The International Day of Yoga has been welcomed annually on 21 June since 2015, following its establishment in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. Yoga is originated in India. Narendra Modi, The Indian Prime Minister in his UN address proposed the dat
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National deworming Day, celebrated on every February 10th., is an initiative of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to make every child in the country worm free. This is one of the largest public health programs reaching large number of ch
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Shared Cultures, Thread Heritage, Shared Responsibility, the aim of which is to raise awareness about values and conservation of our heritage sites. The day is celebrated with an aim to boost local communities and people to know the importance of cultural heritage in their lives. It also
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It is celebrated in India every year on January 24. It was started by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Government of India in 2008, with the purpose to spread awareness among people about all the inequalities girls face in the Indian society. The day is celebrated by or
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The UN International Day of Older Persons is an opportunity to highlight the important contributions that older people make to society and raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges of ageing in todays world. It aims to the special health needs of older persons and of their contr
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Friendship Day is celebrated across several countries. It was first proposed in Paraguay in 1958 as International Friendship Day. It is, however, known to have originated from Hallmark cards, by Joyce Hall, in 1930. The United Nations finally declared July 30 as the official International
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