Do you know how much food goes to waste on our planet? It’s one-third of what we produce. Isn’t it a crazy fact that so many people are dying from hunger and this huge amount of food goes to oblivion?! Thanks to Stop Food Waste Day on April 28 which not only reminds us of the shocking data but also presents to us some amazing ideas to reduce food wastage. It creates awareness by raising the issue of food waste and making us learn some easy ways to save food that goes bad or is lost.

Living in this era, the moment we hear the word ‘bat’, our mind starts to connect it with the coronavirus and the pandemic. In such a case, some (who do not know that it's ‘us’ who have misused this creature) might question the significance of observing the International Bat Appreciation Day on April 17, but on the contrary, the day has indeed become more relevant to mark. Here is why! Bats are often associated with spreading the diseases when the truth is – they help in controlling the number of pests. Alike other species and small-to-big elements of nature, bats are also important contributors. They play an important role in biodiversity and the ecosystem. There is much more that we do not know about these flying mammals, which we would try to highlight below. Such as, do you know that there exist more than 1400 bat species that distinguish them from each other? And they are not blind by the way.

Let’s laugh away all our stress and worries as it’s April 14 – the International Moment of Laughter Day. Do not rely on life situations or a comedy show for getting those laughs; create your own moments that make your lips wider. If a sound of laughter doesn't seem you your cup of tea, then snorting, giggling, cackling, chuckling, tee-hee, belly laugh, cracking-up, or simply playing with a happy kid are also some hearty observation ideas.

You love doing laundry or not, National Laundry Day on April 18 allows you to observe it your way. You can take it as an excuse to either skip any kind of washing job or can celebrate the day by washing all your clothes and sheets to have the contentment of getting it done. No one would ever say that they don’t like clean clothes or sheets, but you will really find one confessing the love for doing laundry. How interesting it is that we like the fresh clothes and bed sheets but don’t like its procedure.

The moment the calendar shows of April 1, the April Fools’ Day leaves with a cocktail of emotions. Some chartbusters who keep your brain occupied are as follows: The dilemma of choosing the playful yet safe pranks The excitement of making someone a fool The nervousness of witnessing your prank going flat The anxiety of getting bamboozled Which emotion tops the chart, it differs person to person but two things that remain common is — having fun and collecting some memories to smile at in future. Roll up your sleeves getting all your age cards ready to flaunt. Let your most creative side shine on your hilarious attempts. Make April 1 the most fun-filled day for everyone around.

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Many regional Hindu calendar systems and Muhurat finding rules bring New Year with Mesha Sankranti. If not the same day, then the day followed by Mesha Sankraman is celebrated as the first day of the Solar cycle year. However, the Shubh Muhurat for Sankranti-related Daan-Punya activities is considered as per its own rules through the Hindu solar calendar system. Mesha Sankranti is associated with Sankramanam, Vishu Kani, Pana Sankranti, Puthandu, Vishu, Pohela Boishakh (Naba Barsha), Vaisakh, and Bihu in various regions of India.