Correct Answer : Option (B) - 28th September

World Rabies Day is an annual event to raise awareness of rabies prevention and the progress being made in the fight against this terrible disease. It is also the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur. He was a French chemist and microbiologist who developed the first vaccine against rabies.

Aim :  To bring together all groups, organisations and stakeholders in the fight against rabies. A contagious viral disease, rabies is almost always fatal once clinical symptoms appear.

The veterinary and human medical professions must work together to combat this disease, which still affects both humans and animals and is still prevalent in Africa and several Asian countries. Read on to know more about this day.

When is World Rabies Day 2023 : World Rabies Day will be celebrated globally on Thursday, September 28.

World Rabies Day 2023 theme : This year we are celebrating the 17th World Rabies Day. And this year's theme is "All for 1, One Health for All". It highlights that one health is not for a select few but for everyone.

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 5

Five villages in the country won the ‘Gold’ award by the Union Government in the category of Best Rural Tourism Projects.

They are Dawar in Kashmir, Sarmoli in Uttarakhand, Reiek in Mizoram, Kanthalloor village in Kerala, and Mandla in MP.

Kanthalloor village in Idukki district, where the sustainable and inclusive STREET tourism project of the state Responsible Tourism Mission was successfully implemented, has won the ‘Gold’ award by the government of India in the best rural tourism project category.