Important National and International Days: A Guide for general Knowledge Enthusiasts
Are you preparing for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, or railway entrance tests? If so, being aware of important national and international days can help you ace your general knowledge and current affairs sections.
Significance of Notable Days
Why are these days so significant? These commemorative dates provide us with opportunities to reflect, remember, and celebrate milestone events. Recognizing them can not only boost your exam scores but also broaden your perspective on global and national affairs. Zero Discrimination Day World Civil Defence Day World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation National Security Day World Sparrow Day International Day of Happiness International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Forestry Day National Pet Day National Safe Motherhood Day Civil Services Day (India) National Administrative Professionals Day World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day World Thalassemia Day World Telecommunication Day World Information Society Day World Metrology Day World Bee Day World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Anti-Terrorism Day International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers International Mount Everest Day (Chosen by Nepal) World Music Day International Yoga Day United Nations Public Service Day International Olympic Day International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking International Anti-Drugs Day International Day in Support of Victims of Torture World UFO Day World Sports Journalists Day World Hepatitis Day World Nature Conservation Day World Nature Day Nagasaki Day International Day of the World’s Indigenous People National Sports Day (India) International Day against Nuclear Tests United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation World First Aid Day International Day of Peace World Alzheimer’s Day Biosphere Day International Day of Non-Violence Human Rights Day (10th December) United Nations Day World Development Information Day World Polio Day International Men’s Day National Integration Day (India) Africa Industrialization Day Universal Children’s Day Transgender Day of Remembrance World Television Day World Fisheries Day National Law Day (India) Constitution Day Indian Armed Force Flag Day International Civil Aviation Day Human Rights Day International Animal Rights Day Day Events January 4th Jan International World Braille Day 6th Jan World Day -War Orphans 9th Jan NRI Day 10th Jan World Hindi Day 11th Jan National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 12th Jan National Youth Day (India) 15th Jan Army Day (India) 17th Jan World Religion Day 24th Jan National Girl child day (India) 25th Jan Tourism Day and National Voters Day (India) 26th Jan Republic Day (India) 27th Jan International Holocaust Remembrance Day 30th Jan Martyrs’ Day Last Sunday of January World Leprosy Eradication Day February 2nd Feb World Wetlands Day 4th Feb World Cancer Day 6th Feb International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 9th Feb Safer Internet Day 10th Feb National De-Worming Day 11th Feb International Day of Women and Girls in Science 13th Feb World Radio Day (UNESCO) 20th Feb World Day of Social Justice 21st Feb International Mother Language Day 23th Feb World Peace and Understanding Day 24th Feb Central Excise Day 27th Feb World NGO Day 28th Feb National Science Day (India) March 1st Mar
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3rd Mar World Wildlife Day 4th Mar 8th Mar International Women’s Day 11th Mar World Kidney Day 14th Mar International Day of Action for Rivers 15th Mar World Consumer Rights Day 16th Mar National Vaccination Day 18th Mar Ordnance Factories Day 20th Mar
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21st Mar 22nd Mar World Day for Water 23rd Mar World Meteorological Day 24th Mar World Tuberculosis Day 27th Mar World Theatre Day April 2nd Apr World Autism Awareness Day 4th Apr International Day of Mine Awareness 5th Apr National Maritime Day (India) 7th Apr World Health Day 10th Apr World Homeopathy Day 11th Apr
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14th Apr Cultural Unity Day (recognized by India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, and Nepal) 15th Apr World Art Day 17th Apr World Haemophilia Day 18th Apr World Heritage Day 21st Apr 22nd Apr Earth Day 23rd Apr World Book and Copyright Day 24th Apr National Panchayati Day 25th Apr World Malaria Day 26th Apr World Intellectual Property Day 28th Apr World Day for Safety and Health at Work 29th Apr International Dance Day 30th Apr Ayushman Bharat Diwas May 1st May International Labour Day 2nd May International Astronomy Day 4th May World Asthma Day 7th May World Athletics Day 8th May 9th May World Migratory Bird Day 10th May World Mother Day 11th May National Technology Day (India) 12th May International Nurses Day (India) 16th May Dengue Prevention Day (India) 17th May 18th May International Museum Day 20th May 21st May 22nd May International Day for Biological Diversity 24th May Commonwealth Day 28th May International Day of Action for Women’s Health 29th May 31st May World Anti-Tobacco Day June 1st Jun World Milk Day 3rd Jun World Bicycle Day 4th Jun International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 5th Jun World Environment Day 7th Jun World Food Safety Day 8th Jun World Ocean Day 12th Jun World Day Against Child Labour 14th Jun World Blood Donor Day 15th Jun World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 16th Jun International Integration Day 17th Jun World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 19th Jun World Sickle Cell Day 20th Jun World Refugee Day 21st Jun 23th Jun 26th Jun 29th June National Statistics Day 3rd Sunday of June International Father’s Day July 1st Jul National Doctor’s Day (India) 2st Jul 4th Jul International Cooperative Day 11th Jul World Population Day 17th Jul World Day for International Justice 18th Jul Mandela Day 26th Jul Kargil Memorial Day (India) 28th Jul 29th Jul International Tiger Day 30th Jul International Day of Friendship August 1st Aug Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day 6th Aug Hiroshima Day 9th Aug 10th Aug World Biofuel Day 12th Aug International Youth Day 15th Aug India’s Independence Day 19th Aug World Humanitarian Day 20th Aug World Mosquito Day 21st Aug World Senior Citizen Day 23rd Aug International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 29th Aug September 2nd Sep World Coconut Day 5th Sep Teachers Day (India) 8th Sep International Literacy Day 12th Sep 14th Sep Hindi Day (India) 15th Sep International Day of Democracy 16th Sep World Ozone Day 19th Sep International Talk Like a Pirate Day 21st Sep 22nd Sep World Rhino Day 23rd Sep International Day of Sign Languages 28th Sep Right to Know Day 30th Sep International Blasphemy Rights Day October 1st Oct International Day of Older Persons 2nd Oct 4th Oct World Animal Welfare Day 5th Oct World Teachers’ Day 10th Oct National Post Day (India) 13th Oct World Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 15th Oct International Day of Rural Women 16th Oct World Food Day 17th Oct International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 20th Oct International Day of the Air Traffic Controller 24th Oct 27th Oct World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 30th Oct World Thrift Day 31st Oct National Unity Day November 2nd Nov International Journalist’s Remembrance Day 6th Nov International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 9th Nov World Legal Services Day 10th Nov World Immunization Day 12th Nov World Pneumonia Day 13th Nov World Kindness Day 14th Nov Children’s Day (India) 16th Nov International Day for Tolerance 17th Nov International Students Day 18th Nov World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day 19th Nov 20th Nov 21st Nov 25th Nov International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 26th Nov 29th Nov International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People December 1st Dec World Aids Day 2nd Dec International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 3rd Dec International Day of Disabled Persons 4th Dec Indian Navy Day 7th Dec 9th Dec The International Day Against Corruption 10th Dec 11th Dec International Mountain Day 14th Dec National Energy Conservation Day (India) 18th Dec International Migrants Day 20th Dec International Human Solidarity Day 23rd Dec Farmers Day (India)
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