Gandhi Jayanti Current Affairs, GK & News
Six Years of Swachh Bharat Mission to be celebrated on Gandhi Jayanti
On October 2, 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is to celebrate six years if Swachh Bharat Mission. The programme was launched on birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (October 2). The mission was launched from Rajghat on October 2, 2014 to achieve the aim of “Clean India” by October 2, 2019 when the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: clean india • Gandhi Jayanti • Mahatma Gandhi • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • Rajghat • Swachh Bharat Abhiyan • Swachh Bharat Mission • Swachh Bharat Revolution • Urban Local Bodies
What is Fit India Plog Run?
Plogging is picking up plastic and waste while jogging. The campaign signifies two effects namely ‘Swasth’ and ‘Swacchta’ which is staying fit while keeping the city clean. The Fit India Plog run is a part of the Fit India Movement launched by Prime Minister Modi on August 29, 2019. The Fit India Plog Run will catalyze ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Fit India Movement • fit india plog ruun • Gandhi Jayanti • PM Modi • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan
Mahatma Gandhi’s bust to be unveiled in Croatia on 2nd October
President Ram Nath Kovind on his visit to Croatia has announced to gift a sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi, gifted to mark the 150 birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation. The sculpture will be unveiled on 2nd October, 2019 on the occasion of ‘Gandhi Jayanti’. On 2nd October, Gandhiji’s bust will be unveiled in ..
Topics: Birthdays • Croatia • Gandhi Jayanti • Indian people • Mahatma Gandhi • Public holidays in India • Ram Nath Kovind
India decides to organise ‘Gandhi March’ in Netherlands
India will organise ‘Gandhi March’ from the iconic Peace Palace at the Hague in Netherlands to Grote Kerk on September 25 to launch the two-year long celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. According to a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Hague, the ‘Gandhi March’ will see participation of people of ..
Topics: Activism • Activists • Gandhi Jayanti • Grote Kerk • Gujarati people • Indian people • Mahatma Gandhi • The Hague • Tolstoyans • Vegetarians
Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention to be organized by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
The Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC-2018) will be organized by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in New Delhi from September 29 to mark the beginning of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi. It will be a 4-day international conference that will bring together Sanitation Ministers and other leaders in ..
Topics: Activism • Activists • Cleaning • Gandhi Jayanti • hygiene • Mahatma Gandhi • Public health • sanitation • Swachh Bharat Mission • WASH • Water supply and sanitation in India
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Non-Violence observed on 2 October
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Non-Violence is observed every year on October 2 to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. The day is an occasion to disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness. This ..
Topics: Activism • Activists • Birthdays • Gandhi Jayanti • Indian Hindus • Indian independence movement • Indian nationalists • Indian people • International Day of Non-Violence • Mahatma Gandhi • Nonviolence • Public holidays in India