BSC ACADEMY

General Awareness

IMPORTANT DATES & DAYS

(NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL)
MONTHS DATES IMPORTANCE
JANUARY 1 Global Family Day
9 NRI Day
10 World Laughter Day
12 National Youth Day (Swami Vivekananda Birth Anniversary)
15 Army Day
24 National Girl Child Day
25 National Voter’s Day, National Tourism Day
26 International Customs Day
28 Data Protection Day
30 World Leprosy Eradication Day, Martyrs Day

FEBRUARY 2 World Wet Land Day

4 World Cancer Day
5 Kashmir Day
10 National Deworming Day
13 National Women's Day, World Radio Day
20 World Day of Social Justice
21 International Mother Language Day
22
World Scout Day, World Thinking Day
23 World Peace and Understanding Day
24 Central Excise Day
28 National Science Day (Discovery of Raman Effect by Sir C.V.
Raman)

MARCH 3 World Wildlife Day

4 World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
8 International Women’s Day
13 World Rotaract Day
14 Commonwealth Day(2nd Monday)
15 World Consumer Rights Day, World Disable Day
16 Vaccination Day
20 International Happiness Day
21 World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination, Poetry Day
22 World Water Day
23 World Meteorological Day
24 World TB Day & International Day for Achievers
27 World Drama Day

APRIL 2 World Autism Awareness Day

 5 National Maritime Day
6 International Day of Sports for Development & Peace
7 World Health Day
9 National Name Yourself Day
17 World Hemophilia Day
18 World Heritage Day
21 National Civil Service Day
22 Earth Day
23 World Book and Copyright Day, World English Language Day
24 National Panchayati Raj Diwas
25 World Malaria Day
26 World Intellectual Property Day
28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 International Dance Day
30 International Jazz Day

MAY 1 International Labour day

3 Press Freedom Day
4 International Coal Miners day
5 World Athletics Day
8 World Red Cross day
9 Victory Day
10 Vesak Day or Buddha Day ( In Sri Lanka)
11 National Technology Day
12 International Nurses day
14 World Migratory day
15 International Day of the Family
17 World Telecommunication &Information Society Day
21 Anti-Terrorism Day
22 Global Biodiversity Day
31 World No Tobacco Day

JUNE 1 World Milk Day, Global Parents Day(In India 4th Sunday of July)
5 World Environment Day
7 International Level Crossing Awareness Day
8 World oceans Day
12 World Day against Child Labor
14 World Blood Donor day
16 International Integration Day
17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought,

20 World Refugee Day

21 International Yoga Day, World Music Day, World Hydrography
Day
23 United Nations Public Service Day & International widow’s day,
International Olympic Day
26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
27 International Diabetes Day, MSME Day
29 National Statistics Day
JULY 1 National doctor’s Day
11 World Population Day
15 World Youth Skills Day
17 World Day for International Justiceor Day of International
Criminal Justice
18 Nelson Mandela International Day
28 World Nature Conservation day, World Hepatitis Day
29 World Tiger Day
30 International Day of Friendship

AUGUST 1 World Breast Feeding Week (1st -7th August)

6 Hiroshima Day, Anti-nuclear Day
7 Handloom Day
8 World Senior Citizen’s Day
9 International day of the World’s Indigenous People,
Nagasaki Day, Quit India Day/ Kranti Diwas
10 World Bio-fuel Day
11 National Daughter’s Day
12 International Youth Day, Elephant day
13 Organ Donation Day
19 World Humanitarian Day
20 Sadbhabna Day, Harmony Day, World Mosquito Day
23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its
Abolition,
29 National Sports Day(Birth Day of Dhyan Chand),
National Day against Nuclear Test
30 National Small Industry Day

SEPTEMBER 1 National Nutrition Week (1st – 7th September)

5 Teacher’s Day, International day of charity, Sanskrit Day
7 World Forgiveness Day
8 International Literacy Day
10 World Suicide Prevention Day
14 Hindi day, World First Aid Day
15 World Engineer’s Day, International Day of Democracy
16 World Ozone Day/ Prevention of Ozone Layer
21 International Day of Peace & World Alzheimer’s day
22 Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer Patient)
25 Social Justice Day, Antyodya Diwas
26 World Contraception Day, Day of the Deaf
27 World Tourism Day
28 World Rabies Day, Gunners Day
29 World Heart Day, World Maritime Day( Last Thursday of
September)
30 International Translation Day

OCTOBER 1 International Day of Older Persons, World Vegetarians Day

2 International Day of Non-Violence
 3 World Nature Day, World Habitat Day (1st Monday of October)
4 World Animal Day
5 World Teacher’s Day,
8 Indian Air Force Day
9 World Post Day
10 Mental Health Day, National Post Office Day, World Day
Against Death Penalty
11 International Girl Child Day
12 World Arthritis Day
13 World Sight Day, International Day for National Disaster
Reduction
14 World Standards Day
15 World Students Day, International Day of Rural Women, Global
Hand washing Day, World White Cane Day (Guiding the Blind)
16 World Food day
17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20 World Statistics Day, National Solidarity Day, World
Osteoporosis Day
24 United Nations Day, Polio Day
27 Infantry Day, World Day of Audiovisual Heritage
28 National Ayurveda Day, International Animation Day
29 Internet Day
30 World Thrift Day,
31 National Unity Day, World Savings Day, World Cities Day

NOVEMBER 1 World Vegan Day

5 World Radiography Day, World Tsunami Awareness Day
7 National Cancer Day, Infant Protection Day
8 National Radiology Day
9 World Legal Services Day
10 Public Transport Day
11 National Education Day
12 World pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
13 World Kindness Day
14 National Children’s Day ( Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru
), World Diabetes Day
16 International Day for Tolerance/Endurance, World Philosophy
Day
17 International students Day & National Journalism Day, National
Epilepsy
18 World Adult Day
19 World Citizen Day, National Integration Day (Indira Gandhi’s
Birthday), World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day
20 Universal Children’s Day
21 World Television Day , World Fisheries day, World Hello Day
25 World Non-veg Day
26 Law Day, National Constitution Day, National Milk day
30 National Flag Day

DECEMBER 1 World AIDS Day

2 World Computer Literacy Day
 3 World Disable Day & World Conservation Day
4 Navy Day
5 World Soil Day
7 International Civil Aviation Day, Flag Day
9 The International Day Against Corruption
10 International Day of Broadcasting, Human Rights Day
11 International Mountain Day
14 Energy Conservation Day
18 International Migrants Day
20 International Human Solidarity Day
23 National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas
24 National Consumers Rights Day