LIST OF IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES FOR UPSC

(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

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