Herewith we have provided Important Days and Theme for each day. As we all know Important days and dates topic plays crucial role in all competitive exams. Aspirants those who prepared for competitive exams can get Daily Important Days and Theme 2020. In this page we have given Important Days and Theme in June 21.
Important Days and Theme – June 21
World Hydrography Day:
- June 21 is observed on 21 June. It was adopted by the International Hydrographic Organization.
- In 2005 the IHO adopted the concept of a World Hydrography Day.
- It was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution A/RES/60/30 Oceans and the law of the sea.
- The date chosen for World Hydrography Day is the anniversary of the founding of the International Hydrographic Organization.
- World Hydrography Day 2020 theme is “hydrography enabling autonomous technologies”.
International Day of Yoga:
- Since 2015, International Day of Yoga has been celebrated on June 21 every year.
- The first proposal of International Day of Yoga was done by the Indian Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on 27 September 2014.
- The Date June 21 was proposed for the reason the longest day of the year in the mass northern hemisphere (shortest in the southern hemisphere).
- In 2015 Reserve Bank of India issued a 10 rupees commemorative coin to mark the International Day of Yoga.
- International Day of Yoga 2020 Theme – “Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home”.
Father’s Day in India:
- In India, father’s Day is observed on the third Sunday of June in India, this year Father’s Day is celebrated on June 21, 2020.
- The first Father’s Day was celebrated June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington.
- In America, Father’s Day was founded by Sonora Smart Dodd,
- She was the daughter of American Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart and was responsible for the founding of Father’s Day.
- In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day.
- In 1972, President Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father’s Day to be held on the 3rd Sunday of June each year.
