List of Important Days 2017 PDF

2017 Important Days PDF
2017 Important Days (Jan – Dec)
IMPORTANT DAYS IN JANUARY

Jan 4 2017
Remember Day: World Braille Day(207th birth anniversary ofLouis Braille)
Purpose :To recognize the efforts of Louis Braille. Louis Braille is credited with inventing the Braille
language which helps blind people to read as well as write.
Jan 09 2017
Remembered Day:PravasiBharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
Organized:India
Purpose:To Mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India. The
day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay on 9 January 1915.
Jan 10 2017
Remember Day: World Hindi Day
Purpose :To mark the day, 14 September 1949, on which the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi
written in Devanagari script as the Official Language of the Union.
Organization: India
Jan 12 2017
Remember Day: National Youth Day
Purpose :To commemorate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, maker of the modern India.
Organization: India
Theme : “Indian youth for development skill and harmony”
Jan 15 2017
Remember Day: 69thIndian Army Day
Purpose :Recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-
Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of
India, on 16 January 1949.
Organization: India
Jan 16 2017
Remember Day: Religious Freedom Day
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Purpose: To stand against religious intolerance

Organization: US
January 23
Remembered Day: 120th Birth Anniversary of NetajiSubhash Chandra Bose / National Day of
Patriotism / DeshPrem Divas
Organization: India
Jan 24 2017
Remember Day: National girl child day
Purpose :To increase the awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by the girl child in
the society
Organization: India
Jan 25 2017
Remember Day: National Voters Day
Purpose : To encourage more young voters to take part in the political process
Organization: India
Theme : Empowering young and future events
Remember Day: National Tourism Day

Purpose : To raise awareness of the importance of tourism for the country's economy.
Organization: India
Jan 26 2017
Remember Day: International Customs Day
Purpose :Torecognizes the role of custom officials and agencies in maintaining border security.
Organization:World Customs Organization
Theme : “Digital Customs: Progressive Engagement”
Remember Day: 68th Republic Day

Purpose : To honour the Constitution of India as it came into force on the same day in the year 1960
Organization: Government of India
Theme of Parade :Skill India and BetiBachaoBetiPadhao.
Jan 27 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust
Purpose :Tocommemorates when the Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration and death camp
Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland on January 27, 1946.
Organization: UN
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Theme : “From Words to Genocide: Antisemitic Propaganda and the Holocaust”.
Jan 29 2017
Remember Day: World Leprosy Day(last Sunday of January)
Purpose :To increase the public awareness of the Leprosy or Hansen's Disease
Organization:NGOs
Jan 30 2017
Remember Day: Martyrs’ Day
Purpose :To honor of those who lost their lives defending the sovereignty of the nation and death
anniversary of Mahathma Gandhi
Organization: India
Jan 31 2017
Remember Day: 12th Raising Day of National Disaster Response Force
Purpose :To commended the NDRF for its efforts during disaster response
Organization: GOI
IMPORTANT DAYS IN FEBRUARY 2017

Feb 1 2017
Remember Day:40th Indian Coast Guard Day
Purpose:To protects India’s maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the
territorial waters of India, including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone.
Organization:GOI
Feb 2 2017
Remember Day:World Wetland Day
Purpose:To marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar
Convention, on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
Theme:Wetlands for disaster risk reduction
Feb 4 2017
Remember Day:World Cancer Day
Purpose:To raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment.
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Organization:WHO
Theme:We can I can
Feb 6 2017
Remember Day:International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.
Purpose:To raise awareness about the female genital mutilation (FGM) and to promote its eradication
Organization:UNICEF
Theme:Building a solid and interactive bridge between Africa and the world to accelerate ending FGM
by 2030
Feb 10 2017
Remember Day:National Deworming Day
Purpose:To deworm children between the ages of (1-19) at schools and anganwadi centres.
Organization:GOI
Feb 11 2017
Remember Day:International Day Women and Girls in Science
Purpose:To highlight female achievement, equal access and participation in the science field
Organization:UN
Theme:Gender, Science and Sustainable Development: The Impact of Media
Feb 12 2017
Remember Day:National Productivity Day
Purpose:To encourage all stakeholders to implement productivity tools & techniques with
contemporary relevant themes
Organization:National Productivity Council
Theme:From Waste to Profits through Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
Feb 13 2017
Remember Day:World Radio Day
Purpose:To remember the contribution of radio in our life.
Organization:UNESCO
Theme:Radio is You
Feb 20 2017
Remember Day:World Day of Social Justice
Purpose:To promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment
Organization:UN
Theme:Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work
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Feb 21 2017
Remember Day:International Mother Language day
Purpose:To promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism
Organization:UN, UNESCO
Theme:Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education
Feb 22 2017
Remember Day:World thinking day
Purpose:A day when they think about their “sisters” (and “brothers”) in all the countries of the world,
the meaning of Guiding, and its global impact.
Organization:WAGGGS(World Association For Girl Guides and Girl Scouts).
Theme:Connect Activity Pack
Feb 24 2017
Remember Day:74th Central Excise Day
Purpose:To encourage the employees of excise department to carry out the central excise duty all
over the India in better way in order to prevent the corruption
Organization:GOI
Feb 27 2017
Remember Day:Chandra Shekhar Azad‘s 86th death anniversary or Martyrdom Day
Organization:GOI
Feb 28 2017
Remember Day:National Science day
Purpose:To commemorate the discovery of Raman Effect by Sir C.V.Raman in 1928
Organization:GOI
Theme:Science and Technology for Specially Abled Persons
IMPORTANT DAYS IN MARCH

Mar 1 2017
Remember Day: Zero Discrimination Day
Purpose :To create awareness to people from all corners of the world, about the evil consequences
of discrimination, to celebrate diversity, and to rejectdiscrimination.
Organization: UNAIDS
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Theme: Make Some Noise For Zero Discrimination
Remember Day: World Civil Defence Day

Purpose :Tocommemorates the entry into force of the ICDO Constitution as an intergovernmental
organisation in 1972.
Organization: ICDO
Theme: Together with civil defence against disasters
Mar 3 2017
Remember Day: :World Wildlife Day
Purpose :To raise awareness of the World's flora andfauna.
Organization: UNGA
Theme: Listen to the young voices
Remember Day: National defence day

Purpose :To commemorate in the memory of Pakistan's successful defence against India that marked
the ceasefire in the 1965 war
Organization: India
Remember Day: World Hearing Day

Purpose : Topromote hearing since its pronouncement in 2007.
Organization: WHO
Theme:“Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment”
Mar 4 2017
Remember Day: National Security Day
Purpose :To praise the work of security forces, who plays a major role in maintaining peace and
security of the people inIndia.
Organization: India
Mar 4-10 2017

Remember Day: National Safety Week
Purpose :To renewing the commitment of employees and general public to work safely throughout
the year.
Organization:NSC
Theme: Keep Each Other Safe
March 5 2017
Remember Day :101st birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik
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Mar 8 2017
Remember Day: International women’s day
Purpose :: To celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greaterequality.
Organization:IWD& NGOs
Theme: Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030.
Mar 92017
Remember Day: World Kidney Day
Purpose :To create awareness among the people globally, about the importance of the kidneys and
also to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated healthissues.
Organization: WHO
Theme: Kidney Disease and Obesity: Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Kidneys
Mar 132017
Remember Day: Commonwealth Day
Purpose :To come together and celebrate its values and diversity.
Organization:Commonwealth Nations
Theme: A peace-building Commonwealth
Mar 15 2017
Remember Day: World Consumer Rights Day
Purpose :To promote the basic rights of all the consumers, to demand that those rights are
respected and protected.
Organization: WCRD
Theme: Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust
Mar 162017
Remember Day: Indian American Appreciation Day
Purpose :to honour Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla who was killed in an apparent hate crime on
February 22, 2017.
Organization: USA
Mar 172017
Remember Day: World Sleep Day
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Purpose :To celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep and to draw society attention to the
burden of sleep problems and their medicine, education and social aspects
Organization: WASM
Theme:Sleep Soundly, Nurture Life
Mar 20 2017
Remember Day: World Sparrow Day
Purpose :To create awareness of the house sparrows and other birds to the rapidly changing
environments, and of threats to theirpopulations.
Theme: Rise for the SPARROW – Experience the power of One
Remember Day: International Day of Happiness

Purpose :To recognised happiness as a “fundamental human goal” and called for “a more inclusive,
equitable and balanced approach to economic growth
Organization: UN
Mar 21 2017
Remember Day: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Purpose :Aims to remind people of racial discrimination's negative consequences. It
alsoencouragespeople to remember their obligation and determination to combat racialdiscrimination.
Organization: UN
Theme: Racial profiling and incitement to hatred, including in the context of migration
Remember Day: World Down syndrome Day (WDSD)

Purpose :To raise public awareness and create a single global voice for advocating for the rights,
inclusion and well being of people with Downsyndrome.
Organization: WHO
Theme: “MY Voice My Community”
Remember Day: International Day of Forests

Purpose :To raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outsideforests
Organization: UN, FAO
Theme: Forests and energy
Remember Day: World Poetry day

Purpose :To promote thereading,writing,publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world
Organization: UNESCO
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Remembered Day: International Day of Nowruz

Purpose: To celebrates the start of the Persian spring festival March 21 ever year. It occurs on or
around the time of the Marchequinox.
Organization: UN
Mar 22 2017
Remember Day: World Water Day
Purpose :To create awareness among the people about the importance of conservation of this
valuable finite resource for the futuregenerations.
Organization: UN
Theme:Why Waste water?
Mar 23 2017
Remember Day: World Meteorological Day
Purpose :To support the all the countries by providing meteorological services related to natural
disasters, climate andwater.
Organization: UN,WMO
Theme: 'Understanding Clouds'
Remember Day:Martyrs day

Purpose:86th death anniversary ofShaheed Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Hari Rajguru and Sukhdev
Thapar
Organization: GOI
Mar 24 2017
Remember Day: World Tuberculosis Day
Purpose :To create awareness to the public about the dreadful tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to
eliminate the disease.
Organization: UN, WHO
Theme: Unite to End Tuberculosis
Remembered Day: International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights
Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
Purpose: To promote the importance of the right to truth and justice.
Organization: UN
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March 25 2017
Remembered Day: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Purpose: It honors the lives of those who died as a result of slavery or experienced the horrors of
the transatlantic slave trade. It is also an occasion to raise awareness about the dangers of racism
and prejudice.
Organization: UN
Theme:Remember Slavery: Recognising the Legacy and Contributions of People of African Descent
Remembered Day: International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing StaffMembers
Purpose: Date is the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett, a journalist who died while
working for theUN.
Organization: UN
Mar 25 2017
Remember Day: Earth Hour
Purpose :To create awareness for global warming and Earth Hour is a global campaign with a
simple message to switch off non-essential lights for onehour
Organization: WWF
Time: From 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m
Theme:Highlight Climate Action
Mar 26 2017
Remember Day: 47th Independence Day of Bangladesh
Mar 27 2017
Remember Day: World Theatre Day
Purpose : To figure of world stature shares his or her reflections on the theme of Theatre and a
Culture of Peace
Organization: International Theatre Institute (ITI)
IMPORTANT DAYS IN APRIL

Apr 2 2017
Remember Day: World Autism Awareness Day
Purpose :To raise awareness about children with autism throughout the world.
Organization: UN
Theme: Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination
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Apr 4 2017
Remember Day: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
Purpose :To raise awareness about landmines and progress toward their eradication
Organization: UN
Theme: Needs driven. People Centered
Apr 5 2017
Remember Day: National Maritime Day
Purpose :Tocommemorate the maiden voyage of the first Indian Vessel 'S. S. Loyalty' owned by M/s.
Scindia Steam Navigation Company from Mumbai to London on 5th April 1919.
Apr 6 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Purpose :Topromotes healthy lifestyles and emphasizes the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC)
focus on giving as many people as possible access to sport.
Organization: UNOSDP
Campaign:#WePlayTogether.
Apr 7 2017
Remember Day: World Health Day
Purpose :To celebrate the founding of the World Health Organization, the world’s leading health
organisation, on 7 April 1948.
Organization: WHO
Theme: Depression: Let's Talk'.
Apr 8 2017
Remember Day: International Romani Day
Purpose :to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Romani people.
Organization: UN
Apr 10 2017
Remember Day: World Homeopathy Day
Purpose : : To honour the Father of Homeopathy System of medicine Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.
Organization: WHO
Apr 11 2017
Remember Day: National Safe motherhood day
Purpose :To create awareness on proper healthcare and maternity facilities to pregnant and lactating
women.
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Organization: GOI
Apr 12 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Human Space Flight
Purpose :Toremembers the first human space flight on April 12, 1961.
Organization: UN
April 14 2017
Remembered Day: Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar – 126th Birth Anniversary
Organization: GOI
Apr 17 2017
Remember Day: World Hemophilia Day
Purpose : To create awareness for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, which also serves
to raise funds
Organization: WFH
Theme: Hear their voices.
Apr 18 2017
Remember Day: World Heritage Day
Purpose :To raise public awareness about the diversity and vulnerability of theworld's built
monuments and heritage sites and the efforts required to protect and conserve them.
Theme: Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism
Apr 20 2017
Remember Day: Chinese Language Day
Purpose : To pay tribute to CangJie, a mythical figure who is presumed to have invented Chinese
characters about 5,000 years ago
Organization:UNESCO
Apr 21 2017
Remember Day: Civil Services Day
Purpose : To re-dedicate and re-commit themselves to the cause of the people.
Organization:GOI
Theme: Making New India
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Apr 22 2017
Remember Day: World Earth Day
Purpose :To demonstrate support for environmental protection.
Organization: UN
Theme:Environmental & Climate Literacy
Apr 23 2017
Remember Day: World Book and Copyright Day
Purpose :To promote reading, publishing and copyright.
April 24 2017
Remembered Day: National Panchayati Day
Purpose: The day marks the passing of Constitution[73rd Amendment]Act 1992 , that came into
force from 24th of April 1993.
Organization: India
Remembered Day:World Lab Animal Day

Purpose: To marked the birthday of former NAVS president Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding.
Organization:National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS)
April 25 2017
Remembered Day: World Malaria Day
Purpose: To recognise the global efforts to control malaria. It is an occasion to highlight the need for
continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria control and elimination.
Organization: WHO
Theme:End malaria for good
Apr 26 2017
Remember Day: World Intellectual Property Day
Purpose :To raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life
and to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development
of societies across the globe
Organization: WIPO
Theme: Innovation – Improving Lives
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Remember Day: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

Purpose :To commemorates the explosion at the Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986
Organization:UN
Remember Day: World Day for Safety and Health

Purpose :To promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally.
Organization:ILO
Theme: Optimise the collection and use of OSH data
Apr 29 2017
Remember Day: International Dance Day
Purpose :To attract the attention of the wider public to the art of dance
Remember Day: International Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
Purpose :To pay a tribute to the victims of chemical warfare and to discourage the world to prohibit
the use of chemical weapons.
Organization: UN
Apr 30 2017
Remember Day: International Jazz Day
Purpose :To promote peace,dialogue among various cultures,diversity,eradicating
discrimination,respect of human dignity, promotion gender equality and individual expression.
IMPORTANT DAYS IN MAY

May 1 2017
Remember Day:International Workers’ Day
Purpose:To pay tribute to workers’ sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the
world.
Theme:Celebrating the international labour movement.
May 22017
Remember Day:WorldTuna Day
Purpose:To protect one of the globe’s most popular fish to be caught and eaten.
Organization: UN
Remember Day:World Asthma Day (First Tuesday in May)

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Purpose:To improve asthma awareness and care around the world

Organization:WHO
Theme:Better air better breathing
May 3 2017
Remember Day:World Press Freedom Day
Purpose:To mark the international community that freedom of the press and freedom of expression
are fundamental human rights.
Organization:UN, UNESCO
Theme:Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive
societies
May 5 2017
Remember Day:International Midwives Day
Purpose:To commemorate and increase the awareness about the contribution of the midwives
towards the patients all over the world.
Organization:UNFPA
Theme:“Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life!"
May 8 2017
Remember Day:World Red Cross day
Purpose:Anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant (born 8 May 1828), the founder of International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Organization:ICRC
Theme:Less Known Red Cross Stories
May 10 2017
Remember Day:World Migratory Bird Day
Purpose:To highlight the need to protect migratory birds and their habitats
Organization:UN
Theme: Their Future is our Future- a Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People
May 11 2017
Remember Day:National Technology Day
Purpose:The anniversary of first of the five tests of Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) nuclear test which
was held on 11 May 1998 in Pokhran, Rajasthan.
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Organization:GOI
Theme:Technology for inclusive and sustainable growth
May 12 2017
Remember Day:International Nurses Day
Purpose:The anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth
Organization:ICN
Theme:Nursing: A voice to lead – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
May 142017
Remember Day:Mother’s Day
Purpose:To show their appreciation towards mothers and mother figures worldwide.
May 15 2017
Remember Day:International Day of Families
Purpose:An opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase
knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families
Organization:UN
Theme: Families, education and well-being.
May 16 2017
Remember Day: National Dengue Day
Purpose: To mark the toll the deadly disease has been taking in terms of lives and to reaffirm
nationwide efforts to tackle the scourge by using both education and medical intervention.
Organization: GOI
May 17 2017
Remember Day:World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Purpose:To mark the anniversary of the signature of the first International Telegraph Convention in
1865
Organization:UN
Theme:Big Data for Big Impact
Remember Day:The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Purpose:To raise awareness of Laws affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender violations and
generate interest in the rights
Organization:WHO
Remember Day:World Hypertension Day

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Purpose:To increase the awareness of hypertension

Organization:WHO
Theme:Know Your Numbers
May 18 2017
Remember Day:World AIDS Vaccine Day
Purpose:To promoting the continued urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS.
Organization:WHO
Remember Day:International Museum Day

Purpose:To provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert them as
to the challenges that museums face.
Organization:ICOM, UN
Theme:Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums.
May 20 2017
Remember Day:World Metrology Day
Purpose:To promote the importance of measurement.
Organization:BIPM and OIML
Theme:Measurements for transport
May 21 2017
Remember Day:World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Purpose:To provides us with an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural
diversity
Organization:UNESCO
Remember Day:Anti-Terrorism Day

Purpose:26th Death Anniversary of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi
Organization:GOI
May 22 2017
Remember Day:International Day for Biological Diversity
Purpose:For the promotion of biodiversity issues.
Organization:UN
Theme:Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism
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May 23 2017
Remember Day:International day to end obstetric fistula
Purpose:To promotes action towards treating and preventing obstetric fistula, a condition that affects
many girls and women in developing countries.
Organization:UN, UNFPA
Theme:Hope, healing, and dignity for all.
Remember Day:World Turtle Day

Purpose:To bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and
encourage human action to help them survive and thrive
May 25 2017
Remember Day:International Missing Children’s Day
Purpose:To encourage everyone to think about children who remain missing and to spread a
message of hope.
Organization:ICMEC and NCMEC
May 29 2017
Remember Day: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Purpose: To pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United
Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and
to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace
Organization: UN
Theme: “Investing in Peace around the World”
May 31 2017
Remember Day: World No Tobacco Day
Purpose: To draw attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health
effects.
Organization: WHO
Theme: Tobacco – a threat to development
IMPORTANT DAYS IN JUNE

June 1 2017
Remember Day: Global Day of Parents
Purpose :To appreciate all parents in all parts of the world for their selfless commitment to children
and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship.
Organization: UN
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Remember Day: World Milk Day

Purpose :To celebrate the contribution of the dairy industry around the globe on 1st June every year.
Organization: UN, UNFAO
Theme: Raise a glass for milk
June 4 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
Purpose :To provides an opportunity to the world to acknowledge the pain suffered by children
throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse.
Organization: UN
June 5 2017
Remember Day: World Environment Day
Purpose :To raise global awareness for the protection of our environment and the planet Earth.
Organization: UN
Theme: “Connecting People to Nature”.
June 6 2017
Remember Day: First World Pest Day
Purpose :To increase awareness of pest-borne diseases and safeguard public health through scientific
and professional pest control methods.
Organization: Chinese Pest Control Association (CPCA).
Remember Day: Russian Language Day

Purpose :To celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote equal use of all six of the
UN's official working languages throughout the organization
Organization: UN
June 8 2017
Remember Day: World Oceans Day
Purpose :To honor, help protect, and conserve the world’s oceans.
Organization: UN
Theme: "Our Oceans, Our Future".
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June 12 2017
Remember Day:World Day against Child Labour
Purpose :To focuses on the impact of conflicts and disasters on child labour.
Organization: UN
Theme: In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour.
June 13 2017
Remember Day: International Albinism Awareness Day
Purpose :For the prevention of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism.
Organization: UN
June 14 2017
Remember Day: World Blood Donar Day
Purpose :To thank the blood donors and to spread awareness about the requirement for blood and
blood products.
Organization: WHO
Theme: What can you do? Give blood. Give now. Give often.
June 15 2017
Remember Day: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Purpose :To focus global attention on the problem of physical, emotional, and financial abuse of
elders
Organization: UN
Remember Day: ASEAN Dengue Day

Purpose :To raise awareness on dengue and to mobilise resources for prevention and control
involving private and public sector stakeholders
Theme: United Fight Against Dengue.
June 16 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Family Remittances
Purpose :To provide anopportunity to recognize the efforts of migrant workers globally.
Organization: UN
June 17 2017
Remember Day: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Purpose :To promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification.
Organization: UN
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Theme: 'Our land Our home Our Future’
June 18 2017
Remember Day: Father's Day
Purpose : To honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of
fathers in society
June 19 2017
Remember Day: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Purpose :To commemorate the adoption on 19 June 2008 of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008)
Organization: UN
Theme: Preventing Sexual Violence Crimes through Justice and Deterrence
June 20 2017
Remember Day: World Refugee Day
Purpose :To raise the public awareness about refugee’s situations throughout the world
Organization: UN
Theme: “Waterloo Region Celebrates Refugees”.
June 21 2017
Remember Day: 3rd edition of International Yoga day
Purpose :To create a great level of consciousness and positively changing the lifestyle of worldwide
human population
Organization: GOI
Theme: 'Yoga for Health'
Remember Day: World Music Day 2017

Theme: Musicians gather to perform at public place
June 23 2017
Remember Day: International Widows day
Purpose :To address the "poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents in
many countries
Organization: The Loomba Foundation, UN
Theme: Empowering Women for Greater Achievements
Remember Day: World Public Service

Purpose : To “celebrate the value and virtue of public service to the community”.
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Organization: UN
Theme: ‘The Future is Now’.
Remember Day: International Olympic day

Purpose :To commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894 at the Sorbonne
in Paris.
June 25-26 2017

Remember Day: Anti-Emergency day
Purpose :To remind people how Emergency was clamped by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in
1975.
Organization: GOI
June 25 2017
Remember Day: Day of Seafarer
Purpose :To recognize the unique contribution made by seafarers from all over the world to
international seaborne trade, the world economy and civil society as a whole
Organization: UN
Theme: "Seafarers Matter".
June 26 2017
Remember Day: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Purpose :To increase support for prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an
effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities.
Organization: UN
Theme: Listen First - Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and
safe.
June 27 2017
Remember Day: First International MSME Day
Purpose :Torecognize the important role MSMEs and can play in achieving the United Nations 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development and ensuring a more inclusive global society
Organization: UN, WTO
Theme: “Small business – big impact”
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June 29 2017
Remember Day: National Statistics Day in India
Purpose :To mark the birth anniversary of Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, a renowned and
eminent statistician.
Organization: GOI
Remember Day: International Day of the Tropics.

Purpose :To mark the anniversary of the launch of the inaugural State of the Tropics 2014 report, the
first major output of the State of the Tropics
Organization: UN
IMPORTANT DAYS IN JULY

July 1 2017
Remember Day: National Doctor’s Day
Purpose :To recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities
Organization: GOI
July 2 2017
Remember Day: World Sports Journalists Day
Purpose :To commemorate the creation of AIPS and to celebrate the achievements of members of
the sporting media.
Organization: International Sports Press Association (AIPS)
Remember Day: International Day of Cooperatives

Purpose :To increase awareness on cooperatives, as well as strengthen and extend partnerships
between the international cooperative movement and other supporting organizations including
governments.
Organization: UN
July 3 2017
Remember Day: International Plastic Bag Free Day
Purpose :To heightening awareness about plastic and disposable carrying devices.
Organization: IPEN
July 6 2017
Remember Day: World Zoonoses Day
Purpose :To create awareness on zoonotic diseases, how to prevent them and what actions to take
when exposed.
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July 7 2017
Remember Day: Global Forgiveness Day
Purpose :It is a day to forgive, and a day to be forgiven!
July 11 2017
Remember Day: World population day
Purpose :To increase people’s awareness on various population issues such as the importance of
family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health and human rights
Organization: UNDP
Theme: 'Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations‘
July 12 2017
Remember Day: Malala Day
Purpose :To raise awareness and to help girls get their right to education. Malala Yousafzai is a global
symbol of every girl’s right to an education.
Organization: UN
July 15 2017
Remember Day: World Youth Skills Day
Purpose :To highlight the fundamental rights of the youth.
Organization: UN, UNESCO, ILO
Theme: “Skills for All”
July 17 2017
Remember Day: International Justice Day
Purpose :To marks the 19th anniversary of the 1998 Rome Statute, the founding treaty that created
the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Organization: ICC
July 18 2017
Remember Day: Nelson Mandela International Day 2017
Purpose :To remembers Mandela’s achievements in working towards conflict resolution, democracy,
human rights, peace, and reconciliation.
Organization: UN
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July 19 2017
Remember Day: Save public sector banks
Purpose :48th anniversary of nationalisation of major banks.
July 23 2017
Remember Day: National Broadcasting Day(Radio broadcast had completed 90 years)
Purpose :To marks the day Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) began organized radio broadcasting
from Bombay station.
Organization: Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC)
July 26 2017
Remember Day: Kargil Vijay Diwas
Purpose :To honour the Kargil War’s Heroes in the Kargil – Dras sector in New Delhi.
Organization: GOI
July 27 2017
Remember Day: Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) Foundation day
Organization: GOI
July 28 2017
Remember Day: World Hepatitis Day
Purpose :To mark the awareness of hepatitis and to boost prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the
decease.
Organization: WHO
Theme: "Eliminate Hepatitis"
Remember Day: World Nature Conservation Day

Purpose :To increase the awareness about and protecting the natural resources.
July 29 2017
Remember Day: International Tiger Day
Purpose :To promote the protection and expansion of the endangered wild tigers habitats and to gain
support through awareness.
Slogan: ‘Fresh Ecology For Tigers’ Protection’.
July 30 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Friendship
Purpose :To promote the role that friendship plays in also making peace in many cultures
Organization: UN
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Remember Day: World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Purpose :To raise awareness around human trafficking. The Day is witnessed across the world.
Organization: UN
IMPORTANT DAYS IN AUGUST

August 1 2017
Remember Day: Non-cooperation movementDay
Purpose :The non-cooperation movement was a decisive step in the independence movement
Organization: GOI
August 1-7 2017

Remember Day: World breastfeeding week
Purpose :Topromote exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life
Theme : “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together”.
Organization: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO)
August 6 2017
Remember Day : Hiroshima Day
Purpose :The US dropped an atomic bomb called “Little Boy” on Hiroshima on this day
Theme: “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together”.
Organization: Japan Government
August 7 2017
Remember Day : National Handloom Day
Purpose :To encourage people to use hand-made loom in the country and ‘Swadeshi
Movement’ was launched in 1905 on this day.
Organization :Indian Government
August 9 2017
Remember Day : International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Purpose :To strengthen international cooperation for solving problems faced by indigenous peoples
Organization : UN
Remember Day :75th anniversary of Quit India Movement

Theme : “Sankalp se Siddhi- the attainment through resolve
Purpose :QuitIndia Movement was an important milestone in the Indian freedom struggle.
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August 10-23 2017

Remember Day:National Deworming Day
Purpose :To tackle worm Infections, targeting more than 11 crore children
Organization:Health Ministry
August 10 2017
Remember Day:World Biofuel Day
Purpose :To create awareness about non fossil-fuels such as biodiesel, ethanol, biogas, etc.
August 12 2017
Remember Day : International Youth Day
Purpose :Aimed at celebrating young people’s contributions in preventing conflicts and to bring about
transformations along with incorporation, social justice and sustainable peace.
Theme :‘Youth Building Peace’.
Organization : UNGA
Remember Day : World Elephant Day

Purpose :For the better care and management of captive and wild elephants.Environment Minister
launches ‘GajYatra’ to mark World Elephant Day.Actor and wildlife enthusiast, Ms.DiaMirza,
participated in the walk and run event organised on the occasion along with the children.
August 13 2017
Remember Day : International Left-Handers Day
Purpose :To promote awareness of the inconveniences faced by left-handers in apredominantly right-
handed world
Remember Day :World Organ donation day
Purpose :The aim of this day is to motivate people to donate organs after death
August 14 2017
Remember Day :Pakistan’s 70th Independence Day
Pakistan hoisted a 400-feet high national flag, the largest in its history at the Attari-Wagah border to
mark its 70th Independence Day.
Remember Day :Social Security Day

Purpose :To create awareness about the importance of social security system.
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August 15 2017
Remember Day :71st Independence Day of India
August 16 2017
Remember Day: World Humanitarian Day
Purpose :To pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service
Theme: #NotATarget
Organization :UNGA
August 19 2017
Remember Day: World Photography day
Purpose :It aims to inspire photographers across the planet to share a single photo with a simple
purpose and to share their world with the world
August 20 2017
Remember Day: Sadbhavana Diwas
Purpose :The birthday of Shri Rajiv Gandhi
August 23 2017
Remember Day: The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade
Purpose :The Day marks the anniversary of the 1791 revolt of enslaved men and women in the
western part of the island of Santo Domingo, which is now known as Haiti
Organization :UNESCO
August 29 2017
Remember Day: National Sports Day
Purpose :In order to honour Major Dhyan Chand this day is celebrated as National Sports Day.
Organization :GOI
Remember Day:International Day against Nuclear Tests

Purpose :Fosters ideas of a future free of nuclear weapons and testing.
Organization :UNGA
August 30 2017
Remember Day: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Purpose :Toraise awareness that enforced disappearance is a crime and should not be used as a tool
to deal with situations of conflict.
Organization :UN and Amnesty International
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Remember Day: Small industry day

Purpose :Topromote small industries
Organization : MSME
IMPORTANT DAYS IN SEPTEMBER

September 2 2017
Remember Day: World Coconut Day
Purpose :World Coconut Day has been observed to make people understand that this crop is a vital
source in reduction of poverty
Theme : ‘coconut, the diet of the whole family, the basis of health and happinessprosperity.’
Organization: Coconut Development Board
September 1 to 7 2017
Remember Day: National Nutrition Week
Purpose :To make the people get every knowledge about the nutrition and its importance for human
body.
Theme :“Optimal Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices: Better Child Health”
September 5 2017
Remember Day: National Teachers Day
Purpose : Teacher’s Day is celebrated to mark in honour of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Organization: GOI
Remember Day: International Day of Charity

Purpose : to raise awareness and provide a common platform for charity related activities all over the
world
Organization: UNGA
September 8 2017
Remember Day: International Literacy Day
Purpose :On this day, public awareness is created to eradicate illiteracy and spread the importance of
adult education programmes
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September 9 2017
Remember Day: HimalayanDay
Purpose :Himalayan Day will be observed across the country on 9th September and the main
programme will be held in Dehradun.
Theme :Contribution of Himalayas and Our Responsibility’
September 10 2017
Remember Day:World Suicide Prevention Day
Purpose :Awareness to prevent suicide
Theme : Take a minute, change a life
Organization:International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and World Health Organization
(WHO)
September 12 2017
Remember Day:United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
Purpose :Tocelebrate the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by
regions and countries in the South.
Theme :South-South Cooperation in the Era of Economic, Social and Environmental Transformation:
Road to the 40th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA+40)”.
Organization:UN
September 14 2017
Remember Day: Hindi Diwas (Day)
Purpose : In order to promote the use of Hindi Indian Prime Minister Mr.Jawaharlal Nehru declared
14th September as the Hindi Diwas.
Organization: GOI
September 15 2017
Remember Day: International day on democracy
Purpose :To set an international standard to guide governments, parliaments and citizens through
today’s many challenges to democracy around the world.
Theme:“In defence of democracy: The 20th anniversary of IPU’s Universal Declaration on
Democracy”
Organization: Inter-Parliamentary Union of UN
Remember Day: Engineers day

Purpose :It is celebrated as a tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam
Visvesvaraya
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Theme:“Role of Engineers in a devolping India”

Organization: GOI
September 16 2017
Remember Day: World Ozone Day
Purpose :To raise awareness on depletion of Ozone Layer
Theme:“Caring for all life under Sun ”
Remember Day:The International Coastal Cleanup day

Purpose :People all over the world remove trash from the shores and document what they find.
Organization: UNEP &South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
September 21 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Peace
Purpose :The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of
peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
Theme:“Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.”
Organization: UN
September 25 2017
Remember Day: Antyodaya Diwas
Purpose :To mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, Ministry of Rural
Development conducted an event named ‘Bharat ke Kaushalzaade’
Organization:Ministry of Rural Development
September 27 2017
Remember Day: World Tourism Day
Purpose :The purpose is to foster awareness among the international community of the importance
of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.
Theme:‘Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development’.
Organization: UNGA
September 28 2017
Remember Day: World Rabies Day
Purpose :To raise awareness about rabies prevention.
Theme : ‘Rabies: Zero by 30’.
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Remember Day: World Maritime Day

Purpose :The main aim is to do so by focusing on helping International Maritime
Organization (IMO) member states to develop and implement maritime strategies to invest in a
joined-up, interagency approach.
Theme : Connecting Ships, Ports and People’
Organization : International Maritime Organization (IMO)
September 29 2017
Remember Day: World Heart Day
Purpose :To raise awareness on Cardiovascular diseases (CVD)
Theme:‘share the power’.
Organization:World Heart Federation (WHF)
September 30 2017
Remember Day: International Translation Day
Purpose :The Day was celebrated with an aim to pay tribute to the work of language professionals.
Theme: Translation and Diversity’
Organization:UNGA
IMPORTANT DAYS IN OCTOBER

October 1 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Older Persons
Purpose :Enabling and expanding the contributions of older people in their families, communities and
societies
Theme: ‘Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older
Persons in Society’
Organization: UN
Remember Day: World Vegetarian Day

Purpose :Day of celebration established by the North American Vegetarian Society.World Vegetarian
Day initiates the month of October as Vegetarian Awareness Month
Remember Day: International Coffee Day
Purpose :To promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage across the world
October 2 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Non-Violence
Purpose :To mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement.
Organization: UNGA
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Remember Day: World Habitat Day

Purpose :To emphasize the basic right of all to receive adequate shelter. United Nations declared the
first Monday of every October as World Habitat Day.
Theme: Housing Policies: Affordable Homes
Organization: UN
October 4-10 2017

Remember Day: World Space Week
Theme :Exploring New Worlds In Space.
October 5 2017
Remember Day: International Teachers Day
Purpose :Its aim is to mobilize support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future
generations will continue to be met by teachers
Theme :Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers
October 8 2017
Remember Day: Indian Air Force Day
Organization: Indian Air Force
October 9 2017
Remember Day: World Post Day
Purpose :To mark the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874
in the Swiss Capital, Bern
October 10 2017
Remember Day: World Day against the Death Penalty
Purpose :The World Day against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness about reasons why
people living in poverty are at a greater risk of being sentenced to death
Theme :‘The death penalty and poverty’
October 10 2017
Remember Day: World Mental Health Day
Purpose :Its objective is to raise awareness of mental health issues and mobilize efforts in support of
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better mental health

Theme : Mental health in the workplace
October 11 2017
Remember Day: International Day of the Girl Child’
Purpose :To raise awareness about several issues faced by girl child pertaining to education,
nutrition, child marriage, legal and medical rights.‘Because I Am a Girl’ campaign was initiated
Theme :EmPOWER Girls: Before, during and after crises
Remember Day: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Week

Theme :“Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Week- The Daughters of New India”
Organization: Union Ministry of Women and Child Development
October 13 2017
Remember Day: International Day for Disaster Reduction
Purpose :To promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction.
Theme :Home Safe Home: Reducing Exposure, Reducing Displacement
October 14 2017
Remember Day: World Standards Day
Purpose :to honour the contributions of all those who develop the technical agreements that are
published as international standards.
Theme :Standards make cities smarter
October 15 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Rural Women
Purpose This day recognizes the critical role and contribution of rural women in enhancing
agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty
Theme : “Challenges and opportunities in climate-resilient agriculture for gender equality and the
empowerment of rural women and girls”.
Organization:UNGA
Remember Day: World Students Day

Purpose :The United Nations declared former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam’s birthday as ‘World
Student’s Day’ in 2010.
Organization:UN
October 16 2017
Remember Day: World Food Day
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Purpose :Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrates World Food Day to mark its creation
Theme :‘Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development’.
Organization:FAO
October 17 2017
Remember Day: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Purpose :International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of
declaration by the UN General Assembly
Theme :‘Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive
societies’
Organization:UNGA
October 20 2017
Remember Day: World Statistics Day
Purpose :Highlights the importance of reliable and timely data for informed decision-making by
governments and individuals
Organization:The United Nations Statistical Commission
October 21 2017
Remember Day: the Police Commemoration Day
Purpose : This day remembers the sacrifice of ten policemen who died in Chinese firing in 1959
October 22 2017
Remember Day: International Stuttering Awareness Day
Purpose :To raise public awareness of the millions of people (one percent of the world’s population),
who have the speech disorder of stuttering, also known as stammering.
Theme :‘A World That Understands Stuttering’.
Organization:International Stuttering Association
October 24 2017
Remember Day: World Polio Day
Purpose :It is held on October 24th in celebration of the birth of Dr. Jonas Salk, the man who led the
first team to develop a vaccine against polio.
Remember Day: World Development Information Day

Purpose :To draw the attention of the world to development problems and the need to strengthen
international cooperation to solve them.
Organization:UNGA
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Remember Day: United Nations Day

Purpose :To mark the anniversary of UN Charter which came into force on October 24, 1945.
Organization:UNGA
Remember Day: first International Day of Diplomats was celebrated in Brasilia.

Purpose :To mark the anniversary of UN Charter which came into force on October 24, 1945.
Organization:UNGA
October 24 - 30 2017
Remember Day: Disarmament Week
Purpose :The idea of celebrating International Day of Diplomats is to recognise the hard work and
sacrifices of diplomats and their families
October 27 2017
Remember Day: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Purpose :To mark the adoption, of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of
Moving Images, by the 21st General Conference, in 1980.
Theme :“Discover, remember and share”..
Organization:UNESCO and CCAAA (Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations).
Remember Day: Infantry Day

Purpose :27th October is celebrated as Infantry Day, since, on this day in 1947, the first contingent of
infantry landed at Srinagar Airfield
October 28 2017
Remember Day: International Animation Day
Organization:ASIFA (International Animated Film Association)
October 29 2017
Remember Day: World Stroke Day
Purpose :On the World Stroke day, organizations around the world conduct events emphasizing
education, testing, and initiatives to improve the damaging effects of stroke worldwide.
Theme :“What’s your reason for preventing stroke?”.

Organization:The World Stroke Organization (WSO)
October 31 2017
Remember Day: World Savings Day or World Thrift Day
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Purpose :to spread awareness among people around the world about the idea of saving money in a
bank
Theme :‘Our future starts with savings’
Remember Day: Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day

Purpose :This day marks the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who played an
instrumental role in integration of princely state with Indian Union post independence
Remember Day: World Cities Day

Purpose : to promote public interest in global urbanization, to seek cooperation among countries in
meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable
urban development across the world
Theme:‘Innovative Governance, Open Cities’
IMPORTANT DAYS IN NOVEMBER

November 1 2017
Remember Day:World Vegan Day
Purpose :The benefits of veganism for humans, animals and the natural environment are
celebrated through activities such as setting up stalls, hosting potlucks and planting memorial trees
Organization: About Vegan Society
November 5 2017
Remember Day:World Tsunami Awareness Day
Purpose :November 5 was chosen as World Tsunami Awareness Day in honour of the Japanese story
of “Inamura-no-hi”, meaning the “burning of the rice sheaves”.
Organization: UN
November 6 2017
Remember Day:International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
Armed Conflict
Purpose :To reduce the damage from conflicts and protect the natural resources that are crucial for
sustainable development
Organization: UNGA
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November 8 2017
Remember Day:World Radiology Day
Theme : Emergency Radiology
Purpose :An annual event promoting the role of medical imaging in modern healthcare
Organization: International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists
November 9 2017
Remember Day: Uttarakhand 17th formation day.
Purpose : Uttarakhand was formed on 9th November 2000 as the 27th state. It was separated from
Uttar Pradesh.
Remember Day:Legal Service Day

Purpose :To offer help and support to the weaker and poor group of sections of people which may be
women, disabled persons, Scheduled Tribes, children, Scheduled Castes, human trafficking victims
and natural calamities victims
Organization: Supreme Court of India
November 10 2017
Remember Day:World Science Day for peace and development
Theme :‘Science for Global Understanding’.
Purpose :to renew the national, as well as the international commitment to science for peace and
development and to stress the responsible use of science for the benefit of society.
November 11 2017
Remember Day:National Education Day
Purpose :To mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of
independent India
Organization: GOI
November 12 2017
Remember Day: Public Service Broadcasting Day
Purpose : In the memory of the first and only address by Mahatma Gandhi on All India Radio (AIR)
on November 12 in 1947, this day was announced as a Public Service Broadcasting Day.
Organization: All India Radio (AIR)
Remember Day: World Pneumonia Day

Purpose : To raise awareness about pneumonia, promote methods to protect against pneumonia,
prevent and treat pneumonia and generate action to fight pneumonia.
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November 13 2017
Remember Day:World Kindness Day
Purpose : To highlight good deeds in the community, focusing on the positive power and the common
thread of kindness that binds us.
November 14 2017
Remember Day: World Diabetes Day
Theme :‘Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future’
Purpose :This day marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best and John
James Rickard Macleod, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922
Organization: International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Remember Day:, Children’s Day

Theme :‘Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future’
Purpose :It is celebrated on 14 November every year on the birth anniversary of the first Prime
Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru
Organization: GOI
November 16 2017
Remember Day:World Philosophy Day
Purpose :The Dvaita Philosophy Resource Centre (DPRC), Manipal University, celebrated the World
Philosophy Day 2017 with a special seminar. The seminar was on “The intellectual duties of the King:
An Indian perspective”.
Remember Day:International Day for Endurance or Tolerance

Purpose :To generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance
Remember Day:National Press Day

Purpose :To ensure that if the press maintain the high standards expected from this powerful
medium and also that it was not affected by the influence or threats of any extraneous factors.
Organization: Press Council of India
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November16– 20 2017
Remember Day: Child Rights Week ‘Hausla 2017
Purpose :Child Rights Week by WCD Ministry by hosting an Inter CCI Festival for the children who
reside in Child Care Institutions (CCIs)
Organization: Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD)
November 17 2017
Remember Day:International Students Day
Purpose :This day marks the anniversary of the 1939 Nazi storming of the University of Prague after
demonstrations against the killing of Jan Opletal and the occupation of Czechoslovakia, and the
execution of nine student leaders, over 1200 students sent to concentration camps, and the closing of
all Czech universities and colleges
Organization: International Union of Students
November 19 2017
Remember Day:World Toilet Day
Theme :Wastewater
Purpose :To create awareness about necessity of sanitation and making it a global development
priority
Organization: World Toilet Day
Remember Day:National Integration Day

Purpose : To mark the birth anniversary of the first woman prime minister of the India, Indira
Gandhi,also known as the Quami Ekta Divas
Remember Day:International Men’s Day

Theme :Celebrate Men and Boys’
Purpose :Objectives of International Men’s Day include a focus on men’s and boy’s health, improving
gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models
Remember Day:World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Theme :‘2020 Target: reduce road fatalities AND serious injuries by 50%’.
Organization:European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (FEVR):
November 20 2017
Remember Day:Universal Children’s Day
Theme : It’s a #KidsTakeOver
Purpose :To promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and
improving children’s welfare.
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Organization: UNICEF
Remember Day:Africa Industrialization Day

Theme : “African Industrial Development: A Pre-Condition for an Effective and Sustainable
Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)”.
Purpose :To raise global awareness of the challenges faced by the African continent with regard to
industrialization.
Organization: UNGA
November19 – 25 2017
Remember Day: “Qaumi Ekta Week” (National Integration Week)
Purpose :foster and reinforce the spirit of Communal Harmony, National Integration and pride in
vibrant, composite culture and nationhood
Organization: National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH)
November19-25 2017
Remember Day: Communal Harmony Campaign and Fund Raising Week
Theme :“This is done to promote Communal Harmony and National Integration.
Organization: This is done to promote Communal Harmony and National Integration.
November 21 2017
Remember Day:World Fisheries Day
Theme :“2022 KaHaiSapna … Kisan Ki Aay Ho Dugna – Sankalp Se Siddhi”.
Organization: World Forum of Fish Harvesters & Fish Workers
Remember Day:World Television Day

Purpose :To commemorate the date on which the first World Television Forum was held in1996
Organization: UNGA
November 25 2017
Remember Day:International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Purpose :To raise awareness of the fact on women around the world are subject to rape, domestic
violence and other forms of violence etc
Theme :‘Leave no one behind: end violence against women and girls’.
Organization: UNGA
November 26 2017
Remember Day:Constitution Day
Purpose :Constitution Day also known as Samvidhan Divas, is celebrated in India on 26 November
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every year to commemorate the adoption of Constitution of India

Organization: Law Commission of India and NITI Aayog
November 29 2017
Remember Day:International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Purpose :The date of 29 November was chosen because on that day in 1947, the UN General
Assembly adopted resolution 181 (II), which came to be known as the Partition Resolution
Organization: UNGA
IMPORTANT DAYS IN DECEMBER

Dec 1 2017
Remember Day: World AIDS Day
Purpose : To raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection
Organization:UN, WHO
Theme: my health, my right
Remember Day: 52nd Raising Day of BSF

Purpose : GOI
Dec 2 2017
Remember Day: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Purpose : To raise awareness of the atrocities of modern slavery.
Organization: UN
Remember Day: National Pollution Control

Purpose : To spread awareness among people and industries about paying attention towards the
need of adhere to Pollution Control Acts.
Organization: GOI
Dec 3 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Purpose : To enable governments and organizations to implement measures to improve the life of
disabled persons all over the world.
Organization: GOI
Theme: Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all
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Dec 4 2017
Remember Day: Navy Day
Purpose : To celebrate the magnificence, achievements and role of the naval force to the country.
Organization: GOI
Dec 5 2017
Remember Day: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
Purpose : To show volunteers contributions at the international, national and local levels in order to
get the Millennium Development Goals
Organization: UN
Theme: volunteers act first. Here. Everywhere
Remember Day: World Soil Day

Purpose : To celebrate the importance of soil as a critical component of the natural system
Organization: FAO
Theme: Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground
Dec 7 2017
Remember Day: International Civil Aviation Day
Purpose : To promote safety, efficiency of air transport
Organization: UN
Theme: Working together to ensure no country is left behind
Remember Day: Armed Force Flag Day

Purpose : To honour the soldiers, airmen and sailors of India who fought on the borders to safeguard
India’s honour.
Organization: GOI
Remember Day: Armed Force Week(Dec 1-7)
Dec 9 2017
Remember Day: International Anti-Corruption
Purpose : To engage the general public to effectively fight against corruption and fraud in
communities
Organization:UN
Theme: United against corruption for development, peace and security
Dec 10 2017
Remember Day: Human Rights Day
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Purpose : To improve the physical, social, cultural and spiritual well being and welfare of the
vulnerable group of people globally
Organization: UN
Theme: Stand up for someone’s rights today!
Dec 11 2017
Remember Day: International Mountain Day
Purpose : To create awareness about the importance of mountains to life.
Organization: UN, FAO
Theme: Mountain under Pressure: climate, hunger, migration
Dec 12 2017
Remember Day: Universal Health Coverage Day
Purpose : To promote the human right to health
Organization: WHO
Remember Day: International Day of Neutrality

Purpose : To enhancing public awareness of the value of neutrality in international relations.
Organization: UN
Dec 14 2017
Remember Day: World Energy Conservation Day
Purpose : To highlight the importance of energy consumption and its use in our day-to-day life.7
Dec 15 2017
Remember Day: Atal Tinkering Lab’s Community Day
Purpose ; To provide these children with educational tools and encourage them to become problem
solvers.
Organization: NITI Aayog
Dec 16 2017
Remember Day: Vijay Diwas
Purpose ; 45th Anniversary of the win of the Indian Army in the Indo-Pak war on December 16,
1971.
Organization: GOI
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Dec 18 2017
Remember Day: International Migrants Day
Purpose : To recognizes and celebrates the rights of migrants around the world.
Organization: UN
Remember Day: National Minority Rights Day

Purpose : To mark the day when the United Nations adopted the “Declaration on the Rights of
Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities” on 18th December 1992.
Organization: National Commission for Minorities (NCM)
Dec 20 2017
Remember Day: International Human Solidarity Day
Purpose : To remind people on the importance of solidarity in working towards eradicating poverty.
Organization: UN
Dec 22 2017
Remember Day: National Mathematics Day
Purpose : To mark the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Organization: GOI
Dec 23 2017
Remember Day: Kisan Diwas (Farmers Day)
Purpose : To celebrate the birth anniversary of the fifth prime minister and kisan leader,Ch. Charan
Singh
Organization: India
Dec 24 2017
Remember Day: National Consumer Day
Purpose : To promote the basic rights of all consumers
Organization: GOI
Dec 25 2017
Remember Day: Good Governance Day
Purpose : To honor Prime Minister Vajpayee by fostering awareness among the Indian people of
accountability in government.
Organization: GOI
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2017 Important Days (Jan – Dec)

IMPORTANT DAYS IN JANUARY

Purpose: To stand against religious intolerance

Remember Day: National Tourism Day

Remember Day: 68th Republic Day

Theme : “From Words to Genocide: Antisemitic Propaganda and the Holocaust”.

IMPORTANT DAYS IN FEBRUARY 2017

IMPORTANT DAYS IN MARCH

Theme: Make Some Noise For Zero Discrimination

Remember Day: World Civil Defence Day

Remember Day: National defence day

Remember Day: World Hearing Day

Mar 4-10 2017

Remember Day: International Day of Happiness

Remember Day: World Down syndrome Day (WDSD)

Remember Day: International Day of Forests

Remember Day: World Poetry day

Remembered Day: International Day of Nowruz

Remember Day:Martyrs day

IMPORTANT DAYS IN APRIL

Remembered Day:World Lab Animal Day

Remember Day: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

Remember Day: World Day for Safety and Health

IMPORTANT DAYS IN MAY

Remember Day:World Asthma Day (First Tuesday in May)

Purpose:To improve asthma awareness and care around the world

Remember Day:The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Remember Day:World Hypertension Day

Purpose:To increase the awareness of hypertension

Remember Day:International Museum Day

Remember Day:Anti-Terrorism Day

Remember Day:World Turtle Day

IMPORTANT DAYS IN JUNE

Remember Day: World Milk Day

Remember Day: Russian Language Day

Remember Day: ASEAN Dengue Day

Theme: 'Our land Our home Our Future’

Remember Day: World Music Day 2017

Remember Day: World Public Service

Remember Day: International Olympic day

June 25-26 2017

Remember Day: International Day of the Tropics.

IMPORTANT DAYS IN JULY

Remember Day: International Day of Cooperatives

Remember Day: World Nature Conservation Day

Remember Day: World Day against Trafficking in Persons

IMPORTANT DAYS IN AUGUST

August 1-7 2017

Remember Day :75th anniversary of Quit India Movement

August 10-23 2017

Remember Day : World Elephant Day

Remember Day :Social Security Day

Remember Day:International Day against Nuclear Tests

Remember Day: Small industry day

IMPORTANT DAYS IN SEPTEMBER

Remember Day: International Day of Charity

Remember Day: Engineers day

Theme:“Role of Engineers in a devolping India”

Remember Day:The International Coastal Cleanup day

Remember Day: World Maritime Day

IMPORTANT DAYS IN OCTOBER

Remember Day: World Vegetarian Day