January

Date Important day Theme 2017

4 World Braille Day(207th People with

January birth anniversary of Louis Disabilities,
Braille) Celebrating
Together

9 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Redefining

January (NRI Day) Engagement with
the Indian Diaspora

10 World Hindi Day

January

12 National Youth Day Indian youth for

January development skill
and harmony

th
15 69 Indian Army Day
January

24 National girl child day Beti Bachao, Beti

January Padhao

25 National Voters Day Empowering young

January and future events

26 International Customs Digital Customs:

January Day Progressive
Engagement

th
26 68 Republic Day Skill India and Beti
January Bachao Beti Padhao

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January Commemoration in Genocide: Anti-
memory of the victims of Semitic Propaganda
the Holocaust and the Holocaust

29 World Leprosy Day (last To live is to help to

January Sunday of January) live

February

Date Important day Theme 2017

2 World Wetlands Day Wetlands for Disaster

February Risk Reduction

4 World Cancer Day We can I can

February

6 International day of Building a solid and

February Zero Tolerance to interactive bridge
female genital between Africa and the
mutilation world to accelerate
ending Female Genital
Mutilation by 2030

7 Safer Internet Day Be the change: unite for

February a better internet

10 National Deworming Krimi se chhutkara,

February Day sehatmand bhavishya
hamara and worm-free
children healthy children

11 International day Gender, Science and

Women and girls in sustainable development:

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February Science The Impact of Media

12 National Productivity From Waste to Profits-

February Day through Reduce, Recycle
and Reuse

13 World Radio Day Radio is You

February

20 World Day of Social Preventing conflict and

February Justice sustaining peace through
decent work

21 International Mother Towards sustainable

February language day through Multilingual
education

22 World Thinking day Connect Activity Pack

February

24 Central Excise Day

February

28 National Science Day Science and tech for

February specially Abled person

March

Date Important day Theme 2017

1 Zero Discrimination Make some noise for

March Day Zero Discrimination

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March voices
National Defence Day

4 World Hearing Day Action for hearing loss:

March make a sound
National Security Day investment

8 International Women’s Women in the

March Day challenging world of
work: Planet 50-50 by
2030

9 CISF Raising Day

March

12 World Kidney Day Kidney Disease and

March Obesity

13 Commonwealth Day
March
No Smoking Day

15 World Consumer Rights Building a Digital World

March Day Consumers can Trust

18 Ordnance factories day

March

20 International Day of
March Happiness

21 International Day of Forests and Energy

March Forests

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March Day - Enabling people with
Down syndrome to
speak up, be heard and
influence government
policy and action, to be
fully included in the
community

22 World Water Day Why Waste water?

March

23 World Meteorological Understanding Clouds

March Day

24 World TB Day Unite to end TB

March

27 World Theatre Day

March

April

Date Important day Theme 2017

1 Prevention of Blindness Week

April

2  World Autism Awareness Day Toward

April  International Children’s Book Autonomy and
Day Self-
Determination

4 National Day for Mine Awareness Needs Driven-

April and Assistance in mine action People

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5 National Maritime Day Connecting

April Ships, Ports
and People

6 International Day for Sports

April Development and Peace

7  World Health Day Depression:

April  Handloom Week Let’s Talk

8 International Romani Day

April
World Tradition Day

10 World Homeopathy Day Enhancing

April Quality
Research in
Homeopathy
Through
Scientific
evidence and
Rich Clinical
Experiences

11 National Safe Motherhood Day Improving

April Maternal
Health by
Empowering
Women!

12 International Day of Human

April Space Flight

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April

14  Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti

April  Customs Day

17 World Hemophilia Day Hear their

April Voices

18 World Heritage Day Cultural

April Heritage &
Sustainable
Tourism

21 Civil Services Day Making New

April India

22 World Earth Day Environmental

April & Climate
Literacy

23 World Book and Copyright Day

April

24  National Panchayati Day Climate

April  Women’s Political Change,
Empowerment Day, India Women and
Role of
Panchayats

25 World Malaria Day End Malaria

April For Good

26 World Intellectual Property Day Innovation-

April Improving Lives

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28 World Day for Safety and Health collection and
April at Work use of OSH
data

29 International Dance Day

April

30  International Jazz Day

April  Anti-Child Labour Day

May

Date Important day Theme 2017

1  International Labour Day Securing

May  May Day Decent Works
 Maharashtra Day For Sustainable
Social
Economic
Development

2 World Asthma Day Better Air

May Better
Breathing

3 World Press Freedom Day Critical Minds

May for Critical
Times: Media’s
role in
advancing
peaceful, just
and inclusive
societies

4 International Firefighters Day

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5 International Midwives Day

May

06 International No Diet Day

May

7  World Athletics Day

May  World Laughter Day
 Rabindra Nath Tagore Jayant

8  Mother's Day
May  World Redcross Day Less Known
 Road Safety Week Red Cross
Stories

10 World Migratory Bird Day Their Future is

May Our Future:A
Healthy Planet
for Migratory
Birds & People

11 National Technology Day Technology for

May inclusive and
sustainable
growth’.

12 International Nurses Day A voice to lead

May – Achieving the
Sustainable
Development
Goals”

15 International Families Day Families,

May education and

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16 National Dengue Day

May

17 World Telecommunication Day Big Data Big

May Impact
World Information Society Day

18 World AIDS Vaccine Day Know Your

May Number

20 World Metrology Day Measurements

May for transport

21 Anti-Terrorism Day
May

22 International Day for Biological

May Diversity

23 World Turtle Day

May

24 Commonwealth Day
May

25 International Missing Children's

May Day

26 Gunners Day- New Zealand

May

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May

29 International Day of UN Investing in

May Peacekeepers Peace Around
the world

30 Goa Statehood Day

May

31 World No Tobacco Day "Tobacco – a

May threat to
development."

June

Date Important day Theme 2017

1 World Milk Day Good food, health and

June nutrition

2 International Sex
June Workers’ Day

4  International Day Focuses to acknowledge

June for Innocent the pain suffered by
Children Victims of children victims throughout
Aggression the world
 Cancer Survivors
Day

5 World Environment Day Connecting people to

June Nature

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8  Coal Miners Day
June  World Ocean Day Our Oceans; Our Future

12 Anti-Child Labour Day Focuses on the impact of

June conflicts and disasters on
child labour.

June International Albinism Focuses on attacks against

13 Awareness Day persons with albinism.

14 World Blood Donor Day Give Blood; Give now; Give

June often

15 World Elder Abuse “Understand and End

June Awareness Day Financial Abuse of Older
People: A Human Rights
Issue”

16 International Day of
June Family Remittances

17 Word Day to Combat Land degradation and

June Desertification and migration
Drought

19 International Day for Preventing Sexual Violence

June the elimination of Crimes through Justice and
Sexual Violence and Deterrence
Conflict

20 World Refugee Day Focuses to show support

June for families forced to flee.

21 International Yoga Day Yoga for health

June

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June  International virtue of public service to
Widow’s Day the community
 International
Olympic Day

26 International Day Listen First -

June Against Drug Abuse Listening to children and
and Illicit trafficking youth is the first step to
help them grow healthy
and safe

Micro-, Small and

June Celebrated for the first
Medium-sized
27 time
Enterprises Day

29 National Statistics Day

June

July

Date Important day Themes 2017

1 National Doctor’s Day

July

2  World Sports
July Journalists’ Day
 World UFO Day

4 American
July Independence Day

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July
World Chocolate Day

11 World Population Day Family Planning:

July Empowering People,
Developing Nations

12 Malala Day
July

15 World Youth Skill Day Focuses and skills and jobs

July for youth

17 International Justice
July Day

18 International Nelson For Freedom, justice and

July Mandela Day democracy

26  International Day
July for the conservation
of the mangrove
ecosystem
 Kargil Vijay Diwas

28 World Hepatitis Day Eliminate Hepatitis

July
World Nature
Conservation Day

29 International Tiger Day

July

30 World Day Against Act to Protect and Assist

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August

Date Important day Theme 2017

1 World Breastfeeding
August Week (1-7 August)

6 Hiroshima Day & Anti-

August Nuclear Day

7 Handloom Day
August

9  Kranti Diwas (Quit

August India Movement)
 International Day 10th Anniversary of the
of the world’s UN Declaration on the
indigenous Rights of Indigenous
peoples Peoples

10 World Bio-Fuel Day

August

11 National Daughter’s
August Day

12 International Youth Youth Building Peace

August Day

13 Organ Donation Day

August

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August India

19  World
August Photography Day WHD Campaign: Not a
 World Target
Humanitarian Day

20 Sadbhawana Diwas/
August Harmony Day

29  Sanskrit Day
August  International Day
Against Nuclear
Test
 National Sports
Day

30 National Small
August Industry Day

September

Date Important day

1 National Nutrition Week (1-7 September)

September

2 World Coconut Day

September

4 National Labour Day USA

September

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September  International Charity Day
 Sanskrit Day

September World Forgiveness Day

7

8 International Literacy Day

September

10  World First Aid Day

September  World Suicide Prevention Day

12 International Day for South-South

September Cooperation

14 Hindi Diwas
September

September  International Day of Democracy

15  International Engineer’s Day

16 International Day for the Preservation of

September Ozone Layer

20 Railway Police Force Foundation Day

September

21  World Peace Day

September  World Alzheimer Day

22 World Cancer Free Day

September

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September  World Pharmacists Day

26  World Environmental Health Day

September  World Contraception Day

27 World Tourism Day

September

28  World Rabies Day

September  Gunners Day India
 World Maritime Day

29 World Heart Day

September

30  World Deaf Day (last Sunday of the

September month of September
 International Translation Day

October

Date Important day

1  International Day for Older Persons

October  World Vegetarian Day

2  World Habitat Day (First Monday of

October October)
 International Day of Non-
Violence/Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

October World Nature Day

3

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4  World Space Week (4-10 October)
October  World Animal Day

5 World Teachers Day

October

6 World Smile Day (First Friday of October)

October

8 Indian Airforce Day

October

9  Columbus Day
October  World Post Day

10  World Mental Health Day

October  World Day Against Death Penalty

11 International Girl Child Day

October

October World Arthritis Day

12

nd
13  World Sight Day (2 Thursday of October)
October  International Day for Disaster Reduction

14 International Standards’ Day

October

15  International Day of Rural Women

October  World Students Day
 Safe Motherhood Week (15-21 October)

16 World Food Day

October

17 Anti-Poverty Day
October

20  World Statistics Day

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October  National Solidarity day
 World Osteoporosis Day

21 Police Commemoration Day

October

24  United Nations Day

October  World Development Information Day
 World Polio Day

27 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

October

28  National Ayurveda Day

October  International Animation Day

29  International Internet Day

October  World Stroke Day

31  National Unity Day

October  World Savings Day
 World Cities Day
 Vigilance Awareness Week (31-5 November)

November

Date Important day

1  No Tobacco Day
November  World Vegan Day
 Karnataka Formation Day

5 World Tsunami Awareness Day

November

7  National Cancer Awareness Day

November  Infant Protection Day

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November

9  World Quality Day

November  World Legal Service Day

10  World Science Day for Peace and

November Development
 Public Transport Day

11 National Education Day

November

12  World Pneumonia Day

November  Public Service Broadcasting Day

13 World Kindness Day

November

14  Children’s Day
November  World Diabetes Day

16  International Day for Tolerance

November  World Philosophy Day

20 Universal Children’s Day

November

21 World Television Day

November

25 International Day For the Elimination of

November Violence Against Women

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November  National Milk Day

28 Raising Day of National Cadet Corps

November

December

Date Important day

1 Word AIDS Day

December

2  International Day for Abolition of Slavery

December  National Pollution Control

3 International Day for the Persons with

December Disabilities

4 Indian Navy Day

December

5  International Volunteer Day for Economic

December and Social Development
 World Soil Day

7  International Civil Aviation Day

December  Armed Forces Flag Day- India

8 Plastic Free Day

December

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December

10 Human Rights Day

December

11 International Mountain Day

December

12 Universal Health Coverage Day

December

14 World Energy Conservation Day

December

16 Vijay Diwas
December

18 International Migrants Day

December

20 International Human Solidarity Day

December

22 National Mathematics Day

December

23 Kisan Diwas
December

24 National Consumers Day

December

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December

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