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DAYS AND EVENTS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jan 08, 2022

Jitendra Singh Launches Theme of National Science Day 2022

The 24th national conference on e-governance was held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC).
The 24th edition of this conference was organised by the Centre's Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances in association with the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Telangana government.
'India's Techade: Digital Governance in a Post Pandemic World' was the theme of the conference. Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh and Telangana IT and Industries Minister K.T. Rama Rao participated in the inaugural session.
The national e-governance awards 2021 were presented at the conference under six categories to 26 e-governance initiatives at the Central, State and District levels and also to academic and research institutions and public sector undertakings.

Jan 07, 2022

Sundance Film Festival to Go Virtual

The in-person return of the Sundance Film Festival was cancelled due to a surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant, with the festival going completely virtual.
The festival was scheduled to take place from January 20-30, and offer a virtual component for those who could not attend in person.

Jan 06, 2022

World Day of War Orphans

World Day of War Orphans is marked on January 6 to create awareness about the plight of children who have lost their parents due to conflict. In any conflict, children are one of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups present. Children who have been injured in a gunfight or separated from their families require particular care in order to heal the mental wounds of war, begin school, and restart normal life.
World Day of War Orphans was started by the French organisation SOS Enfants en Detresses, which aimed to help children affected by conflict. According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), an orphan is defined as a "child under 18 years of age who has lost one or both parents to any cause of death".

Jan 05, 2022

National Youth Festival 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Puducherry on January 12, 2022 to inaugurate the 25th National Youth Festival.
The National Youth Festival will be organised by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in Puducherry, from January 12 to 16.
It will start on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and it also marks 75th year of India's independence.
The festival is likely to draw around 7000 youths in the age group of 18 to 22 from across the country.
Around 500 youths from Puducherry will take part in the event.
National Youth Festival is an annual gathering of youth, in India. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of youth icon Swami Vivekananda. It is organized by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, in association with one of the State Governments. Thus, it is organised in a different state each year during National Youth Week.

Jan 04, 2022

World Braille Day

World Braille Day is an international day on 4 January and celebrates awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and visually impaired people. The date for the event was chosen by the United Nations General Assembly via a proclamation in November 2018, and marks the birthday of Louis Braille, creator of this writing system. The first World Braille Day was celebrated on January 4, 2019.

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