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DAYS AND EVENTS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Mar 07, 2020

Three Day Namaste Orchha Festival in Madhya Pradesh

The Madhya Pradesh Government (Tourism Board) organizes a three-day festival "Namaste Orchha" From March 6 to March 8, 2020 in the ancient town of Orchha in Bundelkhand region, Madhya Pradesh.
The aim of this festival was to promote tourism in the heritage city of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh.
It celebrated the cultural diversity, natural beauty and the architectural heritage of the town by showcasing music, dance, heritage walks, local cuisine, arts and handicrafts.
Orchha won the best heritage city national award for 2017-2018.

Mar 06, 2020

5th Edition of India Pharma & India Medical Device 2020 Conference

The 5^th edition of India Pharma 2020 and India Medical Device 2020 Conference & Exhibition started on March 5 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat and will go on till March 7, 2020 and the 3 day conference was inaugurated by Shri Sadananda Gowda, Chemicals and Fertilizers (C&F) Minister and Shri Mansukh Mandviya, Minister of State (MoS of C&F) addressed the conference. The conference was organised by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).
Theme of 2020: India Pharma: Meeting Challenges of Affordable and Quality Healthcare
India Medical Device (IMD): Promoting Affordable Responsible and Quality Medical Device for Universal Healthcare.
The theme encourages innovations to further reduce the cost of quality healthcare for all and a platform to the global investment community to connect with stakeholders in the Medical Device Sector.

Mar 04, 2020

National Security Day

March 4 is celebrated as National Security Day or Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas to appreciate the work of security forces, who play a major role in maintaining the peace and security of the people in India. This day is to show gratitude to all the security forces including policemen, para-military forces, commandos, guards, army officers, and other persons involved in security, who sacrifice their life and sleep so that the people of India could sleep peacefully without fear.
National Security Day is widely observed on 4th March because on this day the National Security Council (NSC) of India was established.
NSC or National Security Council is a non-profit making, ternate body which has been founded to teach and influence society to adopt appropriate policies, practices, and procedures for preventing and minimising human suffering and economic loss arising from every form of accidents and disasters.

11th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference 2020

A 3-day long 11^th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Conference -2020 based on the theme 'Empowering Youth for Technology Led Farming' was held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar.
The conference, organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR),focused on technology-led farming and youth entrepreneurship through agriculture.
The conference saw the participation of all the KVKs across India. A number of Krishi Vigyan Kendra publications and different products developed by the KVKs were also launched during the conference.
There are a total of 717 KVKs spread across the country, since the creation of the first KVK at Puducherry in 1974.

Mar 03, 2020

World Hearing Day

World Hearing Day is held on 3rd March each year to raise awareness of how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and to promote ear and hearing care across the world.
World Hearing Day is a campaign held each year by Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness of the World Health Organization (WHO). Activities take place across the globe and an event is hosted at the World Health Organization on March 3rd. The campaign's objectives are to share information and promote actions towards the prevention of hearing loss and improved hearing care. The first event was held in 2007. Before 2016 it was known as International Ear Care Day. Each year, the WHO selects a theme, develops educational materials, and makes these freely available in several languages. It also coordinates and reports on events around the globe.
Each year, the World Health Organization decides the theme. The theme for World Hearing Day in 2020 is "Hearing for Life: Don't let hearing loss limit you".
The International Communication Project (ICP) proudly supports and promotes World Hearing Day and its theme.

World Wildlife Day

World Wildlife Day is celebrated on March 3 every year to raise awareness of endangered animals and plants, and ways to fight against wildlife crime.
On 20th December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in its resolution UN 68/205, decided to proclaim 3rd March, the day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973, as World Wildlife Day, which was proposed by Thailand, to celebrate and raise awareness of the world's wild fauna and flora.
Each year World Wildlife Day has a theme. The theme for 2020 is "Sustaining all life on earth".

Mar 02, 2020

World Civil Defence Day

World Civil Defence Day is celebrated worldwide on March 1 each year.
World Civil Defense Day was created by the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) General Assembly in 1990. It commemorates the day, when the ICDO Constitution came into force as an intergovernmental organization in 1972.
ICDO was created in 1931 in Paris by French Surgeon-General George Saint-Paul. The organization was recognized by the French Parliament in June 1935 and in 1972 it achieved status of intergovernmental organization. Today 50 countries are the members of ICDO.
The ICDO Constitution has two main purposes that are aimed to bring attention of the world public to the vital importance of Civil Protection, raise awareness of the preparedness for self-protection and preventive measures to be taken in the event of accidents or disasters and pay tribute to the efforts and sacrifices of the national services responsible for the fight against disasters.
The countries of International Civil Defense Organization also observe their own national civil defense days, but on other dates. These observances also have to raise awareness of public protection from natural and technogenic disasters and rescue service work.
This year's celebration came under the theme of 'Civil Defence and a first aider in every home' to emphasise the importance of raising awareness of safety and security measures in society, and training civilians on how to deal with disasters and providing them with the necessary skills in this regard.

Two Day Unique Initiative "Nimad Chilli Festival 2020" at Kasrawad in Khargone District, Madhya P...

A 2 day unique initiative "Nimad Chilli Festival 2020" organised by Madhya Pradesh Government was held at Kasrawad in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh(MP) on 29th February & 1st March 2020. The aim of this festival was to promote Chilli production & Chilli based industries in the state & especially to promote Nimari brand of chillies in India and abroad. This festival is locally called 'Mirch Mahotsav'.
The festival was a big opportunity for traders, investors, exporters and scientists as there were lectures, workshops, Seminars about new development in chilli farming and opportunities in chilli based industries, and agriculture exhibition was also showcased.
The festival will help to fulfill the Central Government's goal of doubling the income of farmers.
One of the largest producers & Chilli Mandi in the country is Khargone(District in Nimar region).Nimar & Malwa regions are the highest chilli producing regions in MP. The red chillies of these regions are exported to China, Pakistan, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.

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