List of Important Days & Themes 2025
January 2025
| Date | Event | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Global Family Day | One World, One Family: Building Bridges Across Generations |
| January 2 | World Introvert Day | - |
| January 3 | International Mind-Body Wellness Day | Harmony in Mind, Body & Home |
| January 4 | World Braille Day | Celebrating Accessibility and Inclusion for the Visually Impaired |
| January 5 | National Birds Day | Celebrating Avian Diversity: Protecting Our Feathered Friends |
| January 6 | World Day of War Orphans | Healing and Hope: Supporting War Orphans |
| January 8 | African National Congress Foundation Day | - |
| January 8 | Earth’s Rotation Day | The Dynamics of Motion: Celebrating Earth's Constant Spin |
| January 9 | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas | Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat |
| January 10 | World Hindi Day | A Global Voice of Unity and Cultural Pride |
| January 11 | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri | - |
| January 11-17 | National Road Safety Week | Be a Road Safety Hero |
| January 11 | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day | Connecting the Dots. Strengthening Communities, Preventing Trafficking |
| January 12 | National Youth Day (Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary) | Youth for a Sustainable Future: Shaping the Nation with Resilience and Responsibility |
| January 12 | World Tamil Diaspora Day | 'Ethisaiyum Tamizhanangey' |
| January 15 | Indian Army Day | Samarth Bharat, Saksham Sena |
| January 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence365 |
| January 16 | National Startup Day | Let's shape the future together—one innovative idea at a time |
| January 17 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | - |
| January 17 | Benjamin Franklin Day | - |
| January 19 | Kokborok Day / Tripuri Language Day | - |
| January 19 | 20th National Disaster Response Force Raising Day | Resilient India: Building Disaster-Resilient Communities |
| January 20 | Penguin Awareness Day | Celebrating Penguins and Their Chilly Southern Home |
| January 21 | Tripura, Manipur & Meghalaya Foundation Day | - |
| January 23 | Parakram Diwas (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti) | Netaji: Courage, Determination and Patriotism |
| January 24 | National Girl Child Day | Empowering Girls for a Bright Future |
| January 24 | International Education Day | AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation |
| January 25 | National Tourism Day | Tourism for Inclusive Growth |
| January 25 | National Voters' Day (Foundation day of the Election Commission of India) | Nothing Like Voting, I Vote For sure |
| January 25 | Mahayana New Year | |
| January 26 | International Customs Day | Customs Delivering on its Commitment to Efficiency, Security and Prosperity |
| January 26 | 76th Republic Day | 'Swarnim Bharat – Virasat aur Vikas' (Golden India – Heritage and Development) |
| January 26 | World Leprosy Day | Unite. Act. Eliminate. |
| January 26 | International Day of Clean Energy | Clean Energy for Sustainable Development |
| January 27 | National Geographic Day | Support for Conservation and Sustainability |
| January 27 | International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims | Recognizing the Extraordinary Courage of Victims and Survivors of the Holocaust |
| January 28 | Indian Newspaper Day | Role of Print Media in the Digital Age |
| January 28 | Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai | - |
| January 28 | Birth anniversary of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa | - |
| January 30 | World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day | Breaking Barriers, Building Equity |
| January 30 | Martyrs’ Day / Shaheed Diwas | - |
| January 31 | International Zebra Day |
February 2025
| Date | Event | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| February 1 | Indian Coast Guard Day (Motto - Vayam Rakshamah (We protect); Director General of ICG - Rear Admiral Paramesh Sivamani) | Honouring bravery, service, and maritime security |
| February 1-7 | World Interfaith Harmony Week | Uniting for Peace |
| February 2-8 | International Development Week | Cooperation for a Sustainable Future |
| February 2 | World Wetlands Day | Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future |
| February 2 | Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day | |
| February 4 | World Cancer Day | United by Unique |
| February 4 | International Day of Human Fraternity (Zayed Award - World Central Kitchen, Mia Mottley & Heman Bekele) | Human fraternity for peace and cooperation |
| February 4 | National Day of Sri Lanka | |
| February 6 | International Day of Zero Tolerance | Step Up the Pace: Strengthening Alliances and Building Movements to End FGM |
| February 8 | National Opera Day | Empowerment |
| February 9 | Death anniversary of Baba Amte | - |
| February 10 | World Pulses Day | Pulses: Bringing Diversity to Agrifood Systems |
| February 10 | International Epilepsy Day | MyEpilepsyJourney |
| February 10 | International Day of the Arabian Leopard | Leaps of Hope |
| February 10 | National Deworming Day | Eliminate STH: Invest in a healthier future for children |
| February 11 | Safer Internet Day | Together for a Better Internet |
| February 11 | Anti-Smuggling Day | |
| February 11 | World Day of the Sick | Hope does not disappoint |
| February 11 | World Unani Day | Innovations in Unani Medicine for Integrative Health Solutions - A Way Forward |
| February 11 | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | Unpacking STEM Careers: Her Voice in Science |
| February 11-14 | India Energy Week | Driving Global Energy Innovation and Collaboration for a Sustainable Future |
| February 12 | Darwin Day | - |
| February 12 | Abraham Lincoln's Birthday | - |
| February 12 | National Productivity Day | From Ideas to Impact: Protecting Intellectual Property for Competitive Startups |
| February 12 | International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism | Solidarity with victims of terrorism |
| February 13 | National Women’s Day (Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary) | For All Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment |
| February 13 | World Radio Day | Radio and Climate Change |
| February 14 | World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day | Remember Our Hearts |
| February 15 | World Hippo Day | - |
| February 15 | World Pangolin Day (third Saturday of February) | Youth Legacy for Pangolin Conservation |
| February 15 | International Childhood Cancer Day | Inspiring Action |
| February 17 | Global Tourism Resilience Day | Building Tourism Resilience through Digital Transformation |
| February 18 | World Whale Day | Celebrate and protect Earth's majestic giants, our whales |
| February 18 | International Asperger’s Day | |
| February 19 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | - |
| February 20 | World Anthropology Day (third Thursday of February) | Celebrate, Engage, Inspire |
| February 20 | Mizoram Foundation Day (23rd Indian state in 1987) | |
| February 20 | Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day (24th Indian state in 1987) | |
| February 20 | World Day of Social Justice | Empowering Inclusion: Bridging Gaps of Social Justice |
| February 21 | International Mother Language Day | Silver Jubilee Celebration of International Mother Language Day |
| February 22 | World Thinking Day | Our Story |
| February 23 | World Peace and Understanding Day | |
| February 24 | Central Excise Day | - |
| February 25 | 77th Raising Day (Defence Security Corps) | |
| February 27 | World NGO Day | Empowering Grassroots Movements for a Sustainable Future |
| February 27 | National Protein Day | |
| February 28 | National Science Day | Empowering Indian Youth for Global Leadership in Science & Innovation for Viksit Bharat . |
| February 29 | Rare Disease Day | More than you can imagine; an anthology of rare experiences |
March 2025
| Date | Event | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Zero Discrimination Day | We Stand Together |
| March 1 | World Seagrass Day | Grooming Youth – Blooming with Seagrass |
| March 1 | Civil Accounts Day | Digitalisation of Public Financial Management in India |
| March 1 | World Civil Defence Day | Civil Defence, Guarantee of Security for the Population |
| March 1 | World Compliment Day | Celebrating brands and people who spread positivity and appreciation |
| March 1 | Self-Injury Awareness Day | - |
| March 1 | International Wheelchair Day | - |
| March 3 | World Wildlife Day | Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet |
| March 3 | World Hearing Day | Changing Mindsets: Empower Yourself to Make Ear and Hearing Care a Reality for All |
| March 4 | National Safety Day | Safety & Well-being Crucial for Viksit Bharat |
| March 4 | World Engineering Day | Unleashing the power of engineers to advance the Sustainable Development Goals |
| March 5 | International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness | - |
| March 7 | Jan Aushadhi Diwas | Jan Aushadhi: Low Price, High-Quality Medicines (जन औषधि: दाम कम, दवाई उत्तम) |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment |
| March 10 | International Day of Women Judges | Women in Justice, Women for Justice |
| March 10 | Commonwealth Day | Together We Thrive |
| March 10 | CISF Raising Day | - |
| March 10-16 | World Rotaract Week | - |
| March 11 | World No Tobacco Day | Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products |
| March 13 | World Kidney Day | Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect Early, Protect Kidney Health |
| March 13 | World Rotaract Day | Rotary's 7 Focus Areas (Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention; Disease Prevention and Treatment; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Maternal and Child Health; Basic Education and Literacy; Community Economic Development; Environment) |
| March 14 | International Day of Action for Rivers | Our Rivers, Our Future |
| March 14 | International Day of Mathematics | Mathematics, Art, and Creativity |
| March 14 | World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day | Remember Our Hearts |
| March 15 | World Consumer Rights Day | A Just Transition to Sustainable Lifestyles |
| March 15 | International Day to Combat Islamophobia | |
| March 16 | National Vaccination Day | Vaccines Work For All |
| March 18 | Global Recycling Day | Breaking Barriers: A Revolutionary Blueprint for the Waste Management Crisis |
| March 18 | Ordnance Factories Day (to commemorate the establishment of first Ordnance Factory in Cossipore, Kolkata in 1801) | |
| March 20 | International Day of Happiness | Caring and Sharing |
| March 20 | World Oral Health Day | A Happy Mouth is... A Happy Mind |
| March 20 | UN French Language Day | I educate myself, therefore I act |
| March 20 | World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People | Theatre and a Culture of Peace |
| March 21 | International Day of Forests | Forests and Food |
| March 21 | World Down Syndrome Day | Improve Our Support Systems |
| March 21 | World Poetry Day | Poetry as a Bridge for Peace and Inclusion |
| March 21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (60th anniversary) | |
| March 22 | Earth Hour 2025 | Give an Hour for Earth: Doing Something You Love |
| March 22 | World Water Day | Glacier Preservation |
| March 22 | World Puppetry Day | Robots, AI and the dream of the puppet? |
| March 22 | Bihar Diwas | Unnat Bihar, Viksit Bihar (Advanced Bihar, Developed Bihar) |
| March 22 | Rajasthan Day | |
| March 23 | World Meteorological Day | Closing the Early Warning Gap Together |
| March 23 | Martyr's Day (Shaheed Diwas) (to commemorate the the legacy and sacrifices of Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru & Sukhdev Thapar) | |
| March 23 | Pakistan Day | |
| March 24 | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day | Yes! We can end TB!, Invest to End TB, Save Lives |
| March 24 | International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims (45th anniversary of the assassination of Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, the Archbishop of El Salvador and special tribute to his courageous defense of human rights) | |
| March 25 | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | Acknowledge the Past. Repair the Present. Build a Future of Dignity and Justice |
| March 26 | Purple Day | Purple Day: Let's Talk Epilepsy! |
| March 27 | World Theatre Day | Theatre and a Culture of Peace |
| March 28 | Universal Acceptance Day | Connecting the Unconnected - Building a Multilingual Internet for Viksit Bharat |
| March 30 | International Day of Zero Waste | Towards zero waste in fashion and textiles |
| March 31 | International Transgender Day of Visibility | Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias |
| March 31 | 62nd National Maritime Day and Merchant Navy Week | Prosperous Seas – Developed India and Youth for Blue Economy & Green Growth (Samriddh Sagar – Viksit Bharat evam Neel Arth aur Harit Vikas Ke Liye Yuva) |
April 2025
| Date | Event | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| April 1 | Odisha Foundation Day | - |
| April 1-7 | Prevention of Blindness Week | Uniting for a Glaucoma-Free World |
| April 2 | World Autism Awareness Day | Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
| April 2 | International Children’s Book Day | The Freedom of Imagination |
| April 2 | International Fact-Checking Day | - |
| April 3 | 261st Raising Day (of Army Medical Corps) | Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures |
| April 4 | International Carrot Day | - |
| April 4 | International Day for Mine Awareness | Safe Futures Start Here |
| April 5 | International Day of Conscience | Leave No One Behind |
| April 5 | National Maritime Day | Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity |
| April 6 | National Handmade Day | - |
| April 6 | International Day of Sports For Development And Peace | Leveling the Playing Field: Sport for Social Inclusion |
| April 7 | World Health Day (LDC/Time Keeper/Computer Programmer, 2025 : focuses on Maternal and New-borne Health and Survival) | Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures |
| April 7 | International Day of Reflection | Remember, Unite, Renew |
| April 8 | International Romani Day | Celebrating Culture and Advancing Equality |
| April 9 | 60th Bravery Day (Valour Day) (CRPF) (to honor the battle at Sardar Post in Rann of Kuchh, Gujarat, when 2 companies (`150 soldiers) of CRPF repulsed the attack of a full-fledged Pakistani military brigade on 9th April 1965 during the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War) | Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media |
| April 10 | World Homoeopathy Day | Homoeoparivar – Sarvajan Swasthya ‘One Health, One Family' |
| April 10 | National Siblings Day | - |
| April 11 | National Safe Motherhood Day | Equity in Maternal Healthcare: Leaving No Mother Behind |
| April 11 | World Parkinson’s Day | Dancing to My Truth |
| April 12 | International Day of Human Space Flight (to commemorate Yuri Gagarin's historic 1961 flight) | The Beginning of the Space Era for Mankind |
| April 12 | International Day for Street Children | The Power of Participation |
| April 13 | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre | - |
| April 13 | 41st Siachen Day (Operation Meghdoot) | - |
| April 14 | Ambedkar Jayanti | A Journey of 75 years of Constitution of India |
| April 14 | World Chagas Disease Day | Prevent, Control, Care: Everyone's Role in Chagas Disease |
| April 14 | World Quantum Day | Every Day in 2025 |
| April 14 | National Fire Service Day | Unite to Ignite, a Fire Safe India |
| April 15 | World Art Day | A Garden of Expression: Cultivating Community Through Art. |
| April 16 | World Voice Day | Empower Your Voice |
| April 17 | World Hemophilia Day | Access for All: Women and Girls Bleed Too |
| April 18 | World Heritage Day | Heritage under Threat from Disasters and Conflicts: Preparedness and Learning from 60 Years of ICOMOS Actions |
| April 19 | Satellite Technology Day (celebrating the 50th anniversary of India's first satellite, Aryabhata) | - |
| April 19 | World Liver Day | Food is Medicine |
| April 20 | United Nations Chinese Language Day | Harmony in Diversity |
| April 21 | National Civil Service Day | Empowering Citizens through Efficient and Transparent Governance |
| April 22 | World Creativity and Innovation Day | Step Out and Innovate |
| April 22 | International Mother Earth Day | Our Power, Our Planet |
| April 23 | World Book and Copyright Day | The role of literature in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
| April 23 | English Language Day | - |
| April 23 | Spanish Language Day | - |
| April 24 | National Panchayati Raj Day | - |
| April 24 | World Day For Animals in Laboratories | Save Animals, Save the Planet! |
| April 24-30 | World Immunization Week | Immunization for All is Humanly Possible |
| April 24 | Administrative Professionals Day | - |
| April 24 | International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace | The Transformative Power of Unity: Advancing Multilateralism and Diplomacy for a Better Future of Peace and Development for All |
| April 25 | World Malaria Day | Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite |
| April 25 | World Penguin Day | Celebrating Penguins and Their Amazing Adaptations |
| April 25 | International Girls in ICT Day | Girls in ICT for inclusive digital transformation |
| April 25 | International Delegate's Day | Reflections & Vision for the Future |
| April 26 | World Intellectual Property Day | IP and music: Feel the beat of IP |
| April 26 | International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day | |
| April 27 | World Tapir Day | - |
| April 27 | World Veterinary Day | Animal Health Takes a Team |
| April 27 | International Sculpture Day | - |
| April 27 | World Design Day | Outlandish Optimism |
| April 28 | World Day for Safety and Health at Work | Revolutionizing Health and Safety: The Role of AI and Digitalization at Work |
| April 29 | International Dance Day | Dance Unites the World |
| April 30 | Ayushman Bharat Diwas (to commemorate the launch of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in 2018) | - |
| April 30 | International Jazz Day | Learning for Lasting Peace – SDG Goal 4: Quality Education |
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