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World Ozone Day: 16 September World Ozone Day is observed on 16 September every year to spread awareness among people about the depletion of the Ozone Layer. In 1994, the UN General Assembly proclaimed this day as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The theme of World Ozone Day 2019 is '32 years and Healing'. Poland’s Foreign Minister unveils memorial dedicated to Polish World War 2 refugees in   Kolhapur Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Marcin Przydacz inaugurated the museum in Kolhapur, where around 5000 Polish people took asylum during the World War-2. A Memorial Museum was built to commemorates the asylum seekers. When Poland was caught between Adolf Hitler’s Germany and Josef Stalin’s Russia during the Second World War, a stream of refugees made their way to Valivade village in Kolhapur district, 235 km from Pun

What is Ozone Layer, How it is recovering from depletion? World Ozone Day 2019 is also known as the International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer. It is observed annually on September 16 to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987.  World Ozone Day 2019 Theme: 32 Years and Healing World Ozone Day 2019 theme celebrates over three decades of international cooperation to protect and heal the ozone layer and the climate under the Montreal Protocol. The day aims to increase awareness of climate change and ozone depletion. It serves as a reminder that humans must keep up their momentum to ensure healthy people and a healthy planet. World Ozone Day 2018 theme was “Keep Cool and Carry on: The Montreal Protocol”, which aimed to urge everyone to carry on the exemplary work of protecting the ozone layer and the climate under the Montreal Protocol. Facts about Ozone lay

Hindi Diwas: 14 September Hindi Diwas is observed every year on 14 September to mark the popularity of Hindi as an official language of India. On the occasion, the International Hindi Conference was also organised by the World Hindi Council in New Delhi. Under Article 343 of the Indian Constitution, Hindi written in Devanagari script was adopted as the official language. Engineers Day: 15 September Engineers Day in India is observed every year on 15 September. It is celebrated as a tribute to the greatest Indian engineer and Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya. He was an engineering pioneer of India whose genius reflected in harnessing of water resources and building and consolidation of dams across the country. Visvesvaraya was also the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore, the biggest in Asia at that time. However, the Telangana state celebrates Engineers day on July 11th on the birthday of Ali Nawaz Jung B

Sri Lanka flags off Pulathisi Express, a 'Make In India' train The strong ties between India and its southern neighbor Sri Lanka received a boost when a newly 'Make In India' train rake was flagged of from Colombo Fort Railway station. The rake of Pulathisi Express was manufactured in the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Transport Minister Arjuna Ranathunga and Indian envoy to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu flagged off a new train to Polonnaruwa from Colombo Fort Railway station. India hosts the first conference on military medicine for SCO member nations India is hosting the first conference on military medicine for member nations of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation in New Delhi. The two-day conference is being held with an aim to share best practices in the field of military medicine. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the conference. This is the first military co-operation event

UN appoints Indian Army veteran Abhijit Guha as head of Hodeidah mission  -  Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of United Nations (UN) appointed India’s Lieutenant General (Retired) Abhijit Guha as the head of UN mission in Hodeidah, Yemen. Guha, who has 39 years of national and international military experience will be succeeding Danish Lieutenant General Michael Lollesgaard, who served in these posts from 31 January to 31 July 2019. Besides leading the UN Mission in support of Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA), Guha will also assume the chair of Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC). RCC is responsible for redeploying forces of Yemeni warring parties in accordance with their agreement. About Abhijit Guha  He is a graduate of India’s Defence Services Staff College, the College of Combat, and National Defence College. He has held many important commands, staff and instructional appointments within Indian Army which includes leadership of an Infantry Brigade and Infantry Division