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- Engineer’s Day is celebrated on both the national and international levels.
- Internationally, it is celebrated on March 4th every year.
- UNESCO declared this to be ‘UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development’.
- This was done after the World Federation of Engineering Organizations’ proposal.
- Thus, this day is celebrated ever since 2019 after the proposal.
- In India, Engineer’s Day is celebrated on the 15th of March.
- This day is chosen to commemorate the birth of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
- He was a notable civil engineer and the Diwan of Mysore.
- This day was picked as he pioneered engineering advancements and achievements.
- On both these dates, engineers and the field of engineering are commemorated.
