CURRENT AFFAIRS: DAYS
National Road Safety Month 2021: From 18 January To 17 February
- Road Safety Week is observed from 11 January to 17th January every year.
- Aim : For making the roads and streets in India safer.
- The Ministry of Transport and Highways, the ministry has decided to observe Road Safety Month from 18 January to 17 February 2021 instead of National Road Safety Week.
- During this period, various nation-wide activities have been planned to be conducted throughout the country in association with the state governments/ UT administrations, OEMs and other stakeholders.
- The month-long event will see awards being given to best performance in road safety to a state as well as Swachata Award, road safety activities by NHIDCL (National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited), HOAI (Highway Operator Association of India), NHAI among others.
- The various activities that are slated to take place during National Road Safety Month 2021 include advocacy of road safety, road safety awards, launch of digital road safety calendar 2021, selection of best performing states and UTS for road safety 2021, awards and certificates for road safety, good samaritans etc, and National Highways Excellence Awards.
National Youth Day 2021: Jan 12
- The National Youth Day is observed all over India on 12 January.
- Theme for National Youth Day 2021 is ‘Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building
- Since 1984, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda (January 12) is celebrated as National Youth Day across the country.
- The day was chosen to honour one of India’s greatest spiritual and social leaders, Swami Vivekananda.
- It is also commonly known as Yuva Diwas.
- One of the main objectives of National Youth Day is to promote rational thinking among the youth, who are the future of the country.
- National Youth Day which aims to discuss the lectures, thoughts and writings of Swami Vivekananda. Several competitions on essay writing, debates and poetry also mark the day.
- In 2021, we are observing the 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand (12 January 1863).
