CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Board suggested that the UNESCO General Conference announce a World Radio Day during its 36th session, and this day be commemorated by UNESCO on February 13th, the anniversary of the United Nations Radio’s establishment in 1946.

Detailed explanation-2: -As part of its 36th session, UNESCO’s General Conference declared February 13 World Radio Day in 2011. February 13 is the anniversary of the founding of United Nations Radio, the UN’s international broadcasting service, which was established on this date in 1946 by UNESCO’s Director-General.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/67/124) in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 became World Radio Day (WRD). Radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse.

Detailed explanation-4: -On Nov 3, 2011, UNESCO declared February 13 as World Radio Day because on this day United Nations Radio was first established in 1946.

Detailed explanation-5: -World Radio Day, celebrated on February 13 every year, is dedicated to spread awareness about the power of the audio medium. The radio, said to be invented by Italian electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi in the 1890s, is an important means of communication to educate, entertain and inform.