National

and
International
Days
January
 4 January - World Braille Day
 9 January - Prabasi Bharatiya Divas
 10 January - World Hindi Day
 12 January - National Youth Day
 15 January - Army Day
 24 January - National Girl child day,

International Day of Education

 25 January - National Tourism Day,

National Voters Day

 26 January - International Customs Day
 27 January - International Holocaust Day
February
 2 February - World Wetlands Day
 4 February - World Cancer Day
 13 February - World Radio Day (United Nations)
 21 February - International Mother Language Day (IMLD)
 20 February - World Day of Social Justice (United Nations)
 13 February - National Women’s Day
 28 February - National Science Day (on discovery of Raman Effect by C.V. Raman)
  1 March - Zero Discrimination Day
March  3 March - World Wildlife Day (UN).
 4 March - National Safety Day
 8 March - International Women's Day (UN)
 14 March - International Pi (π) day
 16 March - National Vaccination Day or Immunization Day
 World Kidney Day - On every second Thursday in the month of March
 20 March - International Day of Happiness (UN),
World Sparrow Day
 21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN)
 21 March - International Day of Nowruz (UN).
 21 March - World Down Syndrome Day (UN).
 22 March - World Water Day (UN).
 24 March - World Tuberculosis Day (UN).
April
 2 April - World Autism Awareness Day (United Nations)
 5 April - International Day of Conscience (2020, 1st time) (United Nations)
 7 April - World Health Day [WHO]
 10 April - World Homeopathy Day
 13 April - Siachen Day
 21 April - Civil Services day
 22 April - International Earth Day (United Nations)
 24 April - National Panchayati Raj Day
 25 April - World Malaria Day [WHO] (United Nations)
May
 1 May - International Labour Day (May Day) (ILO)
 3 May - World Press Freedom Day (UNESCO)
 8 May - World Thalassemia Day,
World
Red Cross Day (Birthday of Henry Dunant - founder),
Migratory Birds Day
 11 May - National Technology Day
 16 May - National dengue day
 12 May - International Nurses Day (Birthday of Florence Nightingale).
 21 May - National Anti-Terrorism Day,

International Tea Day (UN)

 31 May - World No-Tobacco Day [WHO].
June
1 June - Global Day of Parents (UN).
5 June - World Environment Day (UN).
 12 June - World Day Against Child Labour (UN).
 21 June - International Day of Yoga (United Nations).
 29 June - National Statistics Day
July
 1 July - National Doctor’s Day
 4 July - American Independence Day
 First Saturday of July - International Day of Cooperatives (United Nations).
 11 July - World Population Day (UNDP).
 12 July - World Malala Day (UN), Birthday of Malala Yousafzai (youngest winner of
Nobel Peace Prize).
 18 July - Nelson Mandela International Day (United Nations).
 26 July – Kargil Victory Day
 28 July - World Hepatitis Day [WHO]
August
 6 August - Hiroshima Day
 9 August - Nagasaki Day,

Quit India Movement Day,

World Tribal Day
(United Nations)
 12 August - International Youth Day (United Nations)
 15 August – India’s Independence Day
 20 August - Sadbhavana Diwas (to commemorate the birth anniversary
of India’s youngest Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.)
 29 August - National Sports Day (Birthday of Major Dhyan Chand)
September
1 to 7 September - National Nutrition Week
5 September - National Teachers Day
8 September - International Literacy Day (UNESCO)
 15 September - Engineer’s Day,

International Day of Democracy (UN)

 16 September - International Day for the Preservation of the
Ozone Layer (United Nations).
 21 September - International Day of Peace (United Nations),
World Alzheimer’s Day
 27 September - World Tourism Day (United Nations)
October
 2 October - International Day of Non-Violence (United Nations)
 2 to 8 October - National Wildlife Week
 5 October - World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO]
 8 October - National Air Force Day
 10 October - National Post Day,
World
Mental Health Day [WHO]
 Second Saturday of October - World Migratory Bird Day (United Nations)
 11 October - International Day of the Girl Child (United Nations)
 16 October - World Food Day [FAO]
 17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (UN)
 24 October - United Nations Day
November
 5 November - World Tsunami Awareness Day (United Nations).
 10 November - World Science Day (UNESCO).
 11 November - National Education Day
 14 November - National Children’s Day,

World Diabetes Day (United Nations).

 16 November - National Press Day,

International Day for Tolerance (UNESCO).

 19 November - World Toilet Day (United Nations).
 20 November - World Children's Day (United Nations).
 25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against
Women (United Nations).
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December
 1 December - World AIDS Day (United Nations)
 2 December - National Pollution Control Day,
International Day
for the Abolition of Slavery (UN)
 3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities (United Nations)
 4 December - Indian Navy Day
 10 December - Human Rights Day (United Nations)
 11 December - UNICEF Day
 16 December - Vijay Diwas/Victory Day
 22 December - National Mathematics Day (in memory of S. Ramanujan)
 23 December - Kishan Diwas or Farmers Day
 25 December - Good Governance Day