World Milk Day- 1 June
in 2001, World Milk Day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector. Each year since, the benefits of milk and dairy products have been actively promoted around the world, including how dairy supports the livelihoods of one billion people.
To help create a positive stream of conversation, the 2021 celebrations will begin with the Enjoy Dairy Rally May 29 - 31, culminating with World Milk Day on Tuesday, June 1. This year, our theme will focus on Sustainability in the dairy sector with messages around the environment, nutrition and socio-economics. In doing so we will re-introduce dairy farming to the world.
Theme:sustainability in the dairy sector with messages on nutrition
Following are the top ten dairy companies in India in 2021.
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Amul. ...
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Mother Dairy. ...
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Kwality Limited. ...
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Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation. ...
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Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Ltd. ...
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Karnataka Co-operative Milk Federation. ...
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Dynamix Dairy. ...
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Dairy Farmers of America-United States of America
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Fonterra-New Zealand/others
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Groupe Lactalis-France/others
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Arla Foods-Denmark/Sweden/others
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Nestlé Dairy-Switzerland/others
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Friesland Campina -Netherlands/others
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World Environment Day -2021
The theme for World Environment Day 2021 is 'Ecosystem Restoration' and Pakistan will be the global host for the day. This World Environment Day will kick off the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), a global mission to revive billions of hectares, from forests to farmlands, from the top of mountains to the depth of the sea.
For too long, humans have been exploiting and destroying the planet’s ecosystems. Every three seconds, the world loses enough forest to cover a football pitch and over the last century, we have destroyed half of the wetlands. As much as 50 per cent of the world's coral reefs have already been lost and up to 90 per cent of coral reefs could be lost by 2050, even if global warming is limited to an increase of 1.5 degrees Celcius. Ecosystem loss is depriving the world of carbon sinks, like forests and wetlands, at a time when humanity can least afford it. Global greenhouse gas emissions have grown for three consecutive years and the planet is one place for potentially catastrophic climate change. We must now fundamentally rethink our relationship with the living world, with natural ecosystems and their biodiversity and work towards its restoration.
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a community of plants and animals interacting with each other in a given area, and also with their non-living environments. The non-living environments include weather, earth, sun, soil, climate and atmosphere.
The ecosystem relates to the way that all these different organisms live in close proximity to each other and how they interact with each other.
What is ecosystem restoration?
Ecosystem restoration means preventing, halting, and reversing this damage – to go from exploiting nature to healing it. Ecosystem restoration means assisting in the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, as well as conserving the ecosystems that are still intact. Restoration can happen in many ways – for example through actively planting or by removing pressures so that nature can recover on its own.
How can the ecosystem be restored?
All kinds of ecosystems can be restored, including forests, farmlands, cities, wetlands, and oceans. Restoration initiatives can be launched by almost anyone, from governments and development agencies to businesses, communities, and individuals. That is because the causes of degradation are many and varied, and can have an impact at different scales.
For instance, degradation may result from harmful policies such as subsidies for intensive farming or weak tenure laws that encourage deforestation. Lakes and coastlines can become polluted because of poor waste management or an industrial accident. Commercial pressures can leave towns and cities with too much asphalt and too few green spaces.
About World Environment Day
World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5, annually to encourage awareness and environmental protection. According to the United Nations, "the celebration of this day provides us with an opportunity to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises, and communities in preserving and enhancing the environment."
The day is celebrated by engaging governments, businesses, celebrities and citizens to focus their efforts on a pressing environmental issue.
World Food Safety Day
World Food Safety Day is observed every year on June 7 to draw attention and inspire action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks. Food and shelter are the necessities of life. Every human being has a dependency on food (including water), air, and cloth for their existence on earth.
Food is the catalyst for energy in our bodies. It provides all the essential nutrients, carbohydrates, fats, and protein in our bodies to sustain growth. This day contributes to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism, and sustainable development across the world.
World Food Safety Day 2021:History
The World Health Organisation (WHO ) recognizes the global burden of foodborne diseases, which affect individuals of all ages. Particularly, children under-5 and persons living in low-income countries.
So, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed in 2018 that every 7 June would be World Food Safety Day. In 2020, the World Health Assembly further passed a resolution to strengthen global efforts for food safety to reduce the burden of foodborne disease.
WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly facilitate the observance of World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with the Member States and other relevant organizations.
World Food Safety Day 2021: Date
World food safety day is observed on June 7 to draw global attention to the contamination of food and water. Today is the third anniversary of World Food Safety Day (WFSD).To this day, WHO tries to make efforts to reduce food-borne generated disease globally.
World Food Safety Day 2021: Theme
This year’s theme for World Food Safety Day is ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’, which focuses on producing and consuming safe food. Having safe food gives an immediate, long-term benefit to people, the planet, and the economy. It also forms a systematic connection between the health of people, animals, plants, the environment, and the economy that will help us meet the needs of the future.
World Food Safety Day 2021: Quotes
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“There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” - Mahatma Gandhi.
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"Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food"-Hippocrates
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"Food safety involves everybody in the food chain"-Mike, Johanns
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"We are going to do everything possible to make sure that food safety is always paramount, and that we work with the industry as aggressively as we can to make sure that we are paying attention to food safety issues"-Mike Johanns
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"The food that enters the mind must be watched as closely as the food that enters the body"-Pat Buchanan
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"Get people back into the kitchen and combat the trend toward processed food and fast food".-Andrew Orwell
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"We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun."-George Orwell
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"Many countries have food safety systems from farm to table. Everybody involved in the food supply is required to follow standard food safety procedures. You would think that everyone involved with food would not want people to get sick from it"-Marion Nestle
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"We provide food that customers love, day after date after day. People just want more of it."-
Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/
Statistics Day – India-29-June-2021 / National level
Theme: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-2: End Hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrition and Promote Sustainable Agriculture
Father of Indian statistics: Prof. P C Mahalanobis
Father of statistics : Karl Pearson
Day Celebration
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The Government has been celebrating the Statistics Day, to popularise the use of Statistics in everyday life and sensitise the public as to how Statistics helps in shaping and framing policies.
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It has been designated as one of the Special Days to be celebrated at the national level and is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Late Prof. P C Mahalanobis, on 29th June, in recognition of his invaluable contribution in establishing the National Statistical System.
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Every year, one particular theme of current national importance is chosen for focused discussions towards improvements in statistical systems of the area and filling the Data Gaps. The theme of Statistics Day, 2021 is Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)- 2 (End Hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrition and Promote Sustainable Agriculture).
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On this occasion, MoSPI also recognizes the outstanding contribution for high quality research work in the field of applied and theoretical statistics benefiting the official statistical system. This year, the winners of Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics, 2021 and Prof C. R. Rao National Award for Young Statistician, 2021 will be announced during the event. The winners of ‘On the Spot Essay Writing Competition, 2021’ for Post Graduate Students on the subject relevant to statistics organized at All India level will also be felicitated.