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DAYS AND EVENTS - June 2021

Jun 2021

Jun 03, 2022

World Bicycle Day

The day highlights the attention towards the benefits of using the bicycle which is a simple, affordable, clean, and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation. It is celebrated on 3rd June. The day celebrates the uniqueness, durability, and versatility of the bicycle and promotes it as a simple, sustainable means of transportation.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 3 June as World Bicycle Day acknowledging the individuality, durability, and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for 2 centuries. The day will encourage the stakeholders to understand emphasize and advance the use of the bicycle in fostering sustainable development, strengthen education for children and young people, promotes health, prevent diseases, facilitate social inclusion and culture of peace, etc.

Jun 02, 2022

PM Announces 'Yoga for Humanity' the Theme of Eighth International Day of Yoga

'Yoga for Humanity' was chosen as the theme of the eighth International Day of Yoga to be organised in India and across the globe on June 21. The theme was selected after much deliberation and consultation and it appropriately portrays how yoga served humanity in alleviating suffering during the peak of the pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the theme in his "Maan Ki Baat' broadcast.
The main event of International Day of Yoga this year will be held in Mysuru, Karnataka. Focusing on the theme of 'Yoga for Humanity', special programmes have been designed this year for specially-abled people, the transgender population, women and children. Human values that are an integral part of yoga education in schools are also in focus.

Telangana Formation Day

Telangana has a glorious history of at least two thousand five hundred years or more. Every year Telangana State celebrates the formation day on 2nd June with grandeur and conducts various events, cultural activities etc. The struggle of Telangana to generate a new state began in the early 1950s.
The state of Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014. The day marks significance in the state's history for the sustained Telangana movement through the years.

Jun 01, 2022

Global Parents Day

Global Day of Parents 2022 was on 1st June 2022 to honor parents across the world. Global Parents Day provides an opportunity to appreciate and encourage all parents in all parts of the world for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifices towards nurturing this relationship.
"Appreciate all parents throughout the world" is the theme of global parents day 2022.
This theme is the endorsement of parents' struggles and sacrifices towards their children across the world. Also, this theme urges us to acknowledge Parents' worth & affection and to value the sacrifices they make for their children.

May 31, 2022

Anti-Tobacco Day

Anti-Tobacco Day or World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31 every year across the globe to make people aware and educate them about the harmful effects of tobacco on health which causes cardiovascular diseases, cancer, tooth decay, staining of teeth etc.
Jharkhand was selected for World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022 by the World Health Organisation. The Indian state was recognised by the global health body for its efforts in controlling tobacco consumption.
WHO Award for Tobacco Control was received by the State Tobacco Control Cell of the Health Department on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day in Delhi.

May 29, 2022

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

The International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed annually on May 29 to pay tribute to the contributions of uniformed and civilian personnel to the organisation's work.
Theme 2022: People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships
The UN Peacekeepers are also known as the Blue Helmets.
Captain Abdelrazakh Hamit Bahar of Chad has received posthumously the highest award in UN peacekeeping, the 'Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage'.

International Everest Day

International Everest Day is celebrated every year on May 29. The day was observed for the first time in 2008, the year Edmund Hillary died.
On this day, a series of memorial events and processions take place in Nepal's capital Kathmandu and the Everest region. International Everest Day is also a crucial annual event for Nepal's mountain tourism. Mount Everest attracts climbers, including highly experienced mountaineers, every year from across the globe. The British named it Mount Everest after Sir George Everest, a 19th-century British surveyor of South Asia.

World Digestive Health Day

Every year, World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) is observed on 29 May. It is organised by the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) in collaboration with the WGO Foundation (WGOF). Each year the day focuses upon a particular digestive disease and/or disorder in order to increase general public awareness of prevention, prevalence, diagnosis, management and treatment of the disease and/or disorder.
World Digestive Health Day was launched in 2004 to mark the 45th anniversary of the creation of the World Gastroenterology Organisation. The organisation has over 100 member societies and 50,000 individual members all over the world.

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