Important Days- Useful for Competitive Exams

JANUARY
January 9 : NRI Day
January 10: World Laughter Day
January 12: National Youth Day
January 15: Army Day
January 26: India's Republic Day, International Customs Day
January 30: Martyrs' Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day

FEBRUARY
2nd Sunday of February: World Marriage Day
February 24: Central Excise Day
February 28: National Science Day
Second Monday March: Commonwealth Day

MARCH
March 8: International Women's Day
March 15: World Disabled Day, World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Ordnance Factories Day (India)
March 21: World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 22: World Day for Water
March 23: World Meteorological Day
March 24: World TB Day

APRIL
April 5: International Day for Mine Awareness, National Maritime Day
April 7: World Health Day
April 17: World Hemophilia Day
April 18: World Heritage Day
April 22: Earth Day
April 23: World Book and Copyright Day

MAY
May 1: Workers' Day (International Labour Day)
May 3: Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day
May 2nd Sunday: Mother's Day
May 8: World Red Cross Day
May 11: National Technology Day
May 12: World Hypertension Day, International Nurses Day
May 15: International Day of the Family
May 17: World Telecommunication Day
May 24: Commonwealth Day
May 31: Anti-tobacco Day

JUNE
June 5: World Environment Day
June 3rd Sunday: Father's Day
June 14: World Blood Donor Day
June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

JULY
July 1: Doctor's Day
July 11: World Population Day

AUGUST
August 3: Internatioal Friendship Day
August 6: Hiroshima Day
August 8: World Senior Citizen's Day
August 9: Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
August 15: Indian Independence Day
August 19: Photography Day
August 29: National Sports Day

SEPTEMBER
September 2: Coconut Day
September 5: Teachers' Day, Sanskrit Day
September 8: World Literacy Day (UNESCO)
September 15: Engineers' Day
September 16: World Ozone Day
September 21: Alzheimer's Day, Day for Peace (UN)
September 26: Day of the Deaf
September 27: World Tourism Day

OCTOBER
October 1: International Day for the Elderly
October 2: Gandhi Jayanthi, International Day of Non-Violence
October 3: World Habitat Day
October 4: World Animal Welfare Day
October 8: Indian Air Force Day
October 9: World Postal Day
October 10: National Postal Day
October 2nd Thursday: World Sight Day
October 13: UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14: World Standards Day
October 16: World Food Day
October 24: United Nations Day
October 30: World Thrift Day

NOVEMBER
November 9: Legal Services Day
November 14: Children's Day, Diabetes Day
November 17: National Epilepsy Day

DECEMBER
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 3: World Day of the Handicapped
December 4: Indian Navy Day
December 7: Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
December 10: Human Rights Day
December 18: Minorities Rights Day (India)
December 23: Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day) (India)