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DAYS AND EVENTS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Aug 09, 2019

International Day Of The World's Indigenous Peoples

In order to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups, every 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, chosen in recognition of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations held in Geneva in 1982.
2019 Theme: Indigenous Languages
This year's observance is dedicated to Indigenous Peoples' Languages in view of 2019 being marked as the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
The large majority of the languages in danger are spoken by indigenous peoples. It is estimated that, every 2 weeks, an indigenous language disappears, placing at risk the respective indigenous cultures and knowledge systems.
That is why, on this International Day, the goal is to draw attention to the critical loss of indigenous languages and the urgent need to preserve, revitalize and promote them at both national and international levels.

Nagasaki Day 2019

On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped the 'Fat Man' atomic bomb on Nagasaki, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This was the second time a nuclear weapon was used in combat, both times by the United States, whose government still maintains the right to a first nuclear strike.
After six days of Nagasaki bombing, the Japanese Emperor Gyokuon-hoso speech was broadcast to the nation, addressing about the surrender. The devastation caused due to the bombing led Japan surrender in World War II.

Aug 08, 2019

Nation observes 77th anniversary of Quit India movement

The 77th anniversary of the August Kranti Din, which is considered as one of the important milestones in the history of freedom struggle of our country, is being observed on August 8.
On this date in 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave a clarion call to end the British rule and launched the Quit India Movement at the session of the All-India Congress Committee in Mumbai.
After the failure of Cripps Mission, Gandhiji gave the call to Do or Die in his Quit India speech delivered at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai.

NATIONAL HAPPINESS HAPPENS DAY

Founded in 1999 by the Secret Society of Happy People as "Admit You're Happy Day," Happiness Happens Day was created to recognize and express happiness. August 8th was chosen as it is the anniversary of the first membership in 1998.
The Secret Society of Happy People is an organization that was founded in August of 1998 and formed to celebrate the expression of happiness.
The society encourages members to recognize their happy moments and think about happiness in their daily life.
They have two motto's which include "Happiness Happens" and "Don't Even Think of Raining on My Parade." Their purpose is to stimulate people's right to express their happiness.

Aug 07, 2019

SCOPE organises summit for corporate communication executives of PSUs

SCOPE organised the SCOPE Corporate Communication Summit 2019 on the theme 'Corporate Communication in the Age of Disruptions – Innovative Solutions'.
Faggan Singh Kulaste, Minister of State for Steel inaugurated the summit.
The summit provided an opportunity to PSU Corporate Communication executives to understand transformation and seize the opportunity in to bring in innovative solutions to their communication plans.

5th National Handloom Day celebrations on August 7

The 5th National Handloom Day will be celebrated on August, 7 across the country.
Union Minister of Textiles and Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, will preside over a function at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi to mark the occasion.
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, will also be present on this occasion.
The main event will be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Bhubaneswar has been chosen as the venue for the main event due to its rich tradition of Handlooms.
The Union Government had declared 7th of August as the National Handloom Day in July 2015 with the objective of generating awareness about the importance of the handloom industry to the socio economic development of the country.
August 7 was chosen as the National Handloom Day to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement which was launched on this day in 1905 in Calcutta Town Hall to protest against the partition of Bengal by the British Government.
The movement had aimed at reviving domestic products and production processes. The first National Handloom Day was inaugurated on 7th August 2015 by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the centenary of Madras University in Chennai.

Aug 06, 2019

Hiroshima Day

Hiroshima Day is observed on 6th August. It is the day when in 1945 an atomic bomb was dropped in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. On this day the first time use of nuclear weapon was seen and just after three days of Hiroshima another nuclear weapon was dropped in Nagasaki.
These bombings ended Second World War. The annual event is organised by the Galway Alliance Against War in Eyre Square. It marks the anniversary of the the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States in 1945. To promote peace politics the Galway Alliance Against War holds the event every year with various programs like music, song, dance etc.

Jul 28, 2019

World Hepatitis Day

World Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every year, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E — and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Hepatitis affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, causing acute and chronic disease and killing close to 1.34 million people every year. Hepatitis causes liver diseases and can also kill a person.
World Hepatitis Day is one of eight official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with World Health Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Immunization Week, World Tuberculosis Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Malaria Day and World AIDS Day.
World Hepatitis Day provides an opportunity to focus on actions such as:
Raising awareness of the different forms of hepatitis and how they are transmitted;
Strengthening prevention, screening and control of viral hepatitis and its related diseases;
Increasing hepatitis B vaccine coverage and integration into national immunization programmes;
• Coordinating a global response to hepatitis.
Each year focuses on a specific theme. The theme for 2019 is 'Find the Missing Millions'.

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