Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites (also called as World Heritage day), whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.
The 'Parents? Worship Day' (or 'Matru-Pitru Diwas' ) is celebrated every year by the Chhattisgarh government on February 14 at all schools in the state to teach 'Bharatiya sanskriti' to students.
According to World Health Organisation World's Anti-Tobacco day was observed on 31 may 2013.This worked on a Objective of Ban Tobacco advertising,promotion and Sponsership
World hemophilia day is observed globally on 17 April.
Civil Services Day is celebrated in India every year on 21st April. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the two-day 11th Civil Services Day program (20-21 April) in New Delhi.
World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3 May every year.
This year?s theme is ?Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media?s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies?.
International Firefighters' Day (IFFD) is observed on May 4. It was instituted after proposal emailed out across the world on January 4, 1999 due to the deaths of five firefighters in tragic circumstances in a bushfire in Australia.
The World Thalassaemia Day (WTD) is observed every year on May 8 to spread awareness about this deadly disease and the importance of blood donation and how it helps the millions of people suffering from Thalassemia worldwide. Thalassemia is genetic blood disorders characterised by reduction in the synthesis or absence of haemoglobin in the body. According to a WHO report, more than 90% patients with thalassaemia in western countries lead a normal life, whereas in India, roughly half of all patients die before reaching adulthood. Approx 3.9% of India?s population is a carrier for thalassemia. The 2017 theme ?Together for Humanity? highlights the need for unity and the efforts that are required to fight this fatal disease.
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