February 2017: Important Days

February 2: World Wetlands Day

To raise awareness about the value of wetlands for humanity and the planet.
Significance of Day: This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands also called as Ramsar Convention on 2 February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar.
2017 Theme: “Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction”.

February 4: World Cancer Day

To raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
The theme between 2016 and 2018 WCD is “We can. I can”.
It reflects on what everyone can do to raise awareness of cancer and asks to take pledge and action in fight against cancer.

February 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

To raise awareness of the practice of FGM and work towards its elimination.
It is sponsored by UN.
2017 Theme: “Building a solid and interactive bridge between Africa and the world to accelerate ending FGM by 2030”.

February 10: National Deworming Day

Main objective to combat parasitic worm infections among preschool and school-age children across India.
This year it is third edition of the observance of this day, after it was launched in 2015, by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
On this day, Albendazole tablets are given to all targeted children. This year for the first time, deworming tablets were given to the private schools children also.

February 12: National Productivity Day

The main observance of day is organised by National Productivity Council (NPC) for encouraging all stakeholders in implementation of productivity tools and techniques with contemporary relevant themes.
2017 Theme of National Productivity Week: “From Waste to Profits-through Reduce, Recycle and Reuse”.

February 20: World Day of Social Justice

To recognize the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment.
To mark this occasion, UN and International Labour Office had organised several organisations to spread importance of social justice for people.
2017 Theme: “Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work”

February 21: International Mother Language Day

To promote awareness of linguistic, multilingualism and cultural diversity.
This year it is the 17th anniversary of IMLD.
The observance of this day signifies importance of mother language as the greatest weapon to express one’s feeling.
Mother Language of one country is the sign of independence of that country.
2017 Theme: “Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education”.

February 28: National Science Day

The National Science Day (NSD) i.e. Rashtriya Vigyan Diwas is celebrated every year on February 28 in India.
The 2017 theme is “Science and Technology for Specially Abled Persons”.

This day marks the epoch-making discovery of Raman Effect by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (CV Raman) on February 28, 1928. This discovery was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.