Important Days International Nurses Day ▪ International Nurses Day is observed every year on May 12 to honour the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. ▪ The day was first observed by the International Council of Nurses on 12 May 1974. ▪ Theme for 2024 : Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care. Awards and Honour Sahitya Akademi Fellowship ▪ Author Ruskin Bond has been recently awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship. ▪ It is the highest honour given by the literary organisation. About Ruskin Bond ▪ Received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for the book ‘Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra’ ▪ Awards ✓ Padma Shri – 1999 ✓ Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar - 2012. ✓ Padma Bhushan – 2019
