List of Important Days With Themes

September 2019
Date Day Theme
September 1-7 National Nutrition Week The crisis of malnutrition in India
September 2 World Coconut Day Coconut for family wellness
September 8 International Literacy Day Literature and Multilingualism
September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day Working together to prevent suicide
September 12 United Nations Day for South From commitment to actions-Follow up to
South Cooperation Buenos Aires
September 14 World First Aid Day Addressing exclusion through first aid
September 14 Hindi Diwas To mark the importance of Hindi language
in the country
September 15 National Engineers Day Engineering for change
September 15 International Day of Democracy Participation
September 16 World Ozone Day 32 years of healing
September 18 World Bamboo Day Bamboo for sustainable development goals
of United Nations
September 21 International Day of Peace Climate actions for peace
September 21 World Alzheimer’s Day Raising awareness and challenging stigma
September 22 World Rose Day To bring happiness in the lives of cancer
patients
September 22 World Rhino Day Five Rhino species forever
September 23 International Day of Sign Language Sign language-Rights for all
September 26 World Maritime Day Empowering women in the maritime
community
September 27 World Tourism Day Tourism and jobs-a better future for all
September 28 World Rabies Day Rabies-vaccinate to eliminate
September 28 Freedom from hunger day To raise awareness about global hunger and
poverty
September 29 World Deaf Day Sign languages-Right for all
September 29 World Heart Day My heart, Your heart
September 30 International Translation Day Translation and indigenous languages

August 2019
Date Day Theme
1stAug to World Breastfeeding Week Theme: “Empower Parents, Enable
7th Aug 2019 Breastfeeding”.
6th August Hiroshima Day To remembrance of the first atomic bombing of
2019 the world by the United States in the city of
Hiroshima.

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7th August 5th National Handloom Day To honour the handloom weavers in the
2019 country and also highlight India’s handloom
industry.
9th August International Day of the Theme: Indigenous Languages.
2019 World’s Indigenous Peoples
9th August Nagasaki Day On this day the US dropped the atomic bomb on
2019 the Nagasaki city of Japan in 1945 during World
War II.
10th August World Biofuel Day Theme: “Production of Biodiesel from Used
2019 Cooking Oil (UCO)”
12th August International Youth Day Theme: “Transforming education”.
2019
12th August World Elephant Day To create awareness and bring attention to the
2019 urgent plight (dangerous situation) of Asian and
African elephants.
13th August World Organ Donation Day To motivate people to donate their healthy and
2019 precious organs after death to save lives.
15th August 73rd Independence Day The Day will be celebrated by colours and various
2019 events across the country.
19th August World Humanitarian Day To pay tribute to workers who risk their lives in
2019 humanitarian services and to gather support for
people affected by crises around the world.
19th August World Photography Day People around the world can communicate their
2019 feelings and express themselves through the art of
photography.
20th August Sadbhavana Diwas To commemorate the birth anniversary of
2019 former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
21st August International Day of To aid healing and recovery as well as become
2019 Remembrance and Tribute to stronger and more united against terrorism.
the Victims of Terrorism
21st August World Senior Citizens Day To increase awareness about the issues that affect
2019 older adults.
22nd August International Day To honor the victims and survivors of disgraceful
2019 Commemorating the Victims of acts who often remain forgotten.
Acts of Violence Based on
Religion or Belief
23rd August International Day for the To inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the
2019 Remembrance of the Slave memory of all peoples.
Trade and its Abolition
29th August International Day Against To increase awareness and education about the
2019 Nuclear Tests effects of nuclear weapon test explosions.
29th August National Sports Day To mark the birth anniversary of hockey
2019 legend Major Dhyan Chand.
30th August International Day of the To prevent enforced disappearances and bring to
2019 Victims of Enforced justice those responsible, as enforced
Disappearances disappearance has frequently been used as a
strategy to spread terror within the society.

July 2019
Date Days Theme
1st July 2019 GST Day To mark the Second anniversary of the new indirect tax
regime.
1st July 2019 National Doctor's Day Theme: "Zero tolerance to violence against doctors and
clinical establishment"
2nd July World UFO Day To encourage the government to reveal their flies on
2019 UFO sightings.
6th July International Day of Theme: COOPS 4 DECENT WORK
2019 Cooperatives
6th July World Zoonoes Day To raise awareness of the risk of zoonotic diseases
2019 amongst the people.
11th July World Population Day To spread the awareness about population growth.
2019
12th July National Simplicity Day To honour Henry David Thoreau who advocates the life
2019 of simplicity.
12th July National Paper Bag Day To recognise the importance of an invention of Paper
2019 Bag
15th July World Skills Day Theme: “Learning to learn for life and work”
2019
17th July World Day of Theme: 'If you want Peace and Development, Work for
2019 International Justice Social Justice'.
18th July Nelson Mandela Theme: “Take Action; Inspire Change; Make Every Day
2019 International Day a Mandela Day.”
23rd July National Broadcasting --
2019 Day
24th July Income Tax Day --
2019
24th July National Thermal --
2019 Engineer Day
25th July National Refreshment --
2019 Day
28th July World Hepatitis Day Theme: “Invest in eliminating hepatitis”
2019
28TH July World Nature To increase awareness about protecting the natural
2019 Conservation resources
28th July National Parents Day To promote the responsible parenting and to recognise
2019 positive parental role models.
29th July Global Tiger Day To create awareness about tiger conservation.
2019
30th July World Day Against Theme: Human Trafficking: “Call Your Government To
2019 Trafficking Action”

June 2019
Date Day Theme
1st June 2019 World Milk Day Theme: “Drink Milk: Today & Everyday.”
1st June 2019 Global Day of Parents Theme: “Honor Your Parents”
2nd June 2019 Telangana State Formation Day --

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3rd June 2019 World Bicycle Day --
4th June 2019 International Day of Innocent --
Children Victims of Aggression
3rd June to Financial Literacy Week Theme: ‘Farmers’
7th June 2019
5th June 2019 World Environment Day Theme: “Beat Air Pollution”
7th June 2019 World Food Safety Day Theme: “Food Safety, everyone’s
business”.
8th June 2019 World Oceans Day Theme: “Gender and Oceans”
12th June 2019 World Day Against Child Labour Theme: Children shouldn’t work in fields,
but on dreams!
13th June 2019 International Albinism Awareness Theme: Still Standing Strong.
Day
14th June 2019 World Blood Donor Day Theme: Blood Donation and Universal
Access to Safe Blood Transfusion.
17th June 2019 World Day to Combat Theme: “Let’s grow the future together.”
Desertification and Drought
20th June 2019 World Refugee Day Theme: Take A Step on World Refugee
Day.
21st June 2019 Fifth International Yoga Day Theme: Climate Action
26th June 2019 International Day Against Drug Theme: 'Health for Justice. Justice for
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Health'.
27th June 2019 MSME Day Theme: Big Money For Small Business:
Financing the SDGs.
29th June 2019 Statistics Day Theme: Statistics Day is Sustainable
Development Goals.

May 2019
Date Day Theme
May 1 International Workers' Day “Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social
Partners”.
May1 Gujarat and Maharashtra In 1960, two western states Gujarat and Maharashtra
foundation day were formed from Bombay state.
It is observed to raise awareness about the importance
May 2 World Tuna Day of tuna and to promote more sustainable fishing
practices. Started in 2017.
Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in
May 3 World Press Freedom Day Times of Disinformation”
Every Year National Space Day is celebrated on the first
May 3 National Space Day Friday of May to promote Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields among
young people.
May 4 Coal Miners Day Highlight the toughest profession and the people
working in coal mines.
May 5 World Laughter Day World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of
May every year. It is a day to raise awareness about
laughter and its many healing benefits. First celebrated
in 1998.
May 5 International Midwives “Midwives: Defenders of Women’s Rights”
Day
May 6 International No Diet Day This day is celebrated to promoting a healthy lifestyle
and raise awareness of the dangers and futility of
dieting.
May 7 World Asthma Day ‘STOP for Asthma’.
May 8 World Red Cross Day #Love.
May 8 International Thalassaemia Universal access to quality thalassaemia healthcare
Day services: Building bridges with and for patients. “
May 9 Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore 158th birth anniversary, also
Rabindranath Tagore known as Pochise Boishakh 2019. He is the only known
person to have written the national anthems for two
different countries.
May 11 National Technology Day Science for People and People for Science”.
May 11 World Migratory Bird Day The day is celebrated every year to raise awareness of
and issues affecting migratory birds. The theme for 2019 is :
October 12 “Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!”
May 12 International Nurses Day "Nurses – A Voice to Lead – Health for All".
May 15 International Day of “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG 13".
Families
May 16 Sikkim Foundation Day On 16 May 1975 that Sikkim, India’s least populous state
officially became a part of India after 36th constitutional
Amendment.
May 16 International Day of Light IDL aims to raise awareness of the critical role light-
based technologies play in our lives, elevating science,
technology, art, and culture to help achieve the goals of
UNESCO – education, equality, and peace.
May 16 National Dengue Day It is observed to create awareness about dengue; and to
intensify preventive measures and preparedness for the
control of disease in the country before transmission
season starts.
May 17 World Telecommunication "Bridging the standardisation gap".
and Information Society
Day
May 20 World Bee Day It is celebrated to raise awareness of the importance of
bees.
May 20 World Metrology Day The International System of Units - Fundamentally
better
May 21 Anti-Terrorism Day It is observed to raise awareness about the violence
caused by the terrorists and also in the memory of
former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi.
May 22 International Day for 'Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health'.
Biological Diversity
May 29 International Everest Day Nepal decided to observe the International Everest day
as International Everest Day since 2008, when the
legendary climber Hillary passed away.
May 29 International Day of UN “Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace”
Peacekeepers
World No Tobacco Day Tobacco and lung health."
May 31

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April 2019
Date Day Theme/Aim
April Prevention of Blindness To alert and awaken the society towards various factors which
1-7 Week causes blindness
April 2 World Autism Theme: Assistive Technologies, Active Participation
Awareness Day
April 4 International Mine Theme: 'United Nations Promotes SDGs- Safe Ground- Safe
Awareness Day Home'
April 5 National Maritime Day Theme: “Indian Ocean- An Ocean of Opportunity”
April 6 International Day of
Sport for Development
and Peace
April 7 World Health Day Theme: Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere”
April World Allergy Week The theme for World Allergy Week 2019 is “The Global
7-13 2019 Problem of Food Allergy”.
April World Homeopathy Day
10
April National Safe The theme of 2019 NSMD is "Midwives for Mothers".
11 Motherhood Day
(NSMD)
April World Parkinson's Day Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disorder.
11
April International Day of
12 Human Space Flight
April International Day for Aim: To give a louder voice to the millions of street children
12 Street Children all around the world so their rights cannot be ignored.
April Rajouri Day Aim: To commemorate the bravery and valour of the soldiers
13 who laid down their lives for the liberation of Rajouri district
April World Haemophilia Day The theme for 2019 is"Reaching out - connect to your
17 community."
April World Heritage Day Theme: Rural Landscapes.
18
April Civil Services Day Not Observed due to Lok Sabha elections.
21
April Annual Earth Day Theme: 'Protect Our Species'.
22
April English Language Day Commemorate both the birthday and date of death of William
23 Shakespeare.
April World Book Day
23
April National Panchayati Raj
24 Day
April World Malaria Day Theme: Zero Malaria Starts with Me
25
April World Intellectual Theme: Reach for Gold: IP and Sports
26 Property Day
April World Veterinary Day The theme for the day is the Value of Vaccination
28 2019
April International Dance Day Aim: To celebrate dance, revel in the universality of this art
29 form, cross all political, cultural and ethnic barriers and bring
people together with a common language which is the dance.
April World Immunization
24-30 Week
April Ayushman Bharat Diwas Aim: To create awareness about the National Health
30 Protection Mission and verify and update details in the Socio-
Economic and Caste Census database.

March 2019
Date Day Theme/Aim
1st March 2019 Zero Discrimination Day Theme: "Act to change laws that
Discriminate"
3rd March 2019 World Wildlife Day Theme: “Life Below Water: For people
and planet”.
4th March 2019 National Security Day and --
National Safety Day
8th March 2019 International Women's Day Theme:"Think equal, build smart,
innovate for change"
10th March National Immunisation Day --
2019
14th March 2019 World Kidney's Day Theme: Kidney Health for Everyone
Everywhere.

15 March 2019 World Sleep Day Theme: "Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging"
15 March 2019 World Consumer Rights Theme: "Trusted Smart Products"
Day
20 March 2019 World Sparrow Day Theme: "I Love Sparrows"
20 March 2019 International Day of Theme: "Happier Together"
Happiness
21 March 2019 International Day for the Theme: Mitigating and countering rising
Elimination of Racial nationalist populism and extreme
Discrimination supremacist ideologies”.
21 March 2019 World Down Syndrome Day --
21 March 2019 World Poetry Day --
21 March, 2019 International Day of Forests Theme: Forests and Education – Learn to
2019 Love Forests
22 March 2019 World Water Day Theme: Leave No One Behind.
22 March 2019 107th Bihar Diwas Aim: To commemorate the day when
Bihar was carved out of the Bengal
Presidency in the year 1912.
23 March Shaheed Divas or Martyr’s --
Day
23 March World Meteorological Day Theme: The Sun, the Earth and the
Weather”
24 March World Tuberculosis Day Theme: ‘It’s time

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26 March World Purple Day Aim: To share stories and start
conversations about epilepsy and to raise
funds.
27 March World Theatre Day --
30th March World Rajasthan Day --

February 2019
Date Day Theme/Aim
2nd February World Wetlands Day Theme: "Wetlands and Climate Change".
2019
4th February World Cancer Day Theme: "I Am and I Will"
2019
4th – National Road Safety Theme: Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan Raksha
10th February Week
2019
6th February International Day of Zero Aim: Celebrated as part of the UN’s efforts to
2019 Tolerance for eradicate female genital mutilation.
Female Genital Mutilation
10th February World Pulses Day Aim: To highlight the contribution of Pulses to
2019 sustainable food production and towards food
security and nutrition.
10th February National Deworming day Aim: To deworm all preschool and school-age
2019 children between the ages of 1-19 years.
11th Unani Day Aim: For the distribution of AYUSH Awards for
February 2019 Unani Medicine
11th International Day of Theme: “Investment in Women and Girls in
February 2019 Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth.”
Science
11th World Day of the Sick --
February 2019 2019
12th – National Productivity Theme: Circular Economy for Productivity &
18th February Week Sustainability
2019
13th February World Radio Day Theme: Dialogue, Tolerance and Peace.
2019
20th February World Day of Social Theme: If You Want Peace & Development, Work
2019 Justice for Social Justice
21st February International Mother Theme: Indigenous languages as a factor in
2019 Language Day development, peace and reconciliation
24th February Central Excise Day Aim: To encourage the Employees of excise
2019 department to carry out the central excise duty all
over India in better way.
27th February World NGO day Aim: To inspire people to become more active and
2019 encourage to be involved within NGOs and both the
public and private sector for the betterment of
society.
28th February National Science Day Theme: Science for the People, and People for the
2019 Science
28th February Rare Disease Day Theme: Bridging health and social care
2019

January 2019
Date Day Theme/Aim
1st January Global Family Day Theme: "One Day In Peace"
2019
1st January Defence Research and To develop state of the art weapon system for the
2019 Development Organisation country's armed forces.
(DRDO) Day
4th January World Braille Day To commemorate the importance of braille.
2019
9th January Bharatiya Pravasi Day or Theme: "Role of Indian Diaspora in building New
2019 Non Resident Day India"
10th January World Hindi Day To spread the greatness of Hindi language
2019
11th January Missionary day It commemorates the arrival of the first two
2019 Christian missionaries to the area in 1894.
12th January National Youth Day Theme: “Let's Bring Change to the World”.
2019
15th January Indian Army Day Theme: NATION FIRST
2019
24th January National Girl Child Day Theme: Empowering Girls for a Brighter
2019 Tomorrow
24th January International Day of Focus on improving the universal quality of
2019 Education education
25th January National Voters Day Theme : No voter to be left behind
2019
25th January National Tourism Day To raise awareness of the importance of tourism
2019 for the country's economy.
26th January Republic Day Theme: ‘Gandhi’
2019
26th January International Customs Day Theme: “Smart Borders for Seamless Trade,
2019 Travel and Transport”.
27th January International Holocaust Theme: Holocaust Remembrance: Demand and
2019 Remembrance Day Defend Your Human Rights
27th January World Leprosy Day Theme: ‘ending discrimination, stigma and
2019 prejudice’.
28th January Data Privacy Day Theme: Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data
2019 and Enabling Trust
30th January National Martyr’s Day or To pay homage to the victims who fought for the
2019 Sarvodaya Day or Shaheed freedom, welfare and progress of the India and
Diwas sacrificed their lives.

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