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12 June: World Day Against Child Labour

June 12, 2015

The World Day Against Child Labour is being observed annually across world on 12 June to bring awareness against child labour. The theme of this year is No to Child Labour, Yes to Quality Education. This year’s World Day Against Child Labour call for: For all children free, compulsory and quality education till the minimum ..

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25 April: World Malaria Day

April 25, 2015

Every year World Malaria Day (WMD) is observed on 25 April. The day is observed to recognise the global efforts to control preventable disease malaria. The theme of this year WMD-2015 is “Invest in the Future and Defeat Malaria”. This day also seeks to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for elimination ..

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First battalion of Gorkha rifles celebrates Bicentenary year

April 24, 2015

First Battalion the First Gorkha Rifles (1/1 GR) on 24 April 2015 celebrated its Bicentenary at Pathankot, Punjab. To mark this day, hundreds of serving and veteran Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks of the battalion both from India and Nepal attended the function. Bicentenary celebrations of the battalion commenced with a solemn memorial ..

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April 11: National Safe Motherhood day

April 11, 2015

Every year on 11 April, National Safe Motherhood day is being observed across India. Objective of the day To create awareness on proper healthcare and maternity facilities to pregnant and lactating women. It also seeks to create awareness about the institutional delivery, reducing anemia among women and better pre and post natal health care are ..

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April 7: World Health Day

April 7, 2015

World health Day was observed all over the world on April 7, 2015. Theme for year 2015 was “food safety” with the slogan from farm to plate, make food safe. The theme highlights Need to make food free from viruses, microbes and chemicals substances that are responsible for more than 200 diseases. Indirectly unsafe food ..

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