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DAYS AND EVENTS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jul 26, 2020

National Parent's Day

Every Year on the fourth Sunday of July (this year 26 July) National parent's Day is celebrated to recognise the role of parents in children's life.
Parents' Day is observed in South Korea (May 8) and in the United States (fourth Sunday of July). The South Korean designation was established in 1973, replacing the Mother's Day previously marked on May 8, and includes public and private celebrations. The United States day was created in 1994 under President Bill Clinton. June 1 has also been proclaimed as "Global Day of Parents" by the United Nations as a mark of appreciation for the commitment of parents towards their children. In the Philippines, while it is not strictly observed or celebrated, the first Monday of December each year is proclaimed as Parents' Day.

Kargil Vijay Diwas

Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah saluted the unwavering courage, patriotism and valour of Indian soldiers on the 21st anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, observed every year on 26th July to mark India's triumph over Pakistan in 1999.
Indian armed forces had defeated Pakistan on July 26, 1999, and the day is marked as Kargil Vijay Diwas to rekindle the pride and valour of the soldiers who took part in Operation Vijay.
India launched Operation Vijay to clear the posts in the high-altitude Kargil sector, which was occupied by the Pakistani soldiers and infiltrators on the Indian side of the Line of Control.
The armies of the nuclear-armed nations fought the war between May and July in Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the LoC. It took about three months for the Indian forces to recapture the posts.

Jul 24, 2020

National Thermal Engineer Day

National Thermal Engineer Day is celebrated on 24th July to appreciate the contribution of thermal engineers in everyday life. Electronics thermal management is key for its longevity and reliable operations. But thermal engineers do not get recognition for their work. Either engineer work in consumer electronics, large data centers, or aerospace electronics or biomedical, they contribute to the core of technological development for the country. This development does not function without thermal engineers.
National Thermal Engineer Day was founded by Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc (ATS) in July 2014 to acknowledge the innovation and dedication of thermal engineers. Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc strongly believes in the importance of advancing the thermal engineering sector and is committed to providing innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective thermal management and electronic packaging solutions to the electronics industry.
Thermal Engineering is a specialized sub-discipline of mechanical engineering which deals with heat energy and its transfer to other usable forms of energy, not only between different mediums.
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc(ATS) started the National Engineers Day on July 24, 2014, because it is the hottest day of the year which is perfectly suitable for thermal engineers.

Jul 23, 2020

National Broadcasting Day

Every year 23rd July is observed as the National Broadcasting Day across India to commemorate the first ever radio broadcast aired in India on 23rd July 1927 from the Bombay Station of a private company, the Indian Broadcasting Company.
Following the first broadcast in India in June 1923, by the Bombay Radio Club, the Calcutta Radio Club was established.
Under the Department of Industries and Labour, the Indian State Broadcasting Service (ISBS) started the operations on an experimental basis in April 1930.
The Indian State Broadcasting Service (ISBS) became the All India Radio (AIR) on 8th June 1936.

Jul 22, 2020

Pi Approximation Day

Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (3/14 in the month/day format) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of π. In 2009, the United States House of Representatives supported the designation of Pi Day. UNESCO's 40th General Conference decided Pi Day as the International Day of Mathematics in November 2019.
Pi Approximation Day is observed on July 22 (22/7 in the day/month format), since the fraction 22⁄7 is a common approximation of π, which is accurate to two decimal places and dates from Archimedes.
Two Pi Day, also known as Tau Day for the mathematical constant Tau, is observed on June 28 (6/28 in the month/day format)

Jul 20, 2020

International Chess Day

The International Chess Day is celebrated annually on July 20, the day the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded, in 1924.
The idea to celebrate this day as the international chess day was proposed by UNESCO, and it has been celebrated as such since 1966, after it was established by FIDE. FIDE, which has 181 chess federations as its members, organises chess events and competitions around the world on this day. As recently as 2013, the International Chess Day was celebrated in 178 countries, according to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. On December 12, 2019, the UN General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution recognising the day.

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