(NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL)
Questions related to Important Days and Dates are asked in various exams such as SSC, Banking, UPSC, Railways, LIC etc. To enhance the knowledge of candidates, appearing in these exams , about important days and dates, the details of important days and dates are given here:
JANUARY
1: Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
6: World War Orphans Day
9: NRI Day or Pravasi Bartiya Divas
10: World Laughter Day World Hindi Day
12: National Youth Day
24: National Girl Child Day of India
15: Army day
24: National Girl Child day of India
25: National Voters day, Indian Tourism Day
26: India’s Republic Day and International Customs Day
30: Martyrs’ Day AND World Leprosy Eradication Day
FEBRUARY
1: Coastguard Day,
2: World Wetlands Day
4: World Cancer Day
6: International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
11: World Day of the Sick
12: Darwin Day
13: Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary / World Radio Day
14: Valentine Day
20: World Day of Social Justice
21: International Mother Language Day (by UNESCO)
22: World Scout Day
22: Pulse Polio Day
24: Central Excise Day
28: National Science Day
Feb 29: National Narcotics free Day
MARCH
2: World Kidney Day
4: National Security Day or National Safety Day
8: International Women’s Day AND International Literacy Day
10:CISF Raising Day
15: World Disabled Day AND World Consumer Rights Day
16: National Vaccination Day
18: Ordnance Factories Day (India)
20: International day of Happiness, World Sparrow Day
21: World Forestry Day
22: World Day for Water
23: World Meteorological Day
24: World TB Day
27: World Drama Day
28: National Shipping Day
APRIL
1: Yuva Sena Day, Odisha Day, Prevention of Blindness week
2: International Children’s Book Day AND World Autism Day
5: International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day
7: World Health Day
10: World Homeopathy Day
14: Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day AND Fire Extinguishing Day
17: World Haemophilia Day
18: World Heritage Day
21: Secretaries’ Day
22: Earth Day
23: World Book and Copyright Day
24: National Panchayat Day
25: World Malaria Day
26: World Intellectual Property Day
29: International Dance Day
MAY
1: Workers’ Day (International Labour Day)
1st Tuesday of May: World Asthma Day
3: International Energy Day, AND Press Freedom Day
2nd Sunday: Mother’s Day
4: Coal Miners’ Day
8: World Red Cross Day
9: World Thalassaemia Day
11: National Technology Day
12: World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day
15: International Day of the Family
17: World Telecommunication Day
18: International Museum Day
21: Anti-Terrorism Day
22: World Biodiversity Day
24: Commonwealth Day
24: Commonwealth Day
28: World Hunger Day
29: International Day of UN Peacekeeper
30: Journalism Day
31: Anti-tobacco Day
JUNE
1: World Milk Day, Global Parents Day
2: International Sex Workers Day, Telengana Formation Day
4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5: World Environment Day
3rd Sunday of June: Father’s Day
8: World Ocean Day
12: World Day against Child Labour
14: World Blood Donor Day
15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
17: World Day to Combat Desertification & Drought
20: World Refugee Day
21: Antarctic Day; Music Day
23: International Olympic Day AND UN Public Service Day
26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
27: World Diabetes Day
JULY
1: Doctor’s Day
2: World UFO Day, World Sports Journalists Day
11: World Population Day
4: American Independence Day
11: World Population Day
18: Nelson Mandela International Day
23: Harry Potter’s Birthday
28: World Nature Conservation Day
29: International Tiger Day
AUGUST
First Sunday of August: Friendship Day
4: Heart Transplantation Day
6: Hiroshima Day
7: Forgiveness Day
8: World Senior Citizen’s Day
8: World Senior Citizen’s Day
9: Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
15: Indian Independence Day
18: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
19: World Photography Day
29: National Sports Day
30: Small Industry Day
SEPTEMBER
1: Non-Aligned Day
2: World Yoga Day
2: Coconut Day
5: Teachers’ Day; Sanskrit Day
8: World Literacy Day (UNESCO)
14: Hindi Day; World First Aid Day AND All India Flag Day
15: Engineers’ Day
16: World Ozone Day
21: Alzheimer’s Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN)
22: Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)
24: World Heart Day
25: Social Justice Day
26: Day of the Deaf
27: World Tourism Day
OCTOBER
1: International Day for the Elderly
2: Gandhi Jayanthi
3: World Habitat Day
4: World Animal Welfare Day
5: World Habitat Day
6: World Wildlife Day
8: Indian Air Force Day
9: World Post Office Day
10: National Post Day AND World Mental Health Day
11: International Day of the Girl Child
13: World Calamity Control Day
2nd Thursday: World Sight Day
14: World Standards Day
15: World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)
16: World Food Day
24: UN Day; World Development Information Day
26: International School Library Day
28: International Animation Day
30: World Thrift Day
NOVEMBER
1:World Vegan Day
5:World Radiography Day
7: Infant Protection Day AND World Cancer Awareness Day
9: Pravasiya Bharatiya Divas/ Legal Services Day
10: Transport Day AND National Education Day
11: National Fileria Day; Birthday of Abdul Kalam Azad
12: National Bird Day (Dr. Salim Ali Birthday) AND National Public Transmission Day
14: Children’s Day; Diabetes Day
17: National Epilepsy Day AND World Student Day
18: World Aged Day
19: Citizen’s Day
25: World Environment Conservation Day
26: Constitution Day/Law Day
29: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
DECEMBER
1: World AIDS Day
3: World Day of the Handicapped
4: Indian Navy Day
7: Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
5: International Volunteer Day
9: International Anti-Corruption Day
10: Human Rights Day; International Children’s Day of Broadcasting
11: UNICEF Day
14: World Energy Day AND National Energy Conservation Day
18: Minorities Rights Day (India)
23: Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) (India)
24: National Consumer Rights Day
25: Christmas Day
