India - National Technology Day - 11 May

India - National Technology Day Greetings - 11 May

Developments in Industrial Engineering From India 

Knol Handbook of Industrial Engineering - 2019
https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2019/05/knol-handbook-of-industrial-engineering.html

Introduction to Industrial Engineering - 2019 Knol Book
http://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2012/03/introduction-to-industrial-engineering_30.html

Human Effort Engineering - Knol Book
http://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2012/04/human-effort-engineering-knol-book.html

Technology Development Board - India

http://www.tdb.gov.in/


Objective

The TDB provides financial assistance to Indian industrial concerns and other agencies, attempting development and commercial application of indigenous technology, or adapting imported technology to wider domestic applications.

The objectives are to:

promote new ideas from small enterprises even at the risk of failures;
encourage production of competitive consumer products;
motivate industries and R&D institutions for product innovation;
develop socially relevant and profitable technologies;
identify and act in areas requiring strategic interventions;
Invest in core Technological Strengths to Enable India Industry to Stand-up to the competitive Pressure and Become a global Player.
The idea is that TDB‟s support for technology development and commercialisation should be unique. Besides above:

With its proactive stance, the board:

Facilitates interaction between industry, scientists, technocrats and specialists;
Facilitates the creation of new generation of entrepreneurs;
Assists partnerships with other, similar technology financing bodies;
Creates new job opportunities.
http://tdb.gov.in/about-tdb-2/our-objective/

2015
Full Page with Detailed Coverage of India National Technology Day 2015 Events


Assocham celebrates 3rd Innovation Summit on 11 May 2015 - National Technology Day.
 Hon'ble Minister for Science & Technology, Government of India, Dr. Harsh Vardhan will address the 3rd Innovation Summit cum Excellence Awards at 09:30 am.
http://www.assocham.org/eventdetail.php?id=1136

Program of National Science Centre
http://www.nscdelhi.org/inauguration-science.php?event_id=412

2014

BARC
The collage of achievements and technologies developed by the scientists and engineers of BARC in Chemical Sciences was inaugurated on the day. The research and development activities displayed encompass different disciplines from fundamental chemistry, material science, functional materials, technologies for energy, hydrogen generation and storage, environment, societal applications such as health care, agriculture, management of water resources etc. In terms of scientific publications
in international journals, BARC was recognised by Royal Society of Chemistry, UK as the single
institute with largest number of publications for 2012-13. 
http://www.barc.gov.in/ntd2014.pdf

DRDO
https://in.news.yahoo.com/drdo-celebrates-national-technology-day-155429721.html




2013

http://pibphoto.nic.in/photo/2013/May/l2013051147138.jpg
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee and Cabinet Minister for Science and Technology, S. Jaipal Reddy



Science and Technology in India - Decade of Achievements - 2004-2013
Report of Science Advisory Council
http://sactopm.gov.in/Science%20in%20India%20-%20Book.pdf

Year End Review - Ministry of Earth Sciences
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102236

Science and Technology Policy 2013
http://www.dst.gov.in/stsysindia/stp2013.htm

Top 10 Military Technology Achievements by India in 2013
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/top-10-achievements-and-developments-of-indian-military-in-2013-photos-532404

We have to increase research - Mint Article
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/R70XMpGHrHjOyXJ0ZtPbNL/National-Technology-Day-But-where-are-our-scientists.html





2003
Science and Technology Policy 2003
http://www.dst.gov.in/stsysindia/stp2003.htm

Updated on 11 May 2019, 10 May 2015

International Day of the Girl Child - 11 October

Background

On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

Girls face discrimination and violence every day across the world. The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.



2018

Theme:  “With Her: A Skilled Girl Force”

Educate your girl child. Make her a skilled person.
Many girls are excelling in number of fields. No field of work or effort is beyond her reach.
Believe in your girl child. Provide her the best education and skills.
You will be benefited as a parent. You will have more happiness in your life. You will have more satisfaction as a person who fulfilled his or her obligation to the life process and purpose.


2016

Theme:   “Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: A Global Girl Data Movement”

There are 1.1 billion girls today, a powerful constituency for shaping a sustainable world that’s better for everyone. They are brimming with talent and creativity. But their dreams and potential are often thwarted by discrimination, violence and lack of equal opportunities. There are glaring gaps in data and knowledge about the specific needs and challenges that girls face.

What gets counted, gets done. The theme for this year’s International Day of the Girl Child, on 11 October, “Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: A Global Girl Data Movement”, is a call for action for increased investment in collecting and analyzing girl-focused, girl-relevant and sex-disaggregated data. One year into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, improving data on girls and addressing the issues that are holding them back is critical for fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals

One such issue that is standing in the way of girls’ progress is child marriage. The data is daunting—one in three girls in developing countries (except China) get married before they turn 18. Girls who are child brides miss out on education, are more vulnerable to physical and sexual violence, and bear children before they are physically or emotionally prepared. The cycle of violence that begins in girlhood, carries over into womanhood and across generations. The 2030 Agenda must address their needs and unlock their potential.

UN Women works around the world to empower women and girls and raise awareness on their rights, advocate for the adoption and implementation of laws and policies that prohibit and prevent child marriage, and mobilize communities against the practice.

On the International Day of the Girl Child, we stand with the global community to support girls’ progress everywhere. Let girls be girls.
http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/girl-child


2015

2015 Theme: The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030


This year, as the international community assesses progress under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) since their implementation in 2000 and sets goals to be achieved by 2030, girls born at the turn of the millennium have reached adolescence, and the generation of girls born this year will be adolescents in 2030. As we reflect on the achievements of the past 15 years and plan sustainable development goals for the next 15, it is an opportune time to consider the importance of social, economic, and political investment in the power of adolescent girls as fundamental to breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination and to achieving equitable and sustainable development outcomes.

Adolescent girls have the right to a safe, educated, and healthy life, not only during these critical formative years, but also as they mature into women. If effectively supported during the adolescent years, girls have the potential to change the world – both as the empowered girls of today and as tomorrow’s workers, mothers, entrepreneurs, mentors, household heads, and political leaders. An investment in realising the power of adolescent girls upholds their rights today and promises a more equitable and prosperous future, one in which half of humanity is an equal partner in solving the problems of climate change, political conflict, economic growth, disease prevention, and global sustainability.

Over the last 15 years, the global community has made significant progress in improving the lives of girls during early childhood. In 2015, girls in the first decade of life are more likely to enrol in primary school, receive key vaccinations, and are less likely to suffer from health and nutrition problems than were previous generations. However, there has been insufficient investment in addressing the challenges girls face when they enter the second decade of their lives. This includes obtaining quality secondary and higher education, avoiding child marriage, receiving information and services related to puberty and reproductive health, and protecting themselves against unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease and gender-based violence.

As the global community launches the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for implementation over the next 15 years, it is a good time to recognise the achievements made in supporting young girls, while at the same time aspiring to support the current and upcoming generation of adolescent girls, to truly fulfil their potential as key actors in achieving a sustainable and equitable world. In recognition of the importance of investing in adolescent girls’ empowerment and rights, both today and in the future, the theme of International Day of the Girl Child for 2015 is: The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030.

UN agencies, Member States, civil society organizations, and private sector stakeholders are called on to commit to putting adolescent girls at the centre of sustainable development efforts by making the following critical investments in their present and future:

Invest in high quality education, skills, training, access to technology and other learning initiatives that prepare girls for life, jobs, and leadership.
Invest in health and nutrition suitable to the adolescent years, including puberty education, menstrual hygiene management, and sexual and reproductive health education and services.
Promote zero tolerance against physical, mental, and sexual violence.
Enact and consistently implement social, economic, and policy mechanisms to combat early marriage and female genital mutilation.
Invest in the creation and maintenance of social and public spaces for civic and political engagement, creativity and talent enhancement.
Promote gender-responsive legislation and policies across all areas especially for adolescent girls who are disabled, vulnerable and marginalized, and victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation.
The commitment by the global community to realising the potential of adolescent girls will directly translate into the girls as powerful and positive change agents for their own empowerment, for advancing gender equality and for the sustainable advancement of their nations.

http://www.un.org/en/events/girlchild/


Updated 11 October 2018,  11 October 2016,  11 October 2015

11 October - World Obesity Day Telugu - ప్రపంచ స్థూల కాయ దినోత్సవము

ప్రపంచ స్థూల కాయ దినోత్సవము


ఈ రోజు ఏమైనా చేస్తున్నారా. బరువు ఎక్కువ ఉంటె తగ్గించుకోడానికి.
నేను ఉదయం మధ్యాహ్నం ఆహారాన్ని తగ్గిస్తున్నా. దసరా పండుగ ఉపవాసం కూడా కలిసి వచ్చింది కదా.

ఆహారంలో పెద్దమార్పు చెయ్యండి: డయాబెటిస్ 2 - అధిక బరువు తగ్గించుకోండి
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Updated 11 October 2018

15 September - World Cleanup Day

On 15 September, volunteers and partners worldwide will come together to rid our planet of trash – cleaning up litter and mismanaged waste from our beaches, rivers, forests, and streets.

A powerful ‘green wave’ of cleanups will start in New Zealand and end 36 hours later in Hawaii, with millions of people working towards one goal: a clean and healthy planet.

World Cleanup Day harnesses the power of everyday people to achieve incredible things by joining together. Its beauty lies in cooperation and collaboration: building bridges between disparate communities, and including all levels of society - from citizens, to business, to government.

Estonia celebrates its 100th anniversary this year (2018), World Cleanup Day 2018 is the country’s gift to the world.

https://www.worldcleanupday.org/about/


In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a special campaign to spread Swachhata Mission. Many minister and public figures participated along with the Prime Minister to motivate Indians to participate actively in Swachhata Mission 2014-19, a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.

World Bicycle Day - 3 June

On June 3, 2018, the first official World Bicycle Day will be celebrated.

Why celebrate the bicycle?
The bicycle is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation;
The bicycle can serve as a tool for development and as a means not just of transportation but also of access to education, health care and sport;
The synergy between the bicycle and the user fosters creativity and social engagement and gives the user an immediate awareness of the local environment;
The bicycle is a symbol of sustainable transportation and conveys a positive message to foster sustainable consumption and production, and has a positive impact on climate.


World Bicycle Day:

Encourages Member States to devote particular attention to the bicycle in cross-cutting development strategies and to include the bicycle in international, regional, national and subnational development policies and programmes;
Encourages Member States to improve road safety and integrate it into sustainable mobility and transport infrastructure planning and design, in particular through policies and measures to actively protect and promote pedestrian safety and cycling mobility, with a view to broader health outcomes, particularly the prevention of injuries and non-communicable diseases;
Encourages stakeholders to emphasize and advance the use of the bicycle as a means of fostering sustainable development, strengthening education, including physical education, for children and young people, promoting health, preventing disease, promoting tolerance, mutual understanding and respect and facilitating social inclusion and a culture of peace;
Encourages Member States to adopt best practices and means to promote the bicycle among all members of society, and in this regard welcomes initiatives to organize bicycle rides at the national and local levels as a means of strengthening physical and mental health and well-being and developing a culture of cycling in society.

http://www.un.org/en/events/bicycleday/

International Day of Older Persons - 1 October

Last edited: 25 Sep 2011 Exported: 26 Nov 2011 from Knol

20 per cent of the world’s population to be old persons by 2050

By 2050, 2 billion people, over 20 per cent of the world’s population, will be 60 or older.
A good situation. But how to provide facilities for making their life comfortable and worth living.
Let us foresee, think and plan.

About the Day

On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (by resolution 45/106) designated 1 October the International Day of Older Persons.

http://www.un.org/en/events/olderpersonsday/

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The 2018 theme  “Celebrating Older Human Rights Champions“. 

Let us  celebrate the older people around the world who dedicated their lives to championing human rights?

They are as diverse as the society in which they live: from older people advocating for human rights at the grass root and community level to high profile figures on the international stage.

The 2018 theme aims to:

Promote the rights enshrined in the Declaration and what it means in the daily lives of older persons;

Raise the visibility of older people as participating members of society committed to improving the enjoyment of human rights in many areas of life and not just those that affect them immediately;

Reflect on progress and challenges in ensuring full and equal enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by older persons; and

Engage broad audiences across the world and mobilize people for human rights at all stages of life.
https://www.un.org/development/desa/ageing/international-day-of-older-persons-homepage/2018unidop.html

2015

http://undesadspd.org/Ageing/InternationalDayofOlderPersons.aspx

Theme of 2012
“Longevity: Shaping the Future”
The theme of the 2012 commemoration is “Longevity: Shaping the Future”. Ageing and health was also the theme of this year's World Health Day on 7 April. These themes focus on how healthy behaviours throughout life can help older men and women lead full and productive lives and be a resource for their families and communities.

Older People - New Power for Development

Providing power for the family, community cycles

"Ageing is a development issue. Healthy older persons are a resource for their families, their communities and the economy."

WHO Brasilia declaration on healthy ageing, 1996.

Source for the picture:
http://www.who.int/ageing/events/idop_rationale/en/index.html

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Updated 26 May 2018, 1 October 2015

1 May - International Workers' Day - May Day

The date is promoted by  by  socialist and communist political parties to commemorate the Haymarket affair, which occurred in Chicago on 4 May 1886.

The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions (which would later become the American Federation of Labor, or AFL) held a convention in Chicago in 1884 and  proclaimed “eight hours shall constitute a legal day’s labor from and after May 1, 1886.”

The following year the Knights of Labor – then America’s largest labor organization – backed the proclamation and  both groups encouraged workers to strike and demonstrate in favor of the demand.

On May 1, 1886, more than 300,000 workers (40,000 in Chicago alone) from 13,000 business walked out of their jobs across the country. In the following days, more workers joined and the number of strikers grew.

HAYMARKET RIOT
On May 3,  Chicago police and workers clashed at the McCormick Reaper Works. The next day a rally was held at Haymarket Square to protest the killing and wounding of several workers by the police.

When the speaker, August Spies, was winding down,  a group of officers arrived to disperse the crowd. As the police advanced, a bomb was thrown into their ranks. Chaos ensued, and at least seven police officers and eight civilians died as a result of the violence that day.

A few years after the Haymarket Riot and subsequent trials shocked the world, a newly formed coalition of socialist and labor parties in Europe called for a demonstration to honor the “Haymarket Martyrs.” In 1890, over 300,000 people protested at a May Day rally in London.

Subsequently, the Russian bolsheviks celebrated May Day with fervor.

https://www.history.com/topics/history-of-may-day


https://www.forbes.com/2007/08/30/labor-day-history-forbeslife-cx_ml_0830mayday.html#b19d2dd62fe6

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day