--January 2023

Date Day Theme

4th January 2023 World Braille Day --
6th January 2023 World Day of War Orphans --
10th January 2023 World Hindi Day or Vishwa Hindi Diwas Theme: “Hindi –
Traditional Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence”
10th to 16th January 2023 Startup India Innovation Week --
11th January 2023 National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Theme: To wear blue to
raise awareness
12th January 2023 National Youth Day Theme: ‘Viksit Yuva Viksit Bharat’
14th January 2023 Armed Forces Veterans’ Day --
15th January 2023 Indian Army Day Theme: “Service before self”
16th January 2023 National Startup Day --
19th January 2023 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) --
19th January 2023 Kokborok Day --
23rd January 2023 Parakram Diwas --
24th January 2023 International Day of Education Theme: “to invest in people,
prioritize education”
24th January 2023 National Girl Child Day Theme: "Digital Generation, Our
Generation"
25th January 2023 National Voters' Day Theme: "Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for
Sure"
25th January 2023 National Tourism Day --
26th January 2023 International Customs Day Theme: 'Nurturing the next
generation'
26th January 2023 74th Republic Day of India --
27th January 2023 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Theme: "Home and
Belonging"
28th January 2023 Data Privacy Day Theme: "Think Privacy First"
30th January 2023 World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day Theme: "Take action
right away. Get on board. Invest in tropical diseases that are being ignored"
Last Sunday in January World Leprosy Day (WLD) Theme: ‘Act Now: End Leprosy’

February 2023
Date Day
Theme

1st February 2023 47th Raising Day

--

1st February 2023 Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Day --

1st to 7th February 2023 World Interfaith Harmony Week --

2nd February 2023 World Wetlands Day

Theme: It's Time for Wetlands Restoration

4th February 2023 World Cancer Day

Theme: Close the Care Gap

6th February 2023 International Day of Zero Tolerance Theme:

Transform Social and Gender Norms
to End Female Genital Mutilation

4th February 2023 International Day of Human Fraternity --

7th February 2023 Safer Internet Day (SID)

Theme: Making space for conversations about

life online’

Every year, during the first week of February (1–7 February)

World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW)
Theme: Harmony in a World in Crisis

10th February 2023 World Pulses Day

Theme: Pulses for Sustainable Future

11th February 2023--International Day of Women and Girls in Science Theme:

Bringing Everyone Forward for
Sustainable and Equitable Development

11th February 2023 Hakim Ajmal Khan's" (a renowned Indian Unani physician)
birth anniversary --

Twice a year on the 10th of February and the 10th of August.

National Deworming Day (NDD) --

13th February 2023 World Radio DaY Theme: Radio and

Peace."

12th February 2023

National Productivity Day or National Productivity Council Foundation Day
Theme: "Productivity, Green Growth, and Sustainability: Celebrating India's G20
Presidency

13th February 2023 National Women's Day. --

15th February 2023 World commemorate International Childhood Cancer Day

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17th February 2023 Global Tourism Resilience Day. --

18th February 2023 World mark World Pangolin Day --

20th February 2023

World observe International Day of Social Justice
Theme: Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities for Social Justice”

28th February 2023 National Science Day 2023 Theme: Impacts on

Education, Skills and Work

March 2023
Date Day
Theme

March 4th, 2023 World Obesity Day Theme: "Accelerating

action to stop obesity"

March 3rd, 2023 World Wildlife day Theme:

“Partnerships for wildlife conservation”

March 12th, 2023 Mauritius day --

March 10th,11th 2023
3rd edition of National Youth Parliament FestivaL
Theme: Be the voice of New India and find solutions and contribute to Policy

March 15th, 2023

World Consumer Rights Day
Theme: Empowering Consumers through Clean energy transitions.

March 16th, 2023 National vaccination day Theme: Vaccines work

for all

March 17th, 2023 World sleep day --

March 18th, 2023 Ordinance Factory Day --

March 20th, 2023 International day of happiness Theme: Be mindful, be

grateful, be kind

March 21th, 2023 , World Poetry Day Theme: Always be a

poet, even in prose

March 21th, 2023 World Down Syndrome day Theme: With us not for us

March 21th, 2023 World Forest daY Theme: Forests

and health

March 22nd, 2023 World Water Day Theme: Accelerating

the change to solve the water and
sanitation crisis.

March 23rd, 2023 World Meteorological Day Theme: the future of

weather, climate and water across
generations

April 2023
Date Day
Theme

April 26th, 2023 Administrative Professionals Day 2023 --

April 29th, 2023 International Dance Day 2023 "Dance—A Way to Communicate
with the World,

April 27th, 2023 International Girls in ICT Day Theme:

“Digital Skills for Life”

April 26th, 2023 International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day --

April 26th, 2023

World Intellectual Property Day
Theme: “Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity” and celebrates the
“can do”

April 19th, 2023

World Liver Day 2023
Theme: ‘Be Vigilant, Do Regular Liver Check-Up, Fatty Liver Can Affect Anyone.’

April 18th, 2023 World Heritage Day

Theme: Heritage Change

April 17th, 2023 World Hemophilia Day

Theme:"Access for all: Prevention of bleeds as the global standard of car

April 16th, 2023 World Voice Day --

April 14th, 2023 National Fire Service Day Theme:‘Learn First Safety, increase
productivity

April 15th, 2023 World’s Art Day --

April 16th, 2023

Save Elephant Day
Theme:“Safeguarding Elephant Habitats for a Sustainable Tomorrow”

April 20-21, 2023

Global Buddhist Summit
Theme: 'Responding to Contemporary Challenges from Philosophy to Practice'

April 14th, 2023

World Chagas Disease Day
Theme: Time to integrate Chagas disease into primary health care

April 24th, 2023 International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
--

April 24th, 2023

National Panchayati Raj Day
Theme: ‘Sustainable Panchayat: Building Healthy, Water Sufficient, Clean & Green
Villages’

April 22nd, 2023 International Mother Earth Day Theme: "Invest in Our
Planet,"

April 21st, 2023

National Civil Services Day
Theme:“Viksit Bharat: Empowering Citizens and Reaching the Last Mile”

April 6th, 2023

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP)
Theme: "Scoring for People and the Planet"

April 2nd, 2023

World Autism Day
Theme:"Transforming the narrative: Contributions at home, at work, in the arts and
in policymaking"

April 1st to 7th, 2023 Prevention of Blindness Week --

April 7th, 2023 World Health Day Theme:“Health for

All”

April 10th, 2023

World Homeopathy Day
Theme:'Homeoparivar- Sarvajan Swasthya, One Health, One Family"
April 7th, 2023 International Yoga Mahotsav Theme:“Humanity”

April 11th, 2023 National State Motherhood Day

Theme: “Remain at home amid corona virus, protect mother and infant safe from
corona virus”

April 12th, 2023 International Day of Human Space Flight

May 2023
Date Day
Theme

May 4th, 2023

International Firefighters Day
Theme:“Honoring the Heroes Who Protect Us”

May 2nd, 2023

World Asthma Day
Theme:“Asthma care for All”

May 2nd, 2023

World Tuna Day
Theme:“Yes We Can”

May 1st, 2023

International Workers’ Day 2023
Theme:“A safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right
at work”

May 3rd, 2023

World Press Freedom Day
Theme:“Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Driver for all other
human rights

May 5th, 2023

International Day of the Midwife
Theme:"Together again: from evidence to reality

May 5th, 2023

World Hand Hygiene Day
Theme:"Accelerate action together. SAVE LIVES - Clean Your Hands,"

May 5th, 2023

African World Heritage Day
Theme:"African Natural and Cultural Heritage beyond Borders."

May 5th, 2023 World Cartoonist’s Day --

May 3rd, 2023

International Leopard Day
Theme:Celebrate leopards and to raise awareness about their status and threats

May 6th, 2023

International No Diet Day
Theme:body acceptance, which means accepting people irrespective of their body
shape and size

May 7th, 2023

World Athletics Day
Theme:'Athletics for All – A New Beginning’

May 8th, 2023

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
Theme:‘Everything we do comes fromtheheart’

May 8th, 2023

International Thalassaemia Day
Theme:"Be Aware. Share. Care: Strengthening Education to Bridge the Thalassaemia
Care Gap."

May 5th, 2023 World Portuguese Language Day --

May 10th, 2023

(UN)’s International Day of Argania
Theme:“Socio-economic development & sustainability of the Argan ecosystem

May 11th, 2023

National Technology Day
Theme:'School to Startups-Igniting Young Minds to Innovate'

May 12th, 2023 International Nurses Day Theme:“Our Nurses, Our Future”

May 13th, 2023 World Migratory Bird Day Theme:Water: Sustaining Bird Life

May 12th, 2023

International Day of Plant Health (IDPH)
Theme:“Plant Health for Environmental Protection”

May 15th, 2023

International Day of Families
Theme: Families and Urbanization,

May 16th, 2023

National Dengue Day
Theme:"Fight Dengue, Save Lives"

May 16th, 2023

International Day of Living Together in Peace
Theme:'End Racism. Build Peace'

May 16th, 2023

International Day of Light
Theme:“International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development 2022”

May 17th, 2023

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Theme:“Empowering the least developed countries through information and
communication technologies”

May 17th, 2023

World Hypertension Day
Theme:“Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer”

May 17th, 2023

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
Theme:Together Always: United in Diversity

May 18th, 2023 International Museum Day Theme:Museums,

Sustainability and Well-being

May 18th, 2023 World AIDS Vaccine Day Theme: Global solidarity, shared
responsibility

May 20th, 2023

World Metrology Day
Theme:"Measurements supporting the global food system"

May 20th, 2023

World Bee Day
Theme:“Engaging in Pollinator-Friendly Agricultural Production.”

May 15th-21st, 2023 7th UN Global Road Safety Week --

May 22nd, 2023

International Day for Biological Diversity
Theme:“From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”

May 21st, 2023

International Tea Day
Theme:“Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly agricultural production”

May 21st, 2023 World Day for Cultural Diversity --

May 21st, 2023 National Anti-Terrorism Day --

May 23rd, 2023 World Turtle Day Theme:“I Love

Turtles”

May 19th, 2023

Endangered Species Day
Theme:Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act!

May 25th, 2023 International Missing Children’s Day --

May 25th, 2023 World Thyroid Day Theme:'It's

not you

May 24th, 2023 World Schizophrenia Awareness Day --

May 24th, 2023

Commonwealth Day
Theme: "Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future

May 28th, 2023

World Hunger Day
Theme:“Celebrating sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty”

May 28th, 2023

World Menstrual Hygiene Day
Theme: Make menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030

May 29th, 2023 International Everest Day --

May 28th, 2023
International Day of Action for Women’s Health
Theme:“Our Voices, Our Actions, Our Demand: Uphold Women's Health and Rights Now"

May 30th, 2023 World Vape Day --

May 31st, 2023 World No Tobacco Day Theme: "We need food, not tobacco"

June 2023
Date

Day

Theme

June 1st, 2023 World Milk Day

Theme:“Enjoy Dairy”

June 1st, 2023 Global Day of Parents

Theme: “The power of parenting: raising happy, healthy and hopeful children”

June 4th, 2023 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

Theme: --

June 5th, 2023 World Environment Day

Theme:“Beat Plastic Pollution”

June 3rd, 2023 World Bicycle Day

Theme: “Riding Together for a Sustainable Future”

June 5th, 2023 International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and
Unregulated Fishing
Theme: --

June 5th, 2023 World Day Against Speciesism

Theme: --

June 6th, 2023 UN Russian Language Day

Theme: “Exploring Russian Literature: Unlocking the Nation's Soul.”

June 6th, 2023 World Pest Day

Theme: “Sustainable Solutions for Pest Control.”

June 7th, 2023 World Food Safety Day

Theme: "Food standards save lives"

June 8th, 2023 World Oceans Day

Theme: “The Planet Ocean’s Changing Tide”

June 8th, 2023 World Brain Tumor Day

Theme: “Protect yourself – keep away from stress”

June 9th, 2023 World Accreditation Day

Theme: “Accreditation: Supporting the Future of Global Trade”

June 12th, 2023 World Day Against Child Labour

Theme: ‘Social Justice for All. End Child Labour.

June 9th, 2023 International Archives Day

Theme: --

June 13th, 2023 International Albinism Awareness Day

Theme: ‘Inclusion is Strength’

June 14th, 2023 World Blood Donor Day

Theme: “Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often.”

June 15th, 2023 Global Wind Day

Theme:

June 15th, 2023 ASEAN Dengue Day

Theme: “ASEAN’s commitment to fight against dengue”

June 15th, 2023 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Theme: "Closing the Circle: Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Older Age
Policy, Law and Evidence-based Responses"

June 16th, 2023 International Day of Family Remittances

Theme: "Digital remittances towards financial inclusion and cost reduction"

June 17th, 2023 World Crocodile Day

Theme: --

June 17th, 2023 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Theme: “Her Land. Her Rights.”

June 19th, 2023 International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence
Theme: 'bridging the gender digital divide to prevent, address and respond to
conflict-related sexual violence

June 19th, 2023 National Reading Day

Theme: “Indigenous Languages.”

June 18th, 2023 Sustainable Gastronomy Day

Theme: ‘Local Flavours, Preserving Global Heritage’

June 18th, 2023 Autistic Pride Day

Theme: “Transforming the Narrative: Contributions at Home, at Work, in the Arts and
Policymaking.”

June 19th, 2023 World Sickle Cell Awareness Day

Theme: “Building and strengthening Global Sickle Cell Communities, Formalizing New-
born Screening and Knowing your Sickle Cell Disease Status”

June 20th, 2023 World Refugee Day

Theme: "Hope Away from Home"

June 18th, 2023 International Day for Countering Hate Speech

Theme: --

June 18th, 2023 International Picnic Day

Theme: “Embrace Nature and Togetherness.”

June 21st, 2023 World Hydrography Day

Theme:"Hydrography – underpinning the digital twin of the ocean"
June 21st, 2023 International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
Theme:

June 21st, 2023 International Yoga Day 2023

Theme:"Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam"

June 21st, 2023 World Music Day

Theme: "Music on the Intersections"

June 23rd, 2023 United Nations Public Service Day

Theme: --

June 23rd, 2023 International Olympic Day

Theme:‘Let’s Move’

June 23rd, 2023 International Widows Day

Theme: "Innovation and technology for gender equality"

June 26th, 2023 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Theme: --

June 26th, 2023 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Theme: "People first: stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention”

June 25th, 2023 Day of the Seafarer

Theme: “MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on”

June 26th, 2023 World Refrigeration Day

Theme: "Next Generation Cooling: The Future is in our hands"

June 27th, 2023 World MSME Day

Theme:

June 25th, 2023 World Vitiligo Day

Theme: "Vitiligo: Looking into the Future"

June 28th, 2023 National Insurance Awareness Day

Theme: --

June 18th-24th, 2023 World Allergy Week

Theme: "Managing allergic diseases amidst climate change"

June 29th, 2023 National Statistics Day

Theme: “Alignment of State Indicator Framework with National Indicator Framework
for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals”

June 29th, 2023 International Day of the Tropics

Theme: ‘Parliaments for the Planet,’ focusing on climate action

June 30th, 2023 International Day of Parliamentarism

Theme: --

June 30th, 2023 World Asteroid Day

Theme: “Discovery”
July 2023
Date

Day

Theme

July 1st, 2023 National Doctor’s Day

Theme:“Celebrating Resilience and Healing Hands”

July 1st, 2023 National Chartered Accountants Day

Theme: ‘Empowering Financial Excellence’

July 1st, 2023 Goods and Services Tax (GST) Day

Theme:“Celebrating Simplification and Economic Growth”

July 2nd, 2023 World Sports Journalists Day

Theme: --

July 3rd, 2023 International Plastic Bag Free Day

Theme: --

July 1st, 2023 International Day of Cooperatives

Theme: “Cooperatives for Sustainable Development”

July 7th, 2023 World Kiswahili Language Day

Theme: "Unleashing Kiswahili’s potential in the digital era"

July 6th, 2023 World Zoonoses Day

Theme: "One World, One Health: Prevent Zoonoses!"

July 10th, 2023 National Fish Farmer’s Day

Theme: --

July 12th, 2023 World Paper Bag Day

Theme: "If You're Fantastic, Do Something Dramatic, To Cut The Plastic, Use Paper
Bags"

July 12th, 2023 Foundation Day of NABARD

Theme: “NABARD: 42 Years of Rural Transformation.”

July 12th, 2023 International Malala Day

Theme: "promote education for girls and women"

July 15th, 2023 World Youth Skills Day

Theme: ‘Skilling teachers, trainers and youth for a transformative future’

July 17th, 2023 International Day of Criminal Justice

Theme: "Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities for Social Justice"

July 16th, 2023 World Snake Day

Theme: "Increase awareness about the different species of snakes and their
conservation"

July 20th, 2023 International Chess Day

Theme: --

July 22nd, 2023 National Flag Adoption Day

Theme: "Make people realize the value of the national flag and teach them to
respect it the most"

July 22nd, 2023 World Brain Day

Theme: ‘Brain Health and Disability: Leave No One Behind’

July 24th, 2023 Income Tax Day

Theme: --

July 22nd, 2023 National Mango Day

Theme: --

July 23rd, 2023 National Broadcasting Day

Theme: --

July 25th, 2023 World IVF Day

Theme: --

July 25th, 2023 World Drowning Prevention Day

Theme: “Do one thing to prevent drowning”

July 26th, 2023 Kargil Vijay Diwas

Theme: --

July 26th, 2023 International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
Theme: --

July 27th, 2023 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Raising Day
Theme: --

July 28th, 2023 World Hepatitis Day

Theme: 'One life, One liver’

July 28th, 2023 World Nature Conservation Day

Theme: “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet”

July 29th, 2023 International Tiger Day

Theme: --

July 30th, 2023 World Day Against Trafficking

Theme: “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind”

July 31st, 2023 World Ranger Day

Theme: “30 by 30”

August 2023
Date

Day

Theme

August 1st, 2023 World Lung Cancer Day

Theme:--
August 1st, 2023 World Breastfeeding Week
Theme: "Let’s make breastfeeding and work, work!".

August 1st, 2023 World FinTech Day

Theme:--

August 1st, 2023 World Wide Web Day

Theme: --

August 2nd, 2023 Earth Overshoot Day

Theme: --

August 4th, 2023 National Bone and Joint Day

Theme: --

August 6th, 2023 Hiroshima Day

Theme: --

August 7th, 2023 9th National Handloom Day

Theme: "Handlooms for Sustainable Fashion".

August 7th, 2023 National Javelin Day

Theme: --

August 8th, 2023 Quit India Movement Day

Theme: --

August 9th, 2023 Nagasaki Day Theme: "to champion peace and underscore the
imperative of diplomatic solutions, constructive dialogue, and disarmament".
August 10th, 2023 World Biofuel Day
Theme: --

August 11th, 2023 World Steelpan Day

Theme: --

August 12th, 2023 International Youth Day

Theme: "Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World"

August 12th, 2023 World Elephant Day

Theme: “Ending the Illegal Wildlife Trade”.

August 13th, 2023 World Organ Donation Day

Theme: “Step up to volunteer; need more organ donors to fill the lacunae".

August 14th, 2023 Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

Theme: --

August 15th, 2023 Indian Independence Day

Theme: --

August 19th, 2023 World Humanitarian Day

Theme: "No Matter What”

August 19th, 2023 World Photography Day

Theme: “landscapes”.

August 20th, 2023 Sadbhavana Diwas

Theme:“Sadbhavana” means goodwill in English.”.
August 20th, 2023 World Mosquito Day
Theme: --”.

August 20th, 2023 World Water Week

Theme: ‘Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World’.

August 21st, 2023 International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of
Terrorism
Theme: --

August 21st, 2023 World Senior Citizen’s Day Theme: “Resilience of Older Persons
in a Changing World”.
August 22nd, 2023 International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence
Theme: --

August 23rd, 2023 The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade
Theme: “Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative education”.

August 29th, 2023 National Sports Day

Theme: --

August 29th, 2023 International Day Against Nuclear Tests

Theme: --

August 30th, 2023 National Small Industry Day

Theme: --

August 30th, 2023 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Theme: --

August 31st, 2023 International Day for People of African Descent

Theme: Recognition, justice, and development.

August 31st, 2023 World Sanskrit Day

Theme: Let’s make breastfeeding and work, work!