World biodiversity day |May 22

One thing is certain: despite all of our technological breakthroughs, humans are utterly reliant on healthy and vibrant environments for our food, nutrition, drugs, clothing, power, safety, and resources.

"Building a shared future for all life" is the theme for 2022. The tagline expresses the notion that biodiversity is the foundation upon which we may rebuild better in the framework of the current United Nations Decade on Restoration, which stresses that biodiversity is the answer to various sustainable development concerns.

Presidents of India|ADF|Fact series

 

Presidents of India

1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad - 1952-1962
2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan -1962-1967
3. Dr. Zakir Hussain - 1967-1969
4. V.V Giri - 1969-1974
5. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed - 1974-1977
6. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy - 1977-1982
7. Giani Zail Singh -1982-1987
8. R. Venkataraman - 1987-1992
9. Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma - 1992-1997
10. K.R Narayanan - 1997-2002
11. A.P.J Abdul Kalam -2002-2007
12. Pratibha Patil - 2007-2012
13. Pranab Mukherjee - 2012-2017
14. Ram Nath Kovind - 2017- till now

Seven sisters of India|ADF|Fact series

 Seven sisters of India

    Jyoti Prasad Saikia then civil servent of Assam quoted the word the land of seven sisters in a radio talk in 1972. Later he published a book regarding the states' similar geographical features, climatic conditions, the interdependency of states, etc.  After that the quoted nickname "seven sisters" became an official name to point out the northeast states of India.

    Even the location of these states is isolated from India. They are connected by a small landmass, Siliguri Corridor. It is also called Chicken's Neck. The population of the states is less when compared to the plain landmass in India. The biodiversity and existence of the forest environments in India are huge, and so it is one of the tourist hubs of India. 

Seven sisters of India

States	Capitals
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
Assam	Dispur
Meghalaya	Shillong
Nagaland	Kohima
Manipur	Imphal
Mizoram	Aizwal
Tripura	Agartala

States and UTs adjacent to sea or ocean in India|ADF|Fact series

 

States and UTs adjacent to sea or ocean

 

States in India:

States	Capitals
Tamil Nadu	Chennai
Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram
Karnataka	Bangalore
Andhra Pradesh	Amaravati
Maharashtra	Mumbai
Goa	Panaji
Odisha	Bhubaneshwar
Gujarat	Gandhinagar
West Bengal	Kolkata

Union Territories in India:

Union Territories        Capitals

Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
Puducherry	Puducherry
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Daman

World Oceans Day- June 8

 

World Oceans Day- June 8

    Two third of the earth is surrounded by water. In that, 96.5% of the Earth's total water is from the oceans. The oceans produce 50% of oxygen in the atmosphere. It is assumed that by 2030, ocean related industries shall give employment to 40 million people.

    "Ocean is a collection of undiscovered treasures" it is the place of earth's biodiversity. There are still lots of places yet to be discovered beneath the oceans.

    Humans exploit the biodiversity of oceans through pollution. 90% of big fishes are under the threat of being extinct. 50% of coral reefs are destroyed; they are the rain forest of oceans. Varieties of ocean mammals are dependent on coral reefs for their survival and reproduction.

    

    The World Commission on Environment and Development noted the need of voices to support oceans conservation in the year 1987. In 1992 some inter governmental organizations and NGOs started World Oceans day to spread awareness.

    In 2004, the Ocean Project and World Ocean Network launched a movement "Help Make a Difference for our Ocean Planet". It was an online platform to collect petitions all over the world to declare Ocean day as an International day. Finally all the petitions were forwarded to UN General Assembly and in 2008, the UN General Assembly announced June 8 as World Oceans Day.

                      

    The Sustainable Development Goal number 14, instructs the world countries to archive "Conserve and Sustainable use of Oceans, seas, and marine resources" by 2030.

    "The Ocean: Life and Livelihood" is the theme of 2021's World Ocean Day.

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression - June 4

 

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression - June 4

    In 1982, Lebanon war was the hot topic everywhere. The aggressive move of Israel let the children of Lebanon and Palestinians suffer. Children are always the victims of war. Their innocent hearts will be filled with terrible emotions and pain due to war. 

    Most violent actions like killing, sexual violence, abduction, attacks on schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access during war left the children alone as victims.

    This day is to commemorate the sufferings of children all over the world who are victims of mental, physical and emotional trauma due to war. So on 19th August 1982, the UN General Assembly, decided to spread awareness about the rights of children with a protocol of conversation over the rights of child. They announced June 4th as International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.

World Bicycle day - June 3

 World Bicycle day - June 3

    In this rapid world, technology is also rapid ceasing all the physical activities. Everything is on fingers tip; except healthy physic and healthy environment.

    Doctor suggests people to engage with any physical activity like walking, cycling, etc., which may help avoid many physical illness, heart diseases and in turn improve immunity and stamina. So many terrace of urban houses have changed as walking platform.

    One of the sustainable development goal suggests to reduce pollution on the environment. So UN Sustainable Transport Conference is going to deal with environmental friendly transport in 2021 October 16, which will be held at Beijing Chins.

    Bicycles can be affordable for each section of people. It exists in use for more than 2 centuries. Cycling gives lot of physical and mental benefits and also doesn't harm the environment, as it is environment friendly. To spread the importance of bicycle/cycling the UN General Assembly had selected June 3rd as World Bicycle day.