1. _____________ is observed as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It is also observed as Global Wind Day.
2. Government observes anti-Emergency day on 25-26 June every year, to remind people how Emergency was clamped by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in _________________.
3. Observations on ____________________
- World Milk Day. It has been marked by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), observed since 2001. 2019 theme is “Drink Milk: Today & Everyday.”
- UN Global Day of Parents.
- Statehood Day of Telangana, which was formed in 2014 as India's 29th State.
4. _____________________ is observed as Green Mizoram Day in Mizoram State ?
5. ____________________ - World Day against Child Labour. 2019 theme is Children should not work in fields but on dreams. It was established by International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002.
- On this occasion, National Consultation Workshop on Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Rescue and Rehabilitation of Child Labour was held in New Delhi.
6. __________________ is observed as International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD). 2019 Theme is Still Standing Strong.
7. __________________ - World blood donor day. Host country for World Blood Donor Day 2019 is Rwanda. theme of 2019 WHO campaign is blood donation and universal access to safe blood transfusion.
8. ____________________ - International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR). ____________, 2019 is also observed as Father's Day 2019. It is observed on 3rd Sunday of June.
9. ______________________ - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCDD), proclaimed in Jan 1995 by United Nations General Assembly.
10. ______________ is observed as Sustainable Gastronomy Day, proclaimed in December 2016 by United Nations General Assembly. Gastronomy is study of relationship between food and culture and commitment to sustainability implies responsibility for production and consumption of food. It is also observed as Autistic Pride Day.
11. __________________________ is observed as World Sickle Cell Day, to raise public awareness about sickle cell disease and its treatment methods. It was proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly in 2008.
- Sickle Cell Disease is a commonly occurring genetic disease. It is an inherited genetic abnormality of hemoglobin (oxygen-carrying protein found in red blood cells) due to which red blood cells (RBCs) causes stuck in small blood vessels and are unable to carry adequate amount of oxygen throughout body.
- It is also observed as International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
12. _________________ - UN World Refugee Day, Proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly in Dec 2000. 2019 Theme is Step With Refugees — Take A Step on World Refugee Day.
- As per UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) annual Global Trends report, almost 70.8 million people are forcibly displaced in 2018, most since World War II. About 4 million Venezuelans and more than 1.5 million Ethiopians were largest displaced population in 2018.
13. _____________________ - United Nations Public Service Day, proclaimed in 2003. It is also observed as International Olympics Day and UN International Widows' Day.
14. _________________ is observed as International Day of Seafarer (DotS).
15. __________________________ - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Proclaimed by United Nation General Assembly in December 1987 and Observed since 1989. 2019 Theme is Health for Justice. It is also observed as International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
- On This occasion, Thaawarchand Gehlot (Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment) flagged off “17th Run Against Drug Abuse” in New Delhi.
16. __________________ - International MSME Day. 2019 Theme is Big Money For Small Business: Financing the SDGs. On this occasion, Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises organized an international convention with theme “Indian MSMEs, Global Aspirations” in New Delhi.
17. _______________ is observed as International Day of the Tropics, proclaimed in 2016 by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
- On this day in 2014, Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi launched inaugural State of Tropics Report which is culmination of collaboration between 12 leading tropical research institutions, and offers unique perspective on Tropics, an increasingly important region.
18. __________________ is observed as National Statistics Day in India, as 13th edition of this day. 2019 Theme is Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- It is celebrated annually on occasion of Birth anniversary of India’s eminent statistician, Late Prof Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.
- Winner of Prof. C R Rao Award 2019 (Subhra Sankar Dhar, IIT Kanpur) for notable contribution in field of Statistics was felicitated on this occasion.
19. __________________- World Bicycle Day, declared by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2018. It promotes use of Bicycle for its environmental and health benefits.
20. Observations on ___________
- International Asteroid Day, Proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in December 2016. The day marks anniversary of Tunguska impact over Siberia (Russia), on this day in 1908.
- International Day of Parliamentarism, proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in May 2018. On this day in 1889, on which Inter-Parliamentary Union, global organization of parliaments was established.
21. ____________________ is observed as International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
22. ______________________ - World Environment Day, designated by United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) in 1972. It was first celebrated in 1974. Theme for World Environment Day 2019 is ‘Beat Air Pollution’, chosen by this year’s host, China.
- Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched song ‘Hawa Aane De’ to spread awareness about Air pollution. It is written by Swanand Kirkire.
- Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani launched world’s first Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) for Particulate Matter(PM) to reduce air pollution. It is aimed to reduce particulate pollutants PM2.5 and PM10 and incentivize the industrial units which cap their emissions.
- Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) will set a limit or cap on amount of a pollutant that can be emitted by industrial units.
- The permits are traded like any other commodity on National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX).
- Buyer has to pay a charge for polluting whereas the seller will be rewarded for reduced emissions. The scheme was initiated in Surat by GPCB.
- It will be implemented across 350 industrial units in the city in a phased manner, with around 160 units in the first phase.
- At present, the government has set a cap on concentration of emissions for each industrial unit at 150 microgramme per cubic metre (ug/m3). It is the 24-hour average for emission standard set by the Central government for industrial units.
- On this occasion, Nagaland’s scenic Dzükou Valley became Plastic Free Zone.
- On eve of World Environment Day, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launched a people’s campaign called #SelfiewithSapling, urging people to advocate the cause on social media.
23. _______________ is observed as UN Russian Language Day, established by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010. This day is also observed as Birth Anniversary of Legendary Mewar Ruler Maharana Pratap.
24. ___________________, 2019 observed as First ever World Food Safety Day, with theme - ‘Food Safety, everyone’s business’. It was facilitated in December 2018 by World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations (UN). On this occasion, Health Ministry launched various initiatives, Including -
- State Food Safety Index (SFSI), to measure performance of States on five parameters of food safety.
- Food adulteration checkin equiments named Raman 1.0 and Food Safety Magic Box.
- Eat Right Awards instituted by FSSAI , to recognize contributions made by companies / individuals to empower citizens to choose healthy food options.
25. _________________ - World Oceans Day. 2019 theme is ‘Gender and the Ocean’. This day is also observed as World Brain Tumor Day.
26. Observations Made on ______________________ -
- International Yoga Day (Described Separately).
- World Music Day. 2019 Theme is Music at the intersections.
- Summer Solstice day. Summer Solstice is longest day of year which marks official start of summer season in Northern hemisphere.
- World Hydrography Day, Proclaimed by International Hydrographic Organization in 2005. 2019 theme is “Hydrographic information driving marine knowledge”.
