List of Imp Days and Themes

June 2021
Date Day Theme

Theme: Sustainability in the dairy
sector with messages around the
1st June 2021 World Milk Day
environment, nutrition and socio-
economics
1st June 2021 Global Day of Parents --
3rd June 2021 World Bicycle Day --
International Day of
4th June 2021 Innocent Children Victims --
of Aggression
International Day for the
Fight against Illegal,
5th June 2021 --
Unreported and Unregulated
Fishing
5th June 2021 World Environment Day Theme: Reimagine Recreate Restore
6th June 2021 UN Russian Language Day --
World Pest Day or World
6th June 2021 --
Pest Awareness Day
Theme: Safe food today for a healthy
7th June 2021 World Food Safety Day
tomorrow
Theme: ‘The Ocean: Life and
8th June 2021 World Oceans Day
Livelihoods’
Theme: ‘Accreditation: Supporting
9th June 2021 World Accreditation Day the Implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG)’
International Level Crossing
10th June 2021 --
Awareness Day
World Day Against Child
12th June 2021 Theme: Act now: End child labour!
Labour
International Albinism
13th June 2021 Theme: Strength Beyond All Odds
Awareness Day
Theme: Give blood and keep the
14th June 2021 World Blood Donor Day
world-beating
World Elder Abuse
15th June 2021 --
Awareness Day
15th June 2021 Global Wind Day --
International Day of Family
16th June 2021 --
Remittances
Theme:‘Restoration. Land. Recovery.
World Day to Combat
17th June 2021 We build back better with healthy
Desertification and Drought
land’
Sustainable Gastronomy
18th June 2021 --
Day
18th June 2021 Autistic Pride Day --
19th June 2021 Elimination of Sexual --
Violence in Conflict
19th June 2021 National Reading Day --
Theme: Together we heal, learn and
20th June 2021 World Refugee Day
shine
21st June 2021 International Day of Yoga Theme: Yoga for well-being
International Day of the
21st June 2021 Theme: Yoga for well-being
Celebration of the Solstice
21st June 2021 World Music Day --
Theme: One Hundred Years of
21st June 2021 World Hydrography Day International Cooperation in
Hydrography
23rd June 2021 International Widows Day --
Theme: Stay healthy, stay strong, stay
23rd June 2021 International Olympic Day active with the #OlympicDay workout
on 23 June
United Nations Public
23rd June 2021 --
Services Day
Theme: Seafarers: At the core of
25th June 2021 Day of the Seafarer
shipping’s future
25th June 2021 World Vitiligo Day --
International Day Against
Theme: Share Facts on Drugs, Save
26 June 2021
th
Drug Abuse and Illicit
Lives
Trafficking
International Day in Support
26th June 2021 --
of Victims of Torture
27th June 2021 United Nations Micro, Theme: ‘MSME 2021: Key to an
Small and Medium-sized inclusive and sustainable recovery’
Enterprises Day
Theme: End hunger, achieve food
29th June 2021 National Statistics Day security and improved nutrition and
promote sustainable agriculture
29th June 2021 --
Tropics
30th June 2021 --
Parliamentarism
30th June 2021 International Asteroid Day --
May 2021
Date Day Theme
International Workers Day
1st May 2021 --
or International Labour Day
1st May 2021 Maharashtra Day --
World Laughter Day (First
2nd May 2021 --
Sunday of May every year)
2nd May 2021 World Tuna Day --
3rd May 2021 World Press Freedom Day Theme: Information as a Public Good
International Firefighters
4th May 2021 --
Day
4th May 2021 Coal Miners’ Day --
Theme: Uncovering Asthma
4th May 2021 World Asthma Day
Misconceptions
Theme: Seconds Save Lives: Clean
5th May 2021 World Hand Hygiene Day
Your Hands
International Day of the Theme: Follow the Data: Invest in
5th May 2021
Midwife Midwives
6th May 2021 International No Diet Day --
61st Raising Day of Border
7th May 2021 --
Roads Organisation (BRO)
7th May 2021 World Athletics Day --
World Red Cross Day and
8th May 2021 Theme: ‘Unstoppable’
Red Crescent Day
8th May 2021 World Thalassemia Day Theme: ‘Addressing Health
Inequalities across the Global
Thalassemia Community’
8th May 2021 World Migratory Bird Day --
Time of Remembrance and
Reconciliation for those
8th May to 9th May 2021 --
who lost their lives during
2nd World War
11th May 2021 National Technology Day --
Theme:‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead- A
12th May 2021 International Nurses Day
Vision for Future Healthcare’
International Day of Theme: Families and New
15th May 2021
Families Technologies
International Day of Living
16th May 2021 --
Together in Peace
16th May 2021 National Dengue Day --
16th May 2021 International Day of Light Theme: Trust Science
Theme: Measure your blood pressure
17th May 2021 World Hypertension Day
accurately, control it, live longer
World Telecommunication Theme: Accelerating Digital
17th May 2021
and Information Society day Transformation in challenging times
6th UN Global Road Safety
17th May to 23rd May 2021 Theme: Streets for Life
Week
Theme: The Future of Museums:
18th May 2021 International Museum Day
Recover and Reimagine
18th May 2021 World AIDS Vaccine Day --
Theme: Bee Engaged: Build Back
20th May 2021 World Bee Day
Better for Bees
20th May 2021 World Metrology Day Theme: Measurement for Health
National Anti –Terrorism
21st May 2021 --
Day
21st May 2021 International Tea Day --
World Day for Cultural
21st May 2021 Diversity for Dialogue and --
Development
International Day for
22nd May 2021 Theme: We are part of the solution
Biological Diversity
23rd May 2021 World Turtle Day Theme: Turtles Rock!
International Day to End Theme: Women’s rights are human
23rd May 2021
Obstetric Fistula rights! End fistula now!
International Missing
25th May 2021 --
Children’s Day
25th May 2021 World Thyroid Day --
UN’s International Week of
Solidarity with the Peoples
25th May to 31st May 2021 --
of Non-Self-Governing
Territories
26th May 2021 Vesak day --
28th May 2021 World Hunger Day --
International Day of Action
for Women’s Health or
28th May 2021 --
International Women’s
Health Day
Theme: The road to a lasting peace:
International Day of United
29th May 2021 Leveraging the power of youth for
Nations Peacekeepers
peace and security
29th May 2021 International Everest day --
Theme: Obesity: An Ongoing
29th May 2021 World Digestive Health Day
Pandemic
31st May 2021 World No-Tobacco Day Theme: Commit to quit
April 2021
Date Day Theme
1st April 2021 Utkal Divas or Odisha Day --
World Autism Awareness
2nd April 2021 --
Day
International Children’s
2nd April 2021 Theme: The Music of Words
Book Day
UN International Day for
Theme: Perseverance, Partnership,
4th April 2021 Mine Awareness and
and Progress
Assistance in Mine Action
5th April 2021 --
Conscience
5th April 2021 National Maritime Day --
International day Sports for
6th April 2021 --
Development and Peace
Theme: ‘Building a fairer, healthier
7th April 2021 World Health Day
world for everyone!’
International day of
reflection on the 1994
7th April 2021 --
Genocide against the Tutsi
in Rwanda
CRPF Valour Day (Shaurya
9th April 2021 --
Diwas)
10th April 2021 World Homeopathy Day --
National Safe Motherhood
11th April 2021 --
Day
11th April 2021 World Parkinson’s Day --
International Day of Human
12th April 2021 --
Space Flight
13th April 2021 International Turban Day --
14th April 2021 Ambedkar Jayanti --
14th April 2021 World Chagas Disease Day --
Theme: Maintenance of fire safety
14th April 2021 National Fire Service Day equipment is key to mitigate fire
hazards
15th April 2021 World Art Day --
15th April 2021 Himachal Day --
16th April 2021 World Voice Day Theme: One World Many Voices
17th April 2021 World Haemophilia Day Theme: Adapting to Change
Theme: Complex Pasts: Diverse
18th April 2021 World Heritage Day
Futures
19th April 2021 World Liver Day --
20th April 2021 UN Chinese Language Day --
World Creativity and
21st April 2021 --
Innovation Day
21st April 2021 National Civil Services Day --
International Mother Earth
22nd April 2021 Theme: Restore Our Earth
Day
22nd April 2021 International Girls in ICT --
Day
World Book and Copyright
23rd April 2021 Day (International Day of --
Book or World Book Day)
UN English Language Day
23 April 2021
rd
and UN Spanish Language --
Day
National Panchayati Raj
24th April 2021 --
Day
24th April 2021 Multilateralism and --
Diplomacy for Peace
Theme: Veterinarian response to the
24th April 2021 World Veterinary Day
COVID-19 vaccine
World Day for Laboratories
24 April 2021
th
Animals or World Lab --
Animal Day
24th April 2021 International Delegates Day --
24th April to 30th April 2021 World Immunization Week Theme: Vaccines bring us closser
Theme: Reaching the zero malaria
25th April 2021 World Malaria Day
target
International Chernobyl
26th April 2021 --
Disaster Remembrance Day
Theme: Intellectual property and
World Intellectual Property
26 April 2021
th
small businesses: Taking big ideas to
Day
market
Worker’s Memorial Day or
International Theme: Health and Safety is
28th April 2021
Commemoration Day for fundamental workers right
Dead and Injured Workers
Theme: Anticipate, prepare and
World Day for Safety and respond to crises: Invest Now in
28th April 2021
Health at Work Resilient Occupational Safety and
Health Systems
29th April 2021 International Dance Day Theme: Purpose of dance
30th April 2021 International Jazz Day --
30th April 2021 Ayushman Bharat Diwas --
March 2021
Date Day Theme
1st March 2021 Zero Discrimination Day Theme: ‘End Inequalities’
Theme: ‘Strong Civil Protection to
1st March 2021 World Civil Defence Day
Preserve the National Economy’
1st March 2021 Civil Accounts Day --
Theme: ‘Hearing Care for All!:
3rd March 2021 World Hearing Day
Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate’
Theme: ‘Forest and Livelihoods:
3rd March 2021 World Wildlife Day
Sustaining People and Planet’
Theme: ‘Valiant Women of the Vote:
March 2021 Women’s History Month
Refusing to Be Silenced’
National Security Day or
4th March 2021 --
Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas
Theme: ‘Sadak Suraksha’ or ‘Road
4th March 2021 National Safety Day
Safety’
Theme: ‘Women in Leadership:
8 March 2021
th
International Women’s Day Achieving an equal future in a
COVID-19 World’
52nd Raising Day of Central
10 March 2021
th
Industrial Security Force --
(CISF)
Theme: Living Well with Kidney
11th March 2021 World Kidney Day
Disease
World Consumer Rights
15th March 2021 Theme: ‘Tackling Plastic Pollution’.
Day
National Vaccination Day
16th March 2021 or National Immunization --
Day
18th March 2021 Global Recycling Day Theme: Recycling Heroes
18th March 2021 Ordnance Factory Day --
20th March 2021 Theme: Happiness for All, Forever
Happiness
20th March 2021 World Sparrow Day Theme: I Love Sparrows
20th March 2021 World Oral Health Day Theme: Be proud of your mouth
20th March 2021 UN French Language Day --
International Day of Forests Theme: Forest restoration: a path to
21st March 2021
or World Forestry Day recovery and well being
World Down Syndrome
21st March 2021 Theme: We Decide
Day
Theme: Youth standing up against
21 March 2021
st
elimination of racial
racism
discrimination
22nd March 2021 World Water Day Theme: Valuing Water
Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs
23rd March 2021 --
Day or Sarvodaya Day
Theme: The ocean, our climate and
23rd March 2021 World Meteorological Day
weather
24th March 2021 World Tuberculosis Day Theme: The Clock is Ticking
Right to the Truth
24th March 2021 Concerning Gross Human --
Rights Violations and for
the Dignity of Victims
Theme: Ending Slavery’s Legacy of
Remembrance of the
25th March 2021 Racism: A Global Imperative for
Victims of Slavery and the
Justice’
Transatlantic Slave Trade
25th March 2021 Solidarity with Detained --
and Missing Staff Members
27th March 2021 Earth Hour Day Theme: Climate Change to Save Earth
27th March 2021 World Theatre Day --
International Transgender
31st March 2021 --
Day of Visibility
February 2021
Date Day Theme
1st February 2021 Indian Coast Guard Day --
2nd February 2021 World Wetlands Day Theme: Wetlands and Water
4th February 2021 World Cancer Day Theme: ‘I am and I will’
4th February 2021 Theme: ‘A Pathway to the Future’
Fraternity
Theme: No Time for Global Inaction:
International Day of Zero
6 February 2021
th
Unite, Fund and act to end Female
Tolerance for Female
Genital Mutilation
8th February to 12th February Theme: Credit Discipline and Credit
Financial Literacy Week
2021 from Formal Institutions
Theme: ‘Nutritious Seeds for a
10th February 2021 World Pulses Day
Sustainable Future’
11th February 2021 World Unani Day --
Theme: ‘Women Scientist at the
11 February 2021
th
forefront of the fight against COVID-
Women and Girls in Science
19’
12th February 2021 National Productivity Day --
13th February 2021 World Radio Day Theme: New World, New Radio
13th February 2021 National Women’s Day --
19th February 2021 Soil Health Card Day --
Theme: ‘A Call for Social Justice in
20th February 2021 World Day of Social Justice
the Digital Economy’
20th February 2021 World Pangolin Day --
International Mother Theme: ‘Fostering multilingualism for
21st February 2021
Language Day inclusion in education and society’
22nd February 2021 World Thinking Day --
24th February 2021 Central Excise Day --
27th February 2021 World NGO Day --
27th February 2021 National Protein Day Theme: ‘Powering with Plant Protein’
Theme: ‘ Future of STI: Impact on
28th February 2021 National Science Day
Education and Work’
28th February 2021 Rare Disease Day --
January 2021
Date Day Theme
4th January 2021 World Braille Day --
Maharashtra’s Journalist
6th January 2021 --
Day
--
6th January 2021 World Day for War Orphans
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or Theme: ‘Contributing to
9th January 2021
NRI Day Aatmanirbhar Bharat’
10th January 2021 World Hindi Day --
Theme: Channelizing Youth Power
12th January 2021 National Youth Day
for Nation Building
14th January 2021 Armed Forces Veterans Day --
15th January 2021 India Army Day --
18th January to 17th February National Road Safety
--
2021 Month
16th Raising Day of
18 January 2021
th
NDRF (National Disaster --
Response Force)
23rd January 2021 Parakram Diwas --
24th January 2021 National Girl Child Day --
Theme: ‘Recover and Revitalize
24 January 2021
th
Education for the COVID-19
Education
Generation’
Theme: ‘Making Our Voters
25th January 2021 National Voters Day Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and
Informed’
25th January 2021 National Tourism Day --
26th January 2021 72nd Republic Day of India --
Theme: Customs bolstering Recovery,
26th January 2021 International Customs Day
Renewal and Resilience
Theme: Facing the Aftermath:
Commemoration in memory
27th January 2021 Recovery and Reconstitution after the
of the victims of the
Holocaust
Holocaust
Martyr’s Day or Shaheed
30th January 2021 --
Diwas
Theme: ‘Beat Leprosy, End Stigma
31st January 2021 World Leprosy Day
and advocate for Mental Wellbeing’
December 2020
Date Day Theme
1st December 2020 World AIDS Day Theme: Global solidarity, shared
responsibility
56th raising day of BSF
1st December 2020 --
(Border Security Force)
2nd December 2020 --
Abolition of Slavery
National Pollution Control
Day
World Computer Literacy
Day
International Day for Theme: ‘Not all Disabilities are
3rd December 2020
Disabilities Visible’
4th December 2020 International Day of Banks --
Theme: ‘Indian Navy Combat Ready,
4th December 2020 Indian Navy Day
Credible and Cohesive’
International Volunteer Day
or International Volunteer Theme: ‘Together We Can Through
5th December 2020
Day for Economic and Volunteering’
Social Development
5th December 2020 World Soil Day --
6th December 2020 Mahaparinirvana Divas --
International Civil Aviation Theme: ‘Advancing Innovation for
7th December 2020
Day Global Aviation Development’
7th December 2020 Armed Forces Flag Day --
International Anti-
9th December 2020 Theme: Recover with Integrity
Corruption Day
Commemoration and
Dignity of the Victims of
9th December 2020 --
the Crime of Genocide and
of the Prevention of this
Crime
Theme: Recover Better-Stand Up for
10th December 2020 World Human Rights Day
Human Rights
11th December 2020 International Mountain Day Theme: Mountain Biodiversity
11th December 2020 UNICEF Day --
Neutrality
12th December 2020 International Universal Theme: Health for all: Protect
Health Coverage Day everyone
National Energy
Conservation Day
16th December 2020 Victory day or Vijay Diwas --
Theme: ‘Reimagining Human
18th December 2020 International Migrants Day
Mobility’
18th December 2020 UN Arabic Language Day --
19th December 2020 Goa Liberation Day --
International Human
Solidarity Day
22nd December 2020 National Mathematics Day --
National Farmers Day or
23rd December 2020 --
Kisan Diwas
National Consumer Rights
Day
25th December 2020 Good Governance Day --
November 2020
Date Day Theme
1st November 2020 World Vegan Day --
International Day to End
2 November 2020
nd
Impunity for Crimes against --
Journalism
World Tsunami Awareness
5th November 2020 --
Day
Preventing the Exploitation
of the Environment in War
and Armed Conflict
National Cancer Awareness
Day
Theme: ‘Radiologists and
8th November 2020 Radiographers supporting patients
Radiology
during COVID-19’
9th November 2020 National Legal service Day --
10th November 2020 World Science Day for Theme: Science for and with Society
Peace and Development
11th November 2020 National Education Day --
Public Service Broadcasting
Day
12th November 2020 World Pneumonia Day --
13th November 2020 National Ayurveda Day --
Theme: The World We Make-Inspire
13th November 2020 World Kindness Day
Kindness’
14th November 2020 World Diabetes Day Theme: ‘The Nurse and Diabetes’
World Day of
15th November 2020 Remembrance for Road Theme: ‘First Responders’
Traffic Victims
Theme: ‘Quality, Equity, Dignity for
15th November to 21st
National Newborn Week every newborn at every health facility
November 2020
and everywhere’
Tolerance
16th November 2020 National Press Day --
16th November to 22nd 59th National Pharmacy Theme: Pharmacists: Frontline Health
November 2020 Week Professionals
17th November 2020 National Epilepsy Day --
17th November 2020 International Students Day --
18th November 2020 National Naturopathy Day --
Theme: ‘Living Well with COPD-
18th November 2020 World COPD Day
Everybody, Everywhere’
18th November to 24th World Antimicrobial Theme: ‘United to Preserve
November 2020 Awareness Week Antimicrobials’
Theme: ‘Sustainable Sanitation and
19th November 2020 World Toilet Day
Climate Change’
19th November to 25th
World Heritage Week --
November 2020
Theme: ‘Inclusive and Sustainable
20th November 2020 Africa Industrialization Day
Industrialization in the AfCFTA Era’
20th November 2020 World Children’s Day --
21st November 2020 World Fisheries Day --
21st November 2020 World Television Day --
Aviation Safety Awareness
23rd November to 27th
Week by Airport Authority --
November 2020
of India (AAI)
25th November 2020 Elimination of Violence --
Against Women
26th November 2020 National Milk Day --
Indian Constitution Day or
Samvidhan Diwas
Important Day of Solidarity
with the Palestinian People
Day of Remembrance for all
victims of chemical warfare
October 2020
Date Day Theme
International Day of Older Theme: Pandemics: Do they change
1st October 2020
Persons how we address age and ageing?
International Day of Non-
2nd October 2020 --
Violence
4th October 2020 World Animal Welfare Day --
4th October to 10th October
World Space Week Theme: Satellites Improve Life
2020
Theme: ‘Teachers: Leading in crisis,
5th October 2020 World Teacher’s Day
reimagining the future’
Theme: ‘Housing for all- A better
5th October 2020 World Habitat Day
urban future’
Theme: ‘RoaR (Roar and Review)-
2nd October to 8th October
National Wild Life Week Exploring Human-Animal
2020
Relationship’
7th October 2020 World Cotton Day --
8th October 2020 Indian Air Force Day --
9th October 2020 World Post Day --
10th October 2020 National Postal Day --
10th October 2020 World Mental Health Day Theme: ‘Mental Health for All’
9th October to 15th October National Postal Week Every Year National Postal Week is
marked to create awareness about the
2020
role of postal services in the country.
10th October 2020 World Migratory Day Theme: ‘Birds Connect Our World’
International Day of Girl
11th October 2020 Theme: ‘My Voice,Our Equal Future’
Child
12th October 2020 World Arthritis Day --
13th October 2020 --
Disaster Reduction
International Standards Day Theme: ‘Protecting the planet with
14th October 2020
or World Standards Day standards’
15th October 2020 World Students Day --
International Day of Rural Theme: ‘Building rural women’s
15th October 2020
Women resilience in the wake of COVID-19’
15th October 2020 Global Handwashing Day Theme: ‘Hand Hygiene for all’
Theme: ‘Grow, Nourish, Sustain
16th October 2020 World Food Day
Together’
Theme: ‘Acting together to achieve
17 October 2020
th
social and environmental justice for
Eradication of Poverty
all’
Theme: ‘Connecting the World with
20th October 2020 World Statistics Day
data we can trust’
20th October 2020 World Osteoporosis Day Theme: ‘That’s Osteoporosis’
20th October 2020 International Chef’s Day Theme: ‘Healthy food for the future’
National Police
21st October 2020 --
Commemoration Day
International Stuttering Theme: ‘Journey of Words-
22nd October 2020
Awareness Day Resilience and Bouncing Back’
23rd October 2020 World Snow Leopard Day --
Theme: ‘A win against polio is a win
24th October 2020 World Polio Day
for global health’
World Development
Information Day
24th October 2020 United Nations Day --
World Day for Audiovisual
27th October 2020 Theme: Your Window to the World
Heritage
27th October to
Vigilance Awareness Week --
2nd November 2020
74th Infantry Day of Indian
Army
International Animation
Day
29th October 2020 International Internet Day --
National Unity Day or
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
31st October 2020 World Cities Day --
September 2020
Date Day Theme
2nd September 2020 World Coconut Day --
5th September 2020 International Day of Charity --
5th September 2020 National Teachers Day --
International Day of Clean
7th September 2020 --
Air for Blue Skies
Theme: ‘Literacy teaching and
8 September 2020
th
International Literacy Day learning in the COVID-19 crisis and
beyond’
International Day to Protect
Education from Attack
World Suicide Prevention Theme: ‘Working together to prevent
10th September 2020
Day suicide’
International Day for South-
South Cooperation
12th September 2020 World First Aid Day --
14th September 2020 Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day --
15th September 2020 Engineers Day --
Democracy
Theme: ‘Ozone for Life: 35 years of
16 September 2020
th
Preservation of the Ozone
ozone layer protection’
Layer
Theme: ‘Health Worker Safety: A
17th September 2020 World Patient Safety Day
Priority for Patient Safety’
18th September 2020 World Bamboo Day Theme: BAMBOO NOW
International Equal Pay
Day
World Water Monitoring
18th September 2020 Theme: ‘Solve Water’
Day
International Coastal Clean- Theme: ‘Achieving a trash-free
19th September 2020
Up Day Coastline’
21st September 2020 World Alzheimer Day Theme: ‘Let’s talk about dementia’
International Day of Peace
21st September 2020 Theme: ‘Shaping Peace Together’
or World Peace Day
22nd September 2020 World Rhino Day Theme: Five Rhino Species Forever
International Day of Sign Theme: Sign Languages are for
23rd September 2020
Languages Everyone
25th September 2020 World Pharmacist Day Theme: Transforming Global Health
25th September 2020 National Antyodaya Diwas --
Theme: Environmental health, a key
World Environmental
26th September 2020 public intervention in disease
Health Day
pandemic prevention
Theme: Tourism and Rural
27th September 2020 World Tourism Day
Development
International Day for Theme: Access to information-
28 September 2020
th
Universal Access to Saving Lives, Building Trust, Bringing
Information Hope!
Theme: ‘End Rabies- Collaborate,
28th September 2020 World Rabies Day
Vaccinate’
Theme: Use Heart to Beat
29th September 2020 World Heart Day
Cardiovascular Disease
Theme: Stop food loss and waste. For
29th September 2020 Awareness on Food Loss
the people. For the planet
and Waste Reduction
International Translation Theme: Finding the words for a world
30th September 2020
Day in crisis
August 2020
Date Day Theme
1st August 2020 Muslim Women's Right Day --
3rd August 2020 World Sanskrit Day --
6th August 2020 Hiroshima Day --
7th August 2020 National Handloom Day --
78th Anniversary of Quit
8th August 2020 India Movement or August --
Kranti Din
International Day of Theme: ‘COVID-19 and Indigenous
9th August 2020
World’s Indigenous People People Resilience’
Theme: ‘Biofuels towards
10th August 2020 World Biofuel Day
Atmanirbhar Bharat’
Theme: Youth Engagement for Global
12th August 2020 International Youth Day
Action
12th August 2020 World Elephant Day --
13th August 2020 World Organ Donation Day --
International Left Handers
13th August 2020 --
Day
74th Independence Day of
15th August 2020 --
India
19th August 2020 World Humanitarian Day --
19th August 2020 World Photography Day --
Renewable Energy Day or
20th August 2020 --
Indian Akshay Urja
Harmony Day or
20th August 2020 --
Sadbhavana Diwas
21 August 2020
st
Remembrance and Tribute --
to the Victims of Terrorism
21st August 2020 World Senior Citizen Day --
23 August 2020
rd
Remembrance of the Slave --
Trade and its Abolition
24th August To 28th August Theme: ‘Water and Climate Change:
World Water Week 2020
2020 Accelerating Action’
26th August 2020 Women’s Equality Day --
International Day against
29th August 2020 --
Nuclear Tests
29th August 2020 National Sports Day --
29th August 2020 Telugu Language Day --
30th August 2020 Victims of Enforced --
Disappearances
July 2020
Date Day Theme
National Charted To commemorate the finding of the Institute of
1st July 2020
Accountants Day Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
1st July 2020 National Doctors Day Theme: Lessen the mortality of COVID-19
National Poster Workers To the recognition of postal workers across the
1st July 2020
Day world.
To acknowledge the work of sports journalists &
2nd July 2020 World Sports Journalist Day
to encourage them to do better at their work.
4th July 2020 --
Cooperatives
The day was inaugurated by President of India,
4th July 2020 Dharma Chakra Day
Ram Nath Kovind.
World Chocolate Day/
7th July 2020 --
International Chocolate day
10th July 2020 National Fish Farmers Day --
Theme: Putting the brakes on COVID 19:
11th July 2020 World Population Day Safeguarding the health and rights of women and
girls
12th July 2020 World Malala Day --
15th July 2020 World Youth Skills Day Theme: ‘Skills for Resilient Youth’
World Day for International
17th July 2020 --
Justice
Nelson Mandela
18th July 2020 --
International Day
20th July 2020 World Chess Day --
23rd July 2020 National Broadcasting Day --
26th July 2020 Kargil Vijay Diwas --
Raising Day of Central
27th July 2020 Reserve Police Force --
(CRPF)
28th July 2020 World Hepatitis Day Theme: ‘Hepatitis: free future’
World Nature Conservation
28th July 2020 --
Day
29th July 2020 International Tiger Day --
World Day against Theme: ‘Committed to the Cause-Working on
30th July 2020
Trafficking in Persons the Frontline to end Human Trafficking’
International Day of This day is celebrated to mark the importance of
30th July 2020
Friendship friends and friendship in life.
June 2020
Date Day Theme
1st June 2020 World Milk Day --
1st June 2020 Global Day of Parents --
2nd June 2020 Telangana Formation Day --
4th June 2020 Innocent Children of --
Aggression
5th June 2020 World Environment Day --
6th June 2020 Russian Language Day --
7th June 2020 World Food Safety Day --
8th June 2020 World Oceans Day Theme: Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean
World Accreditation Day
9th June 2020 Theme: Accreditation: Improving Food Safety
(WAD)
World Day against Child
12th June 2020 --
Labour
International Albinism
13th June 2020 Theme: Made to Shine
Awareness Day
14th June 2020 World Blood Donor Day Theme: ‘Safe Blood Save Lives’
15th June 2020 World Elder Abuse Day --
15th June 2020 World Wind Day --
International Day of Family
16th June 2020 Theme: ‘Building resilience in times of crisis
Remittance
17th June 2020 World Day to Combat Theme: Food, Feed, Fibre- The links between
Desertification and Drought consumption and land
Sustainable Gastronomy
18th June 2020 --
Day
18th June 2020 Mask Day --
19 June 2020
th
Elimination of Sexual --
Violence in Conflict
20th June 2020 World Refugee Day Theme: Every Action Counts
21st June 2020 International Day of Yoga Theme: Yoga for Health- Yoga at Home
21st June 2020 --
celebration of the Solstice
21st June 2020 World Music Day --
Theme: Hydrography enabling autonomous
21st June 2020 World Hydrography Day
technologies
23rd June 2020 World Olympic Day --
23rd June 2020 UN Public Service Day --
23rd June 2020 International Widows Day --
25th June 2020 Day of Seafarer --
International Day in Support
26th June 2020 --
of Victims of Torture
International Day against
26 June 2020
th
Drug Abuse and Illicit Theme: Better Knowledge for Better Care
Trafficking
Micro, Small and Medium
27th June 2020 --
Sized Enterprises Day
29th June 2020 National Statistics Day --
30th June 2020 International Asteroid Day --
30th June 2020 --
Parliamentarism
May 2020
Date Day Theme
International Labour Day or
1st May 2020 --
Worker's day
1st May 2020 Maharashtra Day and --
Gujarat Day
2nd May 2020 World Tuna Day --
International Astronomy
2nd May 2020 --
Day
3rd May 2020 World Press Freedom Day Theme: "Journalism Without Fear or Favour."
International Firefighter’s
4th May 2020 --
Day
5th May 2020 World Asthma Day Theme: "Enough Asthma Deaths”
International Day of Theme: Midwives with women: celebrate,
5th May 2020
Midwife demonstrate, mobilize, unite-our time in NOW!
5th May 2020 World Hand Hygiene Day --
7th May 2020 Vesak Day --
7th May 2020 World Athletics Day --
8th May 2020 World Red Cross Day --
Theme: "The dawning of a new era for
thalassemia: Time for a global effort to make
8th May 2020 World Thalassaemia Day
novel therapies accessible and affordable to
patients."
9th May 2020 World Migratory Bird Day Theme: ‘Birds Connect Our World’
11th May 2020 National Technology Day --
12th May 2020 International Nurses Day Theme: ‘Nursing the World to health’
15th May 2020 International Family Day --
16th May 2020 Armed Forces Day --
16th May 2020 International Day of Light --
16th May 2020 National Dengue Day --
World Telecommunication
Theme: ‘Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable
17th May 2020 and Information Society
Development Goals (SDGs)
Day
Theme: ‘Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control
17th May 2020 World Hypertension Day
it, live longer.’
Theme: ‘Museums for Equality: Diversity and
18th May 2020 International Museum Day
Inclusion’
20th May 2020 World Bee Day Theme: Bee Engaged
20th May 2020 World Metrology Day Theme: Measurements for Global Trade
21st May 2020 World day for Cultural --
Diversity for Dialogue and
Development
21st May 2020 International Tea Day --
National Anti-Terrorism
21st May 2020 --
Day
22nd May 2020 Theme: Our Solutions are in Nature
23rd May 2020 World Turtle Day Theme: ‘Adopt, Don’t Shop’
25th May 2020 World Thyroid Day --
International Missing
25th May 2020 --
Children’s Day
International Day of Action
28th May 2020 --
for Women Health
28th May 2020 World Hunger Day --
International Day of UN Theme: Women in Peacekeeping: A key to
29th May 2020
Peacekeepers Peace
30th May 2020 Statehood Day of Goa --
Theme: Protecting Youth from Industry
World No Tobacco Day or
31st May 2020 Manipulation and preventing them from tobacco
Anti-Tobacco Day
and nicotine use
April 2020
Date Day Theme
1st April 2020 Utkal Divas or Odisha Day --
Theme: “The Transition of
2nd April 2020 World Autism Awareness Day
Adulthood”
‘International Mine Awareness
4th April 2020 --
Day’
5th April 2020 National Maritime Day --
5th April 2020 International Day of Conscience --
It is marked with a view as an
annual celebration power of
International Day of sports and
6th April 2020 sports in making social change,
Development Peace
developing committee, foster
peace, and understanding.
7th April 2020 World Health Day Theme: Support Nurses and
Midwives
On the 1994 Genocide against the
7th April 2020 International Day of Reflection
Tutsi in Rwanda.
Theme: ‘Linking Research with
education and clinical practice:
10th April 2020 World Homeopathy Day
Advancing scientific
collaborations’.
11th April 2020 National Safe Motherhood Day --
The day commemorates the
International Day of Human anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s
12th April 2020
Space Flight spaceflight in 1961 which was
the first human space flight.
14th April 2020 World Chagas Disease Day --
Theme: “Samanamagni –
14th April 2020 National Fire Service Day
Saranam Agni”
15th April 2020 World Art Day --
15th April 2020 Himachal Day --
17th April 2020 World Hemophilia Day Theme: “Get + Involved”
Theme: ‘Shared Cultures, Thread
18th April 2020 World Heritage Day
Heritage, Shared Responsibility’
19th April 2020 World Liver Day --
20th April 2020 UN Chinese Language Day --
21st April 2020 Civil Service Day --
World Creativity and Innovation
21st April 2020 --
Day
Earth Day or International
22nd April 2020 Theme: Climate Action
Mother Earth Day
Theme: KL Baca-Caring through
23rd April 2020 World Book and Copyright Day
reading
23rd April 2020 English Language Day --
Theme: Expand horizons, change
23rd April 2020 International Girls in ICT day
attitudes
On this day, the Constitution of
24th April 2020 National Panchayati Raj Day India recognized Panchayats as
'Institutions of self-government'.
24th April 2020 International Day of --
Multilateralism and Diplomacy
for Peace
Theme: ‘#VaccinesWork for
24th To 30th April 2020 World Immunization Week
All.’
Theme: ‘Zero malaria starts with
25th April 2020 World Malaria Day
me’
To raise the awareness of the role
of the representatives and
25th April 2020 International Delegate’s Day
delegates of the Member States to
the United Nations.
25th April 2020 World Penguin Day --
Theme: ‘Environmental
25 April 2020
th
World Veterinary Day protection for improving animal
and human health.’
Theme: ‘Innovate for a Green
26th April 2020 World Intellectual Property Day
Future’
International Chernobyl Disaster
26th April 2020 --
Remembrance Day
World day for Safety and Health Theme: Safety and Health at
28th April 2020
at Work work can save lives
29th April 2020 International Dance Day --
29th April 2020 International Guide Dog Day --
To promote affordable medical
facilities in remote areas of the
29th April 2020 Ayushman Bharat Diwas
country based on the socio-
economic status.
30th April 2020 International Jazz Day --
March 2020
Date Day Theme
2nd March Zero Discrimination Theme: ZERO DISCRIMINATION
2020 Day AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
3rd March
World Wildlife Day Theme: "Sustaining all life on earth"
2020
3rd March Theme: “Hearing for life. Don’t let
World Hearing Day
2020 hearing loss limit you”.
4th March National Safety Day To raise awareness about the safety
measures to prevent mishaps and
2020
accidents due to lack of awareness.
7th March To create awareness and providing a
Jan Aushadhi Diwas
2020 thrust to the use of generic medicines.
8th March International Women’s Theme: ‘An equal world is an enabled
2020 Day world’.
Theme: “Kidney Health for Everyone
12 March
th
Everywhere–from Prevention to
World Kidney Day
2020 Detection and Equitable Access to
Care.”
15th March To raise global awareness about
World Consumer Day
2020 consumer rights and needs.
16th March National Vaccination
Theme: VaccinesWork for All
2020 Day
The day is celebrated by displaying the
18th March Ordnance Factories
rifles, guns, artillery, ammunition, etc in
2020 Day
exhibitions all over India.
18th March
Global Recycling Day Theme: “Recycling Heroes”
2020
20th March
World Sparrow Day Theme: “I Love Sparrow”
2020
20th March International Day of
Theme: ‘Happiness For All, Together’
2020 Happiness
To promote equal use of all six official
20th March
French Language Day working languages throughout the
2020
organization.
21st March International Day of
Theme: Forests and Biodiversity
2020 Forests
For the Elimination of Racial
21 March
st
Discrimination 2020 is focused on the
the Elimination of
2020 midterm review of the International
Racial Discrimination
Decade for People of African Descent.
21st March World Down
Theme: “We Decide”
2020 Syndrome Day
21st March World Poetry Day To encourage a return to the oral
2020 tradition of poetry recitals, to encourage
the teaching of poetry as well as to
restore a dialogue between poetry and
the other arts such as theatre, dance,
music, and painting.
To celebrate “Nowruz” which is an
21 March
st
International Nowruz ancestral festivity and marks the first
2020 Day day of spring as well as the renewal of
nature.
22nd March
World Water Day Theme: “Water and Climate Change”
2020
23rd March World Meteorological
Theme: “Water and Climate Change”
2020 Day
24th March World Tuberculosis
Theme: ‘It’s Time’
2020 Day
the Right to the Truth
24th March Concerning Gross Theme: “Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo
2020 Human Rights Romero”
Violations and for the
Dignity of Victims
Remembrance of the
25th March Theme: “Confronting Slavery’s Legacy
Victims of Slavery and
2020 of Racism Together”
the Transatlantic Slave
Trade
To mobilize action, demand justice and
strengthen our resolve to protect UN
25th March Solidarity with
staff and peacekeepers, as well as our
2020 Detained and Missing
colleagues in the non-governmental
Staff Members
community and the press.
It is celebrated annually on the 27th
27th March
World Theatre Day March by ITI Centres and the
2020
international theatre community.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted
30th March
Statehood Day the people of Rajasthan on its State
2020
Day.
February 2020
Date Day Theme
Foundation Day of the
1st February 2020 --
Indian Coast Guard
2nd February
World Wetlands Day Theme: "Wetlands and Biodiversity"
2020
4th February
World Cancer Day Theme: “I Am and I Will”
2020
International Day of Zero
6th February
Tolerance for Female Theme: Unleashing Youth Power
2020
Genital Mutilation
To recognize the importance of pulses
10th February
World Pulses Day (chickpeas, dry beans, lentils, dry peas and lupins
2020
among others) as a global food.
Children and adolescents in the age group of 1 to
10th February 19 years are being administered a single dose of
National Deworming Day
2020 a safe medicine Albendazole in all states and
Union Territories.
11th February International Day of To recognize the critical role of women and girls
2020 Women and Girls in Science play in science and technology.
11th February To mark the birth anniversary of great Unani
World Unani Day
2020 scholar and social reformer Hakim Ajmal Khan.
12th February National Productivity
To promote productivity culture in India.
2020 Council (NPC)
13th February
World Radio Day Theme: “Radio and Diversity”
2020
13th February The day was designated to honour the work and
National Womens Day
2020 contribution of Sarojini Naidu.
This international effort raises awareness about
15th February
World Pangolin Day pangolin species and mobilizes various
2020
stakeholders to speed up conservation efforts.
To commemorates the day Soil Health Card
19th February Scheme (SHC) was launched by the Prime
Soil Health Card Day
2020 Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 19,
2015, at Suratgarh, Rajasthan.
The International Labour Organization
20th February unanimously adopted the ILO Declaration on
World Day of Social Justice
2020 Social Justice for a Fair Globalization on 10 June
2008.
20th February Arunachal Pradesh & On this day in 1987 and Mizoram was declared a
2020 Mizoram Statehood Day state in 1972.
Every year, Falgun 7 of the Nepali calendar is
20th February 70th National Democracy
commemorated as the National Democracy Day
2020 Day
in Nepal.
21st February
Matribhasha Diwas Theme: ‘Celebrating our Multilingual Heritage’
2020
21st February International Mother
Theme: “Languages without borders.”
2020 Language Day
24th February To honour the officers associated with CBEC
Central Excise Day
2020 and their services.
January 2020
Date Day Theme
To raise awareness of the importance of Braille
as a means of communication in the full
4th January 2020 World Braille Day
realization of the human rights for blind and
partially sighted people.
To address the war orphans as it has become a
6 January 2020
th
World Day of War Orphans growing worldwide humanitarian and social
crisis.
To mark the contribution of the overseas Indian
9th January 2020 Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
community in the development of India.
10th January 2020 World Hindi Day To promote the use of Hindi language abroad.
To make sure that the students across the country
can be encouraged to learn about life, the ideas
12th January 2020 National Youth Day
and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda and
apply them in their lives.
Lohri is termed as the festival of farmers in
13th January 2020 Lohri Day Northern India. It is observed a night before
Makar Sankranti.
To respect and recognise the first Indian
Fourth Armed Forces
14 January 2020
th
Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed
Veterans Day
Forces who retired on 14th Jan 1953.
To commemorate the day when General KM
Carriappa took over the command of Army and
15th January 2020 72nd Army Day
became the first Commander-in-Chief of the
Indian Army after Independence.
145th Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Science under which IMD
15th January 2020
IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) functions.
18th January 2020 15th Raising Day of To lay down the policies, plans and guidelines
National Disaster Response
for disaster management.
Force (NDRF)
International Day of Theme: ‘Learning for people, planet, prosperity
24th January 2020
Education and peace’.
24th January 2020 National Girl Child Day Theme: “Aware girl child-able Madhya Pradesh"
To raise awareness about the importance of
25th January 2020 National Tourism Day
tourism for the country’s economy.
Theme: ‘Electoral Literacy for Stronger
25th January 2020 National Voters Day
Democracy'.
Theme: 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha
26th January 2020 Bharat Parv 2020 Bharat' and 'Celebrating 150 Years of Mahatma
Gandhi'.
The role of custom officials and agencies in
maintaining border security.
It marks the day when India declared itself a
26th January 2020 Republic Day
Sovereign, Democratic and Republic state.
To honour the sacrifices made by the Father of
30th January 2020 Martyrs' Day
the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
World Neglected Disease The day creates awareness in addressing tropical
30th January 2020
Day diseases.
30th January 2020 World Leprosy Day Theme: “Leprosy isn’t what you think”.
December 2019
Date Day Theme
Theme: "Communities Make the
1st December 2019 World Aids Day
Difference"
To preserve the rich culture and
1st December 2019 Indigenous Faith Day
identity of the State.
International Day for the To raise awareness of the
2nd December 2019
Abolition of Slavery atrocities of modern slavery.
Theme: “Promoting the
Participation of Persons with
International Day of Persons with
3rd December 2019 Disabilities and their leadership:
Disabilities
Taking Action on the 2030
Development Agenda”
Theme: "Indian Navy - Silent,
4th December 2019 Indian Navy Day
Strong and Swift".
Theme: “Volunteer for an
5th December 2019 International Volunteer Day
inclusive future”
Theme: “Stop soil erosion, Save
5th December 2019 World Soil Day
our future”
To express gratitude to the nation
7 December 2019
th
Armed Forces Flag Day towards forces guarding the
borders and their families.
Theme: “75 Years of Connecting
7th December 2019 International Civil Aviation
the World”
To raise awareness of the
International Day of Genocide Convention and its role
Commemoration and Dignity of in combating and preventing the
9th December 2019 the Victims of the Crime of crime of genocide, as defined in
Genocide and of the Prevention the Convention, and to
of this Crime commemorate and honour its
victims.
International Anti-Corruption Theme: “United Against
9th December 2019
Day Corruption”
Theme: “Youth Standing up for
10th December 2019 World Human Rights Day
Human Rights”
Theme: “Mountains Matter for
11th December 2019 International Mountain Day
Youth”
To promote the use of preventive
12th December 2019 International Day of Neutrality diplomacy, which is the core
objective of the UN.
International Universal Health
12th December 2019 Theme: “Keep the promise”
Coverage Day
To showcase India’s
National Energy Conservation achievements in energy
14th December 2019
Day efficiency and conservation and
spread mass awareness.
To commemorate the
intellectuals killed by the
14th December 2019 Martyred Intellectuals Day
Pakistan army on this day in
1971.
To draw global attention to the
impact of the global tea trade on
15th December 2019 International Tea Day
workers and growers for price
supports and fair trade.
To commemorate India’s victory
16th December 2019 Vijay Diwas
over Pakistan in 1971 war.
By National Commission for
18th December 2019 Minorities Rights Day
minorities in India.
To protect the rights of migrant
18 December 2019
th
International Migrants Day workers and members of their
families.
To remind governments to
International Human Solidarity
20th December 2019 respect their commitments to
Day
international agreements.
To raise awareness among people
about the importance of
22nd December 2019 National Mathematics Day
mathematics for the development
of humanity.
To promote awareness among
people about the importance of
23rd December 2019 National Farmers’ Day the farmers to the society and
overall economic and social
development of the country.
Theme: “alternate consumer
24th December 2019 National Consumer Day
grievance/dispute redressal”.
To honour Prime Minister
Vajpayee by fostering awareness
25th December 2019 Good Governance Day
among the Indian people of
accountability in government.
November 2019
Date Day Theme
Formation day for five States -
Kerala, Haryana, Madhya
1st November 2019 State’s Formation Day
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and
Karnataka
To focus and promote the
1st November 2019 World Vegan Day lifestyle of vegans and their
importance.
To celebrate the Thirty Fourth
1st November 2019 Army Aviation Crops Raising Day of Army aviation
corps.
5th November 2019 World Tsunami Awareness Day --
6th November 2019 International Day for Preventing To ensure that the environment is
the Exploitation of the not destroyed during incidents of
Environment in War and Armed armed confrontations.
Conflict
To stress upon the early detection
7th November 2019 National Cancer Awareness Day
and cure of cancer.
To spread awareness about the
safety of infants and protect their
7th November 2019 Infant Protection Day
lives by taking proper care of
infants.
International Day of Radiology
8th November 2019 Theme: "Sports Imaging"
2019
To Celebrate the 18th Foundation
9th November 2019 Foundation Day of Uttarakhand
Day of Uttarakhand.
9th November 2019 Legal Services Day --
World Science Day for Peace and Theme: “Open science, leaving
11th November 2019
Development no one behind”
To celebrate the birth anniversary
of Independent India's first
Education Minister, freedom
11th November 2019 National Education Day
fighter, scholar and eminent
educationist Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad.
To commemorate first and only
12th November 2019 Public Service Broadcasting Day
visit of Bapu to All India Radio.
12th November 2019 World Pneumonia Day Theme: “Healthy lungs for all”
550th birth Anniversary of Guru
Nanak Dev
Theme: Empathy, encouraging
people across the globe to better
13th November 2019 World Kindness Day
understand “the pains of others”
and touch their lives “positively”
To commemorate the birth
14th November 2019 Children’s Day
anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru.
14th November 2019 World Diabetes Day (WDD) Theme: “Family and Diabetes”
To Promote the Tolerence and
16th November 2019 “International Day for Tolerance”
Non-Violence
To commemorate the
16th November 2019 National Press Day establishment of the Press
Council of India.
“World Day of Remembrance for Theme: Road Safety- Safer
17th November 2019
Road Traffic Victims” Vehicles
To create awareness about the
17th November 2019 National Epilepsy Day
disease.
To tackle the global sanitation
19th November 2019 World Toilet Day
crisis.
Theme: “Positioning African
20 November 2019
th
Africa Industrialization Day Industry to Supply the AfCFTA
Market”
21st November 2019 World Philosophy Day --
21st November 2019 World Fisheries Day --
21st November 2019 World Television Day --
World COPD (Chronic
Theme: All Together to End
22 November 2019
nd
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
COPD
Day
International Day for the Theme: “Orange the World:
25th November 2019 Elimination of Violence against Generation Equality Stands
Women Against Rape”
26th November 2019 National Milk Day --
26th November 2019 Constitution Day --
International Day of Solidarity
with the Palestinian People
October 2019
Date Day Theme
International Day of Older
1st October 2019 Theme: The Journey to Age Equality
Persons
1st October 2019 International Coffee Day --
International Day of Non-
2nd October 2019
Violence --
2nd October To
Paryatan Parv 2019 --
13th October 2019
4th October 2019 World Animal Day --
4th October To
World Space Week Theme: The Moon: Gateway to the Stars
10th October 2019
Theme: ‘Young Teachers: The future of the
5th October 2019 World Teacher’s Day
Profession’
7th October To
World Cotton Day --
11th October 2019
Theme: Frontier Technologies as an innovative
7th October 2019 World Habitat Day
tool to transform waste to wealth
9th October 2019 World Post Day --
10th October 2019 World Mental Health Day Theme: Suicide Prevention
10th October 2019 World Sight Day --
11th October 2019 Theme: GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable
Girl Child
11th October 2019 World Obesity Day --
World Migratory Bird Theme: Protect Birds: Be the Solution to
12th October 2019
Day Plastic Pollution!
International Day for Theme: Reduce disaster damage to critical
13th October 2019
Disaster Risk Reduction infrastructure and disruption of basic services
14th October 2019 World Standards Day Theme: Video standards create a global stage
International Day of Rural Theme: “Rural Women and Girls Building
15th October 2019
Women Climate Resilience”
15th October 2019 World Student’s Day --
15th October 2019 World Math’s Day --
Theme: Global Handwashing Day is Clean
15th October 2019 Global Handwashing Day
Hands for All
15th October 2019 White Cane Safety Day --
16th October 2019 World Food Day Theme: “Our Actions Are Our Future”
International Day for the Theme: Acting Together to Empower Children,
17th October 2019
Eradication of Poverty their Families and Communities to End Poverty
20th October 2019 World Statistics Day Theme: “Better Data, Better Lives”
World Iodine Deficiency
Day
International Stuttering
22nd October 2019 --
Awareness Day
International Snow
23rd October 2019 --
Leopard Day
23rd October 2019 National Mole Day --
24th October 2019 United Nations Day --
World Development
Information Day
24th October 2019 World Polio Day --
25th October 2019 Ayurveda Day
--
27th October 2019 Infantry Day

--
World Day for Theme: “Engage the Past Through Sound and
27th October 2019
Audiovisual Heritage Images”
International Animation
Day
28th October to Vigilance Awareness
Theme- “Integrity- a way of life”
2nd November 2019 Week
29th October 2019 World Stroke Day --
29th October 2019 International Internet Day --
30th October 2019 World Thrift Day --
Theme: “Changing the world: innovations and
31st October 2019 World Cities Day
better life for future generations”
31st October 2019 National Unity Day --
September 2019
Date Day Theme
September 1-7 National Nutrition Week The crisis of malnutrition in India
September 2 World Coconut Day Coconut for family wellness
September 8 International Literacy Day Literature and Multilingualism
September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day Working together to prevent suicide
United Nations Day for South From commitment to actions-Follow
September 12
South Cooperation up to Buenos Aires
September 14 World First Aid Day Addressing exclusion through first aid
To mark the importance of Hindi
September 14 Hindi Diwas
language in the country
September 15 National Engineers Day Engineering for change
September 15 International Day of Democracy Participation
September 16 World Ozone Day 32 years of healing
Bamboo for sustainable development
September 18 World Bamboo Day
goals of United Nations
September 21 International Day of Peace Climate actions for peace
September 21 World Alzheimer’s Day Raising awareness and challenging
stigma
To bring happiness in the lives of
September 22 World Rose Day
cancer patients
September 22 World Rhino Day Five Rhino species forever
International Day of Sign
September 23 Sign language-Rights for all
Language
Empowering women in the maritime
September 26 World Maritime Day
community
September 27 World Tourism Day Tourism and jobs-a better future for all
September 28 World Rabies Day Rabies-vaccinate to eliminate
To raise awareness about global
September 28 Freedom from hunger day
hunger and poverty
September 29 World Deaf Day Sign languages-Right for all
September 29 World Heart Day My heart, Your heart
September 30 International Translation Day Translation and indigenous languages
August 2019
Date Day Theme
World Breastfeeding Theme: “Empower Parents, Enable
1st Aug to 7th Aug 2019
Week Breastfeeding”.
To remembrance of the first atomic bombing of
6th August 2019 Hiroshima Day the world by the United States in the city of
Hiroshima.
To honour the handloom weavers in the
5th National Handloom
7 August 2019
th
country and also highlight India’s handloom
Day
industry.
9th August 2019 the World’s Theme: Indigenous Languages.
Indigenous Peoples
On this day the US dropped the atomic bomb on
9th August 2019 Nagasaki Day the Nagasaki city of Japan in 1945 during World
War II.
Theme: “Production of Biodiesel from Used
10th August 2019 World Biofuel Day
Cooking Oil (UCO)”
International Youth
12th August 2019 Theme: “Transforming education”.
Day
12th August 2019 World Elephant Day To create awareness and bring attention to the
urgent plight (dangerous situation) of Asian and
African elephants.
World Organ Donation To motivate people to donate their healthy and
13th August 2019
Day precious organs after death to save lives.
The Day will be celebrated by colours and
15th August 2019 73rd Independence Day
various events across the country.
To pay tribute to workers who risk their lives in
World Humanitarian
19 August 2019
th
humanitarian services and to gather support for
Day
people affected by crises around the world.
People around the world can communicate their
World Photography
19th August 2019 feelings and express themselves through the art
Day
of photography.
To commemorate the birth anniversary of
20th August 2019 Sadbhavana Diwas
former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Remembrance and To aid healing and recovery as well as become
21st August 2019
Tribute to the Victims stronger and more united against terrorism.
of Terrorism
World Senior Citizens To increase awareness about the issues that affect
21st August 2019
Day older adults.
International Day
Commemorating the
To honor the victims and survivors of disgraceful
22nd August 2019 Victims of Acts of
acts who often remain forgotten.
Violence Based on
Religion or Belief
the Remembrance of To inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the
23rd August 2019
the Slave Trade and its memory of all peoples.
Abolition
International Day To increase awareness and education about the
29th August 2019
Against Nuclear Tests effects of nuclear weapon test explosions.
To mark the birth anniversary of hockey
29th August 2019 National Sports Day
legend Major Dhyan Chand.
International Day of To prevent enforced disappearances and bring to
the Victims of justice those responsible, as enforced
30th August 2019
Enforced disappearance has frequently been used as a
Disappearances strategy to spread terror within the society.
July 2019
Date Days Theme
To mark the Second anniversary of the new
1st July 2019 GST Day
indirect tax regime.
Theme: "Zero tolerance to violence against
1st July 2019 National Doctor's Day
doctors and clinical establishment"
To encourage the government to reveal their flies
2nd July 2019 World UFO Day
on UFO sightings.
6th July 2019 Theme: COOPS 4 DECENT WORK
Cooperatives
To raise awareness of the risk of zoonotic
6th July 2019 World Zoonoes Day
diseases amongst the people.
To spread the awareness about population
11th July 2019 World Population Day
growth.
To honour Henry David Thoreau who advocates
12th July 2019 National Simplicity Day
the life of simplicity.
To recognise the importance of an invention of
12th July 2019 National Paper Bag Day
Paper Bag
15th July 2019 World Skills Day Theme: “Learning to learn for life and work”
World Day of International Theme: 'If you want Peace and Development,
17th July 2019
Justice Work for Social Justice'.
Nelson Mandela Theme: “Take Action; Inspire Change; Make
18th July 2019
International Day Every Day a Mandela Day.”
23rd July 2019 National Broadcasting Day --
24th July 2019 Income Tax Day --
National Thermal Engineer
24th July 2019 --
Day
25th July 2019 National Refreshment Day --
28th July 2019 World Hepatitis Day Theme: “Invest in eliminating hepatitis”
To increase awareness about protecting the
28TH July 2019 World Nature Conservation
natural resources
To promote the responsible parenting and to
28th July 2019 National Parents Day
recognise positive parental role models.
29th July 2019 Global Tiger Day To create awareness about tiger conservation.
World Day Against Theme: Human Trafficking: “Call Your
30th July 2019
Trafficking Government To Action”
June 2019
Date Day Theme
Theme: “Drink Milk: Today &
1st June 2019 World Milk Day
Everyday.”
1st June 2019 Global Day of Parents Theme: “Honor Your Parents”
2nd June 2019 Telangana State Formation Day --
International Day of Innocent
4th June 2019 --
Children Victims of Aggression
3rd June to 7th June
Financial Literacy Week Theme: ‘Farmers’
2019
5th June 2019 World Environment Day Theme: “Beat Air Pollution”
Theme: “Food Safety, everyone’s
7th June 2019 World Food Safety Day
business”.
8th June 2019 World Oceans Day Theme: “Gender and Oceans”
Theme: Children shouldn’t work in fields,
12th June 2019 World Day Against Child Labour
but on dreams!
International Albinism Awareness
13th June 2019 Theme: Still Standing Strong.
Day
Theme: Blood Donation and Universal
14th June 2019 World Blood Donor Day
Access to Safe Blood Transfusion.
World Day to Combat
17th June 2019 Theme: “Let’s grow the future together.”
Desertification and Drought
Theme: Take A Step on World Refugee
20th June 2019 World Refugee Day
Day.
21st June 2019 Fifth International Yoga Day Theme: Climate Action
International Day Against Drug Theme: 'Health for Justice. Justice for
26th June 2019
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Health'.
Theme: Big Money For Small Business:
27th June 2019 MSME Day
Financing the SDGs.
Theme: Statistics Day is Sustainable
29th June 2019 Statistics Day
Development Goals.
May 2019
Date Day Theme
International Workers' “Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social
May 1
Day Partners”.
Gujarat and
In 1960, two western states Gujarat and Maharashtra
May1 Maharashtra
were formed from Bombay state.
foundation day
It is observed to raise awareness about the importance
of tuna and to promote more sustainable fishing
May 2 World Tuna Day
practices. Started in 2017.
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May 3 Times of Disinformation”
Day
Every Year National Space Day is celebrated on the
first Friday of May to promote Science, Technology,
May 3 National Space Day Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields among
young people.
Highlight the toughest profession and the people
May 4 Coal Miners Day
working in coal mines.
World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first Sunday
of May every year. It is a day to raise awareness about
May 5 World Laughter Day
laughter and its many healing benefits. First celebrated
in 1998.
International Midwives
May 5 “Midwives: Defenders of Women’s Rights”
Day
This day is celebrated to promoting a healthy lifestyle
International No Diet
May 6 and raise awareness of the dangers and futility of
Day
dieting.
May 7 World Asthma Day ‘STOP for Asthma’.
May 8 World Red Cross Day #Love.
International Universal access to quality thalassaemia healthcare
May 8
Thalassaemia Day services: Building bridges with and for patients. “
Rabindranath Tagore 158th birth anniversary, also
Birth Anniversary of known as Pochise Boishakh 2019. He is the only
May 9
Rabindranath Tagore known person to have written the national anthems for
two different countries.
National Technology
May 11 Science for People and People for Science”.
Day
The day is celebrated every year to raise awareness of
May 11 and World Migratory Bird issues affecting migratory birds. The theme for 2019
October 12 Day is : “Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic
Pollution!”
International Nurses
May 12 "Nurses – A Voice to Lead – Health for All".
Day
May 15 “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG 13".
Families
On 16 May 1975 that Sikkim, India’s least populous
Sikkim Foundation
May 16 state officially became a part of India after 36th
Day
constitutional Amendment.
IDL aims to raise awareness of the critical role light-
International Day of based technologies play in our lives, elevating science,
May 16
Light technology, art, and culture to help achieve the goals
of UNESCO – education, equality, and peace.
It is observed to create awareness about dengue; and
to intensify preventive measures and preparedness for
May 16 National Dengue Day
the control of disease in the country before
transmission season starts.
World
Telecommunication
May 17 "Bridging the standardisation gap".
and Information
Society Day
It is celebrated to raise awareness of the importance of
May 20 World Bee Day
bees.
The International System of Units - Fundamentally
May 20 World Metrology Day
better
It is observed to raise awareness about the violence
May 21 Anti-Terrorism Day caused by the terrorists and also in the memory of
former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi.
May 22 'Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health'.
Nepal decided to observe the International Everest day
International Everest
May 29 as International Everest Day since 2008, when the
Day
legendary climber Hillary passed away.
May 29 “Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace”
UN Peacekeepers
World No Tobacco
Tobacco and lung health."
May 31 Day
April 2019
Date Day Theme/Aim
Prevention of Blindness To alert and awaken the society towards various
April 1-7
Week factors which causes blindness
World Autism Awareness Theme: Assistive Technologies, Active
April 2
Day Participation
International Mine Theme: 'United Nations Promotes SDGs- Safe
April 4
Awareness Day Ground- Safe Home'
Theme: “Indian Ocean- An Ocean of
April 5 National Maritime Day
Opportunity”
International Day of Sport
April 6
for Development and Peace
Theme: Universal Health Coverage: everyone,
April 7 World Health Day
everywhere”
The theme for World Allergy Week 2019
April 7-13 World Allergy Week 2019
is “The Global Problem of Food Allergy”.
April 10 World Homeopathy Day
National Safe Motherhood The theme of 2019 NSMD is "Midwives for
April 11
Day (NSMD) Mothers".
Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous
April 11 World Parkinson's Day
system disorder.
April 12
Space Flight
Aim: To give a louder voice to the millions of
International Day for Street
April 12 street children all around the world so their rights
Children
cannot be ignored.
Aim: To commemorate the bravery and valour of
April 13 Rajouri Day the soldiers who laid down their lives for the
liberation of Rajouri district
The theme for 2019 is"Reaching out - connect to
April 17 World Haemophilia Day
your community."
April 18 World Heritage Day Theme: Rural Landscapes.
April 21 Civil Services Day Not Observed due to Lok Sabha elections.
April 22 Annual Earth Day Theme: 'Protect Our Species'.
Commemorate both the birthday and date of
April 23 English Language Day
death of William Shakespeare.
April 23 World Book Day
National Panchayati Raj
April 24
Day
April 25 World Malaria Day Theme: Zero Malaria Starts with Me
World Intellectual Property
April 26 Theme: Reach for Gold: IP and Sports
Day
April 28 World Veterinary Day 2019 The theme for the day is the Value of
Vaccination
Aim: To celebrate dance, revel in the
universality of this art form, cross all political,
April 29 International Dance Day cultural and ethnic barriers and bring people
together with a common language which is the
dance.
April 24-30 World Immunization Week
Aim: To create awareness about the National
Health Protection Mission and verify and update
April 30 Ayushman Bharat Diwas
details in the Socio-Economic and Caste Census
database.
March 2019
Date Day Theme/Aim
Theme: "Act to change laws that
1st March 2019 Zero Discrimination Day
Discriminate"
Theme: “Life Below Water: For people and
3rd March 2019 World Wildlife Day
planet”.
National Security Day and
4th March 2019 --
National Safety Day
Theme:"Think equal, build smart, innovate for
8th March 2019 International Women's Day
change"
10th March 2019 National Immunisation Day --
Theme: Kidney Health for Everyone
14th March 2019 World Kidney's Day Everywhere.
15 March 2019 World Sleep Day Theme: "Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging"
15 March 2019 World Consumer Rights Day Theme: "Trusted Smart Products"
20 March 2019 World Sparrow Day Theme: "I Love Sparrows"
20 March 2019 Theme: "Happier Together"
Happiness
International Day for the Theme: Mitigating and countering rising
21 March 2019 Elimination of Racial nationalist populism and extreme supremacist
Discrimination ideologies”.
21 March 2019 World Down Syndrome Day --
21 March 2019 World Poetry Day --
International Day of Forests Theme: Forests and Education – Learn to
21 March, 2019
2019 Love Forests
22 March 2019 World Water Day Theme: Leave No One Behind.
Aim: To commemorate the day when Bihar
22 March 2019 107th Bihar Diwas was carved out of the Bengal Presidency in the
year 1912.
Shaheed Divas or Martyr’s
23 March --
Day
23 March World Meteorological Day Theme: The Sun, the Earth and the Weather”
24 March World Tuberculosis Day Theme: ‘It’s time
Aim: To share stories and start conversations
26 March World Purple Day
about epilepsy and to raise funds.
27 March World Theatre Day --
30th March World Rajasthan Day --
February 2019
Date Day Theme/Aim
Theme: "Wetlands and Climate
2nd February 2019 World Wetlands Day
Change".
4th February 2019 World Cancer Day Theme: "I Am and I Will"
Theme: Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan
4th – 10th February 2019 National Road Safety Week
Raksha
International Day of Zero Aim: Celebrated as part of the UN’s
6th February 2019 Tolerance for efforts to eradicate female genital
Female Genital Mutilation mutilation.
Aim: To highlight the contribution of
Pulses to sustainable food production
10th February 2019 World Pulses Day
and towards food security and
nutrition.
Aim: To deworm all preschool and
10th February 2019 National Deworming day school-age children between the ages
of 1-19 years.
Aim: For the distribution of AYUSH
11th February 2019 Unani Day
Awards for Unani Medicine
Theme: “Investment in Women and
11th February 2019 Girls in Science for Inclusive Green
Women and Girls in Science
Growth.”
11th February 2019 World Day of the Sick 2019 --
Theme: Circular Economy for
12th – 18th February 2019 National Productivity Week
Productivity & Sustainability
Theme: Dialogue, Tolerance and
13th February 2019 World Radio Day
Peace.
Theme: If You Want Peace &
20th February 2019 World Day of Social Justice
Development, Work for Social Justice
Theme: Indigenous languages as a
International Mother
21 February 2019
st
factor in development, peace and
Language Day
reconciliation
Aim: To encourage the Employees of
the excise department to carry out the
24th February 2019 Central Excise Day
central excise duty all over India in a
better way.
Aim: To inspire people to become
more active and encourage to be
27th February 2019 World NGO day involved within NGOs and both the
public and private sector for the
betterment of society.
Theme: Science for the People, and
28th February 2019 National Science Day
People for the Science
Theme: Bridging health and social
28th February 2019 Rare Disease Day
care
January 2019
Date Day Theme/Aim
1st January 2019 Global Family Day Theme: "One Day In Peace"
Defence Research and
To develop state of the art weapon system for the
1 January 2019
st
Development Organisation
country's armed forces.
(DRDO) Day
4th January 2019 World Braille Day To commemorate the importance of braille.
Bharatiya Pravasi Day or Theme: "Role of Indian Diaspora in building
9th January 2019
Non-Resident Day New India"
10th January
World Hindi Day To spread the greatness of Hindi language
2019
It commemorates the arrival of the first two
11th January 2019 Missionary day
Christian missionaries to the area in 1894.
12th January 2019 National Youth Day Theme: “Let's Bring Change to the World”.
15th January
Indian Army Day Theme: NATION FIRST
2019
24th January Theme: Empowering Girls for a Brighter
National Girl Child Day
2019 Tomorrow
International Day of Focus on improving the universal quality of
24th January 2019
Education education
25th January 2019 National Voters Day Theme: No voter to be left behind
To raise awareness of the importance of tourism
25th January 2019 National Tourism Day
for the country's economy.
26th January 2019 Republic Day Theme: ‘Gandhi’
Theme: “Smart Borders for Seamless Trade,
Travel and Transport”.
International Holocaust Theme: Holocaust Remembrance: Demand and
27th January 2019
Remembrance Day Defend Your Human Rights
Theme: ‘ending discrimination, stigma and
27th January 2019 World Leprosy Day
prejudice’.
Theme: Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data
28th January 2019 Data Privacy Day
and Enabling Trust
National Martyr’s Day or To pay homage to the victims who fought for the
30th January
Sarvodaya Day or Shaheed freedom, welfare and progress of India and
2019
Diwas sacrificed their lives.

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