Explanation

A leap year occurs every 4 years if the year is divisible by 4.

However, years divisible by 100 are not leap years unless they are also divisible by 400.

• 1896: Divisible by 4 → Leap year
• 1902: Not divisible by 4 → Not a leap year
• 1904: Divisible by 4 → Leap year
• 1908: Divisible by 4 → Leap year

Explanation

World Sports Journalist Day is celebrated worldwide on July 2nd each year.

First celebrated in 1994.

Aim: to promote the work of sports journalists 

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Explanation

World Breastfeeding Week first observed in 1991.

World breastfeeding week: 1st to the 7th of August annually 

Theme 2022: 

Theme 2023: Let´s make breastfeeding and work, work

Theme 2024: Breastfeeding support for all

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Explanation

World Hunger Day is annually observed on 28 May.

Theme 2022: Youth Ending Hunger

Theme 2023: Sustainability

Theme 2024: Thriving Mothers, Thriving World

Explanation

“Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon in the month of May, is the most sacred day to millions of Buddhists.

Versak was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B.C., that the Buddha was born.

Explanation

• International Day of Action for Rivers: 14 March

• International Day of Action for Rivers Objective: to discuss the issues on river management, river pollution, river conservation

• International Day of Action for Rivers theme 2021: Rights of Rivers

• International Day of Action for Rivers theme 2022: The Importance of Rivers for Biodiversity
• Theme 2023: Rights of rivers

Explanation

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared 28 September as International Day for Universal Access to Information in 2015.

Explanation

World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated to mark to raise the awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in all aspects of human development.

Observed on 21 April 

Explanation

The desertification and drought day is observed on 17 June every year. 

Theme 2019: 

Explanation

World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28.

One person in every 30 seconds die due to Hepatitis in the world.

World Health Organization (WHO) set a target to eliminate Hepatitis by 2030.

World Hepatitis Day is observed honour the Nobel Prize winning scientist Baruch Blumberg on his birthday.

Baruch Blumberg discovered hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Hepatitis is a disease of liver.