World Wildlife Day 2020: Date, Theme, History and Benefits Of Wildlife

World Wildlife Day 2020

World Wildlife Day is observed on 3 March to raise the awareness of issues that impact wildlife. The day also highlights the issues such as urbanization, poaching, pollution, destruction of wildlife habitat, and the ways that humans can contribute to conservation efforts.

World Wildlife Day 2020 Theme

The theme of World Wildlife Day 2020 is "Sustaining all life on Earth". It focuses on all wild animal and plant species as a component of the diversity and livelihoods of people mainly those who live closest to nature.

What is Wildlife and it’s importance?

Wildlife plays an important role in balancing the environment. Wildlife provides stability to different processes of nature. The importance of wildlife can be categorized as ecological, economic, and investigatory importance as well as conservation of biological diversities, etc. Wild animals are used in medicine for some research purposes, wild plants provide a source of drugs, and wild places can help to relieve the tension and stress associated with modern living. Wildlife is also a sensitive indicator of environmental change.

The Benefits Of Wildlife

The importance of wildlife can be categorized as ecological, economic, and investigatory importance as well as conservation of biological diversities, etc. Animals have also been highly useful to us in providing food, clothing, and source of income. Our life is impossible without the support of wildlife. We are also a part of wildlife to make ecological balance on earth. It plays a very important role in our life.

1. Wildlife helps in maintaining the ecological balance of nature.
2. The wildlife can be used to earn money. Wild plant products like food, medicine, timber, and fibers are of economic value, and wild animal products such as meat, medicines, and silk are of huge economic value.
3. Scientific experiments are done on some animals in wildlife. These experiments are related to the discovery of new drugs. This helps in making medicines for treatment for a disease. Generally, monkeys and rats are used for scientific research experiments.
4. By conserving wildlife, diversity in the environment can be conserved.
5. Wildlife also has great importance in terms of tourism.

How To Celebrate Wildlife Day?

Visit your nearest zoo, wildlife park, museum, botanical gardens, or national park. Collaborate with local zoos, parks, botanical gardens, national parks, aquariums, or museums and encourage them to celebrate World Wildlife Day.
You can make a group and clean up your local park or beach. This is a fantastic way to keep your local wildlife healthy and thriving, plus, it’s a great way to get involved in your community!
Donate to or volunteer at a local animal organization.

Maha Shivaratri : The Great Night of Shiva

Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism annually observed in honour of Lord Shiva which is also known as the also known as 'Padmarajarathri' and 'The Great Night of Shiva'. This year Maha Shivaratri 2020 festival falls on February 21, Friday. On this day devotees worship Lord Shiva, observe a strict fast and do various religious activities to please Lord Shiva. Devotees further believe that by pleasing Lord Shankara on the auspicious Shivaratri day, a person is absolved of past sins and is blessed with Moksha or salvation.

The day marks a remembrance of overcoming darkness and ignorance in life and the world. It is said that Maha Shivaratri marks the anniversary of the cosmic dance performed by Lord Shiva.

Shivratri is celebrated on the 14th day of every month, one day before the new moon. Among the 12 Shivratri's celebrated in a year, Mahashivratri is the most important one generally celebrated in February or March depending upon the planetary position.

According to Drikpanchang, Maha Shivaratri on Friday, February 21, 2020.

140th Birth Anniversary Of Sarojini Naidu: 'Nightingale Of India'

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140th Birth Anniversary Of Sarojini Naidu: 'Nightingale Of India'

Today (February 13) is the 140th birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu, popularly known as the 'Nightingale of India'. Born on February 13, 1879 in Hyderabad, Sarojini Naidu's father was a scientist and her mother was a philosopher. Naidu was a brilliant student and topped the matriculation examination at Madras University.

Naidu went to England at the age of 16 to pursue her higher education at King's College, London and Girton College, Cambridge. She got married to Dr Govindarajulu Naidu at the age of 19. Sarojini Naidu had great interest in poetry from the childhood days onwards. Her poems were known to be imagery and gestures of ideal love. Sarojini Naidu died on March 2, 1949 at Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow after suffering a heart attack.

Here are some other interesting facts of Sarojini Naidu:

- Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress and also the first woman governor of an Indian state (Governor of United Province, now Uttar Pradesh).

- In 1929, she presided over East African Indian Congress in South Africa and was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal by the British government for her work during the plague epidemic in India.

- She played a pivotal role during the Civil Disobedience movement in India's freedom struggle. She also faced arrest for in 1942 during the "Quit India" movement.

- Post-Independence, she served as the first Governor of the United Provinces from 1947 to 1949 and also contributed to the drafting of the Indian Constitution.

- Her writing career began at the age of 13 and her major contribution was in the field of poetry. The Golden Threshold, her first collection of poems, was published in 1905. The Feather of The Dawn was edited and published posthumously in 1961 by her daughter Padamaja.

- Some of other literary works include The Bird of Time: Songs of Life, Death and the Spring, The Broken Wing: Songs of Love, Death and the Spring, Muhammad Jinnah: An Ambassador of Unity, The Sceptred Flute: Songs of India, Allahabad: Kitabistan, The Indian Weavers, Feast of Youth, The Magic Tree and The Wizard Mask.