Important Decades, Years And Days (Railway)

• The theme of Earth Day 2021 is 'Restore Our Earth'.

• Earth Day, founded by American Senator Gaylord Nelson, was first organized in 1970.

• This day is celebrated to raise awareness of the benefits of bamboo.

• It is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally.

• The main purpose of this day is to draw attention towards the issues arising out of rising population across the globe.

• India has the world's second-largest populace after china.

• It was to commemorate the first of the five nuclear tests that were carried at Pokhran.

• On this India successfully test-fired its Shakti-1 nuclear missile in an operation called Pokhran-II.

•  Its purpose is to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought.

• It highlighting methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought.

• It was done in order to honour and remember

• Netaji's indomitable spirit and selfless service to the nation.

• It commemorates the coming into effect of the constitution of India on January 26, 1950.

• With the constitution coming into force, India became a Republic and transformed from a British dominion into an Independent constitutional republic.

• The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on patients' lives.

• The European Organisation for Rare Diseases established the day in 2008.