Important Days & Dates 2024 (National & International)

In India, we habitually celebrate many days which are of social, international, economic, commemorative, or festive importance. Some of the days are also significant for General Studies as UPSC IAS Prelims exam has at least one question about a celebration of the important days and dates. Nowadays, the exam does ask factual questions related to days when they are in the news due to some other important aspect.

General awareness section has a major portion related to the topic of important National and International days, and events. In UPSC also, candidates are asked questions related to the important days in India and world.

Candidates must prepare topics on important days around – why a specific day is celebrated, theme behind the day, motive of celebration and why was it celebrated the first time. Various exams include questions about International Days that are specifically related to science, technology, and humanitarian services. Study the list of key National and International days and dates listed by month in the following article, which will be useful in the UPSC exam.

Every international day adopts a theme for that year. The concerned authorities formulate the policies according to the theme adopted for the year. In the UPSC Exam questions connected to international days, especially associated with technology, environment and humanity services.

This article will help you with those important dates and events that are important for UPSC 2024.

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National & International Dates For IAS Exam

Aspirants should have all information about our important days and dates in India. There is a list of dates and their importance, which will help the aspirants to understand the days and dates of both national and international significance.

Day	Events
January
4^th Jan	International World Braille Day
6^th Jan	World Day -War Orphans
9^th Jan	Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas
10^th Jan	World Hindi Day
11^th Jan	National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
12^th Jan	National Youth Day (India)
15^th Jan	Army Day (India)
^17th Jan	World Religion Day
24^th Jan	National Girl child day (India)
25^th Jan	Tourism Day National Voters Day
26^th Jan	Republic Day (India)
27^th Jan	International Holocaust Remembrance Day
30^th Jan	Martyrs’ Day World Neglected Tropical Diseases
Last Sunday of January	World Leprosy Eradication Day
February
2^nd Feb	World Wetlands Day
4^th Feb	World Cancer Day
6^th Feb	International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
^9th Feb	Safer Internet Day
10^th Feb	National De-Worming Day
11^th Feb	International Day of Women and Girls in Science
13^th Feb	World Radio Day (UNESCO) National Women’s Day
20^th Feb	World Day of Social Justice
21st Feb	International Mother Language Day
23th Feb	World Peace and Understanding Day
24^th Feb	Central Excise Day
27^th Feb	World NGO Day
28^th Feb	National Science Day (India)
March
1^st Mar	Zero Discrimination Day World Civil Defence Day
3^rd Mar	World Wildlife Day
4^th Mar	World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation National Security Day
8^th Mar	International Women’s Day
11^th Mar	World Kidney Day
14^th Mar	International Day of Action for Rivers
15^th Mar	World Consumer Rights Day
16^th Mar	National Vaccination Day
18^th Mar	Ordnance Factories Day
20^th Mar	World Sparrow Day International Day of Happiness
21^st Mar	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Forestry Day
22^nd Mar	World Day for Water
23^rd Mar	World Meteorological Day
24^th Mar	World Tuberculosis Day
27^th Mar	World Theatre Day
April
2^nd Apr	World Autism Awareness Day
4^th Apr	International Day of Mine Awareness
5^th Apr	National Maritime Day
7^th Apr	World Health Day
10^th Apr	World Homeopathy Day
11^th Apr	National Pet Day National Safe Motherhood Day
14^th Apr	Cultural Unity Day (recognized by India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, and Nepal)
15^th Apr	World Art Day
17^th Apr	World Haemophilia Day
18^th Apr	World Heritage Day
21st Apr	National Civil Services Day National Administrative Professionals Day
22^nd Apr	Earth Day
23^rd Apr	World Book and Copyright Day
24^th Apr	National Panchayati Raj Day
25^th Apr	World Malaria Day
26^th Apr	World Intellectual Property Day
28^th Apr	World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29^th Apr	International Dance Day
^30th Apr	Ayushman Bharat Diwas
May
1^st May	International Labour Day
2^nd May	International Astronomy Day
4^th May	World Asthma Day
7^th May	World Athletics Day
8^th May	World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day World Thalassemia Day
9th May	World Migratory Bird Day
10^th May	World Mother Day
11^th May	National Technology Day (India)
12^th May	International Nurses Day (India)
16th May	Dengue Prevention Day (India)
17^th May	World Telecommunication Day World Information Society Day
18^th May	International Museum Day
20^th May	World Metrology Day World Bee Day
21^st May	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Anti-Terrorism Day
22^nd May	International Day for Biological Diversity
23^rd May	World Turtle Day
24^th May	Commonwealth Day
28^th May	International Day of Action for Women’s Health
29th May	International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers International Mount Everest Day (Chosen by Nepal)
31^st May	World Anti-Tobacco Day
June
1^st Jun	World Milk Day
3^rd Jun	World Bicycle Day
4^th Jun	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5^th Jun	World Environment Day
7^th Jun	World Food Safety Day
8^th Jun	World Ocean Day
12^th Jun	World Day Against Child Labour
14^th Jun	World Blood Donor Day
15^th Jun	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16^th Jun	International Integration Day
17^th Jun	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
19^th Jun	World Sickle Cell Day
20^th Jun	World Refugee Day
21^st Jun	World Music Day International Yoga Day
23^th Jun	United Nations Public Service Day International Olympic Day
26^th Jun	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking International Anti-Drugs Day International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
29^th June	National Statistics Day
3rd Sunday of June	International Father’s Day
July
1^st Jul	National Doctor’s Day (India)
2st Jul	World UFO Day World Sports Journalists Day
^4th Jul	International Cooperative Day
11^th Jul	World Population Day
15^th Jul	World Youth Skills Day
17^th Jul	World Day for International Justice
18^th Jul	Mandela Day
26^th Jul	Kargil Memorial Day (India)
28^th Jul	World Hepatitis Day World Nature Conservation Day World Nature Day
29^th Jul	International Tiger Day
30^th Jul	International Day of Friendship
August
1^st Aug	Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day
6^th Aug	Hiroshima Day
9^th Aug	Nagasaki Day World Tribal Day International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
10^th Aug	World Biofuel Day World Lion Day
12^th Aug	International Youth Day
15^th Aug	India’s Independence Day
19^th Aug	World Humanitarian Day
20^th Aug	World Mosquito Day
21^st Aug	World Senior Citizen Day
23rd Aug	International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
29^th Aug	National Sports Day International Day against Nuclear Tests
30^th Aug	National Small Industry Day
September
2^nd Sep	World Coconut Day
5^th Sep	Teachers Day (India)
8^th Sep	International Literacy Day
12^th Sep	United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation World First Aid Day
14^th Sep	Hindi Day (India)
15^th Sep	International Day of Democracy National Engineer’s Day
16^th Sep	World Ozone Day
19^th Sep	International Talk Like a Pirate Day
21^st Sep	International Day of Peace World Alzheimer’s Day Biosphere Day
22^nd Sep	World Rhino Day
23^rd Sep	International Day of Sign Languages
28^th Sep	Right to Know Day
30^th Sep	International Blasphemy Rights Day
October
1^st Oct	International Day of Older Persons
2^nd Oct	International Day of Non-Violence Human Rights Day (10th December)
4^th Oct	World Animal Welfare Day
5^th Oct	World Teachers’ Day
8^th Oct	Indian Air Force Day
10^th Oct	National Post Day
13^th Oct	World Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
15^th Oct	International Day of Rural Women
16^th Oct	World Food Day
17^th Oct	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20^th Oct	International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
24^th Oct	United Nations Day World Development Information Day World Polio Day
27^th Oct	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28^th Oct	National Ayurveda Day
30^th Oct	World Thrift Day
31^st Oct	National Unity Day
November
2^nd Nov	International Journalist’s Remembrance Day
6^th Nov	International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
9^th Nov	World Legal Services Day
10^th Nov	World Immunization Day
11^th Nov	National Education Day
12^th Nov	World Pneumonia Day
13^th Nov	World Kindness Day
14^th Nov	Children’s Day (India)
16^th Nov	International Day for Tolerance National Press Day
17^th Nov	International Students Day
18^th Nov	World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day
19^th Nov	International Men’s Day National Integration Day (India)
20^th Nov	Africa Industrialization Day Universal Children’s Day Transgender Day of Remembrance
21^st Nov	World Television Day World Fisheries Day
25^th Nov	International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
26^th Nov	National Law Day (India) Constitution Day National Milk Day
29^th Nov	International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
December
1^st Dec	World Aids Day
2^nd Dec	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3^rd Dec	International Day of Disabled Persons
4^th Dec	Indian Navy Day
7^th Dec	Indian Armed Force Flag Day International Civil Aviation Day
9^th Dec	The International Day Against Corruption
10^th Dec	Human Rights Day International Animal Rights Day
11^th Dec	International Mountain Day
14^th Dec	National Energy Conservation Day (India)
18^th Dec	International Migrants Day
20^th Dec	International Human Solidarity Day
22^nd Dec	National Mathematics Day
23^rd Dec	Farmers Day (India)

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Frequently Asked Questions on Important Days and Dates

Q 1. When is the International Day of Non-Violence celebrated?

Ans. International Day of Non-Violence is celebrated on October 2nd every year to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a leader of India’s freedom movement and a pioneer of the philosophy of Non-Violence.

Q 2. When is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women observed?

Ans. November 25 is observed as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

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List of Important Days & Dates 2024 for UPSC (National & International)

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Frequently Asked Questions on Important Days and Dates

Q 1. When is the International Day of Non-Violence celebrated?

Q 2. When is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women observed?

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