National and International Days celebrate key moments in India’s history and global observances. National days include Independence Day (August 15), Republic Day (January 26), and Gandhi Jayanti (October 2). International days, such as United Nations Day (October 24) and World Environment Day (June 5), focus on global peace, sustainability, and cooperation. These days reflect India’s cultural pride and international engagement.
January
1. Louis Braille Day | 4 January |
2. Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas | 9 January |
3. World Hindi Day | 10 January |
4. National Youth Day (Birthday of Swami Vivekananda) | 12 January |
5. Army Day | 15 January |
6. India Tourism Day | 25 January |
7. Republic Day | 26 January |
8. International Customs and Excise Day | 26 January |
9. Sarvodaya Day | 30 January |
10. Martyr’s Day | 30 January |
11. Leprosy Prevention Day | 30 January |
February
1. World Cancer Day | 4 February |
2. International Mother Language Day | 21 February |
3. Central Excise Day | 24 February |
4. National Science Day | 28 February |
March
1. World Wildlife Day | 3 March |
2. National Safety Day (Industrial Safety Day) | 4 March |
3. International Women’s Day | 8 March |
4. C.A. Security Force Foundation Day | 10 March |
5. World Consumer Rights Day | 15 March |
6. Ordnance Factory Day | 18 March |
7. World Happiness Day and World Sparrow Day | 20 March |
8. World Forestry Day | 21 March |
9. World Water Conservation Day | 22 March |
10. Martyrdom Day of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru | 23 March |
11. World Meteorological Day | 23 March |
12. Ram Manohar Lohia Jayanti | 23 March |
13. World TB Day | 24 March |
14. Rural Postal Life Insurance Day | 24 March |
15. National Day of Bangladesh | 26 March |
16. Martyrdom Day of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi | 25 March |
17. World Theatre Day | 27 March |
April
1. World Autism Awareness Day | 2 April |
2. World Health Day | 7 April |
3. Bravery Day | 9 April |
4. Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 April |
5. World Aeronautics and Cosmology Day | 14 April |
6. World Haemophilia Day | 17 April |
7. World Heritage Day | 18 April |
8. Earth Day | 22 April |
9. World Book and Copyright Day | 23 April |
May
1. World Workers’ Day | 1 May |
2. World Press Freedom Day | 3 May |
3. World Migratory Bird Day | 8 May |
4. World Red Cross Day | 8 May |
5. International Thalassemia Day | 8 May |
6. National Technology Day | 11 May |
7. World Nurses Day | 12 May |
8. World Family Day | 15 May |
9. World Telecommunication Day | 17 May |
10. World Museum Day | 18 May |
11. Anti-Terrorism Day | 21 May |
12. Biological Diversity Day | 22 May |
13. International Everest Day | 29 May |
14. World Anti-Tobacco Day | 31 May |
June
1. International Day for Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | 4 June |
2. World Environment Day | 5 June |
3. world blood donation day | 14 June |
4. World Refugee Day | 20 June |
5. International Yoga Day | 21 June |
6. International Olympic Day | 23 June |
7. International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking | 26 June |
8. National Statistics Day (Birthday of PC Mahalanobis) | 29 June |
July
1. State Bank of India Foundation Day | 1 July |
2. Doctor’s Day (Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy’s Birth Anniversary) | 1 July |
3. World Population Day | 11 July |
4. Income Tax Day | 24 July |
5. Kargil Memorial Day | 26 July |
6. CRPF Foundation Day | 27 July |
August
1. World Breastfeeding Day | 1 August |
2. World Tribal Day | 9 August |
3. World Youth Day | 12 August |
4. Partition Holocaust Memorial Day | 14 August |
5. Independence Day | 15 August |
6. National Sports Day (on Dhyan Chand’s birthday) | 29 August |
September
1. Teachers’ Day (Radhakrishnan’s Birthday) | 5 September |
2. International Literacy Day | 8 September |
3. Hindi Day | 14 September |
4. World-Friendship and Forgiveness Day | 14 September |
5. Engineer’s Day | 15 September |
6. Accumulator Day | 15 September |
7. Ozone Depletion Day | 16 September |
8. RPF Foundation Day | 20 September |
9. World Peace Day | 21 September |
10. World Tourism Day | 27 September |
October
1. International Day of Older Persons | 1 October |
2. Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti | 2 October |
3. International Day of Non-Violence | 2 October |
4. World Nature Day | 3 October |
5. World Animal Welfare Day | 4 October |
6. World Environment Day | 5 October |
7. World Teachers Day | 5 October |
8. World Wild Life Day | 6 October |
9. Air Force Day | 8 October |
10. World Postal Day | 9 October |
11. World Sight Day | 10 October |
12. Jayaprakash Jayanti | 11 October |
13. World Standards Day | 14 October |
14. World Allergy Awareness Day | 16 October |
15. World Food Day | 16 October |
16. World Iodine Deficiency Day | 21 October |
17. Police Remembrance Day | 21 October |
18. United Nations Day | 24 October |
19. World Thrift Day | 30 October |
20. Indira Gandhi’s death anniversary | 31 October |
November
1. World Service Day | 9 November |
2. National Legal Literacy Day | 9 November |
3. Children’s Day | 14 November |
4. World Diabetes Day | 14 November |
5. International Day for Tolerance | 16 November |
6. World Students Day | 17 November |
7. National Journalism Day | 17 November |
8. World Adults Day | 18 November |
9. World Citizen’s Day | 19 November |
10. World Toilet Day | 19 November |
11. Universal Children’s Day | 20 November |
12. World Television Day | 21 November |
13. World Non-Eat Prohibition Day | 25 November |
14. World Environment Day | 26 November |
15. National Law Day | 26 November |
December
1. World AIDS Day | 1 December |
2. International Day of People with Disabilities | 3 December |
3. Navy Day | 4 December |
4. Chemical Accident Prevention Day | 4 December |
5. International Volunteer Day | 5 December |
6. Civil Defense Day | 6 December |
7. Flag Day (of the Armed Forces) | 7 December |
8. International Civil Aviation Day | 7 December |
9. International Human Rights Day | 10 December |
10. World Children’s Fund Day | 11 December |
11. World Asthma Day | 11 December |
12. World Mountain Day | 11 December |
13. National Energy Conservation Day | 14 December |
14. World Tea Day | 15 December |
15. Vijay Diwas | 16 December |
16 International Minority Rights Day | 18 December |
17. Goa Liberation Day | 19 December |
18. Farmers’ Day (Chaudhary Charan Singh’s Birthday) | 23 December |
19. National Consumer Day | 24 December |
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