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Important Days in January 2016 ........................................................................................................................... 1
Important Days in February 2016 ......................................................................................................................... 3
Important Days in March 2016 ............................................................................................................................. 5
Important Days in April 2016 ................................................................................................................................ 9
Important Days in May 2016 ............................................................................................................................... 12
Important Days in June 2016 ............................................................................................................................... 16
Important Days in July 2016................................................................................................................................ 19
Important Days in August 2016 ........................................................................................................................... 21
Important Days in September 2016..................................................................................................................... 24
Important Days in October 2016 ......................................................................................................................... 27
Important Days in November 2016 ..................................................................................................................... 32
Important Days in December 2016...................................................................................................................... 36
Important Days in January 2016

Jan 4 2016
Remember Day: World Braille Day(207th birth anniversary of Louis Braille)
Purpose : To recognize the efforts of Louis Braille. Louis Braille is credited with inventing the Braille
language which helps blind people to read as well as write.
January 09
Remembered Day: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
Organized: India
Purpose: To Mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India.
The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay on 9 January
1915.
Jan 10 2016
Remember Day: World Hindi Day
Purpose : To mark the day, 14 September 1949, on which the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi
written in Devanagari script as the Official Language of the Union.
Organization: India
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Jan 12 2016
Remember Day: National Youth Day
Purpose : To commemorate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, maker of the modern India.
Organization: India
Theme : Indian youth for development skill and harmony
Jan 15 2016
Remember Day: Indian Army Day
Purpose : Recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-
Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of
India, on 16 January 1949.
Organization: India
Jan 24 2016
Remember Day: National girl child day
Purpose : To increase the awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by the girl child in
the society
Organization: India
Jan 25 2016
Remember Day: National Voters Day
Purpose : To encourage more young voters to take part in the political process
Organization: India
Theme : Democracy and electroral participation
Remember Day: National Tourism Day

Purpose : To raise awareness of the importance of tourism for the country's economy.
Organization: India
Jan 26 2016
Remember Day: International Customs Day
Purpose : To recognizes the role of custom officials and agencies in maintaining border security.
Organization: World Customs Organization
Theme : Digital Customs: Progressive Engagement
Jan 26 2016
Remember Day: 67th Republic Day
Purpose : To honour the Constitution of India as it came into force on the same day in the year 1960
Organization: Government of India
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Theme of Parade : Swachh Bharat' and 'Digital India
Jan 27 2016
Remember Day: International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust
Purpose : To commemorates when the Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration and death
camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland on January 27, 1946.
Organization: UN
Theme : From Words to Genocide: Antisemitic Propaganda and the Holocaust.
Jan 30 2016
Remember Day: Martyrs Day
Purpose : To honor of those who lost their lives defending the sovereignty of the nation and death
anniversary of Mahathma Gandhi

Organization: India
Jan 31 2016
Remember Day: World Leprosy Day
Purpose : To increase the public awareness of the Leprosy or Hansen's Disease
Organization: NGOs
Important Days in February 2016
Feb 2 2016
Remember Day: World Wetland Day
Purpose : To marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar
Convention, on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
Theme: Wetlands for our Future Sustainable Livelihoods
Feb 4 2016
Remember Day: World Cancer Day
Purpose : To raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment.
Organization: WHO
Theme: We can I can
Feb 6 2016
Remember Day: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.
Purpose: To raise awareness about the female genital mutilation (FGM) and to promote its
eradication
Organization: UNICEF
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Theme: Achieving the new Global Goals through the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation by
2030
Feb 7 2016
Remember Day: 68th Nowshera Day
Purpose : To honour the sacrifice of jawans who sacrifice their lives while fighting against Pakistani
enemy at the border line town of Nowshera in 1947.
Organization: Indian Army
Feb 11 2016
Remember Day: International Day Women and Girls in Science
Purpose : To highlight female achievement, equal access and participation in the science field.
Transforming the World: Parity in Science
Organization: UN
Theme: Transforming the World: Parity in Science
Feb 13 2016
Remember Day: World Radio Day
Purpose : To remember the contribution of radio in our life.
Organization: UNESCO
Theme: Radio in Times of Emergency and Disaster
Feb 20 2016
Remember Day: World Day of Social Justice
Purpose : To promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment
Organization: UN
Theme: A Just transition environmentally sustainable economies and societies.
Feb 21 2016
Remember Day: International Mother Language day
Purpose : To promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism
Organization: UN, UNESCO
Theme: Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes
Feb 22 2016
Remember Day: World thinking day
Purpose : A day when they think about their "sisters" (and "brothers") in all the countries of the
world, the meaning of Guiding, and its global impact.
Organization: WAGGGS(World Association For Girl Guides and Girl Scouts).
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Theme: Connect Activity Pack
Feb 24 2016
Remember Day: Central Excise Day
Purpose : To encourage the employees of excise department to carry out the central excise duty all
over the India in better way in order to prevent the corruption
Organization: GOI
Feb 28 2016
Remember Day: National Science day
Purpose : To commemorate the discovery of Raman Effect by Sir C.V.Raman in 1928
Organization: GOI
Theme: Scientific issues for Development of the Nation
Important Days in March 2016

Mar 1 2016
Remember Day: Zero Discrimination Day
Purpose : To create awareness to people from all corners of the world, about the evil consequences
of discrimination, to celebrate diversity, and to reject discrimination.
Organization: UNAIDS
Theme: Stand Out
Mar 3 2016
Remember Day: : World Wildlife Day
Purpose : To raise awareness of the World's flora and fauna.
Organization: UNGA
Theme: The future of wildlife is in our hands
Remember Day: National defence day

Purpose : To commemorate in the memory of Pakistan's successful defence against India that
marked the ceasefire in the 1965 war
Organization: India
Theme: Its My Turn
Mar 4 2016
Remember Day: National Security Day
Purpose : To praise the work of security forces, who plays a major role in maintaining peace and
security of the people in India.
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Organization: India
Mar 8 2016
Remember Day: International womens day
Purpose : : To celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.
Organization:
Theme: Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality
Mar 10 2016
Remember Day: World Kidney Day
Purpose : To create awareness among the people globally, about the importance of the kidneys and
also to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health issues.
Organization: WHO
Theme: Kidney Disease & Children: Act Early to Prevent It
March 13 2016
Remembered Day: World Rotaract Day
Purpose: To recognize the services offered by the Rotaractors through out the World.
Mar 15 2016
Remember Day: World Consumer Rights Day
Purpose : To promote the basic rights of all the consumers, to demand that those rights are
respected and protected.
Organization: WCRD
Theme: Antibiotics off the menu
Mar 18 2016
Remember Day: World Sleep Day
Purpose : To celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep and to draw society attention to the
burden of sleep problems and their medicine, education and social aspects
Organization: WASM
Theme: Good Sleep is a Reachable Dream
Mar 19 2016
Remember Day: Earth Hour
Purpose : To create awareness for global warming and Earth Hour is a global campaign with a
simple message to switch off non-essential lights for one hour
Organization: WWF
Time: From 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m
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Mar 20 2016
Remember Day: World Sparrow Day
Purpose : To create awareness of the house sparrows and other birds to the rapidly changing
environments, and of threats to their populations.
Theme: Rise for the SPARROW Experience the power of One
Remember Day: International Day of Happiness

Purpose :To recognised happiness as a fundamental human goal and called for a more inclusive,
equitable and balanced approach to economic growth
Organization: UN
Mar 21 2016
Remember Day: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Purpose : Aims to remind people of racial discrimination's negative consequences. It also
encourages
people to remember their obligation and determination to combat racial discrimination.
Organization: UN
Theme: Challenges and Achievements of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Remember Day: World Down syndrome Day (WDSD)

Purpose : To raise public awareness and create a single global voice for advocating for the rights,
inclusion and well being of people with Down syndrome.
Organization: WHO
Theme: My friends, My Community
Remember Day: International Day of Forests

Purpose : To raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests
Organization: UN, FAO
Theme: Forests and water
Remember Day: World Poetry day

Purpose : To promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world
Remembered Day: International Day of Nowruz

Purpose: To celebrates the start of the Persian spring festival March 21 ever year. It occurs on or
around the time of the March equinox.
Organization: UN
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Mar 22 2016
Remember Day: World Water Day
Purpose : To create awareness among the people about the importance of conservation of this
valuable finite resource for the future generations.
Organization: UN
Theme: Water and Jobs
Mar 23 2016
Remember Day: World Meteorological Day
Purpose : To support the all the countries by providing meteorological services related to natural
disasters, climate and water.
Organization:UN,WMO
Theme: Hotter, drier, wetter. Face the Future
Remember Day: Martyrs day

Purpose : To marks the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1948
Organization: GOI
Mar 24 2016
Remember Day: World Tuberculosis Day
Purpose : To create awareness to the public about the dreadful tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to
eliminate the disease.
Organization: UN, WHO
Theme: Unite to End Tuberculosis
Remembered Day: International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights
Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
Purpose: To promote the importance of the right to truth and justice.
Organization: UN
March 25 2016
Remembered Day: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Purpose: It honors the lives of those who died as a result of slavery or experienced the horrors of
the transatlantic slave trade. It is also an occasion to raise awareness about the dangers of racism
and prejudice.
Organization: UN
Theme: Remember Slavery: Celebrating the Heritage and Culture of the African Diaspora and its
Roots
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Remembered Day: International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
Purpose: Date is the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett, a journalist who died while
working for the UN.
Organization: UN
Mar 27 2016
Remember Day: World Theatre Day
Purpose : To figure of world stature shares his or her reflections on the theme of Theatre and a
Culture of Peace
Organization: International Theatre Institute (ITI)
Important Days in April 2016

Apr 2 2016
Remember Day: World Autism Awareness Day
Purpose : To raise awareness about children with autism throughout the world.
Organization: UN
Theme: Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neurodiversity
Apr 4 2016
Remember Day: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
Purpose : To raise awareness about landmines and progress toward their eradication
Organization: UN
Theme: Mine Action is Humanitarian Action
Apr 5 2016
Remember Day: National Maritime Day
Purpose : To commemorate the maiden voyage of the first Indian Vessel 'S. S. Loyalty' owned by
M/s. Scindia Steam Navigation Company from Mumbai to London on 5th April 1919.
Organization:
Theme: Ease of doing business in the maritime sector
Apr 6 2016
Remember Day: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Purpose : To promotes healthy lifestyles and emphasizes the International Olympic Committees
(IOC) focus on giving as many people as possible access to sport.
Organization: UNOSDP
Theme: Lets play for Sustainable Development Goals
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Apr 7 2016
Remember Day: World Health Day
Purpose : To celebrate the founding of the World Health Organization, the worlds leading health
organisation, on 7 April 1948.
Organization: WHO
Theme: Halt the rise: beat diabetes
Apr 8 2016
Remember Day: International Romani Day
Purpose : to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Romani people.
Organization: UN
Apr 10 2016
Remember Day: World Homeopathy Day
Purpose : : To honour the Father of Homeopathy System of medicine Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.
Organization: WHO
Apr 11 2016
Remember Day: National Safe motherhood day
Purpose : To create awareness on proper healthcare and maternity facilities to pregnant and lactating
women.
Organization: GOI
Apr 12 2016
Remember Day: International Day of Human Space Flight
Purpose : To remembers the first human space flight on April 12, 1961.
Organization: UN
April 14 2016
Remembered Day: Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar 125th Birth Anniversary
Organization: GOI
Apr 17 2016
Remember Day: World Hemophilia Day
Purpose : To create awareness for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, which also serves
to raise funds
Organization: WFH
Theme: Treatment for All The Vision of All
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Apr 18 2016
Remember Day: World Heritage Day
Purpose : To raise public awareness about the diversity and vulnerability of the world's built
monuments and heritage sites and the efforts required to protect and conserve them.
Theme: The Heritage of Sport
Apr 21 2016
Remember Day: Civil Services Day
Purpose : To re-dedicate and re-commit themselves to the cause of the people.
Organization: GOI
Theme: The flag bearer of continuity & change in governance
Apr 22 2016
Remember Day: World Earth Day
Purpose : To demonstrate support for environmental protection.
Organization: UN
Theme: Trees for the Earth
Apr 23 2016
Remember Day: World Book and Copyright Day
Purpose : To promote reading, publishing and copyright.
April 24 2016
Remembered Day: National Panchayati Day
Purpose: The day marks the passing of Constitution[73rd Amendment]Act 1992 , that came into
force from 24th of April 1993.
Organization: India
April 25 2016
Remembered Day: World Malaria Day
Purpose: To recognise the global efforts to control malaria. It is an occasion to highlight the need for
continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria control and elimination.
Organization: WHO
Theme: End malaria for good
Apr 26 2016
Remember Day: World Intellectual Property Day
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Purpose : To raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life
and to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development
of societies across the globe
Organization: WIPO
Theme: Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined
Apr 29 2016
Remember Day: International Dance Day
Purpose : To attract the attention of the wider public to the art of dance
Remember Day: International Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
Purpose : To pay a tribute to the victims of chemical warfare and to discourage the world to prohibit
the use of chemical weapons.
Organization: UN
Apr 30 2016
Remember Day: International Jazz Day
Purpose : To promote peace,dialogue among various cultures,diversity,eradicating
discrimination,respect of human dignity, promotion gender equality and individual expression.
Important Days in May 2016
May 1 2016
Remember Day:International Workers Day
Purpose:To pay tribute to workers sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the
world.
Theme:Celebrating the international labour movement.
May 3 2016
Remember Day:World Press Freedom Day
Purpose:To mark the international community that freedom of the press and freedom of expression
are fundamental human rights.
Organization:UN, UNESCO
Theme:Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms This Is Your Right.
Remember Day:World Asthma Day (First Tuesday in May)

Purpose:To improve asthma awareness and care around the world
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Organization:WHO
Theme:Reduce The Burden Of Asthma
May 5 2016
Remember Day:International Midwives Day
Purpose:To commemorate and increase the awareness about the contribution of the midwives
towards the patients all over the world.
Organization:UNFPA
Theme: Women and Newborns- The Heart of Midwifery
May 8 2016
Remember Day:Mothers Day
Purpose:To show their appreciation towards mothers and mother figures worldwide.
Remember Day:World Red Cross day

Purpose:Anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant (born 8 May 1828), the founder of International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Organization:ICRC
Theme:Together for Humanity.
May 10 2016
Remember Day:World Migratory Bird Day
Purpose:To highlight the need to protect migratory birds and their habitats
Organization:UN
Theme: Stop the illegal killing, taking and trade of migratory
May 11 2016
Remember Day:National Technology Day
Purpose:The anniversary of first of the five tests of Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) nuclear test which
was held on 11 May 1998 in Pokhran, Rajasthan.
Organization:GOI
Theme:Technology enablers of Startup India
May 12 2016
Remember Day:International Nurses Day
Purpose:The anniversary of Florence Nightingales birth
Organization:ICN
Theme:Nurses: A Force for Change- Improving Health Systems Resilience
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May 15 2016
Remember Day:International Day of Families
Purpose:An opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase
knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families
Organization:UN
Theme: Families, healthy lives and sustainable future.
May 16 2016
Remember Day: National Dengue Day
Purpose: To mark the toll the deadly disease has been taking in terms of lives and to reaffirm
nationwide efforts to tackle the scourge by using both education and medical intervention.
Organization: GOI
May 17 2016
Remember Day:World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Purpose:To mark the anniversary of the signature of the first International Telegraph Convention in
1865
Organization:UN
Theme:Information and Communication Technology(ICT) entrepreneurship for social impact
Remember Day:The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Purpose:To raise awareness of Laws affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender violations and
generate interest in the rights
Organization:WHO
Remember Day:World Hypertension Day

Purpose:To increase the awareness of hypertension
Organization:WHO
Theme:Know your Numbers for the year
May 18 2016
Remember Day:World AIDS Vaccine Day
Purpose:To promoting the continued urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS.
Organization:WHO
Remember Day:International Museum Day

Purpose:To provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert them as
to the challenges that museums face.
Organization:ICOM, UN
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Theme:Museums and Cultural Landscapes
May 20 2016
Remember Day:World Metrology Day
Purpose:To promote the importance of measurement.
Organization:BIPM and OIML
Theme:Measurements in a Dynamic World.
May 21 2016
Remember Day:International Buddha Poornima Diwas 2016/UN Day of Vesak
Purpose:To commemorate the Buddha Birthday on the auspicious full moon day of the Monday.
Organization:UN
Remember Day:World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Purpose:To provides us with an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural
diversity
Organization:UNESCO
May 21 2016
Remember Day:Anti-Terrorism Day
Purpose:25th Death Anniversary of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi
Organization:GOI
May 22 2016
Remember Day:International Day for Biological Diversity
Purpose:For the promotion of biodiversity issues.
Organization:UN
Theme:Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods.
May 23 2016
Remember Day:International day to end obstetric fistula
Purpose:To promotes action towards treating and preventing obstetric fistula, a condition that affects
many girls and women in developing countries.
Organization:UN, UNFPA
Theme:End fistula within a generation.
Remember Day:World Turtle Day

Purpose:To bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and
encourage human action to help them survive and thrive
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May 25 2016
Remember Day:International Missing Childrens Day
Purpose:To encourage everyone to think about children who remain missing and to spread a
message of hope.
Organization:ICMEC and NCMEC
May 29 2016
Remember Day: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Purpose: To pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United
Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and
to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace
Organization: UN
Theme: Honouring Our Heroes
May 31 2016
Remember Day: World No Tobacco Day
Purpose: To draw attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health
effects.
Organization: WHO
Theme: Get ready for plain packaging
Important Days in June 2016
June 1 2016
Remember Day:World Milk Day
Purpose :To publicize the activities related to the milk and milk industries all through the world.
Organization:Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Remember Day:Global Day of Parents

Purpose :To honours parents all over the world
Organization:UN General Assembly
June 4 2016
Remember Day:International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
Purpose :To acknowledge the pain ached by children all over the world who are the victims of
physical, mental and emotional abuse
Organization:UN
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June 5 2016
Remember Day:World Environment Day
Purpose :To mark the significance of environment in our lives.
Organization:UN
Theme:Go Wild for Life
June 8 2016
Remember Day:World Oceans Day
Purpose :To remind everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life and to educate the
public of the impact of human actions on the ocean.
Organization:UN
Theme:Healthy oceans, healthy planet
June 12 2016
Remember Day:World Day against Child Labour
Purpose :To foster the worldwide movement against child labour across all the forms.
Organization:UN
Theme:End child labour in supply chains Its everyones business.
June 13 2016
Remember Day:Albinism Awareness Day
Purpose :To raise public awareness of albinism and preventing attacks and discrimination against
persons with albinism.
Organization:UN
June 14 2016
Remember Day:World Blood Donor
Purpose :To raise awareness of the problem and thank donors worldwide.
Organization:WHO
Theme:Blood connects us all
June 15 2016
Remember Day:World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Purpose :To focus global attention on the problem of physical, emotional, and financial abuse of
elders.
Organization:UN
June 16 2016
Remember Day:International Day of Family Remittances
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Purpose :To recognise the contribution of migrant workers to their families and communities back
home
Organization:IFAD
June 17 2016
Remember Day:World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Purpose :To mark the urgent need to curb the desertification process.
Organization:UNCCD
Slogan:Protect Earth. Restore Land. Engage People.
June 19 2016
Remember Day:International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Purpose :To raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence
Organization:UN
June 20 2016
Remember Day:World Refugee Day
Purpose :To honor the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are
forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence.
Organization:UNHCR
June 21 2016
Remember Day:International Day of Yoga or Yoga Day
Purpose :To encourage the practice of Yoga & Meditation, creating awareness about Yoga & its
benefits and taking up it in ones day-to-day habits
Organization:UN
Remember Day:World Hydrographic Day
Purpose :To publicise the work of hydrographs and the importance of it that has been celebrated
since 2005
Organization:International Hydrographic Organization
Theme:Hydrography the key to well-managed seas and waterways
June 23 2016
Remember Day:International Widows Day
Purpose :To make awareness on the troubles of widowed women in many countries.
Organization:UN
Remember Day:International Olympic Day
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Purpose :For promotion of participation of societies in the sports all across the world, irrespective of
athletic, gender or age ability.
June 25 2016
Remember Day:The Seafarer Day
Purpose :To recognize that almost everything that we use in our daily lives has been directly or
indirectlyaffected by sea transport.
Organization:IMO
Theme:At Sea For All
June 26 2016
Remember Day:International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Purpose :To strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free
of drug abuse.
Organization:UNODC
Theme:Listen First
June 29 2016
Remember Day:National Statistics Day
Purpose :To mark the birth anniversary of renowned statistician Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis.
Organization:Ministry of Statistics Programme Implementation
Theme:Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Important Days in July 2016
July 1 2016
Remember Day:National Doctors Day
Purpose :To recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities
Organization:GOI
July 11 2016
Remember Day:World population day
Purpose :To increase peoples awareness on various population issues such as the importance of
family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health and human rights
Organization:UNDP
Theme::Investing in teenage girls
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July 12 2016
Remember Day:Malala Day
Purpose :To raise awareness and to help girls get their right to education. Malala Yousafzai is a global
symbol of every girls right to an education.
Organization:UN
July 15 2016
Remember Day:World Youth Skills Day
Purpose :To highlight the fundamental rights of the youth.
Organization:UN, UNESCO, ILO
Theme:Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment
July 18 2016
Remember Day:Nelson Mandela International Day
Purpose :To remembers Mandelas achievements in working towards conflict resolution, democracy,
human rights, peace, and reconciliation.
Organization:UN
July 26 2016
Remember Day:Kargil Vijay Diwas
Purpose :To honour the Kargil Wars Heroes in the Kargil Dras sector in New Delhi.
Organization:GOI
July 28 2016
Remember Day:World Hepatitis Day
Purpose :To mark the awareness of hepatitis and to boost prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the
decease.
Organization:WHO
Theme:Prevent Hepatitis: Its up to you
Remember Day:World Nature Conservation Day

Purpose :To increase the awareness about and protecting the natural resources
July 29 2016
Remember Day:International Tiger Day
Purpose :To promote the protection and expansion of the endangered wild tigers habitats and to gain
support through awareness
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July 30 2016
Remember Day:International Day of Friendship
Purpose :To promote the role that friendship plays in also making peace in many cultures
Organization:UN
Remember Day:World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Purpose :To raise awareness around human trafficking. The Day is witnessed across the world.
Organization:UN
Important Days in August 2016

Aug 1 to Aug 7 2016
Remember Day: World Breast Feeeding week
Purpose :To support women to combine breastfeeding and work
Organization:WABA, WHO and UNICEF
Theme: on raising awareness of the links between breastfeeding and the Sustainable Development
Goals
Aug 6 2016
Remember Day: Hiroshima Day &Anti Nuclear Day
Purpose :To marks the day when worlds first atom bomb dropped over the city of Hiroshima.
Organization:Japan
Aug 7 2016
Remember Day: Handloom Day
Purpose :To commemorate the celebration of aesthetics and indigenous talent.
Organization:India
Aug 8 2016
Remember Day: Quit India Movement
Purpose :74th anniversary of Quit India Movement, which was launched by the father of nation,
Mahatma Gandhi.
Organization: India
Aug 9 2016
Remember Day: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Purpose :To promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population.
Organization:UN
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Theme: Indigenous Peoples Right to Education
Remember Day: Nagasaki Day

Purpose :To remember the day whenAtomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Organization:Japan
Theme:
Aug 10 2016
Remember Day: World Bio-Fuel Day
Purpose :To create awareness about non fossil-fuels (Green Fuels).
Organization:NGO
Aug 11 2016
Remember Day: National Daughters Day
Purpose :To celebrate womens contribution to family
Organization:India
Aug 12 2016
Remember Day: International Youth Day
Purpose :To promote ways to engage them in becoming more actively involved in making
positive contributions to the globe.
Organization:UN
Theme: The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and
Production.
Remember Day: World Elephant Day

Purpose :To create awareness of the urgent plight of African and Asian elephants.
Organization:Elephant Reintroduction Foundation
Aug 13 2016
Remember Day: Organ Donation Day
Purpose :To motivate normal human beings to donate the organs
Organization:India
Aug 14 2016
Remember Day: Pakistans Independence Day
Organization:Pakistan
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Aug 15 2016
Remember Day: Indias Independence Day
Organization:India
Aug 19 2016
Remember Day: World Photography Day
Purpose:To celebratethe177-year-old journey of photography since 2010
Remember Day: World Humanitarian Day
Purpose:To recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working
for humanitarian causes and honors the workers who made promotion of the humanitarian
cause.
Organization:UN
Theme:One Humanity
Aug 20 2016
Remember Day: Sadbahavana Divas or Harmony Day
Purpose:To commemorate the 72ndbirth anniversary of the formerPrime Minister of India named Rajiv
Gandhi.
Organization: India
Remember Day: World Mosquito Day

Purpose:A commemoration of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female
mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans
Aug 23 2016
Remember Day: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Purpose: To memorialize the transatlantic slave trade.
Organization:UNESCO
Aug 29 2016
Remember Day: International Day against Nuclear Tests
Purpose:To commemorate the decision by Kazakhstans President Nursultan Nazarbayev to shut the
Semipalatinsk Test Site down on August 29, 1991.
Organization: UN
Remember Day: National Sports Day

Purpose:To marks the birthday of the hockey player Dhyan Chand
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Organization: India
Aug 30 2016
Remember Day: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Purpose:To draw attention to the fate of individuals imprisoned at places and under poor conditions
unknown to their relatives and/or legal representatives
Organization:UN
Remember Day: Small Industry Day

Purpose: to present requirements to industry representatives for weapons or vehicles.
Organization: India
Important Days in September 2016

Sep 5 2016
Remember Day: Natioanl Teachers Day
Purpose : To commemorates the birthday of India's first Vice President and second President Dr
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Organization: GOI
Remember Day: International Day of Charity

Purpose : To promote charitable efforts made to alleviate poverty across the world.
Organization: UN
Theme:
Sep 1-7 2016

Remember Day:. National Nutrition Week
Purpose : To spread the word regarding the importance of nutrition for every child and how this not
only affects the health and development of the child
Organization: GOI
Theme: Poshak Aahar, Desh ka Aadhar
Sep 8 2016
Remember Day: 50th World Literacy Day
Purpose : To highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies.
Theme: Reading the Past, Writing the Future
Sep 10 2016
Remember Day: World Suicide Prevention Day
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Purpose : To provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities
around the world.
Organization: UN
Sep 12 2016
Remember Day: South-South Cooperation
Purpose : To mark the importance of South-South Cooperation
Organization: UN
Sep 14 2016
Remember Day: Hindi Diwas
Purpose : To pay tribute to the official language of India as Hindi was adopted as the
official language of Constituent assembly on September 14, 1949.
Organization: India
Sep 16 2016
Remember Day: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Purpose : To commemorates the date of the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that
Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987
Organization: UN
Theme: Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united
Sep 21 2016
Remember Day: World Peace Day
Purpose : To strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
Theme: : The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace.
Remember Day: World Alzheimers Day

Purpose : To raise awareness about Alzheimer's and dementia.
Theme: Remember Me
Sep 25 2016
Remember Day: World Rivers Day
Purpose : To highlights the many values of rivers and strives to increase public awareness while
encouraging the improved stewardship of rivers around the world.
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Remember Day: World Pharmacists Day

Purpose : To encourages the worlds pharmacists and promote the role of the pharmacist in
improving health in every corner of the world.
Organization: International Pharmaceutical Federation
Theme: Pharmacists: Caring for you
Sep 26 2016
Remember Day: World Environmental Health Day
Purpose : To disseminates knowledge about environmental health among people
Organization: IFEH Council
Theme: Tobacco Control a response to the global tobacco pandemic
Remember Day: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapon
Purpose : To highlight the need to eliminate nuclear weapons
Organization: UN
Sep 27 2016
Remember Day: World Tourism Day
Purpose : To foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism
and its social, cultural, political and economic value.
Organization: UN, WTO(World Tourism Organization)
Theme: Tourism for All promoting universal accessibility
Sep 28 2016
Remember Day: World Rabies Day
Purpose : To mark the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur who, with the collaboration of
his colleagues, developed the first efficacious rabies vaccine.
Theme: Rabies: Educate. Vaccinate. Eliminate
Remember Day: 109th birth anniversary of revolutionary socialist Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Organization: GOI
Sep 29 2016
Remember Day: World Heart Day
Purpose : To inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the worlds leading
causes of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year.
Organization: WHF, WHO
Theme: Light Your Heart, Empower Your Life'.
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Remember Day: World Maritime day
Purpose : To focuse on the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine
environment.
Organization: IMO
Theme: Shipping: indispensable to the world.
Sep 30 2016
Remember Day: International Translation Day
Purpose : To show solidarity of the worldwide translation community in an effort to promote the
translation profession in different countries
Organization: FIT
Theme: Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Worlds.
Important Days in October 2016

Oct 1 2016
Remember Day: International Day of Older Persons
Purpose : To drawing attention to and challenging negative stereotypes and misconceptions about
older persons and ageing.
Organization: UN
Theme: Take A Stand Against Ageism
Remember Day: World Vegetarian Day

Purpose : To brings awareness to the ethical, environmental, health, and humanitarian benefits of a
vegetarian lifestyle
Organization: International Vegetarian Union
Oct 2 2016
Remember Day: International Day of Non-Violence
Purpose : To mark the 147th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Organization: UN, GOI
Oct 3 2016
Remember Day: World Habitat Day (First Monday of October)
Purpose : To reflect on the state of our cities and towns and the basic human right to adequate
shelter.
Organization: UN
Theme: Housing at the Centre
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Oct 4 2016
Remember Day: World Animal Day
Purpose : To raising the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe.
Oct 4 to 10 2016
Remember Day: World Space Week
Purpose :To recognition of two important dates in space history: the launch of the first human-made
Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957; and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October
10, 1967.
Organization: World Space Week Association (WSWA)
Theme: Remote sensing: Enabling Our Future
Oct 5 2016
Remember Day: World Teachers Day
Purpose : To commemorates teacher organizations worldwide.
Organization: UN, UNSECO
Theme: Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status
Oct 7 2016
Remember Day: World Smile Day(First Friday of October)
Purpose : To bring a smile of the faces of people around the world
Oct 8 2016
Remember Day: 84th Air Force Day
Purpose : To increase the awareness about the importance of Indian air force
Oct 9 2016
Remember Day: World Post day
Purpose : To commemorating the date for the establishment of Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874
in Bern, Switzerland.
Organization: UN, UPU
Theme: Innovation, Integration and Inclusion
Oct 10 2016
Remember Day: World Day Against the Death Penalty
Purpose : To raising awareness around the application of the death penalty for terrorism-related
offences, to reduce its use.
Organization: UN
Theme: Terrorsim
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Remember Day: World Mental Health Day

Purpose : To bring attention to mental illness and its major effects on peoples' life worldwide
Organization: World Federation for Mental Health, WHO
Theme: Dignity in Mental Health Psychological & Mental Health First Aid for All.
Oct 11 2016
Remember Day: International Day of the Girl Child
Purpose : To supports more opportunity for girls and increases awareness of gender inequality faced
by girls worldwide based upon their gender
Organization: UN
Theme: : Girls Progress = Goals Progress: A Global Girl Data Movement
Oct 13 2016
Remember Day: World Sight Day
Purpose : To focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment
Organization: Sight First Campaign of Lions Club International Foundation & WHO
Theme: Stronger Together
Remember Day: International Day for Disaster Reduction

Purpose : To promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction.
Organization: UNISDR
Theme: Live To Tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality
Oct 14 2016
Remember Day: International standards day
Purpose : To increase awareness of the role that standards play in the global economy.
Organization: IEC, ISO and ITU
Theme: Standards Build Trust
Oct 15 2016
Remember Day: International Day of Rural Women
Purpose : To recognizes rural womens importance in enhancing agricultural and rural development
worldwide.
Organization: UN
Theme: Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too
Remember Day: World Students Day

Purpose : To mark the importance of India's former President and great scientist APJ Abdul Kalam
Organization: UN
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Oct 15-21 2016

Remember Day: Safe Motherhood Week
Purpose : To bring down the Mother Mortality Rate MMR and Infant Mortality Rate or IMR.
Organization: Uttar Pradesh
Oct 16 2016
Remember Day: World Food Day
Purpose : To heighten public awareness about the interconnection of agriculture, food security and
world hunger
Organization: UN, Food and Agriculture Organization
Theme: Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.
Oct 17 2016
Remember Day: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Purpose : To promotes people's awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution
worldwide, particularly in developing countries.
Organization: UN
Theme: Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms.
Oct 20 2016
Remember Day: World Statistics Day
Purpose : To recognize the achievements the global statistics systems at both national and
international levels
Organization: United Nations Statistical Commission
Theme: Better Data, Better Lives
Remember Day: World Osteoporosis Day

Purpose : To raise global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis
and metabolic bone disease.
Organization: IOF
Theme: Love Your Bones Protect your Future
Oct 21 2016
Remember Day: Police Commemoration Day
Purpose : To honors the memory of Indian police personnel killed by Chinese soldiers in 1959.
Organization: GOI
Oct 24 2016
Remember Day: United Nations Day
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Purpose : To highlight concrete actions people can take to help achieve the Sustainable Development
Goals.
Organization: UN
Theme: Freedom First
Remember Day: World Development Information Day

Purpose : To draw attention of worldwide public opinion to development problems and the need to
strengthen international cooperation to solve them.
Organization: UN
Remember Day: World Polio Day

Purpose : To commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, the developer of a vaccine against polio.
Organization: WHO
Remember Day: 55th raising day of Indo Tibetan Border Police

Organization: ITBP
Oct 27 2016
Remember Day: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Purpose : To raise of awareness of the significance of and preservation risks recorded sound and
audiovisual documents
Theme: Its Your Story Dont Lose It
Oct 28 2016
Remember Day: National Ayurveda Day
Purpose : To marks birth date of Lord Dhanvantari, which occurs before two days before Diwali on
Dhanteras
Organization: GOI
Theme: Ayurveda for Prevention and Control of Diabetes.
Oct 29 2016
Remember Day: International Internet Day
Purpose : To remember the event of the sending of the first message, first electronic message which
was transferred from one computer to another in 1969
Remember Day: World Stroke Day

Purpose : To raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of the condition, and ensure better
care and support for survivors
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Organization: WSO
Theme: Face the Facts: Stroke is Treatable with the tagline of: Livescan improve with better
awareness, access, and action.
Oct 31 2016
Remember Day: Rashtriya Ekta Diwas(National Unity Day)
Purpose : To commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Organization: GOI
Theme: Integration of India
Remember Day: World Savings Day or World Thrift Day

Purpose : To promote the savings all over the World.
Organization: International Savings Bank Congress
Theme: Grabbing Hold of Your Financial Future
Remember Day: World Cities Day

Purpose : To promote international communitys interest in global urbanization, push forward
cooperation among countries
Organization: UN
Theme: Inclusive Cities, Shared Development
Oct 31 to Nov 5 2016

Remember Day: Vigilance Awareness week
Purpose : To promote probity in public life and to achieve a corruption free society
Organization: Central Vigilance Commission, GOI

Theme: Public participation in promoting integrity and eradicating Corruption
Important Days in November 2016
31 October to 6 November, 2016.

Remember Day: Global Media and Information Literacy Week
Purpose : To share the latest research, projects and new ideas from a diverse range of stakeholders.
Theme: Media and Information Literacy: New Paradigms for Intercultural Dialogue.
Nov 1 2016
Remember Day: No Tobacco Day
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Purpose : To reduce prevalence of tobacco or nicotine use in Punjab in order to reduce prevalence of
non-communicable diseases.
Organization: Punjab Government
Remember Day: World Vegan Day

Purpose : To raises awareness about animal rights and advocates the widespread adoption of a
vegan lifestyle.
Nov 2 2016
Remember Day: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
Purpose : To end Impunity for crimes against journalists
Organization: UN
Nov 5 2016
Remember Day: First World Tsunami Awareness Day
Purpose : To raise tsunami awareness and share innovative approaches to risk reduction.
Organization: UN, UNISDR
Theme: Effective Education and Evacuation Drills
Nov 6 2016
Remember Day: International Day for Preventing Exploitation of Environment in War and Armed
Conflict
Purpose : To educate people about the damaging effects of war and armed conflict on the
environment.
Organization: UN
Nov 7 2016
Remember Day: National Cancer Awareness Day
Purpose : To save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer
Organization: GOI
Remember Day: The 128th anniversary of Sir CV Raman

Organization: GOI
Nov 8 2016
Remember Day: International Day Of Radiology
Purpose : To marks the importance of radiology in diagnosis of severe diseases like cancer.
Organization: ESR, RSNA and ACR
Theme: Breast Imaging
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Nov 10 2016
Remember Day: World Science Day for Peace and Development
Purpose : To mark the importance of science for the benefit of the society and to ensure that citizens
are aware of developments in science.
Theme: Celebrating Science Centres and Science Museums
Nov 11 2016
Remember Day: National Education day
Purpose : To commemorate the birth anniversary of freedom fighter and independent Indias first
Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Organization: GOI
Nov 12 2016
Remember Day: World Pneumonia Day
Purpose : To generate awareness about the killer disease pneumonia.
Organization: IVAC, WHO
Theme: Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now
Remember Day: Public Service Broadcasting Day

Purpose : To remember the day when Mahatma Gandhi visited the studio of All India Radio, Delhi for
the first and last time
Organization: GOI
Nov 13 2016
Remember Day: World Kindness Day
Purpose : To encourages individuals to overlook boundaries, race and religion.
Nov 14 2016
Remember Day: Childrens Day
Purpose : To marks the birth date of the first Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Organization: GOI
Remember Day: World Diabetes Day

Purpose : To raise awareness about diabetes
Organization: WHO, IDF
Theme: Eyes on Diabetes
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Nov 16 2016
Remember Day: International Day for Tolerance
Purpose : To generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance.
Remember Day: National Press Day(Golden Jubilee celebration of Press Council of India)
Purpose : To mark the day on which the Press Council of India started functioning
Organization: GOI
Nov 17 2016
Remember Day: World Philosophy Day (Third Thursday of November)
Purpose :To promote human thought, new ideas and critical thinking to confront todays challenges.
Nov 20 2016
Remember Day: Universal Childrens Day
Purpose : : To promote awareness in the society for international togetherness, awareness among
children worldwide, and improving childrens welfare.
Organization: UN
Theme: Stop Violence against the Children
Nov 21 2016
Remember Day: World Television Day
Purpose : To give recognition of the increasing impact television has had on decision-making by
bringing various conflicts and threats to peace and security to the worlds attention
Organization: UN
Remember Day: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims(Third Sunday of November)
Purpose : To remember millions who were killed or injured in road crashes.
Organization: UN
Theme: Vital post-crash actions: Medical Care, Investigation, Justice!.
Nov 25 2016
Remember Day: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Purpose : To raise awareness of the fact that women around the world
Organization: UN
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Nov 26 2016
Remember Day: Constitution Day(Samvidhan Diva)
Purpose : To honor our Constitution and its promulgation.
Organization: GOI
Remember Day: National Milk day - 95th birth anniversary of Verghese Kurien
Purpose : To mark birth anniversary Father of the White Revolution Dr.Verghese Kurien
Organization: GOI
Nov 28 2016
Remember Day: 68th Raising Day of National Cadet Corps (NCC)
Organization: GOI
Nov 29 2016
Remember Day: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Purpose : To mark the anniversary of resolution 181.
Organization: UN
Important Days in December 2016

Dec 1 2016
Remember Day: World AIDS Day
Purpose : To raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection
Organization:UN, WHO
Theme: Hands up for #HIVprevention
Remember Day: 51st Raising Day of BSF

Purpose : GOI
Dec 2 2016
Remember Day: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Purpose : To raise awareness of the atrocities of modern slavery.
Organization: UN
Remember Day: National Pollution Control

Purpose : To spread awareness among people and industries about paying attention towards the
need of adhere to Pollution Control Acts.
Organization: GOI
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Dec 3 2016
Remember Day: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Purpose : To enable governments and organizations to implement measures to improve the life of
disabled persons all over the world.
Organization: GOI
Theme: Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want
Dec 4 2016
Remember Day: Navy Day
Purpose : To celebrate the magnificence, achievements and role of the naval force to the country.
Organization: GOI
Dec 5 2016
Remember Day: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
Purpose : To show volunteers contributions at the international, national and local levels in order to
get the Millennium Development Goals
Organization: UN
Theme: Global Applause give volunteers a hand.
Remember Day: World Soil Day

Purpose : To celebrate the importance of soil as a critical component of the natural system
Organization: FAO
Theme: Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life
Dec 7 2016
Remember Day: International Civil Aviation Day
Purpose : To promote safety, efficiency of air transport
Organization: UN
Theme: Working together to ensure no country is left behind
Dec 8 2016
Remember Day: Plastic Free Day
Organization: Kerala Gov
Dec 9 2016
Remember Day: International Anti-Corruption
Purpose : To engage the general public to effectively fight against corruption and fraud in
communities
Organization:UN
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Theme: United against corruption for development, peace and security
Dec 10 2016
Remember Day: Human Rights Day
Purpose : To improve the physical, social, cultural and spiritual well being and welfare of the
vulnerable group of people globally
Organization: UN
Theme: Stand up for someones rights today!
Dec 11 2016
Remember Day: International Mountain Day
Purpose : To create awareness about the importance of mountains to life.
Organization: UN, FAO
Theme: Mountain Cultures: Celebrating diversity and strengthening identity
Dec 12 2016
Remember Day: Universal Health Coverage Day
Purpose : To promote the human right to health
Organization: WHO
Dec 14 2016
Remember Day: World Energy Conservation Day
Purpose : To highlight the importance of energy consumption and its use in our day-to-day life.
Dec 16 2016
Remember Day: Vijay Diwas
Purpose ; 45th Anniversary of the win of the Indian Army in the Indo-Pak war on December 16,
1971.
Organization: GOI
Dec 18 2016
Remember Day: International Migrants Day
Purpose : To recognizes and celebrates the rights of migrants around the world.
Organization: UN
Dec 20 2016
Remember Day: International Human Solidarity Day
Purpose : To remind people on the importance of solidarity in working towards eradicating poverty.
Organization: UN
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Dec 22 2016
Remember Day: National Mathematics Day
Purpose : To mark the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Organization: GOI
Dec 23 2016
Remember Day: Kisan Diwas (Farmers Day)
Purpose : To celebrate the birth anniversary of the fifth prime minister and kisan leader,Ch. Charan
Singh
Organization: India
Dec 24 2016
Remember Day: National Consumer Day
Purpose : To promote the basic rights of all consumers
Organization: GOI
Dec 25 2016
Remember Day: Good Governance Day
Purpose : To honor Prime Minister Vajpayee by fostering awareness among the Indian people of
accountability in government.
Organization: GOI
April 14 2017
Remember Day: Water Day(Birthday of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar)
Purpose : To commemorate the great contribution of the Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar towards the country
Organization: GOI
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Important Days in January 2016

Remember Day: National Tourism Day

Theme of Parade : Swachh Bharat' and 'Digital India

anniversary of Mahathma Gandhi

Important Days in February 2016

Theme: Connect Activity Pack

Important Days in March 2016

Remember Day: National defence day

Remember Day: International Day of Happiness

Remember Day: World Down syndrome Day (WDSD)

Remember Day: International Day of Forests

Remember Day: World Poetry day

Remembered Day: International Day of Nowruz

Remember Day: Martyrs day

Important Days in April 2016

Important Days in May 2016

Remember Day:World Asthma Day (First Tuesday in May)

Remember Day:World Red Cross day

Remember Day:The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Remember Day:World Hypertension Day

Remember Day:International Museum Day

Theme:Museums and Cultural Landscapes

Remember Day:World Turtle Day

Important Days in June 2016

Remember Day:Global Day of Parents

Important Days in July 2016

Remember Day:World Nature Conservation Day

Remember Day:World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Important Days in August 2016

Theme: Indigenous Peoples Right to Education

Remember Day: Nagasaki Day

Remember Day: World Elephant Day

Remember Day: World Humanitarian Day

Remember Day: World Mosquito Day

Remember Day: National Sports Day

Remember Day: Small Industry Day

Important Days in September 2016

Remember Day: International Day of Charity

Sep 1-7 2016

Remember Day: World Alzheimers Day

Remember Day: World Pharmacists Day

Remember Day: World Maritime day

Important Days in October 2016

Remember Day: World Vegetarian Day

Remember Day: World Mental Health Day

Remember Day: International Day for Disaster Reduction

Remember Day: World Students Day

Oct 15-21 2016

Remember Day: World Osteoporosis Day

Remember Day: World Development Information Day

Remember Day: World Polio Day

Remember Day: 55th raising day of Indo Tibetan Border Police

Remember Day: World Stroke Day

Remember Day: World Savings Day or World Thrift Day

Remember Day: World Cities Day

Oct 31 to Nov 5 2016

Organization: Central Vigilance Commission, GOI

Important Days in November 2016

31 October to 6 November, 2016.

Remember Day: World Vegan Day

Remember Day: The 128th anniversary of Sir CV Raman

Remember Day: Public Service Broadcasting Day