Every morning, Prof. P.C. Joshi (former acting Vice-chancellor of Delhi University and currently president of SIMA President, Society for Indian Medical Anthropology) discerns in few sentences relevance of a particular date being celebrated as a special occasion to remind us of its historical, cultural, or contemporary relevance. 17th May is celebrated as World Hypertension Day. […]
August 2025
Building a Shared future for all | UIAF
At the time of Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro held on 5th June 1992, convention for biological diversity was opened. It was on 29th December 1993, the second committee of the UN general assembly signed the “Convention of Biological Diversity”. India became a signatory to the convention agreement on February 18th, 1994. United States […]