12 May- International Nurses Day
In the Health Care sector, nurses are a very important segment. Nurses are care-givers or ministering angels to patients. Doctors treat; nurses care for. Doctors diagnose; nurses provide healing touch…
01 May Labour Day
The Working Class comprises of those who are engaged in manual labour or industrial work. The yardstick is waged or salaried contracts. Workers have only labour power. They sell their…
Ayushman Bharat Divas: 30 April.
Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme or NHPS is a national public health insurance scheme of the Government of India. It is a centrally sponsored scheme and is jointly funded…
Earth Day 2023
P.A.Chacko We celebrate Mother Earth Day on 22 April. A day reminding us that our Mother earth protects, sustains us, cares for us, loves us! She is provident and kind.…
21 March – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
P. A. Chacko The UN proclamation of 21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls on all people, communities and nations to respect people as…
21 March – International Day of Forests
P. A. Chacko The 2012 UN proclamation of 21 March as the International Day of Forests is meant to engender in us all the need for caring for forests which…
30 January – Gandhiji’s Martyrdom Day
The blood of Gandhiji, spilled by Hindu fundamentalist Nathuram Godse on 30 January 1948, has been smeared in the hearts and minds of every honest, secular-minded and peace-loving Indian. A…
18 December- International Migrants Day
Fr. John Felix S.J. & Sch. Albinus Hembrom S.J. One finds people on the move as migrants for various reasons. Some in search of food, some for work, some to…
9 December – International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide and the Prevention of this Crime
The U N Genocide Convention gives the characteristics of genocide: “Acts committed with intention to destroy, in whole or part, a national, ethical, racial or religious groups including, We may…
1 December – World Aids Day
Since 1988 December 1 is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Rise and Fall of AIDS Dr. Pr. Prabir Chatterjee Around…