CURRENT AFFAIRS: DAYS
World Metrology Day
- World Metrology Day is an event occurring on 20 May celebrating the International System of Units.
- The date is the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875.
- The World Metrology Day project is realised jointly by the BIPM and the OIML.
- The theme for World Metrology Day 2020 is Measurements for Global Trade.
- This theme was chosen to create awareness of the important role measurement plays in facilitating fair global trade.
World Bee Day
- May 20was officially named World Bee Day by the United Nations in a bid to raise awareness for the role bees play in keeping the planet healthy.
- The date was chosen to commemorate the birthday of Slovenian apiculture pioneer Anton Janša, who was born in 1734.
- The First World Bee Day was celebrated on Sunday, May 20, 2018.
- World Bee Day 2020 theme is “Save the Bees”.
