CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -World Teachers’ Day is an international day held annually on 5 October to celebrate the work of teachers. Established in 1994, it commemorates the signing of recommendation by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Detailed explanation-2: -World Teachers’ Day on October 5th honors teachers and teacher organizations making vital contributions to the education and development of our future leaders.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Meanwhile, in India, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on 5th September while the rest of the world does it a month later. 5th September is the birth anniversary of the second president of India Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was a great philosopher, teacher and scholar.

Detailed explanation-5: -India celebrates Teachers’ Day on September 5, every year. A month later, on October 5, World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers’ Day, is observed. The Teachers’ Day celebrations take place on September 5 across India, to mark the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.