1. ___________ - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. ?
2. _________ - World Hearing Day. 2017 theme is‚ Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment. Mar 3 is also observed as National Defence Day in India ?
3. _________ - World Wildlife Day. 2017 theme is‚ Listen to the Young Voices ?
4. _________ - International Women's day.
- 2017 theme is‚ Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030, with campaign theme‚ #BeBoldForChange
- Commonwealth of Nations launched‚ Peace in the home‚ programme to help member states tackle domestic violence.
5. __________ - World Kidney Day. 2017 theme is‚ Kidney Disease and Obesity: Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Kidneys ?
6. ___________ - World Civil Defence Day. 2017 theme is Together with civil defence against disasters. It is also observed as Zero Discrimination Day, for which 2017 theme is Make Some Noise for Zero Discrimination ?
7. _________ - Commonwealth Day. 2017 Theme is‚ A peace-building Commonwealth ?
8. ________ - World Consumer Rights Day ?
9. __________________ - International Day of Happiness. On this occasion, World Happiness Report 2017 has been published by UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network -
- India has been ranked 122 out of 155 countries in list.
- Top 5 Happiest Countries - Norway (1), Denmark (2), Iceland (3), Switzerland (4), Finland (5).
- 5 Least Happy Countries - Rwanda (151), Syria (152), Tanzania (153), Burundi (154) and Central African Republic (155).
- Neighbours - Pakistan (80), Nepal (99), Bhutan (97), Bangladesh (110) and Sri Lanka (120).
- BRICS - Brazil (17), Russia (56), China (79), South Africa (116)
10. _________ - World sparrow day. It i also marked as Nowruz Day 2017 (Iranian / Persian New Year).
11. _________ is observed as -
- International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 2017 theme is Racial profiling and incitement to hatred, including in context of migration.
- International Day of Forests.
On this occasion, Assam Government launched Sustainable Action for Climate Resilient Development (SaCReD) Initiative to develop Majuli, world‚„s largest river island, as country‚„s first carbon neutral district.
- World Down Syndrome Day.
- World Poetry Day.
12. ________ - Bihar Diwas, Marking formation of Bihar State in 1912 . Bihar government launched programme to provide free WiFi facilities in colleges and universities on occasion of Bihar Diwas.
13. __________ - World Water Day. 2017 Theme is‚ Why Waste water?.
- Government launched National Water Quality Sub Mission on Arsenic and Fluoride to provide safe drinking water to about 28,000 affected habitations in the country by March 2021, with an outlay of Rs 25,000 crore.
- On this occasion, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu released Water Policy of Indian Railways. He also presented GreenCo Certificates to 3 units of Indian Railways and announced expansion of VIKALP Scheme for benefit of waitlisted passengers.
14. ____________ - World Meteorological Day. 2017 Theme is‚ Understanding Clouds ?
15. ________ - martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, executed in 1931. ?
16. _________ - World Theatre Day ?
17. _________ - Independence day of Neighbouring Nation Bangladesh. ?
18. ___________ - World Tuberculosis Day.
2017 Theme (Campaign): ‚Å“Unite to End TB‚.
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