Important National and International Days in January
January 1
Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
Global Family Day
January 4
World Braille Day
January 8
African National Congress Foundation Day
January 10
World Laughter Day
January 9
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
January 11
Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
January 12
National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda)
January 23
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary (Declared as Parakram Diwas)
January 24
International Day of Education
National Girl-Child Day
January 25
International Customs Duty Day
India Tourism Day
Indian Voter Day
January 26
International Day of Clean Energy
January 27
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
January 28
Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
January 30
(Martyr's Day) Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day
World Leprosy Eradication Day (observed on the last Sunday of January every year)
Important National and International Days in February
February 2
World Wetlands Day
February 4
International Day of Human Fraternity
National Day of Sri Lanka
World Cancer Day
February 5
Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)
February 6
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 10
International Day of the Arabian Leopard
February 10
World Pulses Day
February 11
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 12
International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and When Conducive to Terrorism
February 13
Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary
World Radio Day
February 14
St. Valentine's Day
February 17
Global Tourism Resilience Day
February 20
World Day of Social Justice
February 21
International Mother Language Day
February 22
World Scout Day
February 24
Central Excise Day
February 28
National Science Day
Important National and International Days in March
March 1
World Seagrass Day
Zero Discrimination Day
March 3
National Defence Day
World Wildlife Day
March 4
National Security Day
March 5
International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
March 8
International Women's Day, United Nations Day for Women's Rights, International Peace
March 10
International Day of Women Judges
March 15
World Consumer Day
International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
March 18
Ordinance Factories Day
March 20
International Day of Happiness
French Language Day
March 21
World Forestry Day
International Days for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21
World Poetry Day
World Down Syndrome Day
International Day of the Forest
March 23
World Meteorological Day
March 24
World Tuberculosis(TB) Day
March 26
Bangladesh Liberation Day
March 27
World Theater Day
March 30
International Day of Zero Waste
Important National and International Days in April
April 2
World Austin Awareness Day
April 5
National Maritime Day
April 6
International Day of Sports for Development and Peace
April 10
World Homeopathy Day (on the birth anniversary of German Physician Dr. Christian Samuel Hahnemann)
April 11
National Safe Motherhood Day
April 12
International Day of Human Space Flight
April 13
Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
April 14
B. R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day
World Chagas Disease Day
April 17
World Haemophilia Day
April 18
World Heritage Day
April 21
National Civil Services Day
World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22
International Mother Earth Day
April 23
World Book and Copyright Day
April 24
Panchayati Raj Day
April 25
World Malaria Day
April 26
World Intellectual Property Day
April 28
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Important National and International Days in May
May 1
International Labour Day
Maharashtra Day
May 3
International Press Freedom Day
May 7
World AIDS Orphans Day
May 8
International Red Cross Day (It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organization, Jean Henry Dunant)
May 11
National Technology Day
May 12
International Nurses Day
International Day of Plant Health
May 15
International Family Day
May 16
International Day of Light
May 17
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
May 18
International Museums Day
May 21
International Tea Day
May 22
International Biodiversity Day
May 29
International Day of UN Peacekeepers
May 30
Hindi Journalism Day
International Day of the Potato
May 31
World No Tobacco Day
Important National and International Days in June
June 1
World Milk Day (FAO)
June 5
World Environment Day
June 7
World Food Safety Day
June 12
World Day Against Child Labour
June 14
World Blood Donor Day
June 15
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 17
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 19
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
June 21
International Day of Yoga
June 23
United Nations Public Service Day
International Widows' Day
June 24
International Day of Women in Diplomacy
June 26
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 29
National Statistics Day
International Day of the Tropics
June 30
International Day of Parliamentarians
Important National and International Days in July
July 4
American Independence Day
July 6
International Day of Cooperatives (First Saturday of July)
July 11
World Population Day
July 15
World Youth Skills Day
July 17
World Day for International Justice
July 18
Nelson Mandela International Day
July 20
International Moon Day
July 25
World Drowning Prevention Day
July 26
Kargil Victory Day
July 27
Central Reserve Police Force Foundation Day
July 28
World Hepatitis Day
July 30
International Day of Friendship
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Important National and International Days in August
August 7
National Handloom Day
August 9
Quit India Movement Day
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Nagasaki Day
August 12
International Youth Day
August 14
Pakistan's Independence Day
August 15
India's Independence Day
August 19
World Humanitarian Day
August 20
Sadbhavana Diwas
August 21
World Senior Citizen Day
August 23
National Space Day (Bharat)
August 29
National Sports Day of India (National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29 every year to honour the hockey legend, Major Dhyan Chand.)
International Day Against Nuclear Tests
August 30
Small Industry Day
Important National and International Days in September
September 5
Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)
International Day of Charity
September 7
Forgiveness Day
International Day of Police Cooperation
September 8
International Literacy Day
September 14
Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
September 15
Engineer's Day
International Day of Democracy
September 16
World Ozone Day
September 17
World Patient Safety Day
September 21
International Day of Peace
World Alzheimer's Day
September 25
Social Justice Day
September 26
World Maritime Day
September 27
World Tourism Day
September 30
International Translation Day
Important National and International Days in October
October 1
International Day for the Elderly(UN)
October 2
Gandhi Jayanti
International Day of Non-Violence
October 3
World Nature Day
World Habitat Day
October 4
World Animal Day
October 5
World Teachers Day
October 6
World Wildlife Day
World Food Security Day
October 7
World Habitat Day
World Cotton Day
October 8
Indian Air Force Day
October 9
World Postal Day
October 10
World Mental Health Day
National Post Day
October 11
International Girl Child Day
October 12
World Sight Day
October 13
World Calamity Control Day(UN)
October 14
World Standard Day
October 15
World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)
October 17
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 20
National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)
October 23
International Snow Leopard Day
October 24
United Nations Day
World Polio Day
October 30
World Thrift Day
October 31
Rastriya Ekta Diwas (Sardar Patel)
National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)
Important National and International Days in November
November 5
World Tsunami Awareness Day
November 7
Infant Protection Day
World Cancer Awareness Day
November 9
Legal Service Day
November 10
World Science Day for Peace and Development
November 11
National Education Day
November 12
National Broadcasting Day
November 14
Children's Day
World Diabetes Day
November 17
Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniversary
November 18
Territorial Army Day
November 19
National Integration Day
November 21
World Fisheries Day
World Television Day
November 26
National Law Day
Important National and International Days in December
December 2
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3
World Disability Day
December 4
Navy Day
International Day of Banks
December 7
Armed Forces Flag Day
International Civil Aviation Day
December 9
International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10
Human Rights Day
December 11
International Mountain Day
December 14
National Energy Conservation Day
December 18
International Migrants Day
December 19
Goa's Liberation Day
December 20
International Human Solidarity Day
December 22
National Mathematics Day
December 23
Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day)