की शान है ।
हिन्दी का सम्मान, देश का सम्मान है ।
हिन्दी का विकास, देश का विकास ।।
हिन्दी भारत माता की बिंदी । हिन्दी है मेरे हिन्द की धड़कन ।
हिन्दी अपनाओ, देश का मान बढाओ ।
हिन्दी-उर्दू भाई-भाई, संस्कृत-हिंदी दीदी-बहन
जो राष्ट्रप्रेमी हो, वह राष्ट्रभाषा प्रेमी हो ।
हिन्दी ही हिन्द का नारा है. प्रवाहित हिन्दी धारा है।

08 September – 2020

September 8th marks the International celebration and awareness campaign on literacy. The holiday was declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1964. Year round UNESCO seeks to keep literacy high on national, regional and international agendas. Through literacy programs UNESCO aims to create a literate world and promote literacy for all.
Today one in five adults (around 796 million) lack minimum literacy skills, with two-thirds of them being women. 67.4 million children throughout the world are not enrolled in school and miss out on basic fundamentals of education.
UNESCO states the importance of literacy on their website:

“Literacy is a human right, a tool of personal empowerment and a means for social and human development. Educational opportunities depend on literacy.

Literacy is at the heart of basic education for all, and essential for eradicating poverty, reducing child mortality, curbing population growth, achieving gender equality and ensuring sustainable development, peace and democracy. There are good reasons why literacy is at the core of Education for All (EFA).

A good quality basic education equips pupils with literacy skills for life and further learning; literate parents are more likely to send their children to school; literate people are able to access continuing educational opportunities; and literate societies are geared to meet pressing development.”

The saddest aspect of India’s literacy statistics is the disproportionate percentage of women who remain illiterate. Sixty per cent of India’s illiterates are women. Female literacy (43 per cent) was 26 percent below the male literacy (69 percent). No society has ever liberated itself economically. Politically, or socially without a sound base of educated women. The two- word mantra to promote development in the world: “educate girls”. Scholarly studies and research projects have established what common sense might already have told us: that if you educate a boy, you educate a person, but if you educate a girl, you educate a family and benefit an entire community.
Certainly, there is no better answer. India must educate itself – achieve 100 per cent literacy nationwide- if we are to fulfill the aspirations we have to dare to articulate, and rise to the development challenges of the 21st century.