January 28, 2016

List of National and International Important Days

Dear Readers,

Here we are presenting you the Important Days in India and World from the month of January to December. No need to tell how important it is from exam point of view and what is the importance of this part. In the recent competitive examination whether it is Bank PO, Clerk, SSC, Railway, Insurance, RBI,  Air force, NDA, CDS, Police, Postal Assistant, Teachers Recruitment Exams, UPSC and various State Public Service Commission etc. the candidates are posed minimum of one question from the national or international important days. All the aspirants should learn all these important days of the year to grab a mark in competitive exams.

Here is a full list of Important Days / Dates  from the month of January to December which are useful for upcoming competitive exams .

Important Days in January

  • 07 January - Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (NRI Day)
  • 10 January - World Hindi Day / World Laughter Day
  • 12 January - National Youth Day
  • 15 January - Army Day
  • 18 January - National Immunization Day (Polio Day)
  • 23 January - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Birth Anniversary
  • 24 January - National Girl Child Day
  • 25 January - National Tourism Day / National Voters Day
  • 26 January - Republic Day / International Customs Day (ICD)
  • 28 January - Lala Lajpat Rai's Birth Anniversary
  • 30 January - National Martyr's Day & World Anti-Leprosy Day

Important Days in February

  • 01 February - Indian Coast Guard Day
  • 02 February - World Wetlands Day
  • 04 February - World Cancer Day
  • 10 February - National Deworming Day
  • 13 February - Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary / World Radio Day
  • 20 February - World Social Justice Day
  • 24 February - Central Excise Day
  • 28 February - National Science Day
Important Days in March

  • 01 March - Zero Discrimination Day
  • 03 March - World Wildlife Day / National Defence Day
  • 04 March - National Security Day
  • 08 March - International Women's Day
  • 10 March - Tibetan Uprising Day
  • 12 March - World Kidney Day
  • 15 March - World Consumer Rights Day
  • 16 March - National Vaccination Day
  • 20 March - World Sparrow Day / International Happiness Day
  • 21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination / World Poetry Day / International Day of Forests
  • 22 March - World Water Day
  • 23 March - World Meteorological Day
  • 24 March - World Tuberculosis Day
  • 26 March - The Independence Day of Bangladesh

Important Days in April

  • 02 April - World Autism Awareness Day
  • 07 April - World Health Day
  • 11 April - National Safe Motherhood Day
  • 12 April - International Day of Human Space Flight
  • 18 April - World Heritage Day
  • 19 April - Insurance Day in India
  • 21 April - National Civil Service Day
  • 22 April - World Earth Day
  • 23 April - English Language Day
  • 24 April - Panchayat Divas
  • 25 April - World Malaria Day
  • 26 April - World Intellectual Property Day
  • 29 April - World Dance Day
  • 30 April - International Jazz Day

Important Days in May

  • 01 May - International Labours Day / Maharashtra Day
  • 03 May - World Press Freedom Day / International Energy Day
  • 08 May - International Red Cross Day
  • 11 May - National Technology Day
  • 12 May - International Nurses Day (IND)
  • 15 May - International Family Day
  • 17 May - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)
  • 24 May - Commonwealth Day
  • 29 May - International Day of UN Peacekeepers
  • 31 May - World No Tobacco Day
Important Days in June

  • 01 June - World Milk Day
  • 05 June - World Environment Day
  • 08 June - World Oceans day
  • 12 June - World Day Against Child Labour
  • 14 June - World Blood Donor Day
  • 15 June - World Elder Abuse Awarness Day
  • 17 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
  • 20 June - World Refugee Day
  • 21 June - International Day of Yoga
  • 23 June - United Nations Public Service Day
  • 26 June - International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
  • 29 June - Statistics Day

Important Days in July

  • 01 July - Doctor's Day
  • 04 July - American Independence Day
  • 11 July - World Population Day
  • 15 July - World Youth Skills Day
  • 17 July - World Day for International Justice
  • 18 July - Nelson Mandela International Day
  • 23 July - National Broadcasting Day
  • 26 July - Kargil Victory Day
  • 28 July - World Hepatitis Day
  • 29 July - World Tiger Day

Important Days in August

  • 06 August - Hiroshima Day
  • 07 August - National Handloom Day
  • 09 August - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples / Nagasaki Day
  • 10 August - World Bio Fuel Day
  • 12 August - International Youth Day (IYD)
  • 14 August - Pakistan's Independence Day
  • 15 August - India's Independence Day
  • 19 August - World Photography Day
  • 20 August - Sadbhavana Diwas
  • 29 August - National Sports Day (Dhyanchand's Birth Day)
  • 30 August - Small Industry Day
Important Days in September

  • 05 September - National Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth )
  • 07 September - Forgiveness Day
  • 08 September - International Literacy Day
  • 10 September - World Suicide Prevention Day
  • 14 September - Hindi Diwas / World Fratemity Day
  • 15 September - International Day of Democracy / Engineer's Day in India (M Visvesvaraya Birth)
  • 16 September - International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer
  • 21 September - International Day of Peace / World Alzheimer's day
  • 22 September - World Car Free Day
  • 25 September - Social Justice Day
  • 27 September - World Tourism Day

Important Days in October

  • 01 October - International Day of Older Persons
  • 02 October - Gandhi Day / International Day of Non-Violence
  • 03 October - World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
  • 04 October - World Animal Day
  • 05 October - World Teacher's Day
  • 06 October - World Wildlife Day, World Food Security Day
  • 08 October - Indian Air Force Day
  • 09 October - World Post Office Day
  • 10 October - World Mental Health Day / National Post Day 
  • 11 October - International Girl Child Day
  • 12 October - World Sight day
  • 13 October - World Calamty Control Day(UN)
  • 14 October - World Standards Day
  • 15 October - World White cane day(guiding the blind) 
  • 16 October - World Food Day
  • 17 October - International poverty
  • 20 October - National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)
  • 24 October - United Nations Day
  • 30 October - World Thrift Day
  • 31 October - Rastriya Ekta Diwas (Sardar Patel), National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)

Important Days in November

  • 07 November - Infant Protection day;World Cancer Awareness Day
  • 09 November - Legal Service Day
  • 10 November - Transport Day
  • 11 November - National Education Day
  • 12 November - Public Service Broadcasting Day
  • 14 November - Children's day/ World Diabetics Day (WDD)
  • 17 November - Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniverrsary
  • 26 November - Constitution Day / National Milk Day
  • 29 November - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
  • 30 November - Flag Day

Important Days in December

  • 01 December - World AIDS Day
  • 02 December - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
  • 03 December - International Day of Person with Disabilities
  • 04 December - The Navy Day
  • 05 December - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
  • 07 December - International  Civil Aviation Day / Armed Forces Flag Day
  • 09 December - International Anti-Corruption Day
  • 10 December - Human Rights day
  • 11 December - International Mountain Day / UNICEF Day
  • 14 December - National Energy Conservation Day
  • 16 December - Vijay Diwas
  • 18 December - International Migrants Day
  • 19 December - Goa's Liberation Day
  • 20 December - International Human Solidarity Day
  • 23 December - Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day)