JANUARY
1: Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
6: World War Orphans Day
9: NRI Day
10: World Laughter Day
12: National Youth Day
24: National Girl Child Day of India
15: Army day
25: National Voters 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
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
15: World Disabled Day AND World Consumer Rights Day
16: National Vaccination Day
18: Ordnance Factories Day (India)
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
2: International Children’s Book Day AND World Autism Day
5: International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day
7: World Health 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
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
4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5: World Environment Day
3rd Sunday: 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
11: World Population Day
4: American Independence Day
11: World Population Day
18: Nelson Mandela International Day
23: Harry Potter’s Birthday
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: 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
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