CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -UNESCO proclaimed 5 October to be World Teachers’ Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on 5 October 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with the ILO.

Detailed explanation-2: -Teacher’s Day is celebrated in schools on the 1st Sunday of October. Teachers are usually given gifts by students to show appreciation of teaching them. Between 1965 and 1994, it was celebrated on the first Sunday of October. Since 1994, it has been celebrated on 5 October to coincide with the World Teachers’ Day.

Detailed explanation-3: -After the adoption of this recommendation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared October 5 to be World Teachers’ Day. World Teachers’ Day identifies, celebrates and motivates the accomplishments, contributions and efforts of teachers all around the world on this day.

Detailed explanation-4: -In India, National Teachers Day is celebrated on September 5, to mark the birth anniversary of the country’s second President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.