Polio is a highly infectious disease which is not as much life threatening as it is crippling. Also known as ‘Poliomyelitis’ in medical terms, it is a disease caused by the deadly ‘Poliovirus’ usually affecting children under 5 years of age, for this reason it is also known as ‘Infantile Paralysis’. The virus mainly affects …
The International Meatless Day is celebrated on November 25 every year across the globe. It is also known as the International Vegetarian Day. This day is special in the sense that it marks the birth of Sadhu T.L. Vaswani, who was a great Indian educationist and began the Mira movement for the upliftment of Indian …
Statistics show that there is around 370 million indigenous population around the world that resides in over 90 countries. Such population represents as many as 5,000 distinct cultures and speaks around 7,000 languages. The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is marked on 9th of August every year in order to preserve the legal …
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Word Animal day is observed on 4th October every year across the globe. This day calls for action of various causes related to animals including their rights, welfare, etc. October 4th is chosen for this cause in honor of St. Francis of Assisi – an animal lover and patron saint for animals, whose feast day …
World Sight Day is commemorated every year on the second Thursday of the October month. It was first initiated by the Lions Club International Foundation under the Sight First Campaign in the year 2000. This day is celebrated to create awareness about vision impairment, blindness and other sight related problems. Approximately 90% of blind people …
The World Standards Day is celebrated on 14th October, every year by the members of IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission), ISO (The International Organization for Standardization) and ITU (The International Telecommunication Union). This signifies the means of paying honor to the joint efforts of the numerous experts across the world that voluntarily develop the technical …
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 …
It is a very sad truth that in circumstances where armed conflict sets in, it is the majority of the unguarded members of the society i.e. the children, who are largely affected by the upshots of war. The six most familiar violations are use and recruitment of children in killing, abduction, war, attacks on hospitals …
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The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is an International Day propounded by United Nations in order to fight against the substance abuse as well as the unlawful trade of drugs. It is annually observed on 26th June all across the globe by millions of people. It is against drug abuse and illicit …
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National Epilepsy Day is celebrated by the Epilepsy Foundation, India. National Epilepsy Day is celebrated across India on November 17th, in order to make people aware about the disease Epilepsy. National Epilepsy Foundation is a charitable and non-profitable organization. The organization was established by Dr. Nirmal Surya in the year 2009. Epilepsy Foundation is dedicated …
