1. 2019 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) in ________________, 2019, with theme Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India.
2. _________________ - World Zoonoses Day. Zoonoses are diseases transmitted to Humans from Animals.
3. __________________ - Doctors Day in India.
- It honours legendary physician and 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy. He was born on July 1, 1882 and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years. He was honoured with highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in February 1961.
4. _______________ - GST (Goods and Services Tax) Day. Govt. Launched GST regime on this day in 2017. It replaced all indirect taxes in India with a single GST, with 4 Components - CGST, IGST, SGST and UTGST. GST has 5 Tax Slabs - 0%, 5 %, 12%, 18 % and 28 %.
5. ______________ - World Population Day. 2018 theme is Family Planning is a Human Right. On this occasion, A workshop with title Population stabilization: A right and Responsibility, was organized in New Delhi.
6. ________________ - World Youth Skills Day. It aims to raise awareness on importance of investing in youth skills development.
7. ______________ - International Justice Day, marks 1998 Rome Statute that created International Criminal Court (ICC).
8. _________________ - UN Nelson Mandela International Day 2018. This year marks 100th birth anniversary of Great South African Social Reformer Nelson Mandela.
9. ________________ - World Sports Journalists Day. It is also observed as World UFO (Unidentified Flying Objects) day.
10. ____________________ - Kargil Vijay Diwas. It marks success of Operation Vijay. On this day in 1999, India successfully took command of high outposts intruded by Pakistanis.
11. ___________________ - World Hepatitis Day. 2018 theme is Test. Treat. Hepatitis.
- On this occasion, Government launched National Viral Hepatitis Control Program, aiming to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. India is also working to end TB by 2025, five years ahead of global target of 2030. It aims to reduce morbidity and mortality due to viral hepatitis.
12. _________________ - International Tiger Day. The annual day is celebrated with slogan Their survival is in our hands.
13. _________________ - World Day against Trafficking in Persons. 2018 Theme is responding to the trafficking of children and young people. On This occasion, Ministry of Women and Child Development launched a contest, '#Childline1098'. It invites people to share images of the Childline 1098 logo that they spot at unique locations and send it with a tagline.
14. ______________ - World Ranger Day.
15. _____________________ - American Independence Day. USA Attained independence from UK in 1776.