Question: World Toilet Day is celebrated every year on?
(a)12th November
(b)13th November
(c)15th November
(d)19th November
Answer:(d)
Related facts:
- World Toilet Day is a yearly event observed on 19thof November. The theme for this year is ‘When nature calls’.
- This day is an opportunity to remind ourselves of the urgent actions needed to achieve adequate and equitable sanitation for all by 2030.
- World Toilet Organization established in 2001 is an international non-profit entity, which is committed to improve the sanitation and toilet conditions around the world. Presently it has 151 members from 53 countries.
- In India Grameen Swachh Bharat Mission is celebrating the day by organizing mass awareness and mobilization activities in villages across the country. State Governments are celebrating the day by organizing ‘Swachh Bharat Toilet Day Contest’ among districts, blocks and gram panchayat teams.
By Ramayan Upadhyay
Links:
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/11/19/world-toilet-day