Current Affairs Important Days

  The United Nations observes 11 July every year as World Population Day. This year’s World Population Day calls for global attention to the unfinished business of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development.
Source: The United Nations

  The United Nations observes first Saturday of July every year as International Day of Cooperatives.  The day is celebrated to increase the awareness of cooperatives. The event underscores the contributions of the cooperative movement in resolving the major problems addressed by the United Nations.
Source: The United Nations

  India will celebrate 1st July as the “Goods & Services Tax DAY”. This year, it is the second anniversary of the implementation of historic tax reform of Goods & Services Tax. The introduction of GST in the Indian economy has replaced a multi-layered, complex indirect tax structure with a simple, transparent and technology-driven tax regime.
Source: The DD News

  India observe 1st July as the National Doctors’ Day. The day is celebrated to recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities. National Doctor’s Day is also celebrated to honour the legendary physician Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Dr Roy was honoured with the country’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna on February 4, 1961.
Source: The DD News

  The United Nations observe 30 June as the International Day of Parliamentarism. This day celebrates parliaments and the ways in which parliamentary systems of government improve the day to day lives of people around the world. This day also acknowledges the formation of the Inter Parliamentary Union, the global organization of parliaments which was established in 1889.
Source: The United Nations

  The United Nations observe 30 June as International Asteroid Day. The day is celebrated to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard and to inform the public about the crisis communication actions to be taken at the global level in case of a credible near Earth object threat.
Source: The United Nations

  The GoI celebrates the Statistics Day to popularize the use of Statistics in everyday life and sensitize the public as to how Statistics helps in shaping and framing policies. The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Prof. P C Mahalanobis, on 29th June. Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) announced that it will institute the Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics to recognise and honour the work of Official Statisticians working in the Central Government, State Governments and their Institutions.
Source: The Press Information Bureau

  The United Nations observe 29 June as International Day of the Tropics. The International Day of the Tropics celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the tropics while highlighting unique challenges and opportunities the Tropical nations face.
Source: The United Nations

  The United Nations observe 27 June as the Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises Day.  Since 2017, Micro, small and Medium-sized businesses celebrate this day in recognition of their work in local and global economies. These enterprises, which generally employ fewer than 250 persons, are the backbone of most economies worldwide. International Trade Center, United Nations will launch its flagship report: “The SME Competitiveness Outlook 2019: Big money for small businesses”.
Source: The United Nations

  The United Nations observe 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The day is celebrated by the United Nations as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse. Theme: Health for Justice, Justice for Health.
Source: The United Nations


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