Happy International Day of Families| 15 May

 International Day of Families| 15 May

    After 1980's United Nations started to focus its attention on family issues. Economic and Social Council, requested the UN's Secretary-General to enhance awareness among decision makers and the public about the problems and needs of the family, as well as the effective ways of meeting those needs.

    In 1993, the General Assembly decided in a resolution that 15th May of every year should be observed as The International Day of Families. This day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.

Theme

"Families and new technology" is the theme for the year 2021.

Happy International Nurses day|May 12

 International Nurses day|May 12

    The International Council for Nurses started to celebrate international nurse day since 1965. In the year 1974, May 12 was chosen to celebrate international nurse day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

    This day is celebrated to spread the awareness and the importance of nurses in the field of medicine and to show our gratitude for their service.

    On this day various events take place around the word to encourage, support and respect the regional nurses by giving various rewards and awards for their remarkable service.

    The theme for the 2021's International Nurse Day is "A Voice to Lead - A vision for future healthcare".

Who is Florence Nightingale?

    Florence Nightingale was a English social reformer and the founder of modern nursing. Her prominent role in the Crimean war made her as an icon of Victorian culture. "The lady with the lamp" quoted her valuable services during the Crimean war.

World Migratory Birds Day|May 8 International Day

 

World Migratory Birds Day,May 8

     According to Wikipedia"In 2006, the United Nations established World Migratory Bird Day to be held on the second weekend of May every year". The event was found by the UN, in  agreement with the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, to raise awareness of the migratory linkages between regions of the globe. World Migratory Bird Day events have been held in 118 nations. 
         

     Each year, the United Nations announces a uniting theme for the events. Theme of 2021 World Migrant Bird Day is "Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!" It focuses on bird songs and bird fights to inspire the people around the world in protecting migrant birds.

Threats Faced by Migrant Birds

• Habitat loss
• Illegal hunting
• Collision with the man made objects
• Power lines
• Climate changes
• Pollution

What Migrant Birds Do?

     Migrant birds are world travelers. They travel from their home environment to some similar environment to survive the seasonal changes and to breed. They travel over oceans and continents for months.

Importance of Migrant Birds

• Migrant birds act as pest control.

• It helps in dispersal of seeds to maintain biodiversity.

• Some ducks transport fish eggs to new water bodies.

• Their wastes and egg shell act as organic fertilizer.

• They play the role of both prey and predator in the food chain.

World Portuguese Language day|May 5

 

World Portuguese Language day-May 5

    According to the UN, World Portuguese language day was declared in the 40th session of UNESCO's general conference, 2019.

    Initially, May 5th was remembered as Portuguese day, as it was established by the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), an inter governmental organization. This helped to unite the Portuguese language people all around the world to celebrate this day as part of their identity.In 2000, CPLP partnered with UNESCO. UNESCO brought the cultural identity of Portuguese into light by declaring May 5 as World Portuguese language Day.

Significant of Portuguese language:

    Portuguese language is one of the most widespread languages in the world. It has more than 250 million speakers all over the world.

How may States and Union Territories in India?

Do you know, how may states and union Territories are there in India? Do you know, in which terms and conditions India has divided its states and union territories? Do you know, who has the major power of control over the states and union territories?

    At present India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories. This number was not same when India got its freedom. For the adminstration purpose, the Indian government has power to split/merge the state(s) or Union Territory(ies) and can change the status of a state or Union territory. Example, Jammu and Kashmir was a State before 2020, but after 2020 it was divided into two union territories as Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

    Before freedom, India had multiple provinces which was mostly ruled by kings and governors appointed by the British and other foreign rulers like Portugal,French etc.,. 

    After freedom, India's landscape was rearranged on the basis of linguistics (languages). The status of being a state or union territory depends on the population, culture significance or historical importance of that territory.

    In states, the major power is held by the elected state government; but in union territories some are under the direct control of center government, for example Andaman and Nicobar islands, and some are under the control of elected government, for example Puducherry. 

    Here we are going to see the list of states and union territories in India.

States in India:

States	Capitals
Tamil Nadu	Chennai
Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram
Karnataka	Bangalore
Andhra Pradesh	Amaravati
Telangana	Hyderabad
Maharashtra	Mumbai
Goa	Panaji
Chhattisgarh	Raipur
Odisha	Bhubaneshwar
Gujarat	Gandhinagar
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
Rajasthan	Jaipur
Punjab	Chandigarh
Haryana	Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
Uttarakhand	Dehradun
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow
Bihar	Patna
Jharkhand	Ranchi
West Bengal	Kolkata
Sikkim	Gangtok
Assam	Dispur
Meghalaya	Shillong
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
Nagaland	Kohima
Manipur	Imphal
Mizoram	Aizawl
Tripura	Agartala

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
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
The Government of NCT of Delhi	Delhi
Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar-S*, Jammu-W*
Ladakh	Leh

 

World Press Freedom Day, May/3/2021

 World Press Freedom Day, May 3

    According to UN, In December 1933, UN general assembly with the recommendation of UNESCO's general conference declared May 3 as World Press Freedom day.

    This day was declared to respect press freedom. It is also the day of sharing issues faced by the media professionals on press freedom and professional ethics.

    According to UN, This year’s World Press Freedom Day theme, “Information as a Public Good” serves as a call to affirm the importance of cherishing information as a public good and exploring what can be done in the production, distribution and reception of content to strengthen journalism, to advance transparency and empowerment.

Key topics of World Press Freedom Day 2021

-Steps to ensure the economic viability of news media; 
-Mechanisms for ensuring transparency of Internet companies; 
-Enhanced Media and Information Literacy (MIL) capacities that enable people to recognize and value, as well as defend and demand journalism as a vital part of information; as a public good.

Events around the world:

   On this day all over the world, various events take place to spread awareness on press and press freedom. It includes Regional Forums, Academic Conferences and Youth Newsroom. Other than that, UNESCO has partnered with various organizations around the world to celebrate this day. On this day, UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize will be awarded to the selected press personalities. According to the UN, investigative journalist and media executive, Maria Ressa of Philippines has been named as the 2021 laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.The award ceremony will take place at the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference.
    This annual award was created in 1997 to honour a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world.

Words Tuna Day- May 2

What is Tuna?

    Tuna is a saltwater fish. It is an active and agile Predator and one among the fastest swimmer of the Ocean.
    Tuna is one of the most popular seafood across the World. In this case, canned tuna fish is more popular than raw tuna fish.

Benefits of Eating Tuna?

•    Tuna is rich in vitamin B12, which is helpful in forming new red blood cells.

•  Omega-3 fatty acids are present in this fish. It lowers the risk of heart diseases.

•  It prevents vision problems and lowers the risk of developing dry eyes.

•  It reduces the risk of cancer.

•  It supports wight loss.

•  Tuna is also rich in vitamin D, which improves bone health and immune system.

Word Tuna Day-May 2

  According to the United Nations, Tuna fish are threatened by overwhelming demand due to its amazing benefits. So in December 2016, the United Nations General Assembly voted to officially observe World Tuna Day on 2nd May, in its resolution 71/124.

   This move underlines the importance of conservation management to ensure that we have systems to prevent Tuna stocks from crashing. Many countries depend heavily on Tuna resources for food security, nutrition, economic development, employment, government revenue, livelihoods, culture and recreation.