5 June – WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Jacob Hembrom SJ Today 5 June is commemorated as the World Environment Day. On uttering the word ‘environment’ the picture that comes to our mind is about nature that is…
5 June World Environment Day
Chacko Anthony SJ Our environment is our life line. Respect it, love it, and care for it. Environment is the natural world around us. In it humans, plants, animals and…
4 June. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
Chacko Anthony SJ Today we remember child victims of aggression. Aggression comes in many forms. War, poverty, child labour, denial of child rights, torture in families, child abuse, using children…
3 June World Bicycle Day
Chacko Anthony Ride, Relax, Reduce pollution! This is the message we need to adopt in today’s world of stress and pollution. Cycling relaxes not just one’s muscles, but relaxes the…
31 May – World No tobacco Day
Chacko Anthony SJ Tobacco is a killer. It comes in many forms to befriend you. It smothers, chokes or drags you to death. It comes as cigarette, cigar, beedi, khaini,…
31 MAY WORLD ANTI TOBACCO DAY
WORLD ANTI TOBACCO DAY Jacob Hembrom SJ We remember every year 31st May as the anti tobacco day. When we closely observe the situation around us we find that most…
May 28 – International Day of Action for Women’s Health
P. A. Chacko By virtue of being a woman, every adult female person has the right to sexual and productive health. May 28 May is designated by the UN as…
International Day of Action for Women’s Health
Marcette Buttigieg Women are of value in themselves, like every other human person. And so their health matters. And women’s health matters even more because on them depends the health…
21 May – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Chacko Anthony SJ Every culture is unique. It has its own identity. It needs space to grow. Every culture has some values or nuances to contribute to other cultures and…
May 20 – World Bee Day
Chacko Anthony SJ When honeybees come to our mind, we naturally think of honey. Because, it sweetens our taste buds! But there are other more important facts: honeybees are important…