The International Day of Light is being celebrated on 16 May each year, the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer, Theodore Maiman.
With the efforts of the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government in Uttar Pradesh, India's first 'Amrit Sarovar' has been made ready in the Gram Panchayat Patwai of Rampur.