World Braille Day 2024

4th January

Theme - “Empowering
Through Inclusion and
Diversity,”
 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) or
Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Day 2024

January 9

In 2015, the government revised its

format to celebrate PBD once every
two years
 World Hindi Day 2024

10 January

The First World Hindi Conference took

place in Nagpur in 2006 on this day, with
the aim of promoting the language
worldwide.
 National Youth Day 2024
12th Jan

On January 12, 2024, Prime Minister

Narendra Modi is set to launch the National
Youth Festival in Nashik, Maharashtra.

Theme 2024 - “MYBharat-Viksit

Bharat@2047- Empowered Bharat, Led by
the Youth, for the Youth.” / "Viksit Bharat@
2047: Yuva ke liye, Yuva ke dwara"
 “Indian Army Day” - 15 Jan

1. Indian Airforce Day : O8 October

2. Indian Navy Day : 4 December

 National Startup Day 2024
16 January

National Startup Day, a two-day

extravaganza to be held during January 16-
17, 2024 at Rambagh, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Startup India Initiative was launched on 16th

Jan 2016.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared January

16 as National Startup Day in the year 2021
 Worlds AIDS Day 2023

Theme -“Let Communities Lead!

December 1
 Indian Navy Day 2023

Theme -“Operational Efficiency,

Readiness, and Mission Accomplishment
in the Maritime Domain.”

December 4
 World Soil Day 2023

Theme -‘Soil and Water, a

Source of Life’

December 5
 Mahaparinirvan Diwas 2023

Death anniversary of Dr. B.R.

Ambedkar

December 6
 International Human Rights Day 2023

Theme -“Freedom, Equality, and

Justice for All.”

December 10
 National Mathematics Day – December 22

Birth anniversary of
Srinivasa Ramanujan
 Kishan Diwas / National Farmers’ Day

Birth anniversary of Chaudhary

Charan Singh

5TH Prime Minister of India.

December 23
 Good Governance Day 2023

Birth anniversary of former Prime

Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

December 25
 Veer Bal Diwas

26 December

To honour the martyrdom of Baba Fateh

Singh and Zorawar Singh, the Sahibzade of
10th Guru Govind Singh Ji on 26th
December every year.
 National Ayurveda Day

Theme 2023: Ayurveda for

One Health

10 November 2023
 World Diabetes Day

Theme 2023: Access to

diabetes care.

14 November 2023
 Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

15 November 2023

15th November is the birth

anniversary of the country’s freedom
fighter, social reformer and
respected tribal leader Birsa Munda.
 National Press Day

16 November 2023

Theme 2023: Media in the

Era of Artificial Intelligence
 World Toilet Day

19 November 2023

Theme 2023: Accelerating Change

 International Men’s Day

19 November 2023

Theme 2023: Zero Male Suicide

 National Milk Day

26 November 2023

To commemorate the birth anniversary

of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the father of
India’s White Revolution.
 International Day of Older Persons

1 October

Theme

“Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal

Declaration of Human Rights for Older
Persons: Across Generations”.
 International Day of Non-Violence 2023

2 October
 World Animal Day 2023

4 October

Theme

“Great or Small, Love Them All”.

 World Teachers Day 2023

5 October

Theme

The teachers we need for

the education we want
 Indian Air Force Day 2023

8th October
 World Post Day 2023

9 October

Theme

Together for Trust

 World Mental Health Day

10 October

Theme

"Mental health is a universal

human right".
 International Day of Girl Child 2023

11 October

Theme

"Invest in Girls' Rights

 World Students Day

15 October

Theme

“FAIL: stands for First

Attempt in Learning.”
 World Food Day

16 October

Theme

"Water is Life, Water is Food.

Leave No One Behind"
 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

17 October

Theme

Decent Work and Social Protection

 United Nations Day

24 October

Theme

Equality, Freedom and

Justice for All
 Vigilance Awareness Week

30 October - 5 November

Theme

Say no to corruption; commit

to the Nation
 National Unity Day (Ekta Diwas)

31 October
 Teacher’s Day 2023 - 5th Sep

Theme

Teachers at the heart of education

recovery

Birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
 International Literacy Day - 8 September

Theme 2023

Promoting literacy for a world in

transition: Building the foundation for
sustainable and peaceful societies
Hindi Diwas 2023 - 14th Sep
 National Engineer Day 2023 - 15th Sep

Theme

'Engineering for a
Sustainable Future'.
 World Ozone Day 2023 - 16th Sep

Theme

“Montreal Protocol: Fixing the

Ozone Layer and Reducing
Climate Change.”
 World Tourism Day 2023 - 27TH September

Theme

“Tourism and green investment”

 World Maritime Day – 28th Sep

Theme 2023

MARPOL at 50 – Our
commitment goes on
 National Handloom Day 2023

7th August

Theme - “Handlooms for

Sustainable Fashion”
 National Javelin Day 2023

7 August 2023
 World Tribal Day 2023 / International Day
Of The World’s Indigenous Peoples 2023

August 9

Theme for World Tribal Day is

“Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change
for Self-determination.”
 World Biofuel Day 2023

10 August 2023
 World Lion Day 2023

10 August 2023
 International Youth Day 2023

12 August 2023

Theme 2023:

“Green Skills for Youth:

Towards a Sustainable World“
 World Elephant Day 2023

12 August 2023

Theme 2023

“Ending the Illegal Wildlife

Trade“
 77th Indian Independence Day 2023

Theme

"Nation First, Always First".

 National Space Day 2023

23 August 2023

Key points

PM Modi declared 23rd August as “National

Space Day” to commemorate the soft
landing of Chandrayaan 3 on the Moon
 National Sports Day 2023
29 August

Theme

"Sports are an enabler to an inclusive and fit

society".
 World Population Day 2023

Theme 2023

Unleashing the power of

gender Equality

11th July
 International Tiger Day 2023

29th July