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GOOD GOVERNANCE DAY: REMEMBERING ATAL JI

Good Governance Day (India): 25 December Emergence: 25 December 1924 Demise: 16 August 2018 Good Governance Day is observed in India annually on the twenty-fifth day of December, the birth anniversary of former-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.bGood Governance Day was established in 2014 to honor Prime Minister Vajpayee by fostering awareness among the Indian peopleContinue reading “GOOD GOVERNANCE DAY: REMEMBERING ATAL JI”

🎅🌲MERRY CHRISTMAS🌲🎅

Christmas Day ~ 25 December Christmas (or the Feast of the Nativity) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season ofContinue reading “🎅🌲MERRY CHRISTMAS🌲🎅”

CHRISTMAS EVE ⛄

Christmas Eve ~ 24 December Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of theContinue reading “CHRISTMAS EVE ⛄”

KISAN DIVAS ~ FARMERS’ DAY

Farmers’ Day is an annual observance in various countries to celebrate the national contributions of farmers and all doing agriculture. In India it is observed on December 23. The National Farmers’ Day in India is also known as Kisan Divas in Hindi. It is is celebrated every year on 23 December, on the birthday ofContinue reading “KISAN DIVAS ~ FARMERS’ DAY”

GOA LIBERATION DAY

Goa Liberation Day (गोवा मुक्ति दिवस) is observed on December 19 every year in India. The Goa Liberation Day is celebrated in commemoration of the Indian armed forces freeing Goa from Portuguese rule. Goa, an Indian state, was liberated on December 19, 1961, from around 450 years of Portuguese rule. Source: Wiki https://www.thrillophilia.com/things-to-do-in-goa https://www.timeout.com/goa/things-to-do/best-things-to-do-in-goa https://traveltriangle.com/blog/famous-beaches-in-goa/amp/Continue reading “GOA LIBERATION DAY”

WORLD SOIL DAY AWARD 2020

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research won the King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award 2020 The King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award was conferred to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for its commitment to raising awareness of the importance of healthy soils. Particularly during last year’s World Soil Day celebration, which addressed soil erosionContinue reading “WORLD SOIL DAY AWARD 2020”

WORLD SOIL DAY

World Soil Day: 5th December The International Year of Soils, 2015 (IYS 2015) was declared by the Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly on December 20th, 2013 after recognizing December 5th as World Soil Day. The purpose of the IYS was to raise awareness worldwide of the importance of soils for food security,Continue reading “WORLD SOIL DAY”

KARTIK PURNIMA

Kartika Purnima is a Hindu, Sikh and Jain cultural festival, celebrated on the Purnima (full moon) day or the fifteenth lunar day of Kartik (November–December). It is also known as Tripuri Purnima and Tripurari Purnima. It is sometimes called Deva-Diwali or Deva-Deepawali, the festival of lights of the gods. Karthika Deepam is a related festivalContinue reading “KARTIK PURNIMA”

IT’S BLACK FRIDAY TODAY

Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of the United States Christmas shopping season since 1952. The term “Black Friday” did not become widely used until moreContinue reading “IT’S BLACK FRIDAY TODAY”

NATIONAL MILK DAY 🇮🇳

National Milk Day (India) : 26 November Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012), known as the “Father of the White Revolution” in India, was a social entrepreneur whose “billion-litre idea”, Operation Flood, made dairy farming India’s largest self-sustaining industry and the largest rural employment sector providing a third of all rural income.Continue reading “NATIONAL MILK DAY 🇮🇳”

NATIONAL PRESS DAY

National Press Day – The 16th of November – is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India. This was the day on which the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that not only did the press maintain the high standards expected from this powerful medium but alsoContinue reading “NATIONAL PRESS DAY”

BHAI DOOJ

Bhai Dooj, Bhaubeej, Bhai Tika, Bhai Phonta is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or of Shalivahan Shaka calendar month of Kartika. It is celebrated during the Diwali or Tihar festival and Holi festival. The celebrations of this day areContinue reading “BHAI DOOJ”

DEEPAVALI

Diwali (Deepavali or Divali) is the Indian festival of lights, usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November). One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance”. The festival is widely associatedContinue reading “DEEPAVALI”

CHILDREN’S DAY

Children’s Day is celebrated across India to increase awareness of the rights, care and education of children. It is celebrated on 14 November every year as a tribute to India’s First Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Fondly known as Chacha Nehru among children, he advocated for children to have fulfilled education. Nehru considered children as realContinue reading “CHILDREN’S DAY”