15 September – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY
‘Democracy’, a Greek word, combines ‘demos’ meaning citizenry and ‘kratos’ meaning state power. Here the citizen is the master. The popularly elected representatives are the servants of the people in…
01 September – World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
P. A. Chacko SJ Pope Francis calls on all Christians in ecumenical spirit to ‘listen to the voice of creation.’ He has declared the season of this from 01 September…
30 August – International Day for the Protection of People from Enforced Disappearance.
30 August is dedicated to give a serious thought to the issue of people from enforced disappearance. According to UN observation, nearly 1000 persons disappear under enforced disappearances or under…
29 Aug International Day against Nuclear Tests
The International Day against Nuclear Tests was established by the UN General Assembly in 2009. It was meant to spread awareness about the ill effects of nuclear weapons test explosions.…
5 June – World Environment Day
Why do we need to have environment sense? Because we are not alone on this planet earth. We coexist with other human beings, vegetation, animals, oceans and their resources, forest…
31st May – Anti-tobacco Day
Today is the world Anti-Tobacco Day. This day is set apart to recall to our mind the harmful effects of tobacco. This day reminds us of the fact that tobacco…
22 May – World Day for Biological Diversity
Our human life on our planet earth is inter-connected. We are not alone as God’s creatures. We have chirping birds hovering over us. We have animals, protecting us, providing medicine,…
03 May World Press Freedom Day
World Press Freedom Day is meant to be a reminder to everyone that commitment to press freedom and professional ethics in media are important segments in human society. Governments are…
03 May – World Press Freedom Day
World Press Freedom Day is meant to be a reminder to everyone that commitment to press freedom and professional ethics in media are important segments in human society. Governments are…
1 May International Labour Day
It is the workers who keep the world going. More than the managers and planners! Yet, they have had to struggle to get a semblance of minimum human rights such…