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World COPD Day 2021: 17 November (Third Wednesday of November)
World COPD Day 2021: 17 November (Third Wednesday of November)
- World COPD Day is observed on Third Wednesday of November every year to raise awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and improve COPD care throughout the world.
- The World COPD Day 2021 falls on November 17, 2021.
- The 2021 theme is Healthy Lungs – Never More Important.
- The day is organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) in collaboration with health care professionals and COPD patient groups throughout the world.
- The first World COPD Day was held in 2002.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a lung disease that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe.
National Epilepsy Day : 17 November
National Epilepsy Day : 17 November
- In India, November 17 is observed every year as National Epilepsy Day by the Epilepsy Foundation, to create awareness about epilepsy.
- Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of brain characterized by recurrent ‘seizures’ or ‘fits’.
- The month of November is observed as ‘National Epilepsy Awareness Month’.
‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ declared as Arunachal Pradesh’s State Butterfly
‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ declared as Arunachal Pradesh’s State Butterfly
- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has approved the declaration of large and brightly coloured Kaiser-i-Hind butterfly as the State butterfly.
- The Kaiser-i-Hind butterfly is scientifically known as Teinopalpus imperialis.
- The Kaiser-i-Hind literally means Emperor of India as it carries India in its name.
- This species of butterfly has a 90-120 mm wingspan.
- They are found in six Indian States along the Eastern Himalayas at elevations from 6,000-10,000 feet in well-wooded terrain. These are Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Sikkim and Manipur.
- Apart from this, the butterfly are also found in Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and southern China.
Malayalam writer M. Mukundan’s ‘Delhi: A soliloquy’ wins 2021 JCB Prize for Literature
Malayalam writer M. Mukundan’s ‘Delhi: A soliloquy’ wins 2021 JCB Prize for Literature
- The novel titled “Delhi: A Soliloquy”written by Malayalam writer M Mukundan has won the 2021 JCB Prize for literature.
- The book originally written in Malayalam has been translated into English by Fathima E.V. and Nandakumar
- The JCB Prize for Literature was established in 2018. It is the most expensive Indian award for writing.
- The prize carries a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh for author and Rs 10 lakh for translator.
- It honours distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer working in English or translated fiction by an Indian writer.
HDFC Bank launches the 2nd edition of “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign
HDFC Bank launches the 2nd edition of “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign
- HDFC Bank Ltd has launched the second edition of its “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign to raise awareness on fraud prevention in support of International Fraud Awareness Week 2021 (November 14-20, 2021).
- HFC Bank aims to increase awareness of its customers on all types of frauds and the importance of keeping your mouth shut to ensure their prevention and taking a pledge and not share confidential banking information with anyone.
- HDFC Bank will organise 2,000 workshops in the next four months under this campaign.
- Which bank has launched the “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign?
- International Fraud Awareness Week 2021?- November 14-20, 2021
