VIJAY DIWAS (16TH DECEMBER 1971)

 Vijay Diwas is observed in every year on December 16 as a mark of victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that also led to the creation of Bangladesh.    History The 1971 Indo-Pak war lasted for almost 13 days and ended on December 16. Pakistan's Army General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi surrendered before the Indian Army and Mukti-Bahini leading to the creation of a new state in India's east called Bangladesh. Gen. Niazi surrendered...

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World population Day - 11 July 2022

 World Population Day is celebrated annually on 11 July to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.The Day was established by the then-Governing Council of the UN Development Programme in 1989, an outgrowth of the interest generated by the Day of Five Billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987. By resolution 45/216 of December 1990, the UN General Assembly decided to continue observing World Population Day to enhance...

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