This institute in Haryana receives a COVID Performance Award in Haryana

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September 19, 2020, 2:35 PM

Seth Jai Parkash Polytechnic has been bestowed with the National Award, “Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award” by the Government of India for its contribution to the society during the lockdown period announced across India in wake of COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020. The award has been given under the theme – “India Fights Corona”.

This institute in Haryana receives a COVID Performance Award in Haryana — *National Award to Seth Jai Prakash Polytechnic, Damla, Haryana*

How it started?

Madan Raajgarhia, the son-in-law of Ashok Kumar who was running the Vinod Paper Mills at Malerkotla (Punjab) those days, suggested to start a diploma course in Paper and Pulp Technology. It became the basis of the establishment of Jai Parkash Polytechnic, Damla.

Interestingly, Choudhary Devi Lal, Chief Minister of Haryana, announced a grant of Rs 5-lakh for this institution. This, he fulfilled, after regaining the same position and paid it with interest from the date of first announcement. What decisions, Choudary! Hence an amount of Rs. 17.50 lakh was received for the construction of Seth Jai Parkash Polytechnic, Damla from Government of Haryana.

The Polytechnic was shifted at Damla in 1989 to offer three diploma courses: Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Why the institute was adjudged as the best polytechnic in the Northern India

Under the able leadership of Anil Budhiraja, Principal, the institute now stands as a pioneer institution in technical education with six streams and around 1700 students on rolls. The institute has been declared as the best polytechnic in the Northern India thrice by NITTTR, Chandigarh. Jai Parkash Polytechnic Damla has the credit of having the best of the Board results and the placements in the top most companies in the corporate sector.

Know more about the chairman of the institute

Seth Ashok Kumar, Chairman of this group of educational institutions is based in Ghaziabad. He is among the best planners and executioners of business-industry in India and owns the Mansingh Group of hotels at Agra, Jaipur and Ajmer etc. He initiated Blood Donation Melas at all properties as social cause and is an immense disciple of Ramcharit Manas.

‘Masks might offer better protection than a COVID-19 vaccine’

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Masks can be more reliable in coronavirus protection than a vaccine, which is not expected to be available to the public till around the second or third quarter” of next year, said The Head of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the national centre health institute in the US.

Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that they have a clear scientific evidence that masks work and are more guaranteed against COVID.

“We have a clear scientific evidence they work,In fact, this face mask is more guaranteed in protecting me against COVID than when I take up a COVID vaccine. This is because the immunogenicity may be 70 percent and if I don’t get an immune response, the vaccine’s not going to protect me, this face mask will,” Redfield told a Senate committee, reports Bloomberg.

He further added that masks are “the most important, powerful public health tool we have.”

As Tourism in Indian states get set to march, Rajasthan, the one-time king, awaits its turn to get the boost

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Rajasthan eagerly awaits the boost from the state government to catch on with its competitors in India. Harsh Vardhan reports how other states are marching ahead leaving the one time king much behind them!

Look, how Kerala impresses all!

Kerala has done it by showing the way to entire India! Aymanam, a village close by the fabulous tourist destination Kumarakom, has now become the first model Responsible Tourism (RT) Village in Kerala, announced the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinyari Vijayan, while announcing the second Kuttanad Package of Rs 2447 crore. So this village now will be marketed globally as a model RT Destination, officially so to happen thanks to Kerala Tourism Department.

Aymanam was the first among the 13 selected village panchayat which implemented all the programmes envisaged under the RT Initiative and plugged the RT concepts into all the developmental activities of the village panchayat.

As Tourism in Indian states get set to march, Rajasthan, the one-time king, awaits its turn to get the boost — *Stay along the Periyar river in Kerala (photo by Harsh Vardhan)*

Aymanam was popularised by Arundhati

Aymanam was popularised by Arundhati Roy in her Booker Prize Winning Novel ‘God of Small Things.’ — “It’s a village which is home for over 600 artists from diverse fields. There are 10 temples and interior canals as well, 108 house-boats registered here so far.” said K Rupeshkumar, State Coordinator of Responsible Tourism Initiative , Kerala.

Forests open in West Bengal from September 23

Forests in West Bengal are being opened for tourists from September 23. Every year, the forests close down for two months due to the monsoon, this time, they were out of bounds since the beginning of the lockdown in March. The state government wants to do it ahead of the festive season approaching season as the prolonged closure was bleeding the tourism economy.

WB’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Ravikant Sinha said guidelines will be issued for tourists and the details will be decided soon.

Paragliding reopens in Bir Billing

Paragliding has reopened for tourists at Bir Billing in Himachal’s Kangra district from September 16… it takes off from an altitude of approximately 8000 feet and lands at around 4300 feet. Praveen Kumar, who heads the Himachal Adventure at Bir Billing, said, ‘On first day 40 flights took off. It will escalate in October.’

A major portion of the tourists is generated from neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Despite the state having lifted the restrictions, stakeholders are aware that the business yet cannot be aspired to be serving in a similar manner like any of the previous seasons. Although some bustling is expected for the month of October. At least, September would consume the time to decipher any course related to business and tourism through the adventure sport.

Goa Minister proposes reducing 50pc licence fee

Goa’s Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said he has proposed reducing 50 per cent of the licence fees chargeable to beach shacks. The shacks offer liquor, soft drinks, eatables to tourists at a friendly price and also a place to sit to consume such items. The shacks are road side and great fun for visiting community to enjoy Goan styles?

Rajasthan’s Tourism Policy fails to lure trade

What news from Rajasthan? A new Tourism Policy was approved during September by the State Cabinet. Private players are in a fix how to support or react: they say the policy so far does not show a financial arm nor involvement nor an innovative off-beat approach. The sector is in tears, EB&W Media was informed by a septuagenarian Thakur whose four properties were in disarray for past many months.

Prabha Khetan: The feminist par excellence

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September 18, 2020, 4:20 PM

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EB&W’s homage to India’s chauntress of words

The EB&W Media likes to pay humble homage to India’s most revered Prabha Khaitan (1 November 1942 – 19 September 2008) through this column to re-establish her deeds for present-day generation. She was born in house no. 71 in South Calcutta in an orthodox traditional Marwari-Agrawal family. As she grew up, under shadows of neglect, so a bewildering contrast crept in to her emerging personality: revolt-resignation on one side, while devotion-affection on the other side, in a society she ashamedly found to be male-centric.

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Prabha attained a different sense of ‘reason’ by attaining post-graduate degree in philosophy. So tried to unlock the existentialist-truth by completing her doctoral work on Jean Paul Sartre, the French writer. This brought her closer to the French feminist writer, Simon de Beauvoir who was contemporary of Sartre. Any reason why Simon’s novel, “Second Sex” was translated in Hindi by her? Was she inspired by the way Simon and Jean lived? Staying single, not getting married, yet remaining in long partnership with an already settled person (Sartre and Simon never got married but seldom separated)?

Look how she impresses lit-world

Feminism-fire was set ablaze within Prabha as she learnt more from the French writers’ relationship and she nursed a veiled cult: feminism is alive, yet in constant danger. By doing six poetic works, five novels, and three novellas, she put her impress on lit-world. Doing it in Hindi, she continued to live in Calcutta, the cultural capital of India. Many of her poems have been translated into several Indian languages. Her style of prose and verse remains original with a distinct feminist twist to it. Had she lived in North India, she would probably have received greater ovation, some claim to this day.

It rained accolades, awards and glory

Similarity, yes. Yet the contrast is too perceptible. Sartre and Simon adopted the left of the road, as avant garde campaigners. Prabha walked more on the right-side of life’s footpath. She practised as activist, social theorist, and public intellectual. Yet also created couple of excellently successful business ventures, a health-centre and an export company. Both magnified her fame as a leader. At one time, she remained President of the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce. She received several accolades and awards, some from Government of India.

Prabha Khetan: The feminist par excellence — *Prabha Khaitan’s legacy as being carried forward by the Foundation she had set up*

“Anya se Ananya” is Prabha’s autobiography she did in penultimate corner of her life. It removes chaff from grain. She acclaimed; “my life was divided into three areas: business, creative writing and my emotional involvement; the first two were on track but my personal life gave me neither peace nor joy.” She expresses in her poem: “oh, pal, what do I do with my conscience, it has been waiting endlessly, for that implosion to finally wash off (my) feelings in music… the girl (within me) has gone to Victoria for a walk…” A nude narrative, she summed up, “karma se ho jeevan hai” (action is life).

Her agonies after demise of partner

What agony Prabha had to sustain after demise of her partner: “At the memorial meeting (1993) held for him (Dr. Saraf), he was remembered by several prominent personalities for his many qualities. He was called one of Calcutta’s most eminent citizens, a philanthropist and a brilliant doctor who was survived by his wife and children. Of a woman called Prabha Khaitan, there was no mention.” It further inflamed her writing profile, the best coming out after this.

She was a farsighted person and decided to manage her legacy. She identified a young person as heir apparent and set up: Prabha Khaitan Foundation. The person happens to be Sundeep Bhutoria. The PKF is wholly dedicated to the socio-cultural welfare and humanitarian cause. It supports the UNESCO view that cultural development has the potential to be an alternative way of promoting sustainable development in poor rural communities, especially in the third-world countries. May Thomas Gray be cited for this Muse of Indian literature (Elegy written in a Country Churchyard):

“Full many a gem of purest ray serene,

The dark unfathom’d caves of ocean bear:

Full many a flow’r is born to blush unseen,

And waste its sweetness on the desert air”.

Sculptor from Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu to build world’s tallest Ram statue in Ayodhya

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Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu-based sculptor Maturam Verma shall build the tallest statue of Lord Rama on the banks of Saryu River in the Ram Temple to be built in Ayodhya.

He is the same man who has built the 351-foot Shiva statue at Nathdwara and the 151-foot Hanumanji sculpture in Himachal Pradesh.

Preparations have been started for building the 825-foot-high Shriram statue made of ash metal.

Maturam Verma basically is a resident of Pilani town in Jhunjhunu district.

He has also built many tall statues in foreign nations with an aim to connect the foreigners with Indian culture.

According to him, “Sculpture building is neither a hobby nor a business. But, it is a practice and penance.

Verma is the same man who contributed to the amazing statue-making team of Sardar Patel in Gujarat. Naresh Verma has built the Shiva statue in Nathdwara, the statue of Hanuman in Himachal Pradesh, the Hanuman statue in Toronto and many alike

By the women, for the women and of the women! This university in Rajasthan helps girls to spread their wings far and wide…

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Do you know about the NAAC Accredited India’s First State Private Women’s University situated in Rajasthan? EBNW Story is delighted to take you on a sojourn of this unique university named Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University which is working with the foremost mission of empowering women not only through education but also by making them independent to run and manage their own finances. The Founder & Advisor of the university, Dr. Panckaj Garg has been declared the ‘Youngest Founder of a University’ by ‘India Book of Records’. A sneak peek into this woman-empowering centre which stands different in all prospectives…

The Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University is situated in rural settings with an aim to provide women education in unconventional fields and plug in the gap by offering diverse set of programmes under one umbrella for female candidates. The aim is to make them skilled, educated and disciplined candidates and to present them as a role model to the society in the form of women leader at key positions in academic institutions. Also, the university moulds the female students to work smartly and efficiently on diverse positions which are not being offered or open for women.

Women headed by women administrators

Our action speaks better than the words. This is being proved by the staff of our university which comprises women in large numbers. It won’t be wrong for us to say that women students are being headed and guided by women administrators in this university.

University is taking all its efforts to empower the women to lead the society while providing an opportunity to women employees to lead and excel. The decisions related to the academic and administrative aspects lies in the hands of a women and over 80 percent of the positions at JVWU are headed and managed by women administrators quite efficiently by them since the start of the university,

By the women, for the women and of the women! This university in Rajasthan helps girls to spread their wings far and wide... — 1st Cycle NAAC Peer Team Visit 2018 in university

Women empowerment, the sole aim of the university

The University works with a clear focus on learning/research/extension and aims to be recognised as a harbinger of change to bring in peace/progress/prosperity for society while emphasising on women empowerment. This is the only private University which is offering professional/technical education exclusively for women aiming at providing a platform to establish them in technical and unconventional fields. This University also empowers the girl students by providing them with a platform to work on various startups/innovation/incubation and enable them to emerge as entrepreneurs.

Celebrations galore at the university to give a message on ‘save girls, save society’

Women chancellors bringing a difference

Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University is exceptional for it is being run by female chancellor, vice chancellor, and other key administrative posts are also handled by women.

As the University is administered by women administrators, the students here get a homely, caring and motherly environment.

The success of our institutes in terms of women empowerment is evident from the fact that

Many students are placed at administrative positions where they are working with equal efficiency as that of their male competitors and in many places, have left them behind in race.
Females are also empowered to fend off domestic violence
Our students display their talents, skills and experiences across sectors and verticals of the economy by setting an example in the society.

Diverse subjects

The university offers diverse subjects including Disaster Management, Community Development, Women Rights and Law, Cyber Security, Help Aid & Self Defense in all its programmes as compulsory courses. It also provides employment to dozens of non-skilled females, including widows and divorcees, coming from the weaker section of the rural society. Some peons have been graduated and pursuing post graduation with the support given by the University.

Offering almost all general, professional, medical, technical and skill programmes under single roof exclusively for girls, the University Management is transforming the lives of the girl child and is also promoting the Mission “Beti Bachao- Beti Padhao”. Many initiatives have been taken for promotion of Women Higher Education by offering various scholarships to encourage girls to enrol in Professional & Technical Education and to prevent Dropouts.

Fabulous results

University has been providing world-class infrastructure to excel its students and staff in the field of research and entrepreneurship. Continuously striving towards success, University has done significant work in research. As a result, 17 patents have been filed and published and several grants have also been provided for the development work. This University has also incubated 19 startups in campus out of which 07 are registered on Startup India and 04 are under the process of Registration.

Along with the educational contribution to the society, University has Multi-specialty AYUSH Hospital providing free Ayurvedic and Homeopathic treatment with Modern Diagnostic Facilities including Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushidhi Kendra with free accommodation, food and ambulance facility to the patients that are personally monitored himself.

Off-beat-strides by Rajasthan’s first citizen, Governor Kalraj Mishra as the writer

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Rajasthan’s first citizen, Governor Kalraj Mishra brought out a book “Nai Soch Naye Aayam’ during September 2020 to mark completion of his first one year in this office (2019-20). The cover depicts him wearing a blue jacket, raising left hand, smiling and making a comment. Harsh Vardhan reviews the book to bring out certain interesting facts…

“Nai Soch Naye Aayam” is the first-of-its-kind initiative by any Governor in Rajasthan because of many distinguished reasons.

Firstly, it happens to be first such book on working of any Governor of Rajasthan. Secondly, it does not indulge in any exaggeration of events or happenings. Thirdly, it appeals the most with brilliant photographs and apt captions, which justify narratives. So it is like a summary of what the Governor did for past one year. This person has been frank and friendly and is very keen to share his work with those who cannot enter inside this well-guarded House, sharing facts with common man in common language, Hindi.

Startling facts: Of 11 lakh scouts & guides in India, 5 lakh are in Raj

Startling facts come to light: Of total 11-lakh Scouts and Guides in India, 5-lakh are in service in Rajasthan. What a great achievement! Young boys and girls known for offering drinking water at railway stations; mind you, they hail from common families.

It said: They are running eco-clubs in 16,600 schools and are also serving the National Green Corps. This institution is receiving the Chief National Commissioner’s Shield for past six years. Congratulations! In fact, a very few of people would know about their deeds.

Education, relief, COVID and development find due reference

The narrative touches upon many topics, related to various fields of society. Education, Relief and of course, COVID, appear hogging limelight.

Kalraj Mishra has exhorted upon all 27 universities to start water harvesting and install solar system within premises, set up Constitution Garden at each campus, and adhere to the State University Management System (SUMS), also adopting one village. Rajasthan University at Jaipur has to look after Sevapura village in Amer tehsil. What progress, can one ask?

The Governor has enlisted the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project in this text which is poised to collect monsoonal surplus water from several rivers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to provide it for people, trade and commerce in 13 districts as well as to Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), an ambitious project, that is at snail’s pace for reasons.

Governor House, the Green building of Rajasthan

Spread over 18-acres, can the Governor’s House be termed as a Green Building. The first person of the state will hopefully consider such environment-related aspects in his second year as they make better future.

Spread over 18-acre, the premises has old trees, shrubs, bushes which encourage many birds to breed here and add benefits to citizens all around. Gurumukh Nihal Singh was the first Governor who started living here in 1956 when this Office came in to being. This writer has had interesting experiences with some of the Governors here to try to understand how a common man becomes ‘different’ after being raised to such a post. Another column, another time.

Off-beat-strides by Rajasthan's first citizen, Governor Kalraj Mishra as the writer — Rajasthan Governor, Kalraj Mishra planting a sapling while being assisted by his wife (photo courtesy Governor House)

Kalraj Mishra’s background

Kalraj Mishra is a post graduate from Varanasi University and enjoys rich experience in social service, politics and government, both States and Centre. His wife is Satyavati Mishra. They have two sons and one daughter. Profound “shubh-kaamnaye” Governor Sir from EB&W for most constructive period ahead.

About Nai Soch, Naye Aayam

Kalraj Mishra has been described as a source of inspiration in this 172-page book, that received direction from Sudhir Kumar, Secretary to Governor, suggestion by Govindram Jaiswal, and edited by Dr. Lokesh Chandra Sharma, with photographs from Chhotu Lal Jeengar, Devedra Singh and Aakash Sharma.

Narendra Modi’s Birthday: 11 unknown facts on India’s Prime Minister

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As Narendra Modi, the honourable prime Minister of India turns 70 on September 17, wishes are pouring in from all corners of the world. Some are terming him as world leader while the others are hailing him as progressive leader who is guiding the nation towards development and prosperity. Let’s know more about this man with a mission…

1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi was born to a Gujarati family in Vadnagar. As a child, he used to help his father sell tea at the local railway station.

2. At the age of eight, Modi started attending the RSS training sessions. Here, he met Lakshmanrao Inamdar who was his mentor and he inducted him as a junior cadet in the RSS.

3. In 1967, Modi finished his high school education and attained his BA degree in political science in 1978. In 1982, he completed his Master’s degree from Gujarat University.

4. Modi has been a writer too who wrote a book in Gujarati language on his experiences when he went into forced hiding during the 1975 Emergency. He wrote sequencing events of the time.

5. After the 1971 war, Modi was a full-time campaigner for the RSS who joined the BJP in 1985.

6. Modi has a significant role to play during the then Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani headlining the 1990 Ram Rath Yatra.

7. Modi follows the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and has been visiting ashrams founded by Vivekananda.

8. Modi wakes up at around 5-5:30 in the morning and sleeps for around 5 hours each day. He follows a vegetarian diet and has been observing Navratri fasts for all nine days no matter in which part of the world he is.

9. In the 2014 Forbes Magazine list of most powerful people, Modi ranked 15th. He was also ranked as the Person of the Year by Time magazine in the same year. He was constantly included in the Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in three consecutive years which are 2014, 2015 and 2017.

10. Modi is the second most followed personality on Twitter, who is followed by former US President Barack Obama, with over 50 million followers.

11. Modi is the first Prime Minister to be born in Independent India.

Gujarat cracks the coconut for Tourism as Rajasthan adopts ‘wait & watch’ policy

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Come September and the state of Gujarat, has unrolled a marvel Heritage Tourism Policy to allow business inside ancient monuments so that visitors enjoy a rare ambience and local folk step up own economy. Congratulations to Gujarat Tourism from EBNW team. Harsh Vardhan throws light on the new policy and sounds a wake up call for Rajasthan Tourism too.

Heritage hotels, museums, banquet halls and restaurants inside historic palaces, forts and buildings, are now allowed to start tourism activities therein.

“This policy has been declared after many rounds of discussions with the stakeholders,” said Mamta Varma, Secretary, Gujarat Tourism Department. It is applicable to historic structures that existed before January 1, 1950.

Big financial help

The policy ensures a financial assistance of Rs 5-10 crore for renovation or expansion of a new heritage hotel or an existing one. The government will give a 20 per cent subsidy (maximum of Rs 5 crore) if the investment is up to Rs 25 crore. If the investments are over Rs 25 crore, then the maximum subsidy would be Rs 10 crore. Similarly, to begin a new heritage museum, banquet hall or restaurant or to renovate or restore an existing one, financial assistance of Rs 45 lakh to Rs 1 crore will be provided.

This financial aid will be given at 7 per cent interest for five years and will not exceed Rs 30 lakh in a year. In these five years, the government will give 100 per cent relief in electricity duty, marketing support and rent assistance in national and international events.

Bihar and Kerala make strides

New Delhi-based Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned two projects in Bihar and Kerala at a cost of Rs 125 crore under the Rural Circuit as part of its endeavour to take tourism to villages of the country. It came as an announcement by the Tourism Minister, Prahlad Patel.

Gujarat cracks the coconut for Tourism as Rajasthan adopts ‘wait & watch’ policy — People matter in Rural Tourism, photo by Harsh Vardhan

The Bihar project is for development of the Bhitiharwa -Chandrahia -Turkaulia circuit, amounting to Rs 44.65 crore.

The other is for development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism in Kerala, amounting to Rs 80.37 crore.

The ministry has also instituted a National Tourism Award in the category of ‘Best Rural/Agri/Plantation Tourism Projects” to motivate the stakeholders in the tourism sector for implementing such projects.

What are you doing Rajasthan?

With locational advantages (for example New Delhi and Agra) and dotted with innumerable Forts, Palaces, Castles, Heritage havelis (mansions), Handicrafts, Culture, Folk Musicians (Langa and Manganiyar community),Thar Desert, and erstwhile princes too willing to throw open their heritage-gates, Rajasthan, the largest state in India, has been reigning supreme in Tourism, and globally. What next? The wildlife scenario is second to none while combined with usual Tourism.

A new Tourism Policy was launched by Rajasthan during August 2020. However, operators feel it does not offer meat and oil to cook any worthwhile new Tourism Product. They were not appropriately consulted while it was being chalked out, said a leading Tour operator not willing to disclose her name.

When shall this wait and watch policy end for Rajasthan Tourism? He asked.

World Ozone Day: 35 years fight to save the Ozone

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September 16, 2020, 7:33 AM

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Do you know September 16 is celebrated as the United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer every year? This event commemorates the date of signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances depleting the Ozone Layer in 1987.

Activities of the Day

On this day, classroom activities are organised by primary and secondary school educators throughout the world which discuss topics related to the ozone layer, climate change and ozone depletion.

The promotion of ozone-friendly products, organising special programmes and events on saving the ozone layer; the distribution of the UNEP’s public awareness posters etc are a few among various activities that take place during the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.

How it started

Representatives from 24 countries met in Montreal in 1987 to announce to the world that this is the time when destroying of the ozone layer needs to be stopped. Later, on December 19, 1994, the UN General Assembly proclaimed September 16 to be the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The first day was celebrated on September 16, 1995.