Days & Dates

World Water Week is being held from August 23 till September 1 this year.

The theme of this year’s World Water Week Conference is – Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water. 

World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is celebrated every year on 19 August. The day is recognized globally to pay tribute and homage to the brave hearts who leave no stone unturned to come forward and work towards a humanitarian cause.

Every year, WHD is celebrated under a specific theme. According to the United Nations, the theme for this year is ‘to show the importance, effectiveness, and positive impact of humanitarian work’.

World Photography Day is celebrated on August 19 every year. The theme of World Photography Day 2022 is “Pandemic Lockdown through the lens.”

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is a national memorial day in India on 14 August, first declared by prime minister Narendra Modi in 2021, that commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the partition of India.

Every year, International Youth Day is celebrated on August 12 to mark the contribution of today’s youth to the development of society. This year’s theme for International Youth Day 2022 is “Intergenerational solidarity: creating a world for all ages.”

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated every year on 9th of August to acknowledge the contributions and achievements of the indigenous communities around the globe.

This year, the theme for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is ‘The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge.

Launched in 2013, World Lion Day is annually observed on August 10th with an aim to raise awareness and gather support for lion conservation. The purpose of World Lion Day, as previously indicated, is to increase public awareness of the significance of lion conservation. Lions are designated as a vulnerable species on the Red List…

World Biofuel Day is celebrated annually on August 10 to highlight the importance of biofuels, which are produced from animal waste, algae, and industrial and agricultural waste. Biofuels, unlike fossil fuels, are produced in a short amount of time and are liquid or gaseous. They are environment friendly, sustainable, renewable and biodegradable.

Every year, August 9 is observed as the black day of Japan or Nagasaki Day. It marks the day when the US military dropped an atomic bomb named Fat Man on the city of Nagasaki. It was the second city that was bombed in Japan after Hiroshima.

The Ministry of Defence announced that the 12th edition of the Defence Expo, India’s flagship exhibition on Land, Naval and Homeland Security systems, will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

The event will be held between October 18 and 22, 2022. The theme for this edition is ‘Path to Pride’ invoking nationalistic pride and encouraging citizens to partake in nation-building through establishing a capable indigenous Defence industry.

8th National handloom day was observed on 7th August. The day has special significance in the history of the freedom struggle in the country.

The Swadeshi Movement which was launched on 7th August, 1905 had encouraged indigenous industries and in particular handloom weavers.

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration which is held every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries.

It is organized by World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), the World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF.

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed on July 30 in a bid to raise awareness about the ordeal of human trafficking victims and the ways to safeguard their rights.

The theme for 2022 is Use and Abuse of Technology, which primarily focuses on technology being a tool to proliferate human trafficking. With the paradigm majorly shifting to digital, the vulnerability of victims has increased.

Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day, is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation, held annually on 29 July. It was created in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia.

Every year the day is celebrated under different themes, and this year the theme for Global Tiger Day is “India launches Project Tiger to revive the tiger population”.

World Hepatitis Day is observed each year on 28 July to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, which causes inflammation of the liver that leads to severe disease and liver cancer. This year’s theme is – “Bringing hepatitis care closer to you”.

Kargil Vijay Diwas is commemorated every 26 July in India, to observe India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War for ousting Pakistani Forces from their occupied positions on the mountain tops of Northern Kargil District in Ladakh in 1999.

World Brain Day is observed on July 22 every year to create awareness on brain health. This year’s theme for the World Brain Day is brain health for all. 

The World Federation of Neurology which was established on the same day in 1957 had proposed to observe the day as World Brain Day in the year 2014.

Nelson Mandela day is observed on July 18 every year. The United Nations (UN) had in 2009 declared July 18 as Nelson Mandela Day to honour Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first President from 1994 to 1999.

Mandela was the first black head of state and was the first elected President in a fully democratic election in South Africa.

The World Youth Skills Day was observed on 15 July. It is celebrated every year on July 15 after the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) declaration in 2014.

Every year, World Youth Skills Day is marked with a certain theme set by the United Nations. The theme for this year is Transforming youth skills for the future.

Every year, World Population Day is observed on July 11, to highlight the problems of overpopulation and raise awareness about the effects of overpopulation on the environment and development.

Every year there is a specific theme for World Population Day and the theme of World Population Day 2022 is “A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all – Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all.”

Global Forgiveness Day is observed on 7th of July every year to celebrate goodwill among people and it gives us a chance to set things right and make our relationships stronger.

In 1994, The Christian Embassy of Christ’s Ambassadors founded National Forgiveness Day in British Columbia. The day started gaining momentum and was later renamed ‘Global Forgiveness Day. 

World Kiswahili Day is celebrated on the 7th of July every year following a declaration by UNESCO member states in this regard.

Kiswahili is one of the most widely spoken languages in Africa and the most widely spoken in sub-Saharan Africa. Kiswahili is also the only African language that is an official language of the African Union.

Every year on July 3, International Plastic Bag free day is observed to raise awareness around this highly important issue.

The first International Plastic Bag Free Day was observed on July 3, 2008, when Rezero, a member of Zero Waste Europe (ZWE), initiated it.

International Day of Cooperatives is marked annually on the first Saturday of July. This year, the day is being observed on 2 July to highlight the contributions of the cooperative movement. This year all the cooperatives across the globe will be celebrating the International Day of Cooperatives under the theme of ‘Cooperatives Build a Better World.’ The International Day of Cooperatives is commonly known as Coops Day.

National Doctors’ Day, which highlights the contributions of doctors in society, is celebrated on July 1 in India by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). 

The theme for this year’s celebration of National Doctors’ Day in India is “Family Doctors on the Front Line.”

The International Day of the Tropics is observed on June 29 annually. It highlights the challenges faced by the nations of the Tropics and the opportunities their citizens have access to.

The nations of the tropics are those that fall between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer.

29th June is observes as Statistics Day. This year’s theme is – Data for Sustainable Development. Union Government has been celebrating Statistics Day on 29th June every year since 2007 to mark the birth anniversary of late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, in recognition of his valuable contribution in the field of Economic Planning and Statistics.

Asteroid Day is an annual global event which is held on June 30, the anniversary of the Tunguska event in 1908, when a meteor air burst levelled about 2,150 km² of forest in Siberia, Russia. The United Nations has proclaimed it be observed globally on June 30 every year in its resolution. 

Recognising the potential of the MSME and their role in strengthening economies, June 27 is celebrated as the Micro-Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day. The day is aimed at raising public awareness of the contribution of MSMEs to global economic growth and sustainable development.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is celebrating Seafarer Day today. It is celebrated on the 25 of June each year to pay respect to Seafarers and sailors who help the entire world function by conducting sea transport.

The theme of this year is ‘Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future.

With the aim to appreciate the value of public institutions and public servants, June 23 is observed as United Nations Public Service Day.

This year the United Nation will be organising a virtual event on the theme – “Building back better from COVID-19: Enhancing innovative partnerships to meet the Sustainable Development Goals”.

Every year International Olympic Day is observed on June 23. This year’s Olympic Day theme is ‘Together for a Peaceful World’.

The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on June 21 since 2015, following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014.

World Refugee Day is an international day organised every year on 20 June by the United Nations. It is designed to celebrate and honour refugees from around the world. The day was first established on 20 June 2001, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.

World Blood Donor Day is observed on June 14 to spread awareness regarding the need for “safe blood and blood products for transfusion”. Theme 2022: “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives”.

The International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is annually observed on June 13 and represents the importance and celebration of human rights of people with albinism. The theme for the International Albinism Awareness Day this year is “United in making our voice heard.”