Important Days and Dates: Banking, SSC & Railways Exam Review

A comprehensive collection of important national and international days and dates from January to December, including their objectives and historical significance for competitive government exam preparation.

January 04

World braile day : Established to recognize the efforts of Luis Braille, who invented the Braille language for blind people to read and write.

January 09 - Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (NRI Day)

Commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Bombay on 9 January $1915$.

January 10 - World Hindi Day

Promotes the use of Hindi abroad and marks the anniversary of the first World Hindi Conference held in $1975$.

January 12 - National Youth Day

Commemorates the birthday of the spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda.

January 15 - Indian Army Day

Recognizes Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa becoming the first Indian Commander-in-Chief in $1948$.

January 23 - Desh Prem Divas

Celebrates the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

January 25 - National Voters Day

Aims to increase citizen participation in the political process.

January 26 - India’s Republic Day

Marks the date the Constitution of India came into force, replacing the Government of India Act, $1935$.

January 30 - World Leprosy Eradication Day

Observed on the last Sunday of January to raise awareness about Leprosy or Hansen’s Disease.

February 02 - World Wetland day

Marks the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February $1971$ in Ramsar, Iran.

February 28 - National Science Day

Marks the discovery of the Raman Effect by C V Raman on 28th February $1928$.

March 23 - Martyrs Day

Pays homage to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru, who sacrificed their lives for the country.

April 05 - National Maritime Day

Commemorates the maiden voyage of the first Indian vessel S S Loyalty from Mumbai to the UK.

April 06 - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

Commemorates the inauguration of the first modern Olympic games in Athens in $1896$.

April 24 - National Panchayati Raj Diwas

Marks the passing of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, $1992$, which came into force on 24 April $1993$.

May 08 - World Red Cross Day

Commemorates the birth anniversary of Jean Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross.

May 12 - International Nurses Day

Marks the contributions of nurses and the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.

May 21 - Anti-terrorism Day

Commemorates the death anniversary of former Prime Minister of India, Shri. Rajiv Gandhi.

June 29 - National Statistics Day

Marks the birth anniversary of eminent statistician P C Mahalanobis.

July 01 - National Doctor’s Day

Honours legendary physician and second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr. B C Roy.

July 12 - Malala Day

Recognizes Malala Yousafzai as a symbol of every girl's right to education.

July 26 - Kargil Vijay Divas

Honours Kargil war heroes who fought infiltrators from Pakistan on the Line of Control (LOC) in Kargil and Dras.

August 10 - World Bio-fuel Day

Commemorates Rudolf Diesel successfully running a diesel engine on peanut oil in $1893$.

August 29 - National Sports Day

Marks the birth anniversary of hockey player Dhyan Chand, who won gold medals in $1928$, $1932$, and $1936$.

September 05 - National Teacher’s Day

Commemorates the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

September 14 - Hindi Diwas

Marks the adoption of Hindi as an official language by the Constituent Assembly on 14th September $1949$.

September 15 - Engineer’s Day

Commemorates the birthday of the legendary engineer Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

October 02 - International day of Non-violence

Marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and disseminates the message of non-violence.

October 09 - World Post Office Day

Marks the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in $1874$ in Bern, Switzerland.

October 24 - World Polio Day

Commemorates the birthday of Jonas Silk, who developed the first vaccine for polio.

October 31 - National Unity Day

Commemorates the birth anniversary of India’s first Deputy Prime Minister, Sardar Vallabhai Patel.

November 05 - World Radiography Day

Marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Roentgen in $1895$.

November 14 - Children’s Day

Marks the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

November 19 - National Integration Day

Marks the birth anniversary of India’s first woman Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.

November 26 - Constitution Day (Samvidhan Diwas)

Commemorates the adoption of the Constitution and the ideas of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

December 16 - Vijay Diwas

Marks the anniversary of the Indian Army's win in the Indo-Pak war on 16th December $1971$.

December 22 - National Mathematics Day

Marks the birth anniversary of the Indian mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan.

December 25 - Good Governance Day

Marks the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.