March 21: International Day of Forests

Every year, the United Nations celebrate International Day of Forest on March 21. The Day is being celebrated since 2012. It aims to increase awareness and importance of forests. The day also focuses on the significance of trees outside the forests. Also, the day is celebrated to save forests. This year the day is being ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Agriculture • Carbon emissions • deforestation • evergreen forests • International Day of Forests • United Nations • Vernal Equinox

17 August: Parsi New Year Navroz celebrated

Parsi New Year, also known as Navroz or Jamshedi Navroz, is celebrated every year on August 17 to mark the beginning of the new Iranian calendar. In Persian, Nav means new and Roz means day and together translating to ‘new day’. It is celebrated for health, wealth, prosperity and productivity. The central feature of this ..

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Festivals • Iran • Jamshedi Navroz • Navroz • Parsi New Year • Shahenshahi calendar • Spring Festival • Vernal Equinox • Zoroastrianism

Earth Day 2019

Earth Day 2019 observed on 22nd April 2019 marks the 49th annual Earth Day. Earth Day 2019 is observed with the theme Protect Our Species. The theme Protect Our Species aims to highlight that nature’s gifts to our planet are the millions of species. But unfortunately, human beings have irrevocably upset the balance of nature. ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Topics: Earth Day • Earth Day 2019 • Protect Our Species • UNESCO • UNESCO conference on Environment • Vernal Equinox