Special Days for Awareness

January

January 01 Global family day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day.
January 05 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
January 06 World War Orphans Day.
January 08 African National Congress Foundation day
January 09 NRI day / Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
January 10 World laughter day.
January 11 Death day of Lal Bahadur Shastri
January 12 National Youth Day, Swami Vivekanand Birthday
January 15 Indian Army Day.
January 23 Netaji Subhash Chandra bose birthday.
January 24 National Girl Child day of India.
January 25 India Tourism Day Indian Voter Day, International Customs Duty Day
January 26 Republic Day (India)
January 26 International Customs day.
January 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
January 28 Lala Lajpat Rai birthday
January 30 National Martyrs’ Day or Sarvodaya Day
January 30 World leprosy eradication day.

February

February 02 World Wetlands Day
February 04 World Cancer day,
February 13 Sarojini Naidu birthday
February 14 Valentine’s day
February 21 International mother language day
February 22 World Thinking day, World scout day
February 24 Central Excise Day.
February 28 National Science Day in India

March

March 3 National Defense Day
March 8 International Women’s Day
March 15 World consumer right day.
March 20 World Sparrow Day
March 21 World Forestry Day
March 22 World Water day
March 23 World Meteorological Day
March 24 World Tuberculosis Day -TB Day
March 27 World Drama day (World Theater Day)

March (Second Thursday) World Kidney Day

April

April 7 World Health Day
April 10 World Homeopathy Day
April 18 World Heritage Day.
April 22 World Earth Day.
April 23 International Book day
April 25 World Malaria day
April 29 International Dance day

May

May 1 International Labour Day (Workers Day)
May 3 Press Freedom Day, International Sun Day, World Asthma Day
May 4 Coal miner’s day, International Firefighters’ Day
May (2nd Sunday) Mother’s Day
May 8 World Red Cross Day or Red Crescent day
May 12 World Nurse Day
May 15 World Family Day
May 18 World Museum Day
May 20 World Meteorology Day
May 21 Anti – Terrorism Day
May 24 Common Wealth Day
May 31 World No – Tobacco Day

June

June 01  World Milk day 
June 5 World Environment Day
June 08 World Ocean day
June 12 World day against child labour
June 14 World blood donor Day
June 17 World day to combat desertification and drought.
June 20 World Refugee day
June 21 World Music Day.
June 21 International Yoga Day
June 26 International day against Drug abuse & Illicit Trafficking

July

July 1 National Dcotor’s Day (India), World Doctor’s day.
July 2 World UFO day, World Sports Journalists Day.
July 6 World Zoonoses Day.
July 7 Global Forgiveness day, World Chocolate Day.
July 11 World Population Day
July 12 World Malala Day
July 18 Nelson Mendela International day
July 26 Kargil Victory day or vijay diwas.
July 28 World Nature conservation day, World Hepatitis Day.
July 29 International Tiger Day

August

August 2 International Friendship Day.
August 9 Quit India Day
August 12 International Youth Day
August 15 Indian Independence Day
August 19 World Photography Day
August 29 National Sports Day, Dhyan chand’s birthday.
August 30 Small Industry Day

September

World Coconut Day
September 5 Teachers’ Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday)
National Salami Day

September 8 World Literacy Day.
September 15 Engineer’s day in India
September 16 World Ozone Day.

Australian Citizenship Day
World Pharmacist Day

September 27 World Tourism Day
September 29 World Heart Day

October

October 1 International day of the Older person
October 2 Mahatma Gandhi birthday,
October 2 International day of non-violence
October 4 World Animal Day.
October 5 World Teacher’s day.
October 6 World Wildlife day, World Food Security day.
October 8 Indian Air Force Day
October 9 World Post day.
October 10 National Post Day, World Mental health day.
October 11 International girl child day
October 12 World Arthritis day, World Sight day.
October 13 UN International Day for National disaster reduction (World Calamity Control day)
October 14 World Standards Day.
October 15 World White Cane Day( guiding the Blind)
October 15 World Walking Day
October 16 World Food Day.
October 17 International day for the eradication of poverty (International Poverty day).
October 20 World statistics day, National Solidarity Day
October 24 United Nations Day
October 31 Rastriya Ekta Diwas (in memory of Sardar Patel), National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)

November

November 1 World vegan day
November 7 Infant Protection day, World Cancer Awareness Day
November 8 World Radiography day.
November 9 Legal services day.
November 10 Transport day
November 14 Children’s Day in India, World Diabetes day.
November 16 International day for Endurance
November 17 World Student day, National Journalism day, Guru Nanak Dev birthday
November 18 World Adult day
November 19 World Toilet Day
November 19 World Citizen day.
November 20 Africa Industrialization Day, Universal children’s day.
November 25 World Non-veg day
November 26 Law day
November 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People.
November 30 Flag day.

December

December 1 World Aids Day.
December 2 World Computer literacy day
December 2 International day of Abolition of Slavery
December 3 International day of People with disabilities, World conservation day
December 4 Navy Day.
December 5 International volunteer day for economic and social development.
December 7 Armed Forces Flag Day, International civil aviation day
December 9 The International day against corruption
December 10 Human Rights Day.
December 11 International Mountain day, UNICEF day
December 14 International Energy conservation day.
December 18 International Migrants day.December 18 Arabic Language Day
December 19 Liberation day – Goa
December 20 International Human solidarity.
December 23 Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day).

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