Important National & International Days
January
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
1 January | Global Family Day | UN Observance |
4 January | World Braille Day | United Nations |
9 January | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas | India |
10 January | World Hindi Day | India |
12 January | National Youth Day | Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda |
15 January | Army Day | India |
24 January | International Day of Education | United Nations |
24 January | National Girl Child Day | India |
25 January | National Voters’ Day | Election Commission of India |
25 January | National Tourism Day | India |
26 January | Republic Day | India |
27 January | International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust | United Nations |
30 January | Martyrs’ Day (Shaheed Diwas) | Death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi |
30 January | World Leprosy Day* | Last Sunday of January |
30 January | National Cleanliness Day | India |
30 January | Sarvodaya Day | India |
Note: World Leprosy Day is observed on the last Sunday of January globally, while India also observes Anti-Leprosy Day on 30 January.
February
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
2 February | World Wetlands Day | United Nations |
4 February | World Cancer Day | UICC |
6 February | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation | United Nations |
10 February | National Deworming Day | India |
11 February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | United Nations |
13 February | World Radio Day | UNESCO |
14 February | Saint Valentine’s Day | International |
20 February | World Day of Social Justice | United Nations |
21 February | International Mother Language Day | UNESCO |
24 February | Central Excise Day | India |
27 February | World NGO Day | International |
28 February | National Science Day | India |
Last Day of February | Rare Disease Day | International |
March
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
1 March | Zero Discrimination Day | United Nations |
3 March | World Wildlife Day | United Nations |
4 March | National Safety Day | India |
8 March | International Women’s Day | United Nations |
10 March | CISF Raising Day | India |
12 March | World Glaucoma Day | International |
14 March | Pi Day | International |
15 March | World Consumer Rights Day | Consumers International |
16 March | National Vaccination Day | India |
20 March | International Day of Happiness | United Nations |
20 March | World Sparrow Day | International |
21 March | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | United Nations |
21 March | International Day of Forests | United Nations |
21 March | World Down Syndrome Day | United Nations |
21 March | World Poetry Day | UNESCO |
22 March | World Water Day | United Nations |
23 March | World Meteorological Day | WMO |
23 March | Shaheed Diwas | Martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev |
24 March | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day | WHO |
27 March | World Theatre Day | International Theatre Institute |
30 March | International Day of Zero Waste | United Nations |
April
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
2 April | World Autism Awareness Day | United Nations |
4 April | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action | United Nations |
5 April | National Maritime Day | India |
7 April | World Health Day | WHO |
10 April | World Homeopathy Day | Birth Anniversary of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann |
12 April | International Day of Human Space Flight | United Nations |
14 April | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti | India |
17 April | World Hemophilia Day | World Federation of Hemophilia |
18 April | International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day) | UNESCO/ICOMOS |
21 April | Civil Services Day | India |
22 April | International Mother Earth Day (Earth Day) | United Nations |
23 April | World Book and Copyright Day | UNESCO |
23 April | English Language Day | United Nations |
24 April | National Panchayati Raj Day | India |
24 April | International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace | United Nations |
25 April | World Malaria Day | WHO |
26 April | World Intellectual Property Day | WIPO |
28 April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work | ILO |
30 April | International Jazz Day | UNESCO |
May
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
1 May | International Labour Day (May Day) | ILO |
1 May | Maharashtra Day | India |
1 May | Gujarat Day | India |
First Tuesday of May | World Asthma Day | GINA |
3 May | World Press Freedom Day | UNESCO |
4 May | International Firefighters’ Day | International |
8 May | World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day | IFRC |
8 May | World Thalassaemia Day | WHO |
Second Saturday of May | World Migratory Bird Day | UNEP |
11 May | National Technology Day | India |
12 May | International Nurses Day | WHO |
15 May | International Day of Families | United Nations |
16 May | International Day of Light | UNESCO |
17 May | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | ITU |
20 May | World Bee Day | United Nations |
21 May | International Tea Day | United Nations |
21 May | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | United Nations |
22 May | International Day for Biological Diversity | United Nations |
23 May | World Turtle Day | International |
29 May | International Day of UN Peacekeepers | United Nations |
30 May | International Day of Potato | United Nations (Observed since 2024) |
31 May | World No Tobacco Day | WHO |
June
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
1 June | Global Day of Parents | United Nations |
3 June | World Bicycle Day | United Nations |
4 June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | United Nations |
5 June | World Environment Day | UNEP |
7 June | World Food Safety Day | WHO & FAO |
8 June | World Oceans Day | United Nations |
12 June | World Day Against Child Labour | ILO |
14 June | World Blood Donor Day | WHO |
15 June | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | United Nations |
17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | UNCCD |
18 June | Sustainable Gastronomy Day | United Nations |
20 June | World Refugee Day | United Nations |
21 June | International Day of Yoga | United Nations |
21 June | World Music Day | International |
23 June | United Nations Public Service Day | United Nations |
23 June | International Olympic Day | IOC |
25 June | Day of the Seafarer | IMO |
26 June | International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking | United Nations |
26 June | International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | United Nations |
27 June | MSME Day | United Nations |
29 June | National Statistics Day | India |
July
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
1 July | National Doctors’ Day | India (Birth Anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy) |
1 July | National CA Day (Chartered Accountants’ Day) | India |
1 July | GST Day | India |
First Saturday of July | International Day of Cooperatives | United Nations |
6 July | World Zoonoses Day | WHO |
11 July | World Population Day | United Nations |
15 July | World Youth Skills Day | United Nations |
18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day | United Nations |
20 July | International Chess Day | FIDE / United Nations |
22 July | National Flag Adoption Day | India |
26 July | Kargil Vijay Diwas | India |
28 July | World Hepatitis Day | WHO |
29 July | International Tiger Day | United Nations |
30 July | International Day of Friendship | United Nations |
August
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
1 August | World Lung Cancer Day | International |
1–7 August | World Breastfeeding Week | WHO & UNICEF |
6 August | Hiroshima Day | International |
7 August | National Handloom Day | India |
9 August | Nagasaki Day | International |
9 August | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | United Nations |
12 August | International Youth Day | United Nations |
15 August | Independence Day | India |
19 August | World Humanitarian Day | United Nations |
20 August | World Mosquito Day | International |
20 August | Sadbhavana Diwas | India |
23 August | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition | UNESCO |
23 August | National Space Day | India (Observed from 2024) |
29 August | National Sports Day | India (Birth Anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand) |
29 August | International Day against Nuclear Tests | United Nations |
30 August | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances | United Nations |
September
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
5 September | Teachers’ Day | India (Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan) |
5 September | International Day of Charity | United Nations |
7 September | International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies | United Nations |
8 September | International Literacy Day | UNESCO |
10 September | World Suicide Prevention Day | WHO |
14 September | Hindi Diwas | India |
15 September | International Day of Democracy | United Nations |
15 September | Engineers’ Day | India (Birth Anniversary of Sir M. Visvesvaraya) |
16 September | World Ozone Day (International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer) | United Nations |
17 September | World Patient Safety Day | WHO |
18 September | World Bamboo Day | International |
21 September | International Day of Peace | United Nations |
21 September | World Alzheimer’s Day | Alzheimer’s Disease International |
23 September | International Day of Sign Languages | United Nations |
26 September | International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons | United Nations |
26 September | World Environmental Health Day | International |
27 September | World Tourism Day | UN Tourism |
28 September | International Day for Universal Access to Information | UNESCO |
28 September | World Rabies Day | WHO |
29 September | World Heart Day | World Heart Federation |
October
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
1 October | International Day of Older Persons | United Nations |
1 October | International Coffee Day | International Coffee Organization |
First Monday of October | World Habitat Day | United Nations |
2 October | International Day of Non-Violence | United Nations |
2 October | Gandhi Jayanti | India |
2 October | Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti | India |
4 October | World Animal Day | International |
5 October | World Teachers’ Day | UNESCO |
First Friday of October | World Smile Day | International |
6 October | World Cerebral Palsy Day | International |
8 October | Indian Air Force Day | India |
9 October | World Post Day | Universal Postal Union (UPU) |
10 October | World Mental Health Day | WHO |
11 October | International Day of the Girl Child | United Nations |
Second Wednesday of October | International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction | United Nations |
14 October | World Standards Day | ISO/IEC/ITU |
15 October | International Day of Rural Women | United Nations |
15 October | Global Handwashing Day | WHO & UNICEF |
16 October | World Food Day | FAO |
17 October | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | United Nations |
20 October | World Statistics Day* | United Nations (Every five years: 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025…) |
24 October | United Nations Day | United Nations |
24 October | World Development Information Day | United Nations |
24 October | World Polio Day | WHO |
31 October | National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) | India |
31 October | World Cities Day | United Nations |
November
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
5 November | World Tsunami Awareness Day | United Nations |
6 November | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict | United Nations |
9 November | National Legal Services Day | India |
10 November | World Science Day for Peace and Development | UNESCO |
11 November | National Education Day | India |
14 November | Children’s Day | India |
14 November | World Diabetes Day | WHO |
16 November | International Day for Tolerance | UNESCO |
17 November | International Students’ Day | International |
17 November | World Prematurity Day | WHO |
19 November | International Men’s Day | International |
19 November | World Toilet Day | United Nations |
20 November | Universal Children’s Day | United Nations |
20 November | Africa Industrialization Day | United Nations |
21 November | World Fisheries Day | International |
25 November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | United Nations |
26 November | Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) | India |
26 November | World Sustainable Transport Day | United Nations (Observed from 2023) |
29 November | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | United Nations |
December
Date | Important Day | Organization / Remarks |
1 December | World AIDS Day | United Nations |
2 December | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | United Nations |
3 December | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | United Nations |
4 December | Indian Navy Day | India |
5 December | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development | United Nations |
5 December | World Soil Day | FAO |
7 December | International Civil Aviation Day | ICAO |
7 December | Armed Forces Flag Day | India |
9 December | International Anti-Corruption Day | United Nations |
9 December | International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime | United Nations |
10 December | Human Rights Day | United Nations |
11 December | International Mountain Day | United Nations |
12 December | International Universal Health Coverage Day | United Nations |
14 December | National Energy Conservation Day | India |
18 December | International Migrants Day | United Nations |
18 December | World Arabic Language Day | United Nations |
19 December | Goa Liberation Day | India |
20 December | International Human Solidarity Day | United Nations |
23 December | Kisan Diwas (National Farmers’ Day) | India |
25 December | Good Governance Day | India |
26 December | Veer Bal Diwas | India |
27 December | International Day of Epidemic Preparedness | United Nations |