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DAYS AND EVENTS - October 2019

Oct 2019

Oct 10, 2019

World Mental Health Day - 10 October

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.
The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.

Oct 09, 2019

Statue of Unity set to host Narendra Modi's event

Sardar Patel's tall Statue of Unity over the Narmada in Kevadia, Gujarat, is set to host another high-profile event of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a series of programmes planned by the Modi government from Deepavali to October 31, 2019 the freedom fighter's birth anniversary.
The programmes planned by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) include bringing together all probationer IAS, IPS, IFS and IRS officers, top secretaries of the Government of India, World Bank President David Malpass and others.

World Post Day

World Post day happens each year on October 9, the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which started in 1874 in Switzerland.
The UPU was the start of the global communications revolution, introducing the ability to write to others all over the world.
World Post Day started in 1969. Since then, countries all over the world take part in celebrations to highlight the importance of the postal service. Many things happen on this day.
Post offices in some countries hold special stamp collection exhibitions; there are open days at postal measures and there are workshops on postal history.
The UPU organises an international letter writing competition for young people.

First-ever India International Cooperative trade fair to be held in Delhi

The first-ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) will be held at Pragati Maidan from October 11, 2019.
The ministries of Agriculture and Commerce and Industry have organised a three-day India International Cooperative trade fair from October 11 to 13, 2019. In addition to many co-operatives, more than 35 countries will be taking part in the fair.
The fair has been jointly organised by National Cooperative Development Corporation in association with the Bangkok-based international organisation NEDAC and leading organisations in India like NAFED, APEDA and ITPO.
In addition, six state governments and Union Territories are partners of IICTF. Bangladesh is also a partner country in the event.

Oct 08, 2019

Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October

The Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease.
There are about 1.38 million new cases and 458 000 deaths from breast cancer each year (IARC Globocan, 2008).
Breast cancer is by far the most common cancer in women worldwide, both in the developed and developing countries. In low- and middle-income countries the incidence has been rising up steadily in the last years due to increase in life expectancy, increase urbanization and adoption of western lifestyles.

WTO Hosted First World Cotton Day Celebrations In Geneva

World Trade Organisation, WTO hosted the first World Cotton Day (WCD) celebrations in Geneva. This event stems from the application by the Cotton-4 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali) to the United Nations General Assembly for its official recognition of a World Cotton Day, reflecting the importance of cotton as a global commodity.
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani represented India in the five-day event of World Cotton Day being observed at Geneva.
The plenary session was attended by heads of states, heads of international organisations and executives from the private sector.
A cotton exhibition is also being held where TEXPROCIL, Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC), Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will be setting up their stalls.

IAF Prepares To Conquer The Sky On Air Force Day 2019

The Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrated its 87th birthday with a spectacular air display that will include vintage and modern transport aircraft and frontline fighters.
The air display commenced with flag-bearing sky divers of the famous Akash Ganga team dropping out of an AN-32 aircraft in their colourful canopies.
C-17 Globemaster III, Jaguar and Mirage 2000 are among the top aircraft that will take part in the grand flypast on the occasion.
The IAF will showcase its Chinook transport and Apache attack helicopters for the first time since they were acquired from the US in the last few months.
A Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI will perform a manoeuvre at the end of the event.

Jaishankar Inaugurates Tele-Education, Tele-Medicine Projects For African Countries

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar inaugurated tele-education and tele-medicine project for African countries in New Delhi.
The EAM inaugurated e-VidyaBharti and e-ArogyaBharti (tele-education and tele-medicine project) for African countries on the occasion of the 55th Anniversary of India's flagship capacity building programme - Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC).
The project(s) will enable African students to access premier Indian education through the comforts of their homes and offer Indian medical expertise to African doctors and patients alike.

Jal Shakti Ministry launches Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan

The newly constituted Jal Shakti Ministry has launched Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan, a unique open-water rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga River to create awareness on Ganga rejuvenation and water conservation.
Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan will be held from October 10 to November 11, 2019.
The expedition will start from Devprayag and end at Ganga Sagar, covering the whole stretch of 2500 km of the Ganga River.
The Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Abhiyan on October 7, 2019 and he would be participating in the event as well.
The Minister is expected to lead from the front. He will flag off the expedition and be a part of it from Devprayag to Rishikesh.

Oct 07, 2019

World Cotton Day �" 7 October 2019

Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Irani will participate in the plenary session of World Cotton Day being observed from October 7-11, 2019 in Geneva, which will also serve to shed light on the challenges faced by cotton economies around the world.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is organizing World Cotton Day event in collaboration with the Secretariats of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC).

World Habitat Day- 7 October

The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter.
The Day is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns.
2019 theme: Frontier Technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste to wealth

Oct 06, 2019

German-American Day

German-American Day is a holiday in the United States, observed annually on October 6. It celebrates German-American heritage and commemorates the landing of 13 German families in Philadelphia in 1683.
The first German settlement in the original thirteen American colonies organized the first petition in the English colonies to abolish slavery in 1688.

Dr. Karan Singh Inaugurates 5th Edition Of The World Parliament Of Science, Religion And Philosop...

On the auspicious occasion of birth anniversary of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji, the 5th World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy 2019, was inaugurated by world-renowned philanthropist, poet, Sanskrit Scholar and former Union minister Padma Bhushan Dr. Karan Singh and Prof. Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad – UNESCO Chair Holder; Founder, MIT World Peace University, Pune.
The inauguration ceremony took place at the world's largest dome philosopher Saint Shri Dnyaneshwara World Peace Prayer Hall, Loni Kalbhor, Pune, India.
The three-day event will have eight plenary sessions with the theme of 'Role of Science, Religion and Philosophy for World Peace and well-being of Mankind' from 2nd to 4th October 2019.
Philosopher Saint Shri Dnyaneshwara World Peace Prize was awarded to Padma Bhushan Dr. Karan Singh. Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, Former Speaker, Lok Sabha conferred the Vishwa-Vigyan-Darshanik Award to Prof. Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad.

Wild Life Week in India

Wildlife Week is celebrated all over the country in the month of October from 2nd to 8th October every year with the view to preserve the fauna- means the animal life of India.
It was first started in the year 1952 with the great vision of saving the life of the Indian animals by taking some critical steps. It involves the planning to save animal extinction of any species of India.
The Indian Government has established an Indian Board of Wild Life which works to improve the awareness as well as the consciousness of the Indian people towards the wildlife preservation.

Goa Maritime Conclave- 2019 Inaugurated

The Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC)-2019 was inaugurated by the National Security Advisor, Shri Ajit Kumar Doval, at Goa on 4th October, 2019.
Inaugurating the conclave, which was conducted by the Naval War College, the NSA, during his key note address brought out that the Sea, Cyber, Space are areas which would pose both opportunities and challenges for the future and hoped that engagements during the GMC would help build up on the opportunities and overcome challenges.
The 31st edition of the Naval War College Journal was also released by the NSA on the occasion.
The theme for the conclave is "Common Maritime Priorities in IOR and need for Regional Maritime Strategy".

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