It is being celebrated on May 8 to spread awareness about thalassaemia being a blood disorder, myths related to the disease, and to help the patients lead a normal life.
The Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched in Odisha by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in collaboration with the Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust (ABFT).
Chinese scientists have proposed a space project to survey the sky through a space-borne telescope to hunt for habitable Earth-like planets outside the Solar System, some 32 light-years away from Earth.
This year Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will celebrate World Bee Day through a virtual event, under the theme 'Bee Engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems'.