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DAYS AND EVENTS - June 2021

Jun 2021

Dec 25, 2022

National Good Governance Day

Good governance is observed annually on December 25. The day aims to let the citizens, the students, who are the future of the country know about the government's responsibilities and duties that it needs to fulfil. The day is also celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of India's former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The actions that a government takes to manage its affairs in a state or a country can be called Governance. In other words, it can be defined as 'the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented.' However, to create awareness of accountability in government among the citizens of India, Good Governance Day is observed every year.
The Modi government announced that the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister would be treated as Good Governance Day.

Dec 24, 2022

National Consumer Rights Day

India celebrates National Consumer Rights Day on December 24 every year to spread awareness about consumer rights and responsibilities. This day commemorates the day when Consumer Protection Act received the assent of the President on December 24, 1986 and came into force. Since then, National Consumer Rights Day is celebrated each year to educate people about their rights as consumers.
December 24 is celebrated as National Consumer Rights Day in India because it commemorates December 24, 1986, when the President approved the Consumer Protection Act in India.

Dec 23, 2022

Kisan Diwas

Every year, India observes Farmers' Day or Kisan Diwas on December 23. Farmers are the driving force of the country's economy and deserve to be honoured. The day also celebrates the birth of the fifth Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh, who started as a farmer before earning his seat in the government. This day aims to promote awareness of the importance of farmers and their valuable contribution to the overall social- and economic development of the nation.
Chaudhary Charan Singh is a remarkable testimony to the fact that, despite having humble beginnings and living a plain lifestyle, one can go on to do great things. Kisan Diwas is celebrated on December 23 to honour the anniversary of this great man's birth.

Dec 22, 2022

National Mathematics Day

National Mathematics Day is observed on December 22 every year. This date marks the birth anniversary of legendary mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. In 2012, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared December 22 as National Mathematics Day to honour the life and achievements of Ramanujan.
He was born in 1887 in Erode, Tamil Nadu in a humble Iyengar Brahmin family.
Ramanujan was a self-taught mathematician and is considered one of the greatest Indian mathematicians of all time.
During his short but impactful lifespan, Ramanujan worked on theorems that seemed impossible to solve. He is known for the work he did in the areas of continued fractions, Riemann series, elliptic integrals, hypergeometric series and functional equations of the zeta function.
On May 2, 1918, he became a fellow of the Royal Society in London, one of youngest people to receive such an honour. Ramanujan died on April 26, 1920 at the age of 32.

Dec 20, 2022

International Human Solidarity Day

International Human Solidarity Day (IHSD) is observed annually on December 20 across the globe to celebrate the ideal of unity in diversity. IHSD highlights the goal of the United Nations and its member states to create awareness about poverty and the need to reduce poverty in independent nations. As part of the UN's Sustainable Development agenda, IHSD is promoted by the World Solidarity Fund and United Nations Development Programme.
As per the United Nations Millennium Declaration published on September 18, 2000, the word 'solidarity' was added to the UN as one of the fundamental values that are to be essential for international relations.
On December 20, 2002, the UN General Assembly introduced a World Solidarity Fund to help counter global poverty. This got included in the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) trust fund in February 2003. To commemorate the above day, the UN declared December 20 as International Human Solidarity Day.

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