On 3 March 2021, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution proposed by India and fifty-one other countries, with …
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An International Year of Millets?
India is celebrating 2018 as its National Year of Millets. This follows a proposal by the government of India to the United Nations (UN) in late 2017 to make 2018 the International Year of Millets (which I’ll abbreviate IYOM). …
International Year of the Potato
The UN has given 2008 several designations, of which International Year of the Potato (IYP) is another one.* The reason for IYP is given as follows:
…The celebration of the International Year of the Potato (IYP) will raise awareness of