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DAYS AND EVENTS - October 2019

Oct 2019

Dec 18, 2019

Minorities Rights Day (India)

Minorities Rights Day in India is observed on 18th December every year to remind us about the rights of minorities and to educate people about it.
The United Nations, on 18th December 1992, promulgated the "Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities" to discourage the countries to discriminate amongst people worldwide on the basis of religion, language, nationality or ethnicity.

International Migrants Day

On 18 December 1990, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Each year on December 18, the United Nations, through the UN-related agency International Organization for Migration (UN Migration), uses International Migrants Day to highlight the contributions made by migrants, including internally displaced persons, (IDPs) and the challenges they face.

Dec 17, 2019

Pan American Aviation Day

Pan American Aviation Day is an annual national observance in the United States, observed on December 17 and falls on the same day as Brothers Wright Day, which is not surprising as both observances commemorate the same event. On December 17, 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright accomplished the first successful flight of a mechanically propelled heavier-than-air craft near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This event is considered to be a pivotal milestone in the development of aeronautics which led to breakthrough developments.
Pan American Aviation Day was declared by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was first observed in 1940 and has been proclaimed every year since then.

Dec 16, 2019

India Celebrates Vijay Diwas

Vijay Diwas celebrates on December 16 every year to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in 1971. India had defeated Pakistan in this war. Indian army brought Pakistani soldiers to their knees. Another fact is that Bangladesh was born on this day. Hence, Bangladesh celebrates its independence day on December 16 every year.
The three army chiefs reached the War Memorial in Delhi and paid tribute to the soldiers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that I salute the courage, valor, and bravery of Indian soldiers on Vijay Diwas. He also said that the history created by our army on this day in 1971, will always be remembered.

Dec 15, 2019

International Tea Day

International Tea Day is observed every year on December 15. The aim of International Tea Day is to raise awareness of tea trade. The debut International Tea Day took place in New Delhi, India back in 2005. In the year 2015, the Indian government proposed the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation to make the day a bigger observance around the world.

Dec 14, 2019

World Energy Conservation Day

World Energy Conservation Day is celebrated on 14th December globally to highlight the importance of energy consumption and its use in our day-to-day life, its scarcity and its impact on sustainability of global eco systems. It focuses our concentration on significant issues facing the future of mankind with respect to energy. This day serves to spell a sense of urgency on the issues involved.
It is a day for building up awareness regarding

- Need for energy conservation,
- Energy efficiency
- Frugality in energy use.

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