Important Days With Themes 2018 - PDF

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January 2018

Date Day Theme

Jan World Braille day Education for the blind population of the world
4

Jan NRI day / Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Ancient Route, New Journey: Diaspora in the
9 Dynamic ASEAN INDIA Partnership

Jan World Hindi day -

10

Jan National youth day Sankalp Se Siddhi

12

Jan Army day -

15

Jan National girl child day A girl is flower, not a thorn

24

Jan National Voters Day Accessible Elections

25

Jan International Customs Day A secure business environment for economic

26 development

Jan 69th Republic Day Sangat and Pangat

26

Jan International Day of Commemoration in Holocaust Remembrance and Education: Our

27 memory of the victims of the Holocaust Shared Responsibility

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Jan World Leprosy Day Zero disabilities in boys and girls
28

Jan Martyrs day -

30

February 2018

Date Day Theme

Feb 2 World Wetlands Day Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future

Feb 4 World Cancer Day Reduce the illness and related deaths by 2020

Feb 6 International day of Zero End FGM

Tolerance to female genital
mutilation

Feb 7 Safer Internet Day Create, connect and share respect: A better internet
starts with you

Feb 10 National Deworming Day

Feb 11 International day Women and Equality and Parity in Science for Peace and
girls in Science Development

Feb 12 National Productivity Day Industry 4.0 Leapfrog Opportunity for India

Feb 13 World Radio Day Radio and Sports

Feb 20 World Day of Social Justice Workers on the move: the quest for social justice

Feb 21 International Mother language Linguistic diversity and multilingualism: keystones of

day sustainability and peace

Feb 22 World Thinking day Impact

Feb 24 Central Excise Day

Feb 28 National Science Day Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future

March 2018

Date Day Theme

March World Civil Defence Day Civil defence and the national institutions for more
1 efficient disaster management”

March Zero Discrimination Day -

1

March National Defence Day -

3

March World Wildlife Day Big cats – predators under threat

3

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March World Hearing Day Hear the Future
3

March National Security Day -

4

March International Women’s Day Press for Progress

8

March World Kidney Day Kidneys and Women’s Health – Include, Value,
8 Empower

March CISF Raising Day -

10

March Commonwealth Day Towards a Common Future

12

March Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer

15 World Consumer Rights Day

March National Vaccination Day -

16

March World Sleep Day Join the Sleep World, Preserve Your Rhythms to
16 Enjoy Life

March Ordnance Factories Day -

18

March The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR)

18 Global Recycling Day proclaimed March 18, 2018 the first Global
Recycling Day

March Share Happiness

20 International Day of Happiness

March World Sparrow day I Love Sparrows

20

March International Day for the Elimination of Promoting tolerance, inclusion, unity and respect
21 Racial Discrimination for diversity in the context of combating racial
discrimination.

March International Day of Forests Forests and Sustainable Cities

21

March -
21 World Poetry day

March World Down Syndrome Day What I bring to my Community

21

March World Water day Nature for Water

22

March World Meteorological Day Weather-ready, climate-smart

23

March Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world

24 World Tuberculosis Day

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March International Day of Remembrance of the Remember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for
25 Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Freedom and Equality
Slave Trade

March World Theatre Day -

27

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April 2018

Date Day Theme

Date Day Theme

April Prevention of Blindness Week -

1

April World Autism Awareness Day Empowering women and girls with autism
2

April International Children’s Book Day

2

April National Day For Mine Awareness Advancing Protection, Peace and Development
4 and assistance in Mine action

April Indian Shipping – An Ocean of opportunity

5 National Maritime Day

April International Day for Sports

6 Development and Peace

April World Health Day Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere

7

April Handloom Week

7

April International Romani Day Romipen (Romani-ness)

8

April World Tradition Day

8

April World Homeopathy Day Innovate: Evolve,Progress: Exploring Science since 40 years
10

April National Safe Motherhood Day Respectful Maternity Care

11

April National Pet Day Don’t shop! Adopt!

11

April International Day of Human Space

12 Flight

April Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (99th

13 anniversary)

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April World Liver Day Riding New Waves in Liver Diagnosis, Staging and
14 Treatment

April Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti

14 Customs Day

April National Dolphin Day

14

April Sharing Knowledge makes us stronger

17 World Hemophilia Day

April World Heritage Day Heritage for Generations

18

April Civil Services Day New India - Shaping the Future

21

April World Earth Day End Plastic Pollution

22

April World Book and Copyright Day Reading: It’s my right!

23

April World Lab Animals Day

24

April National Panchayati Day

24

April Women’s Political Empowerment Swachh Panchayat, Swachh Bharat

24 Day

April World Malaria Day Ready to beat Malaria

25

April World Intellectual Property Day Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity.
26

April World Day for Safety and Health at OSH (Occupational Safety and Health) Vulnerability of young
28 Work workers

April World Veterinary Day The role of the veterinary profession in sustainable
28 development to improve livelihoods, food security and safety

April International Dance Day

29

April International Jazz Day

30

May 2018

Date Day Theme

May International Labour Day Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement
1

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May World Asthma Day Never too early, never too late. It's always the right time to
1 address airways disease

May Gujarat, Maharashtra Day

1

May World Press Freedom Day Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law
3

May International Firefighters’ Day

4

May World Cartoonist’s Day

5

May International No Diet Day

6

May World Athletics Day

7

May Border Roads Organisation

7 (BRO) Raising Day

May World Red Cross Day Memorable smiles from around the world
8

May National Technology Day Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future
11

May International Nurses Day Nurses A Voice to Lead – Health is a Human right
12

May International Day Of Families Families and inclusive societies

15

May world hypertension day Know Your Numbers with a goal of increasing high blood
17 pressure (BP) awareness in all populations around the world.

May International Day Against Alliances for Solidarity

17 Homophobia, Transphobia and
Biphobia

May World Telecommunication And Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All
17 Information Society Day

May International Museum Day Hyperconnected museums: New approaches, new publics
18

May World AIDS Vaccine Day

18

May Anti-Terrorism Day

21

May International Day For Biological Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity
22 Diversity

May Commonwealth Day Towards a Common Future

24

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May International Day Of UN UN Peacekeepers: 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice
29 Peacekeepers

June 2018

DAY THEME & SOME FACTS

World Bicycle Day : 3 June It was the first official World Bicycle Day. celebrated to raise awareness
about the benefits of using the bicycle for transport and leisure.

Financial Literacy Week The theme is “customer protection “. It focuses on creating awareness
Begins June 4 to June 8 among customers of banks about financial products and services, good
financial practices and going digital.

World Environment Day: The theme is "Beat Plastic Pollution".

05th June

World Ocean Day: 8th June Main focus - to prevent plastic pollution and encourage solutions for a
healthy ocean

World Day Against Child Main Focus on child labour and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it.
Labour: 12th June

World Blood Donors Day: theme - ‘Be there for someone else. Give blood. Share life’.
14 June

World Refugee Day: 20 The theme is ‘Now More Than Ever, We Need to Stand with Refugees’.
June Celebrated to celebrate the courage, strength and perseverance of millions
of refugees.

4th International Yoga Day: It was organised at Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and
21 June The theme is "Yoga for Peace".

World Music Day: 21 June known as 'Fete de la Musique' after a music festival that began in France in
1982.

United Nations Public theme - “Transforming governance to realize the Sustainable Development
Service Day: 23 June Goals”.

International Widows' Day: It is a global awareness day to give special recognition to the situation of
23 June widows of all ages and across regions and cultures.

International Day Against theme -"Listen First - Listening to children and youth is the first step to help
Drug Abuse And Illicit them grow healthy and safe."
Trafficking: 26 June

July 2018

DAY THEME & SOME FACTS

National Doctors’ “Zero tolerance to violence against doctors and clinical establishment’.
Day – July 1

Goods And 1st Anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) coming into force on 1st July
Services Tax Day: 2017 also commemorated as ‘GST Day.
1 July

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World Sports The International Sports and Press Association (AIPS) was established in the year
Journalists Day : 1924
July 2

World UFO day : World UFO day is an awareness day for people to gaze at the heavens scanning for
July 2 unidentified flying objects and was founded by the UFO hunter Haktan Akdogan.

America 242nd America Independence Day

Independence
Day : July 4

World Zoonosis Zoonosis are infectious diseases (virus, bacteria and parasites) that can be spread
Day : July 6 from animals to humans, and vice versa. Zoonosis can spread from direct contact
with animals or indirectly, vector-borne or food-borne.

Global 7th July was founded by CECA (Christian Embassy of Christ’s Ambassadors),
forgiveness day
: July 7

World Chocolate Celebrated since 2009.

Day : July 7

International Day ‘Sustainable societies through cooperation’.

Of Cooperatives:
7 July

World Population 'Family Planning is a Human Right'.

Day: 11 July

International 12 July, the day of Malala’s Birth was declared as Malala Day by UN General
Malala Day: 12 Secretary Ban-Ki-Moon on her 16th Birthday.
July

NABARD 37th Foundation Day. Founded on: 12 July 1982

Foundation Day:
12 July

World Youth The United Nations General Assembly has decided to celebrate the first World Youth
Skills Day - July Skills Day (WYSD) on 15 July 2015.
15

World Day for The aim of this day is to unite everyone who wants to support justice as well as
International promote victims rights.
Justice- July 17

Nelson Mandela The Nelson Mandela Foundation is dedicating this year's Mandela Day to 'Action
International Day: Against Poverty',
18 July

Kargil Vijay Diwas India Celebrates 19th Anniversary

- July 26

World Hepatitis Test. Treat. Hepatitis

Day- July 28

World Nature “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.”
Conservation
Day- July 28

International Tiger Established at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in 2010 to raise awareness for this
Day - July 29 species.

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World Day Responding to the trafficking of children and young people
against
Trafficking in
Persons - July 30

World Ranger World Ranger Day is organised by the International Ranger Federation and was first
Day - July 31 held in 2007.

August 2018

DAY THEME & SOME FACTS

Earth Overshoot Day 2018 – An initiative of Global Footprint Network, which is an international
1st August research organization that is changing how the world measures and
manages its natural resources.

73rd Hiroshima day – 6 th

August

National Handloom Day - 7 th

August

International Day Of The Theme - ‘Indigenous peoples’ migration and movement’.

World's Indigenous Peoples –
9th August

World Biofuel Day - 10 th Narendra Modi unveiled a Booklet on “National Policy on Biofuels
August 2018”.

18th International Youth Day – Theme: “Safe space for Youth”.

12th August

World Elephant Day - 12 th

August

International left handers day –

13th August

Shaheed Saman Diwas - 14th Observed in all districts of Madhya Pradesh, to honour families of
August martyrs of Madhya Pradesh origin.

72nd Independence Day - 15 th Rajasthan government announced that it would observe September as
August ‘month of nutrition’

World Photography Day – 19 th

August

World Humanitarian Day - 19 th Campaign launched on World Humanitarian Day is "#NotATarget"

August

World Mosquito Day – 20 th

August

National Sadbhavana Day – 74th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi

20th August

World senior citizen day – 21 st Theme - “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions
August and Participation of Older Persons in Society.”

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 National Sports Day – 29 th Birthday of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand
August

International Day against

Nuclear Tests – 29th August

International Day of the Victims

of Enforced Disappearances –
30th August

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