Water is Life! Don’t Bottle it!
Water is Life! Don’t Bottle it! Today, March 22 is World Water Day. Water is humanity’s elixir of life. It is a fact that in today’s world there are over…
THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 1948
PREAMBLE Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in…
Thanks to Globalisation!
Whether we want it or not, we are sucked into the vortex of globalisation. If you are able to read these lines, bless yours stars, it is because of a…
March 08 – International Women’s Day
March 8 marks that day when women of all walks of life and all men of good will reiterate their pledge to bring about an atmosphere of sustainable development for…
Where Angels Fear to Tread!
Should the indigenous be displaced from their ancestral holdings? Today Indian tribals are frantically trying to hit and destroy the ‘bull’s eye’ that is having an avaricious glance on their…
International Mother Language Day (IMLD)
February 21 was declared by the UN as International Mother Language Day (IMLD) for worldwide annual observance. The objective is to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism…
World Day of Social Justice – Feb. 20
In 2007 the UN general Assembly proclaimed 20 February as World Day of Social Justice. It called upon all its member nations and the rest of the world to devote…
The World Day of the Sick – Feb. 11
The World Day of the Sick was instituted by Pope St. John Paul II in 1992. He called it ‘a special time of prayer and sharing, of offering one’s suffering’.…
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation – February 06
The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is an awareness campaign to end a harmful practice that violates girls’ and women’s rights. FGM- Female Genital Mutilation FGM…
Health – World Cancer Day
February 04 is set apart as World Cancer Day to raise awareness about cancer and to encourage people to adopt preventive measures, early detection and treatment. It was founded by…