Today here we are going to share a month-wise list of important national and international days and dates for competitive exams like SSC CGL, RRB NTPC etc. In general 2 to 3 questions will come based upon the exam.
Important Days of January
Theme
January 1: Global Family Day
January 4: World Braille Day
January 9: NRI Day (Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas)
January 13: Lohri Day
January 15: Army day
January 23: Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti
January 25: National Voters day, National Tourism Day
January 26: India’s Republic Day, International Customs Day
January 27: International Day of Commemoration
January 30: Martyrs’ Day
January (last Sunday): World Leprosy Eradication Day
Important Days of February
Theme
February 2: World Wetlands Day
February 4: World Cancer Day
February 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 5: Safer Internet Day (second day of the second week of February)
February 10: National De-worming Day
February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 12: National Productivity Day
February 13: World Radio Day, National Women’s Day (Birth Date of Sarojini Naidu)
February 14: Valentine Day
February 20: World Day of Social Justice
February 21: International Mother Language Day
February 24: Central Excise Day
February 27: World NGO Day
February 28: National Science Day
February 28/29: Rare Disease Day
Important Days of March
Theme
March 1: Zero Discrimination Day; World Civil Defence Day
March 3: World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day
March 4: National Security Day
March 14: International Day of Action for Rivers, Pi Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Ordnance Factories Day (India)
March 20: International Day of Happiness; World Sparrow day
March 21: World Forestry Day; World Down Syndrome Day; World Poetry Day
March 22: World Day for Water, Bihar Day
March 23: World Meteorological Day
March 24: World TB Day
March 27: World Theatre Day
Second Wednesday of March: No Smoking Day
Second Thursday of March: World Kidney Day
Important Days of April
Theme
April 1: Utkal Diwas
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
April 4: International Day for Mine Awareness
April 5: National Maritime Day
April 7: World Health Day
April 10: World Homeopathy Day
April 11: National Safe Motherhood Day; National Pet Day
April 13: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
April 17: World Haemophilia Day
April 18: World Heritage Day
April 19: World Liver Day
April 21: Secretaries’ Day; Civil Services Day
April 22: Earth Day
April 23: World Book and Copyright Day
April 24: National Panchayati Day
April 25: World Malaria Day
April 26: World Intellectual Property Day
April 27:World Veterinary Day
April 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work;
April 29: International Dance Day
Important Days of May
Theme
May 1: Workers’ Day (International Labour Day), Maharashtra Day
May 3: Press Freedom Day
May (1st Sunday): World Laughter Day
May (1st Tuesday): World Asthma Day
May (2nd Sunday): Mother’s Day
May 4: Coal Miners’ Day; International Fire
May 7: World Athletics Day
May 8: World Red Cross Day; World Thalassaemia Day
May 11: National Technology Day
May 12: International Nurses Day
May 15: International Day of the Family
May 17: World Telecommunication Day; World Hypertension Day
May 18: World AIDS Vaccine Day; International Museum Day
May 21: National Anti-Terrorism Day
May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
May 24: Commonwealth Day
May 31: Anti-tobacco Day
Important Days of June
Theme
June 1: World Milk Day
June 3: World Bicycle Day
June 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5: World Environment Day
June (3rd Sunday): Father’s Day
June 7: World Food Safety Day
June 8: World Ocean Day, World Brain Tumour Day
June 12: Anti-Child Labor Day
June 13: International Albinism Awareness Day
June 14: World Blood Donor Day
June 15: World Wind Day
June 20: World Refugee Day
June 21: International day of yoga, World Music Day, World Hydrography Day
Important Days of July
Theme
July 1: Doctor’s Day
July 6: World Zoonoses Day
July 11: World Population Day
July 17: World Day for International Justice
July 18: International Nelson Mandela Day
July 28: World Hepatitis Day
Important Days of August
Theme
August (1st Sunday): International Friendship Day
August 6: Hiroshima Day
August 9: Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day, IntI. Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 15: Indian Independence Day
August 15: Sanskrit Day (Date may vary every year as it is celebrated on the Shrawan
Poornima on Full Moon day according to the Hindu Calendar)
August 12: International Youth Day
August 19: Photography Day; World Humanitarian Day
August 29: National Sports Day
Important Days of September
Theme
September 2: Coconut Day
September 5: Teachers’ Day
September 8: International Literacy Day
September 14: Hindi Diwas
September 15: Engineers’ Day; International Day of Democracy
September 16: World Ozone Day; International Day for Preservation
September 21: Alzheimer’s Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN)
September 22: Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)
September 23: International Day of Sign Languages
September 26: Day of the Deaf; World Contraception Day
September 27: World Tourism Day; World Maritime Day
September 29: World Heart Day
Important Days of November
Theme
November 5: World tsunami day
November 7: National Cancer Awareness Day
November 9: Legal Services Day
November 14: Children’s Day; Diabetes Day
November 17: National Epilepsy Day
November 20: Africa Industrialization Day
November 21: World Television Day
November 29: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
Important Days of October
Theme
October 2: International Day of non violence, Gandhi Jayanthi
October 4: World Animal Welfare Day
October 8: Indian Air Force Day
October 9: World Post Office Day
October 11: National Girl Child Day
October 10: National post day & World Mental health day
October 14: World Standards Day
October 13: UN International day for Natural disaster reduction
October 30: World Thrift Day
October 15: World Students Day; World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)
October 16: World Food Day
October 24: UN Day; World Development Information Day
