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2019 Important Days (Jan - June )
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IMPORTANT DAYS IN APRIL 2019..................................................................................................................... 6
IMPORTANT DAYS IN MAY 2019 ....................................................................................................................... 9
IMPORTANT DAYS IN JUNE 2019 .................................................................................................................... 12
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IMPORTANT DAYS IN JANUARY 2019

Observed date/week Day Other information
1st January 2019 Defence Research and DRDO has made the country self-reliant in areas of
Development missiles, radars, sonars and torpedoes and many
Organisation(DRDO) other systems.
4th January 2019 World Braille Day It is celebrated in the rememberance of Louis
Braille who was the inventor of Braille for the people
with visual disabilities.
9th January 2019 Non Resident Day or Marks the contribution of overseas Indian
Bharatiya Pravasi Day community in the development of India
10th January 2019 World Hindi day The main focus of World Hindi Day is “to promote
the language at the global stage”.
10th January 2019 26th Army Air Defence The Corps of Army Air Defence is the youngest arm
Day of Indian Army
12th January 2019 National Youth Day (also To honour the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.
known as Yuva Diwas) Theme of “Be The Voice of New India” and “Find
solutions and contribute to policy”.
13th January 2019 352nd birth anniversary
of the 10th Sikh
Guru, Guru Govind Singh
ji,
14th January 2019 Armed Forces Veterans This Day is commemorated in the memory of first
Day Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Armed
Forces Field Marshal K M Cariappa becoming a
veteran in 1953.
15th January 2019 71st Army Day To commemorate our soldiers for their bravery and
sacrifice
21st January 2019 47th statehood day Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura
23rd January 2019 122nd Birth Anniversary He was a member of the Indian National Congress
of the great Freedom and later he formed Indian National Army also
Fighter Subhas Chandra known as Azad Hind Fauz.
Bose
24th January 2019 National Girl Child Day The theme for National Girl Child Day 2019
is “Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow”.
24th January 2019 69th foundation day of
Uttar Pradesh
24th January 2019 International Day of Theme for 2019 as “Empowering Girls for a Brighter
Education Tomorrow”.
25th January, 2019 49th full Statehood Day
of Himachal Pradesh
25th January, 2019 India celebrated Theme : ‘No voter to be left behind’
its 9th National Voters
Day (NVD)
26th January, 2019 India Celebrated its South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa,was the
70th Republic Day Chief Guest of the 70th Republic Day
26th January, 2019 Russia marked the
75th Anniversary of the
end of World War II
siege of Leningrad
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27th January 2019 International Holocaust

Remembrance Day
28th January 2019 Data Protection Day also To raise awareness and promote privacy and data
known as Data Privacy protection
Day
30th January 2019 World Leprosy Theme for World Leprosy Day is ‘ending
Eradication Day discrimination, stigma, and prejudice’.
30th January 2019 National Martyr’s Day or The day was observed to mark the death anniversary
Sarvodaya Day of our greatest Hero and father of the nation,
Mahatma Gandhi who was assassinated by
Nathuram Dodse on 30th January 1948.
IMPORTANT DAYS IN FEBRUARY 2019

Observed Day Other information
date/week
2nd February World Wetlands Day Theme- “Wetlands and Climate Change”.
4th February World Cancer Day Theme- “I Am and I will”.
4th -10th February 30th National Road Safety Week, Theme-“Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan Raksha”
2019
6th February International Day of Zero The theme for the year 2019 is #EndGFM.
Tolerance for Female Genital
Mutilation (FGM)
8th February National Cleft Day India’s first toll free national cleft helpline
named Smile Train India cleft Helpline
launched by Smile Train India on National
Cleft Day.
8th February National Deworming Day (NDD) National Deworming Day (NDD) is observed
bi-annually on 10th February and 10th
August every year in all states.This year is
celebrated on 8th Feb since 10th February is
Sunday.
10th February World Pulses Day
11th February International Day of Women and The theme 2019 was “Investment in Women
Girls in Science and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green
Growth".
11th February World Day of the Sick It was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1992
with an aim to encourage people to pray for
those who suffer from ill and for their
caregivers.
12th February Productivity Day NPC also celebrates National Productivity
Week from 12th Feb to 18th Feb, 2019.
12th February International Darwin Day
13th February World Radio Day Theme 2019 -“Dialogue, Tolerance and
Peace”.
20th February World Day of Social Justice Theme of 2019 – ‘If you want Peace and
Development, Work for Social Justice’
21st February International Mother Language Theme for the year 2019- “Indigenous
day languages matter for development, peace
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building and reconciliation”.

22nd February World Thinking Day The theme 2019 was "Leadership".
24th February Central Excise day
27th February World NGO Day It was officially recognized and declared by
the 12 member countries of the IX Baltic Sea
NGO Forum of the Council of the Baltic Sea
States
UNESCO has named the year 2019 as The International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical
Elements in Paris.
IMPORTANT DAYS IN MARCH 2019

date/week
28th February National Science Day To mark the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect‘ by the
physicist Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman.
28th February Rare Disease Day Theme - “Bridging health and social care”
1st March Zero Discrimination Day Theme - "Act to change laws that Discriminate"
1st March Civil Accounts Day It showcased the progress of the flagship project of
the Indian Civil Accounts Organization namely the
Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
1st March World Civil Defence Day Theme - “Children’s safety, our responsibility”
3rd March World Hearing Day Theme - “Check your Hearing”
3rd March World Wildlife Day Theme - ‘Life below water: for people and planet’
4th March National Safety Day Theme - “Cultivate and Sustain a safety culture for
(NSC) building nation”.
4th March National Security Day To praise the work of security forces such as army
also known as Rashtriya officers, para-military, policemen and commandos.
Suraksha Diwas
4th March World Day of Fight It aims to spread awareness about the prevalent
against Sexual sexual exploitation, largely among women and
Exploitation children.
7th March Janaushadhi Divas To create awareness and provide further impetus to
the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana
(PMBJP) scheme. The government plans to have at
least one PMBJP Kendra in each block by 2020.
8th March International Women’s Theme –“Think equal, build smart, innovate for
Day change.”
10th March National Immunisation Pulse Polio programme was launched by the
Day President of India
10th March 50th Raising Day of History Book of CISF “CISF: Force of the Future” and
Central Industrial Annual Publication “Special Issue of Sentinel” were
Security Force (CISF) released by PM Narendra Modi.
11th March 34th inception day of Rajiv Gauba was the chief guest
National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB)
12th March to 16th India Smart Utility Week It is organized by India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) as
March 2019 (ISUW) 2019 an International Conference and Exhibition on Smart
Energy, Gas and Water for Smarter Cities.
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12th March 89th anniversary of the The 400 km Dandi March was started from
Dandi Satyagraha or Salt Sabarmati Ashram on from March 12, 1930.
Satyagraha
14th March World Kidney Day Theme for World Kidney Day 2019 is Kidney Health
for Everyone Everywhere.
15th March World Consumer Rights Theme for World Consumer Rights Day “Trusted
Day Smart Products”.
15th March World Sleep Day Theme for World Sleep Day was ‘Healthy Sleep,
Healthy Aging’.
16th March National Vaccination On this day in 1995, the first dose of oral vaccine
Day against polio was given in India.
18th March Ordnance Factories Day Indian Ordnance Factories are regarded as the
backbone of India’s Defence. On 18th March 1802,
the production of the oldest Ordnance Factory of
India was commenced at Cossipore, Kolkata.
18th March Global Recycling Day The theme for Global Recycling Day 2019 was
“Recycling into the Future”.
20th March World Sparrow Theme for World Sparrow Day 2019 was “I love
Day(WSD) sparrows”.
20th March International Happiness Theme of International Day of Happiness 2019 is
Day ‘Happier Together’.
21st March International Day for the Theme “Mitigating and countering rising nationalist
Elimination of Racial populism and extreme supremacist ideologies”.
Discrimination
21st March World Down Syndrome This year the focus of the day was on “Leave no one
Day behind” by creating opportunities for people with
Down syndrome to live fulfilling lives.
21st March World Poetry Day To encourage the reading, writing, and teaching of
poetry throughout the world.
21st March International Day of Theme for International Day of Forests: “Forests and
Forests (IDF) Education – Learn to Love Forests”.
22nd March World Water Day Theme for World Water Day 2019 is “Leaving no one
(WWD) behind”.
22nd March 107th foundation day To commemorate Bihar’s separation from Bengal
called Bihar Diwas 2019 Presidency in 1912. It is a public holiday in Bihar.
or Bihar Day
23rd March World Meteorological The theme 2019 was “The Sun, the Earth and the
Day Weather”.
23rd March Martyr’s Day (88th) or To commemorate the death anniversary of three of
Shaheed Diwas India’s freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Hari
Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar.
24th March International Day for the To Honor the memory of victims of gross and
Right to the Truth systematic human rights violations and to promote
Concerning Gross the importance of justice.
Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of
Victims
24th March International Day for To honor the achievers who have shown
Achievers (IDA) determination and confidence on their journey.
24th March World Tuberculosis Day Theme for World Tuberculosis Day 2019 was "Its
time"
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25th March International Day of To mark the anniversary of the abduction of Alec
Solidarity with detained Collett, a former journalist who was kidnapped by
and missing staff armed gunman in 1985. The day aims to prepare
members action, demand justice and to protect UN staff and
peacekeepers, the workers in non-governmental
community and the press.
25th March International Day of Theme 2019 was “Remember Slavery: The Power of
Remembrance of the the Arts for Justice”.
Victims of Slavery and
the Transatlantic Slave
Trade
26th March Epilepsy Awareness Day In order to encourage the people to wear the colour
also known as World to increase the awareness of Epilepsy. Epilepsy is
Purple Day eurological disorder in which brain activity becomes
abnormal causing seizures.
27th March World Theatre Day For 2019, famous theatre director, playwright,
academic and faculty member, Carlos CELDRAN
from Cuba was selected as the speaker of World
Theatre Day message 2019.
29th March World Piano Day
30th March World Idli Day
30th March Rajasthan Day or Rajasthan Day is celebrated on 30th March every
Rajasthan Diwas year to commemorate the day on which the state
Rajasthan came into existence as it was previously
known as Rajputana.
IMPORTANT DAYS IN APRIL 2019

date/week
1st April Odisha Day is also known The day is celebrated to commemorate the sacrifices of
as “Utkal Divas” people for the formation of Odisha province in 1936.
2nd April World Autism Awareness The theme for 2019 was “Assistive Technologies, Active
Day (WAAD) Participation”.
4th April International Mine Theme - “United nations promotes SDGs –Safe Ground
Awareness Day –Safe Home” (SDG –Sustainable Development Goals)
5th April National Maritime day The theme - "Indian Ocean- An Ocean of Opportunity".
7th April World Health Day Theme - "Universal health Coverage: Everyone,
Everywhere" under the WHO slogan "Health for All".
1st to 7th April Prevention of Blindness Prevention of Blindness Week was launched by
Week Jawaharlal Nehru and Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur, under
Societies Registration Act of 1860.
7th April to 14th National Handloom week On this occasion, a book named ‘The Indian textile
April Sourcebook’ authored by Avalon Fotheringham and
published by Thames and Hudson will launch on 9th
April.
7th April Platinum Jubilee The commemoration day was observed to honour the
Commemoration of the supreme sacrifice made by the courageous Ordnance
Battle of Kangla Tongbi Personnel of 221 Advance Ordnance Depot in the line
of duty during the night of 6/ 7 April 1944 (during
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World War-II). It was fought against Japanese forces.

7th April International Day of The day commemorates the slaughter of 800,000
Reflection on the 1994 people (where Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed
Rwanda Genocide by members of the army, militias, and civilians of the
Hutu community) for a period of 100 days during the
1994 genocide in Rwanda in central Africa.
8th April International Roma Day It brings into limelight the grave fact about the 6
2019 million Romani people (living in the EU, European
Union) and 4 million living in the enlargement region
(Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
9th April 54th Valour Day of To Pay Tribute to Martyrs of police at the National
Central Reserve Police Police Memorial in New Delhi. On this day, President
Force (CRPF) Ram Nath Kovind launched Veer Parivar App for
assistance to the next of kin of the CRPF martyrs.
10th April World Homoeopathy Day Theme - "Linking Education and Clinical Practice with
2019 Research: Advancing Scientific Collaborations".
11th April National Safe Motherhood Theme - "Midwives for Mothers"
Day 2019
12th April International Day of This day is also celebrated as ‘Cosmonautics Day’ in
Human Space Flight Russia since 1963.
12th April World Aviation and On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Cosmonautics Day 2019 carried out the famous flight in spacecraft Vostok 1
started from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
10th to 16th April 64th Railway Week 2019 During this, the Running Efficiency Shield was
presented to Stationery and O&M Branches (joint
winners) which were selected as "Best Maintained
Branch" of the Railway Board
13th April Rajouri Day 2019 The Year 2019 is being celebrated as the ‘Year of Next
of Kin’ to help families of martyrs.
7th to 13th April World Allergy Week 2019 Theme - "The Global Problem of Food Allergy".
13th April 100th anniversary To celebrate the harvest festival of Baisakhi and to
Jallianwallah Bagh protest against the Rowlatt Act. On that event, troops of
Massacre also known as the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel
the Amritsar massacre Dyer opened fire at the people.
17th April Bangladesh celebrated To commemorate the formation of a provisional
Mujeebnagar Day government in Baidyanathtala, (later renamed as
Mujibnagar) Meherpur in 1971 of independent
Bangladesh.
17th April World Hemophilia Day Theme- ‘Outreach and Identification’
18th April World Heritage Day 2019 Theme-"Rural Landscapes"
19th April World Liver Day 2019 This day is meant to raise awareness about liver and
following a lifestyle which supports liver health. As per
World Health Organisation (WHO), liver diseases are
10th most common cause of death in India.
19th April Good Friday also known The day is observed every year in honor and
as Holy Friday or Black remembrance of Jesus's Crucifixion and Christians
Friday believe Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose
again three days later which is marked as Easter.
21st April World Creativity and The United Nations (UN) recognized 21st April as an
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Innovation Day 2019 official World Creativity and Innovation Day and 2018
marks the first year the UN was observed WCID.
21st April Secretary’s day or Admin To recognize the work of secretaries, receptionists,
Day administrative assistants, and other administrative
support professionals.
21st April National Civil Service Day The function was organized by the Department of
Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and
Pensions during which PM gave “Prime Minister Award
for Excellence in Public Administration”
22nd April Global Earth Day 2019 Theme for 2019 was Protecting Our Species
14th to 20th April National Fire Service Theme : "Fire Prevention is better than Fire Fighting".
Week
22nd April International Mother United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has passed a
Earth Day resolution and This year marked the 10th anniversary
of International Mother Earth Day.
23rd April World Book and Also known as World Book Day. This year Sharjah, UAE
Copyright Day has been selected as a World Book Capital for 2019.
24th April National Panchayati Raj The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that
Day (NPRD) came into force on 24th April 1993 has vested
constitutional status on Panchayati Raj institutions
24th April World Day for Animals in The adjoining week is known as “World Week for
Laboratories also known Animals in Laboratories” (WWAIL) which is observed
as World Lab Animal Day from April 21-28.
24th April International Day of To promote the day, the UN General Assembly
Multilateralism and convened a one-day high-level plenary meeting on the
Diplomacy for Peace same day.
24th -30th April World Immunization Theme : “Protected Together: Vaccines Work”
Week
25th April World Malaria Day Theme : “Zero malaria starts with me”
25th April International Girls in ICT A specialized agency of UN i.e. International
(Information and Telecommunication Union (ITU) and 171 countries
Communications celebrate this day worldwide. The aim is to bridge the
Technology) Day gender digital divide.
27th April World Veterinary Day Theme : 'Value of Vaccination'.
28th April World Day for Safety and Theme : “Safety and Health and the Future of Work”.
Health at Work
29th April International Dance Day Theme : "Dance and Spirituality"
30th April International Jazz Day The day was designated in 2011 by UNESCO.
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IMPORTANT DAYS IN MAY 2019

date/week
May 1 International Labour Day The theme of International Labour Day 2019 was
or Workers day “Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social
Partners”.
May 2 World Tuna Day Observed to highlight the importance of tuna fish and
to promote more sustainable fishing practices which
will help in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development
May 2(First World Password Day This day is celebrated to promote better password
Thursday of May) habits for digital protection for online shopping,
dating, banking, social media, private work, and life
communications.
May 3 World Press Freedom Day Theme “Media for Democracy: Journalism and
Elections in Times of Disinformation”.
May 3(First National Space Day To promote Science, Technology, Engineering and
Friday of May) Mathematics (STEM) education in young people and to
inspire them to pursue a carrier in space-related jobs.
May 4 International Firefighters’ The symbol for International Firefighters Day is a red
Day (IFFD) and blue ribbon. The color red signifies fire and the
blue denotes water.
May 4 Coal Miners Day Several communities raise awareness and funds on
this day for other organizations in the coal mining
area and workers.
May 5(First World Laughter Day The day was first celebrated on May 10, 1998, in
Sunday of May) Mumbai and arranged by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder
of the worldwide Laughter Yoga Movement. The
purpose is to raise awareness about laughter and its
many healing benefits.
May 5 International Midwives The theme for this year’s celebration is “Midwives:
Day Defenders of Women’s Rights“
May 6 International No Diet Day The INDD symbol is a blue ribbon.The INDD was first
(INDD) created in 1992 by Mary Evans Young to help people
appreciate their own bodies.
May 7 World Asthma Day The theme of this year is "STOP for Asthma". STOP
means Symptom evaluation, Test response, Observe
and assess, Proceed to adjust treatment.
May 7 World Athletics Day Observed to promote Athletics as the primary sport in
schools and institutions, to raise awareness about the
sports and to educate youngsters about the
importance of the sports.
May 7 59th Raising Day of It is a nodal road construction agency under the
Border Roads Ministry of Defence. It was formed on 7th May 1960,
Organization (BRO) with the primary role of providing road connectivity
in border areas.
May 8 World Thalassaemia Day Theme - “Universal Access to Quality Thalassaemia
2019 Healthcare Services: Building Bridges with and for
Patients”.
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May 8 World Red Cross Day Theme - “#Love”.

May 8 Day of Remembrance and On May 9, 74th anniversary of victory over Nazism in
Reconciliation Europe in Second World War was aobserved.
May 9 158th birth anniversary He is Asia’s first Nobel laureate and composer of
of Rabindra Nath Tagore India’s National Anthem. This day is also called
‘Rabindra Jayanti‘ symbolising his birth anniversary.
May 11 National Technology Day This day marks the remembrance of the successful
launch of Shakti-I nuclear missile at Pokhran Test
Range in Rajasthan on May 11, 1998.
May 11 World Migratory Bird Day Theme –“Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic
2019 Pollution!” .It is celebrated twice in the year, which
falls on the second Saturday in May and October. In
2019, it was celebrated on May 11 and will on October
10.
May 12 International Nurses Day Theme –‘Nurses – A Voice to Lead –Health for All’.
May 6 to 12 5th United Nations Global Theme – “Leadership for road safety”. It launched an
Road Safety Week ongoing campaign “Save Lives – #SpeakUp” to achieve
global goals by ensuring the safety of human life. It
runs on the philosophy of “Decade of Action for Road
Safety 2011-2020”.
May 15 International Day of Theme –"Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG
Families or IDF 13".
May 16 International Day of This day was declared by the United Nations General
Living Together in Peace Assembly in its resolution 72/130. This day is
celebrated to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion,
solidarity and understanding across the world.
May 16 International Day of Light This the 2nd edition of the International Day of Light.
May 16 World Hypertension Day Theme - "Know Your Numbers".
(WHD) 2019
May 16 National Dengue Day In India, Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease
Control Programe (NVBDCP) is the nodal centre for
the surveillance and prevention of dengue. Dengue is
caused due to the dengue virus - DENV, 1-4 serotype,
which is transmitted by the bite of female Aedes
aegypti (Linnaeus).
May 17 World Theme - “Bridging the Standardization Gap”
Telecommunication and
Information Society Day
May 18 International Museum Theme - “Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of
Day 2019 tradition”.
May 18 Day of Vesak also known This day commemorates the birth anniversary of
as Buddha Purnima, Gautama Buddha (or Lord Buddha). This year it day
Buddha Day or Buddha coincides with May 18, which witnessed the 2,563rd
Jayanti birth anniversary of the Lord Buddha.
May 18 World AIDS Vaccine Day The day is also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day.
(WAVD) It is headed by National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Disease (NIAID), Washington DC, USA.
May 20 World Bee Day Theme - “Save the Bees”. This day marks the birthday
of Anton Janša (1734) who pioneered the modern
beekeeping techniques in his native Slovenia in the
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18th century.
May 20 World Metrology Day Theme - “The International System of Units –
Fundamentally better”.
May 21 World Day for Cultural The objective is to bridge the gap between cultures
Diversity for Dialogue and which is urgent and necessary for peace, stability and
Development development. In 2002, the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) in its resolution 57/24 declared
May 21 as World day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development.
May 21 National Anti-Terrorism The objective is to wean away the youth from
Day terrorism and showing as to how it is prejudicial to
the national interest of the country. This day is
celebrated as a Anti-terrorism Day because on the
same day in 1991, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
was killed by a woman operative of the separatist
Lankan Tamil outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE).
May 15 to 21 National Vesak week Sri Lanka declared National Vesak week from May 15
to 21, 2019 to mark the celebrations of one of the
most important events of Buddhists all over the world.
May 23 International Day to End An obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina and
Obstetric Fistula rectum or bladder that is caused by prolonged
obstructed labor, leaving a woman incontinent of
urine or feces or both. Obstructed labor means, labor
that goes unattended, the labor can last up to six or
seven days.
May 24 International Theme - ‘A Connected Commonwealth’.
Commonwealth Day
May 23 World Turtle Day Theme - “Adopt, Don’t Shop".
May 28 World Hunger Day Theme - “#SustainabilityIs”.
May 28 Veer Savarkar aka To commemorate the sacrifices made by him during
Vinayak Damodar the freedom struggle. He was born on May 28, 1883 in
Savarkar Bhagpur village near Nasik in Maharashtra. He was a
freedom fighter who called 1857 revolt as the first war
of independence.
May 29 International Day of Theme - “Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace”.

United Nations
Peacekeepers
May 29 World Digestive Health Theme - “Early Diagnosis and Treatment of
Day Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer”
May 29 International Everest Day On this day, Nepalese Tenzing Norgay and New
Zealand's Edmund Hillary had climbed the Mt.
Everest for the first time in 1953. Nepal decided to
observe the day as International Everest Day since
2008 when the legendary climber Edmund Hillary
passed away.
May 31 World No-Tobacco Day Theme - "Tobacco and Lung health". In India, Ministry
(WNTD) of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), in
partnership with WHO India, organized a 'National
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Consultation on Tobacco and Lung Health’ in New

Delhi. The theme of the event was "Don't Let Tobacco
Take Your Breath Away - Choose Health Not Tobacco".
IMPORTANT DAYS IN JUNE 2019

date/week
June 1 World Milk Day Theme - "Drink Milk: Today & Everyday".
June 1 Global Day of Parents Theme – “Honor your parents”
June 3 World Bicycle Day The main aim of this day is to recognize the bicycle as
a clean, affordable and environment-friendly mode of
transport.
June 3 - 7 Financial Literacy (FL) The theme is "Farmers"
Week
June 4 International Day of It aims to spread awareness about the pain and
Innocent Children Victims sufferings faced by the children who are the victims of
of Aggression physical, mental and emotional abuse. On April 2,
2019, a campaign "Act to Protect Children affected by
Conflict" was launched by Ms. Virginia Gamba, the
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Children and Armed Conflict.
June 5 International Day for the To promote awareness in combating IUU. The day was
Fight Against Illegal, first celebrated in 2018. The day June 5 is chosen to
Unreported and mark the day on which Agreement on Port State
Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Measures came into existence in 2016. The proposal
was endorsed by the Committee on Fisheries (COFI).
June 5 World Environment Day The theme of the year is ‘Beat Air Pollution’. In 2018,
(WED) India was the host country. China is the country for
World Environment Day 2019.Click here to read
more
June 6 Maharana Pratap Singh He is renowned as a true patriot who commenced the
Jayanti first war of independence. The year 2019
commemorated the 479th birth anniversary of the
great warrior. He was the 13th Rajput king of Mewar,
a province in modern-day Rajasthan.
June 7 World Food Safety Day The theme for the year 2019 is “Food Safety,
everyone’s business”. On this occasion, an event was
launched in New York with a panel discussion.Click
here to read more
June 8 World Brain Tumor Day This day is observed on 8th June every year since
2000. It aimed at creating awareness among the public
about the brain and also focuses on helping people
suffering from a brain tumor.
June 8 World Ocean Day The theme of World Ocean Day 2019 was 'Gender and
the Ocean'.World celebrates Oceans Day to raise
awareness of the challenges humanity facing to
protect the world’s ocean.
June 12 World Day Against Child It was introduced to focus on the extent of child labour
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Labour (WDACL) worldwide and the efforts required to eliminate it. The
theme for the year is “Children shouldn’t work in
fields, but on dreams!”.Click here to read more.
June 13 International Albinism The day is observed to preserve the rights of persons
Awareness Day (IAAD) with albinism and take efforts to ensure equal access
for them in employment, education, justice, and good
health. The theme for 2019 is "Still Standing Strong".
June 14 World Blood Donor Day It is celebrated by the World Health Organization
2019 (WBDD) (WHO) to raise awareness of blood donation. The
theme of this year’s campaign is blood donation and
universal access to safe blood transfusion, as a
component of achieving universal health coverage. It
encourages people all over the world to become blood
donors and donate blood regularly. The Slogan for
World Blood Day 2019 is "Safe blood for all”.
June 15 World Elder Abuse The theme of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2019
Awareness Day (WEAAD) is "Lifting Up Voices".
June 1-15 Swachhta Pakhwada Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and
(cleanliness fortnight) institutions under it, successfully observed Swachhta
Pakhwada (cleanliness fortnight) from June 1-15
2019. The campaign was inaugurated by Secretary,
MNRE Shri Aanand Kumar by delivering a lecture on
the importance of Swachhata in life.
June 16 International Day of This day recognizes the contribution of migrant
Family Remittances workers to their families and communities back home,
and to the sustainable development of their native
countries.
June 17 World Day to Combat 2019 Theme of WDCD is “Let’s Grow the Future
Desertification and Together”. Desertification is the degradation of land in
Drought (WDCD) various areas like arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid.
It is caused by human activities and then by climatic
variations.
June 18 International Picnic Day It is a day to encourage people to go outdoors and
enjoy each other’s company. According to the
Guinness Book of World Records, the world's largest
picnic was held in Lisbon, Portugal.
June 18 Sustainable Gastronomy It highlights the need to focus the attention on the role
Day that sustainable gastronomy can play. The United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated to
celebrate June 18 as Sustainable Gastronomy Day
through its resolution A/RES/71/246 adopted on 21
December 2016.
June 18 Autistic Pride Day Autism is a neurological developmental disability that
affect the development of normal brain, hampers
communication, social interaction, cognition and
behavior.
June 19 International Day for the This day aims to create awareness on the necessity to
Elimination of Sexual curb conflict-related sexual violence, and to honour
Violence in Conflict the victims and survivors of sexual violence
throughout the world.
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June 19 World sickle cell day This day was organized by the United Nation General
Assembly in 2008 to raise awareness Sickle cell
disease (SCD) is an inherited genetic abnormality of
hemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying protein found in red
blood cells).
June 20 World Refugee Day The Theme for the 2019 World Refugee Day is #Step
With Refugees — Take A Step on World Refugee Day.
June 21 Summer Solstice day It is also known as the ‘June Solstice’. Summer Solstice
is the longest day of the year which is considered as
the start of the summer season.
June 21 World Music Day It is also known as Fête de la Musique’ meaning
“festival of music”.It aims to honor both amateur and
professional musicians. The theme of world music day
2019 is “Music at the intersections”.
June 21 International Day of Yoga There are two themes for World Yoga Day 2019 ,
(IDY) United Nation has declared theme as “Yoga for Climate
Action” and Ministry of Ayush , India has declared
theme for Yoga Day is ” Yoga for Heart“.Click here to
read more.
June 21 World Hydrography Day The theme for WHD 2019 is "Hydrographic
(WHD) information driving marine knowledge".
June 23 International Widows Day It is observed to address the issues that widows and
their children face in some countries. Loomba
Foundation initiated the International Widow’s Day in
2005. It was on June 23, 1954, Shrimati Pushpa Wati
Loomba, mother of the foundation’s founder, Lord
Loomba, became a widow.
June 23 United Nations Public The United Nations Public Service Forum (UNPSF)
Service Day 2019 will take place in the Republic of Azerbaijan
from 24-26 June 2019, with the theme of ‘Achieving
the Sustainable Development Goals through effective
Delivery of Services, Innovative Transformation, and
Accountable Institutions’.
June 23 International Olympic Day This day marks the birth of modern Olympic games on
June 23, 1894, at Sorbonne in Paris.Olympic Day is
based on the three pillars:Move, Learn, Discover.
June 24 Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa was the chief guest of the
commemorated 20 years event. IAF used Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft to reenact
of Kargil war Tiger Hill attack.
June 25 Day of the seafarer The theme for Day of the Seafarer 2019 is, “Get on
board with gender equality”. The 2019 campaign is
dubbed as "I Am On Board with gender equality".
June 26 BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal The member countries consisting of Bangladesh, India,
Initiative for Multi- Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, and Bhutan in
Sectoral Technical and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bishwadip Dey, Acting High
Economic Cooperation) Commissioner represented India in the BIMSTEC
Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh founding day event.
June 26 International Day in In 1997, by resolution 52/149, the UN General
Support of Victims of Assembly declared 26 June as the International Day in
Torture Support of Victims of Torture.
June 26 International Day against The theme for 2019 was "Health for Justice. Justice for
Drug Abuse and Illicit Health". The theme for the day in India is ‘Listen
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Trafficking First’.Click here to read more.

June 27 International Micro, Small International Trade Center, the United Nations
and Medium-sized launched its flagship report: “The SME
(MSME) Enterprises Day Competitiveness Outlook 2019: Big money for small
businesses”. The Ministry of Micro Small and Medium
Enterprises organized an international convention on
the theme “Indian MSMEs, Global Aspirations” in New
Delhi. Click here to read more.
June 29 Statistics Day(13th The theme for Statistics Day 2019 is “Sustainable
Statistics Day) Development Goals”. The Prof. C.R. Rao Award 2019
was conferred to Dr. Subhra Sankar Dhar, Associate
Professor, IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Kanpur
for his contribution in the field of Statistics.
June 29 International Day of the It is observed to create awareness on specific
Tropics challenges faced by tropical areas and to highlight the
important role that the countries in the tropics play in
achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi launched the first
State of the Tropics Report on June 29, 2014.
June 30 International Day of It is also the date, in 1889, on which the Inter-
Parliamentarism Parliamentary Union, the global organization of
parliaments was established.
June 30 International Asteroid It is aimed to create awareness about the asteroid
Day impact hazard. It also informs people about the crisis
communication actions to be taken in case of a
possible near-Earth object threat. The day marks the
anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia,
Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908.
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