Activities

Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August as a public holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947, the day when the provisions of the Indian Independence Act, which transferred legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly, came into effect. India…

Children's Day or Bal Diwas is celebrated across the country on November 14. The day marks the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India

Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet. The COVID-19 pandemic that gripped the world during the past year has resulted in reversing decades of progress in the fight against poverty and extreme poverty.

International Day for Rural Women is celebrated on October 15. The day focuses on gender equality and empowering women in rural areas.

World Students' Day is celebrated every year on October 15 on former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's birthday. In 2010, the United Nations declared October 15 to be World Student's Day.

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of Independent India and he was greatly impressed by Mahatma Gandhi. He gave the slogan of “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” which means “Hail the soldier, Hail the farmer. Let us read more…

The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. ... Quoting the late leader's own words, he said: "Non-violence is…