DAILY GK 19 OCTOBER 2024
1.
WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY 2024- OCTOBER 1
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World Vegetarian Day (WVD) is
annually celebrated across the globe on October 1 to
encourage people to enjoy vegetarian food and highlights the benefits of living
a vegetarian lifestyle.
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World Vegetarian Day also marks the
beginning of Vegetarian Awareness Month, which runs from
October 1 to November 1 (World Vegan Day).
2.
70TH WILDLIFE WEEK – 2ND TO 8TH OCTOBER 2024
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Wildlife Week is annually observed across
India from 2nd to 8th of October to raise
awareness about the importance of wildlife conservation and protecting India’s
rich biodiversity.
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The
theme of Wildlife Week 2024 is “Wildlife
Conservation through Coexistence”.
3.
WORLD SPACE WEEK 2024 – 4TH TO 10TH OCTOBER
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The United Nations (UN)’s
World Space Week (WSW) is annually observed across the globe from 4th to
10th of October to motivate and unite people worldwide,
emphasizing the strong collaboration between space technology and climatic
science.
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The
theme of World Space Week 2024 is “Space and Climatic
Change”.
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United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
4.
WORLD HABITAT DAY 2024 – OCTOBER 7
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The United Nations (UN)’s
World Habitat Day (WHD) is annually observed across the globe
on the first Monday of October to reflect the
condition of our habitats and to emphasize the fundamental right of every
individual to adequate shelter.
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The
theme of WHD 2024 is “Engaging youth to create a
better urban future”.
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The WHD 2024 global ceremony was held
in Mexico at the “Educational Cultural Center of the
state of Querétaro”.
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The
WHD was first celebrated in 1986 with
the theme “Shelter is My Right“. The city of Nairobi in
Kenya hosted it.
5.
WORLD EGG
DAY 2024 – OCTOBER 11
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World Egg Day (WED)
is annually observed across the globe on the 2nd Friday of October to
raise awareness of the high-quality protein and vital nutrients found in eggs
and the vital role of egg farmers around the world.
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The theme of WED 2024 is “United
by Eggs”.
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INTERNATIONAL
EGG COMMISSION (IEC)is the
only organisation that represents the global egg industry.
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Headquarter
– London, UK
6.
World
Statistics Day 2024 - 20TH OCTOBER
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The first World Statistics Day was
celebrated on October 20, 2010, following a resolution adopted by the United
Nations General Assembly.
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The theme
for World Statistics Day 2024, Empowering Decision-Makers
Through Data
7. RAISING DAY OF NATIONAL SECURITY
GUARD- 16 OCTOBER
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The NSG
was established on October 16, 1984, in the aftermath of Operation Blue
Star, aimed at eliminating Sikh extremists from the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
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Motto of NSG “Sarvatra Sarvottam
Suraksha,” meaning “Best Security Everywhere.”
8. WORLD ANAESTHESIA DAY 2024 - 16 OCTOBER
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World Anaesthesia Day is celebrated annually on October 16 to
highlight the vital role of anaesthesia in modern medicine.
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The
theme for World Anaesthesia Day 2024 is “Workforce Well Being.”
9. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION
OF POVERTY-17 OCTOBER
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The
origin of this day dates back to October 17, 1987, when more
than 100,000 people gathered at the Trocadéro
in Paris, the same location where the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948.
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2024
Theme: “Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment”
10. WORLD STUDENT’S DAY 2024-15 OCTOBER
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Every
year on October 15, World Students’ Day is observed to honor the life and
contributions of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, a visionary leader,
educator, and former President of India. Known as the “Missile Man of India,”
11. WORLD FOOD DAY-16 OCTOBER
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Theme
for 2024: Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future
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Food and Agriculture Organization Headquarters: Rome, Italy
12. WORLD STANDARDS DAY -14 OCTOBER
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In 2024, the theme for World Standards Day is “Shared Vision For a Better World”
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The concept
of World Standards Day dates back to 1946, when 25 countries came together in London for the first time to discuss
the creation of an international organization focused on standardization.
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The following year, in 1947, the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) was established.
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However, it wasn’t until 1970 that Faruk Sunter, then-president of the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), officially initiated the celebration of World Standards Day.
13. BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY- 13 OCTOBER
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In 2024, the campaign’s theme is “No one should face breast cancer alone”,
14. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN-15
OCTOBER
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In
2024, the theme for this significant day is “Rural Women Sustaining Nature for Our
Collective Future: Building climate resilience, conserving biodiversity,
and caring for land towards gender equality and empowerment of women and girls.
15.
DR P. VENUGOPAL PASSED AWAY
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Padma Bhushan Awardee Dr.
Panangipalli Venugopal, a prominent cardiac surgeon and the Former Director of All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS), passed away at the age of 82 in
New Delhi
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The government of India honoured him
with Padma Bhushan in 1998 for
his contribution to the field of Medicine.
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He
performed the 1st heart transplantation in India on
3rd August 1994 and Asia’s first Left Ventricular
Assist Device (LVAD) implantation, which lasted over 90 days.
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He
introduced stem cell therapy in India for repairing
heart tissue and developed a procedure for treating Type II Diabetes.
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His
memoir titled “Heartfelt – A Cardiac Surgeon’s Pioneering Journey”,
co-authored with his wife, Priya Sarkar, was published in 2023.
