Important Day and Theme 2022
Day are important for All competitive exams like SBI, IBPS, SSC, Railway and all other government exams. So, here we are providing the List of important days in 2022 year of national and international importance are given below which will enhance your knowledge. Candidate can Refer below table to know the Important Days and Theme of that day.
Important Day (November, 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 30 October | World Savings Day | Theme 2022 – Saving prepares you for the future |
| 31 October | World Cities Day | Theme 2022 – Better City, Better Life |
| 31 October | 4th Foundation Day of UT Ladakh | Ladakh was established as a union territory of India on 31 October 2019, following the passage of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act. |
| 1- 5 November | India Water Week | Theme 2022 – Water Security for Sustainable Development with Equity |
| 1 November | formation day of 7 states (Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab & Madhya Pradesh) and 2 Union Territories (Lakshadweep & Puducherry) of India | |
| 31 Oct to 6 Nov | Vigilance Awareness Week | Theme 2022 – Corruption free India for a developed Nation |
| November 1 | Zojila Day | It was commemorated to celebrate the gallant action by Indian troops in ‘Operation Bison’ in 1948 which was launched on the icy heights of Zojila pass, the gateway to Ladakh. |
| 2 November | All Souls’ Day | Objective – To commemorate those members of the church who have found a spot in heaven. |
| 5 November | World Tsunami Awareness Day | Theme 2022 – Early Warning and Early Action Before Every Tsunami |
| 7 November | Infant Protection Day | Objective – To spread awareness about the measures to be taken to save the lives of infants and provide sufficient protection and care. |
| 7 November | National Cancer Awareness Day | Objective – To create awareness about treatment of the disease in the county, which is one of the leading causes of deaths. |
| November 15 | Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’ | Education Ministry will celebrate ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’ on 15th November in schools & higher educational institutions across the country. |
| 8 November | World Radiography Day | Theme 2022 – Radiographers at the Forefront of Patient Safety |
| 9 November | Uttarakhand Foundation Day | Uttarakhand Foundation Day is formally celebrated on November 9 every year and marks the formation of the north Indian state. |
| 9 November | National Legal Services Day | Objective – To assist and provide free legal help and support to the weaker sections of society. |
| 9 – 14 November | International Week of Science and Peace | International Week of Science and Peace was first observed in 1986 on 10th November in light of the celebration of the International Year of Peace. |
| 10 November | World Science Day for Peace and Development | Theme 2022 – Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development |
| 10 November | World Usability Day | Theme 2022 – Our Health |
| 11 November | Armistice Day | Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day, is observed every year on November 11 to remember those who died in World War I. |
| 11 November | National Education Day | Theme 2022 – Changing Course, Transforming Education. |
| 12 November | World Pneumonia Day | Theme 2022 – Championing the fight against pneumonia |
| 12 November | Public Service Broadcasting Day | Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated on 12th November every year to commemorate the only visit of Mahatma Gandhi to All India Radio in Delhi in 1947. |
| 13 November | World Kindness Day | The World Kindness Movement hosted the first conference in Tokyo, Japan with an aim to bring like-minded organizations together who believe kindness is an act of compassion and hence everyone should adopt it. |
| 14 November | World Diabetes Day | Theme 2022 – Access to diabetes care. |
| 14 November | National Children’s Day | The day is also known as Bal Diwas.
Children’s Day marks the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who was fondly called “Chacha Nehru” or “Chachaji” by kids. |
| 15 November | Jharkhand Foundation Day | Jharkhand Foundation Day is celebrated every year on November 15th to commemorate the founding of the state of Jharkhand.
The state was part of Bihar till the year 2000. |
| 15 November | Janjatiya Gaurav Divas | The birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda is celebrated as the Janjatiya Gaurav Divas or Tribal Pride Day. |
| 15 to 21 November | Newborn Care Week | Objective – To raise awareness about the importance of the newborn care for child survival & development. |
| 16 November | International Day for Tolerance | Objective – To build tolerance among diverse cultures and spread the message that tolerance is an integral part of society. |
| 16 November | National Press Day | It was on this day that the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that the press maintains high standards and is not fettered by any influence or threats. |
| 17 November | International Students’ Day | Objective – To emphasize the value of education for all students. |
| 17 November | National Epilepsy Day | Objective – To educate and aware people about the signs, symptoms, and impact of this dreadful disease. |
| 18 November | National Naturopathy Day | Objective – To promote positive mental and physical health through drug-free therapy. |
| 18 – 24 November | World Antimicrobial Awareness Week | Theme 2022 – Preventing antimicrobial resistance together. |
| 19 November | World Toilet Day | Theme 2022 – Making the invisible visible |
| 19 November | International Men’s Day | Theme 2022 – Helping Men and Boys |
| 20 November | World Children’s Day | Objective – To promote awareness of the children all around the world who have been victims of abuse, exploitation, and discrimination. |
| 20 November | African Industrialization Day | Objective – To raise global awareness about the challenges faced by the continent with respect to industrialization. |
| 21 November | World Television Day | Objective – To recognize the invention of television and the role it plays in our everyday life. |
| 19 – 25 November | World Heritage Week | Objective – To raise awareness about traditional and cultural practices. |
| 21 November | World Fisheries Day | Objective – To highlight the critical importance of healthy ocean ecosystems and to ensure sustainable stocks of fisheries. |
| 20 November | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims | Theme 2022 – Justice |
| 24 November | Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | It was on this day 24 November 1675, that Guru Tegh Bahadur was publicly executed in Delhi by the then Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb because he opposed the policy of religious persecution at that time. |
| 24 November | Thanksgiving Day | Objective – To give thanks for the harvest of the year. |
| 24 November | Lachit Diwas | The day honors the victory of the Assamese Army at the Battle of Saraighat. |
| 25 November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | Theme 2022 – UNITE! Activism to End Violence against Women & Girls |
| 26 November | Constitution Day of India | Constitution Day is celebrated in India on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. |
| 26 November | National Milk Day | It is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the father of India’s White Revolution.
He is credited with bringing India’s “white revolution.” |
| 27 November | National Cadet Corps (NCC) Day | The day is being celebrated all over the country with cadets participating in march past, cultural activities, and social development programmes. |
| 28 November | Red Planet Day | Red Planet Day is observed annually on November 28.
The fourth planet from the Sun is the Red Planet or Mars. |
| 29 November | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People | Objective – To spread more awareness about the issues faced by the Palestinian people along with promoting a peaceful Palestine-Israel resolution. |
| 29 November | International Jaguar Day | Objective – To raise awareness about the increasing threats facing |
Important Day (October, 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 1 October | National Pension System (NPS) Diwas | Objective – To encourage every citizen, whether working professionals or self-employed professionals, to plan towards creating a pension corpus to ensure a financially sound future after retirement |
| 1 October | International Day of Older Persons | Theme 2022 – Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World |
| 2 October | International Day of Non-Violence | Theme 2022 – End racism, Build Peace |
| 2 October | Gandhi Jayanti | The day honours the “universal significance of the concept of nonviolence” with the goal to “secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding, and nonviolence. |
| 3 October | World Habitat Day | Theme 2022 – Mind the Gap. Leave No One and Place Behind |
| 4 October | World Animal Day | Theme 2022 – Shared planet |
| 5 October | World Teachers’ Day | Theme 2022 – The change of education begins with teachers |
| 6 October | World Cerebral Palsy Day | Objective – To draw worldwide attention to cerebral palsy and find ways to help this condition. |
| 2 – 8 October | National Wildlife Week | |
| 7 October | World Cotton Day | Theme 2022 – Weaving a better future for cotton |
| 8 October | Indian Air Force Day | The day and its observance is a matter of pride for Indians and inspire a patriotic zeal among the citizenry for the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. |
| 7 October 2022 | World Smile Day | Theme 2022 – Do an act of kindness, Help one person smile |
| 10 October | World Mental Health Day | Theme 2022- Make mental health & well-being for all a global priority |
| 11 October | International Day of Girl Child | Theme 2022 – Our time is now—our rights, our future |
| 12 October | World Arthritis Day | Theme 2022 – It’s in your hands, take action |
| 13 October 2022 | World Sight Day | Theme 2022 – Love Your Eyes |
| 14 October | World Standards Day | Theme 2022 – Shared Vision for a Better World |
| 15 October | World Students’ Day | October 15 is celebrated as World Students’ Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, a celebrated Aerospace scientist and former President of India (2002-07).
The day is marked to acknowledge his efforts toward students and education. |
| 15 October | International Day of Rural Women | Theme 2022 – Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All |
| 15 October | Global Handwashing Day | Theme 2022 – Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene |
| 17 October | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | Theme 2022 – Dignity For All in Practice |
| 16 October | World Food Day | Theme 2022 – Leave No One behind |
| 17 October | World Trauma Day | Objective – To prevent the increasing rate of accidents and injuries causing death and disability across the world |
| 18 October | World Menopause Day | Theme 2022 – Cognition and Mood |
| 19 October | Global Dignity Day | Global Dignity Day is an initiative to educate and inspire young people and help them to understand their self-worth and goals. |
| 20 October | World Osteoporosis Day | Theme 2022 – Step Up For Bone Health |
| 20 October | World Statistics Day | Theme 2022- Data for Sustainable Development |
| 24 October | United Nations Day | Theme 2022 – Building Back Together for Peace and Prosperity |
| 23 October | 7th National Ayurveda Day | Theme 2022 – Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda |
| 24 October | World Polio Day | Theme 2022 – A healthier future for mothers & children |
| 24 – 30 October | Disarmament Week | Disarmament Week is observed each year from 24th Oct to 30th Oct by the United Nations to promote world peace. |
| 27 October | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | Theme 2022 – Enlisting documentary heritage to promote inclusive, just and peaceful societies |
| 27 October | 76th Infantry Day | This day is commemorated to honour the brave soldiers of the infantry who fought and laid down their lives during the India-Pakistan war in 1947. |
| 29 October | World Stroke Day | Theme 2022 – Precious Time |
| 29 October | International Internet Day | Objective – To commemorate a momentous invention in the history of telecommunications and technology. |
| 24 – 31 October 2022 | Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2022 | Theme 2022 – Nurturing trust: A Media and Information Literacy Imperative |
| 31 October | National Unity Day | Objective – To ponder upon ways to maintain the nation’s unity. |
Important Day (September, 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 1 to 7 September | National Nutrition Week | Theme 2022 – Celebrate a World of Flavours |
| From 1st till 30th September 2022. | The 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 | In 2022, the key focus of the Poshan Maah is on “Mahila aur Swasthya” and “Bacha aur Shiksha”. |
| 2 September | World Coconut Day | Theme 2022 – Growing Coconut for a Better Future and Life |
| 5 September | National Teachers’ Day | Theme 2022 – Leading in crisis, reimaging the future |
| 5 September | International Day of Charity | International Day of Charity to mark the death anniversary of Mother Teresa. |
| 7 September | International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies | Theme 2022- Air We Share |
| 8 September | International Literacy Day | Theme 2022 – Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces |
| 8 September | World Physiotherapy Day | Theme 2022 – Prevention and Management of Osteoarthritis |
| 9 September | International Day to Protect Education from Attack | Objective – To make people aware of how the protracted nature of conflicts today affects entire generations of children |
| 11 September | National Forest Martyrs Day | The day is observed to pay tribute to the numerous activists who have laid down their lives to protect forests and wildlife across India. |
| 11 September | Vinoba Bhave’s Birth Anniversary | He is regarded as the National Teacher of India & the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi. |
| till 23 October 2022 | Ayurveda Day 2022 programme | Theme 2022 – Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda |
| 15 September | International Day of Democracy | Theme 2022 – Importance of media freedom to democracy, peace, and delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals |
| 15 September | Engineers’ Day | The 15th of September 2022 marks the 55th National Engineers Day and the 162nd birth anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Because of his contributions to society, he was popularly referred to as the “Father of Modern Mysore. |
| 16 September | World Ozone Day | Theme 2022 – Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth |
| 17 September | World Patient Safety Day | Theme 2022 – Medication Safety |
| 18 September | World Bamboo Day | Objective – To spread awareness about bamboo conservation & to promote the global bamboo industry |
| 17 September | International Red Panda Day | Objective – To raise awareness about the red panda conservation issues. |
| 19 to 25 September 2022 | International Week of Deaf People 2022 | Theme 2022 – Building Inclusive Communities for All |
| 21 September | International Day of Peace | Theme 2022 – End racism, Build peace |
| 21 September | World Alzheimer’s Day | Theme 2022 – Know dementia, Know Alzheimer’s |
| 22 September | World Rhino Day 2022 | Theme 2022 – Five Rhino Species Forever |
| 23 September | International Day of Sign Languages | Theme 2022 – Sign Language Unite Us |
| 25 September | World Pharmacist Day | Theme 2022 – Pharmacy united in action for a healthier world |
| 25 September | International Daughter’s Day | Objective – To cherish our daughters who bring love and happiness to our lives. |
| 25 September | World Rivers Day | Theme 2022 – The importance of Rivers to Biodiversity |
| 25 September | Antyodaya Diwas | It marks the birth anniversary of Indian leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya and is celebrated in his honour to remember his life and legacy. |
| 27 September | World Tourism Day | Theme 2022 – Rethinking Tourism |
| 26 September | World Environmental Health Day | Theme 2022 – Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal |
| 27 September | Death anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy | Union Culture Ministry under the Government of India commemorated the 250th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy under the aegis of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. A statue of Raja Ram Mohan Roy will be unveiled at Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata. |
| 28 September | World Rabies Day | Theme 2022 – Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths |
| 28 September | International Day for Universal Access to Information | Theme 2022 – Artificial Intelligence, e-Governance and Access to Information |
| 28 September | Bhagat Singh’s 115th birth anniversary | |
| 29 September | World Heart Day | Theme 2022 – Use Heart for Every Heart |
| 30 September | International Translation Day | Theme 2022: ‘A world without barriers’. |
| 29 September
(last Thursday of September) |
World Maritime Day | Theme 2022: ‘New technologies for greener shipping’ |
Important Day (August, 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 30 July | World Day Against Trafficking in Persons | Theme 2022 – Use and Abuse of Technology |
| 1-7 August 2022 | World Breastfeeding Week | In order to support and encourage breastfeeding, WHO and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) created a memorandum in 1990. |
| 1 August | World Wide Web Day | It is an annual event that celebrates the history, development, and worldwide impact of the World Wide Web (WWW). |
| 2 August | 146th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya | Venkayya, a freedom fighter and staunch Gandhian, was the first to draw up a rudimentary design of the national flag in 1921. |
| 6 August | Hiroshima Day | To commemorate the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan in 1945, at the end of World War II |
| 7 August | National Handloom Day | Handloom is a symbol of our glorious cultural heritage and an important source of livelihood. |
| 8 August | Quit India Movement Day | The All-India Congress Committee under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch this movement at the Bombay session. |
| 9 August | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | Theme 2022 – The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge |
| 10 August | World Biofuel Day | Objective – To create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels. |
| 10 August | World Lion Day | Objective – To spread awareness of lions and the urgent need to strive toward their conservation. |
| 12 August | International Youth Day | Theme – Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages |
| 12 August | World Sanskrit Diwas 2022 | |
| 13 August | International Lefthanders Day | The day is observed to raise awareness about the lefty people’s experience with living in a right-hand dominant world. |
| 13 August | World Organ Donation Day | Theme 2022: “let’s pledge to donate organs and save lives”. |
| 14 August | Partition Horrors Remembrance Day | It commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the partition of India. The day remembers the sufferings of many Indians during the partition. |
| 15 August 2022 | Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary | He was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, poet, and yoga guru.
His main literary works are ‘The Life Divine’, ‘Synthesis of Yoga’, and ‘Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol |
| 16 August | Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death anniversary | 16 August 2022 marked the 4th death anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. |
| 19 August | World Humanitarian Day | Theme 2022 – It Takes a Village |
| 19 August | World Photography Day | Theme 2022 – Pandemic Lockdown through the lens |
| 19 August | 104th birth anniversary of Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma | |
| 20 August | World Mosquito Day | Theme 2022 – Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives |
| 20 August | Akshay Urja Diwas | Objective – To raises awareness about the developments related to the adoption of renewable energy in India. |
| 23 August | International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition | |
| 23 August | Internaut Day | 23 August every year to mark the invention of the World Wide Web. |
| 24 August | Independence Day of Ukraine | |
| 23 August to 1 September 2022 | World Water Week 2022 | Theme 2022 – Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water |
| 26 August | International Dog Day | It was first celebrated in 2004 by animal welfare activist and pet lifestyle expert Colleen Paige. |
| 29 August | National Sports Day | The day commemorates the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard of India.
Objective – Creating awareness about the need and benefits of incorporating sports and physical activities into our day to life. |
| 29 August | International Day against Nuclear Tests | Objective – creates public awareness regarding the effects of nuclear weapons tests, and detonations and further highlights the requirement for cessation of such nuclear tests. |
| 30 August | National Small Industry Day | Objective – To encourage the rise and development of small-scale businesses for the economic development. |
| 30 August | International Whale Shark Day | Objective – To spread awareness about the importance of whale sharks and their conservation. |
Important Day (July, 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 1 July | National Chartered Accountants'(CA) Day | |
| 1 July | International Fruit Day | |
| 1 July | National Doctors Day | Theme 2022 – Family Doctors on the Front Line |
| 1 July | State Bank of India Foundation Day | |
| 1 July | GST Day (Goods & Services Tax) | |
| 2 July | International Day of Cooperative | Theme 2022 – Cooperative Build a Better World |
| 2 July | World Sports Journalists Day | |
| 2 July | International Plastic Bag Free | Theme 2022 – Global initiative that aims to eliminate the use of single-use plastic bags |
| 2 July | World Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Day | |
| 4 July | 125th birth anniversary of Alluri Sitarama Raju | |
| 4 July | Swami Vivekananda’s death anniversary | |
| 5 July | World Badminton Day | |
| 7 July | World Kishwahili Language Day | |
| 10 July | National Fish Farmers Day | |
| 11 July | World Population Day | Theme 2022 – A world of 8 billion- Towards a resilient future for all – Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all. |
| 12 July | International Malala Day | |
| 13 July | Bhanubhakta Acharya’s 209th birth anniversary | |
| 15 July | World Youth Skills Day | Theme 2022 – Transforming youth skills for the future. |
| 17 July | World Day for International Justice | Theme 2022 – Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment |
| 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day | Theme 2022 – Do what you can, with what you have, where you are |
| 18 July | Tamil Nadu Day | |
| 19 July | Mangal Pandey birth anniversary | |
| 20 July | International Chess Day | |
| 20 July | International Moon Day | |
| 22 July | World Brain Day | Theme 2022 – Brain Health for all |
| 22 July | National Flag Adoption Day | |
| 23 July | National Broadcasting Day | |
| 24 July | National Thermal Engineer Day | |
| 24 July | Income Tax Day | |
| 25 July | World Drowning Prevention Day | |
| 26 July | Kargil Vijay Diwas | |
| 27 July | Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s 7th death anniversary | |
| 27 July | 83rd Raising Day of CRPF | |
| 28 July | World Hepatitis Day | |
| 28 July | World Nature Conservation Day | Theme 2022 – Living Sustainable in Harmony with Nature |
| 29 July | International Tiger Day |
Important Day (June, 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 1 June | Global Parents Day | Theme 2022- Appreciate All Parents Throughout the World |
| 1 June | World Milk Day | Theme 2022: ‘Dairy Net Zero’
The day is adopted by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. |
| 2 June | Telangana Formation Day | |
| 3 June | World Bicycle Day | World Bicycle Day was first celebrated on June 3, 2018. |
| 4 June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | The very first International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression was observed on August 19, 1982. At the time, the day was focused on victims of the Lebanon War. |
| 5 June | World Environment Day | Theme 2022: ‘Only One Earth’
This year 50th World Environment Day is being celebrated. Sweden is the host for this year. |
| 5 June | International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing | |
| 6 June | Russian Language Day | This is the 7th most spoken language (over 150 million native speakers) in the world. |
| 6 June | World Pest Day | Theme 2022: ‘One World – Protecting Global Public Health through Professional Pest Management.’ |
| 6 June | 25th Founding Day of BIMSTEC | BIMSTEC is an international organization of South Asia and Southeast Asian countries. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are members of BIMSTEC. It was formed on 6 June 1997 and its headquarters is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
| 7 June | World food safety day | Theme 2022: “Safer food, better health” |
| 8 June | World Ocean Day | Theme 2022: ‘Revitalisation: Collective Action for the Ocean’ |
| 8 June | World Brain tumour Day | Theme 2022: ‘Together We Are Stronger’. |
| 9 June | World Accreditation Day | Theme 2022: “Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment.” |
| 9 June | International Level Crossing Awareness Day | The 2022 year focus is “Vulnerable People”. |
| 12 June | World Day Against Child Labour | Theme 2022: “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour.” |
| 13 June | International Albinism Awareness Day | Theme 2022: “United in making our voice heard.”
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| 14 June | World Blood Donor Day | Theme 2022: “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives”. |
| 15 June | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | Theme 2022: “Digital Equity for All Ages” |
| 15 June | Global Wind Day | Theme 2022: ‘We are #InWithWind, are you?’ |
| 17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | Theme 2022: Rising up from drought together |
| 18 June | Autistic Pride Day | Theme 2022 – Inclusion in the Workplace: Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World. |
| 18 June | Sustainable Gastronomy Day | |
| 18 June | International Picnic Day | |
| 18 June | International Day for Countering hate Speech | |
| 19 June | Father’s Day | Third Sunday of June every year |
| 19 June | International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict | Theme 2022 – Prevention as Protection: Enhancing structural and operational prevention of conflict-related sexual violence. |
| 19 June | World Sickle Cell Day | Theme 2022 – Screen and Care for Sickle Cell Disease |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day | Theme 2022- Whoever, Whatever, Whenever. Everyone has a right to seek safety |
| 21 June | International Yoga Day | Theme 2022 – Yoga for Humanity |
| 21 June | World Music Day | Theme 2022 – Music on the intersections |
| 21 June | World Hydrography Day | Theme 2022 – Hydrography –Contributing to the United Nations Ocean Decade. |
| 21 June | International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice | |
| 22 June | World Rainforest Day | Theme 2022 – The Time is Now |
| 23 June | International Widows’ Day | Theme 2022 – Invisible Women, Invisible Problem |
| 23 June | International Olympic Day | Theme 2022 – Together, For a Peaceful World |
| 23 June | United Nations Public Service Day | Theme 2022 – Building back better from COVID-19: Enhancing innovative partnerships to meet the Sustainable Development Goals |
| 24 June | International Day of Women in Diplomacy | |
| 25 June | International Day of Seafarer | Theme 2022– Your voyage – then and now, share your journey |
| 26 June | International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking | Theme 2022 -Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises |
| 26 June | International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | |
| 27 June | The Micro-Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day | |
| 29th June | National Statistics Day |
Important Day (May, 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 1 May | International Labour Day, also known as International Worker’s Day and May Day | |
| 1 May | Maharashtra and Gujarat Statehood Day | |
| 1 May 2022 (first Sunday of every May) | World Laughter Day | |
| 2 May | World Tuna Day | |
| 3 May | World Press Freedom Day | Theme 2022: ‘Journalism under Digital Siege’ |
| 3 May 2022 (first Tuesday of May) | World Asthma Day | Theme 2022: ‘Closing Gaps in Asthma Care’ |
| 4 May | International Firefighter’s Day | |
| 4 May | Coal Miners Day | |
| 5 May | World Portuguese language Day | |
| 5 May | World Hand Hygiene Day | Slogan 2022: Unite for safety: clean your hands
The campaign theme 2022: “a health care ‘quality and safety climate or culture’ that values hand hygiene and infection prevention and control” |
| 5 May 2022 (first Thursday of May) | World Password Day | |
| 6 May | International No Diet Day | |
| 7 May | World Athletics Day 2022 | |
| 7 May 2022 | BRO 62nd raising day | The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was founded on 7th May 1960 as a leading road construction agency under the Ministry of Defence with Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam (everything is achievable through hard work) as its motto. |
| 8 May 2022 (second Sunday in May) | Mother’s Day | |
| 8 May | World Thalassaemia Day | Theme 2022: “Be Aware. Share. Care: Working with the global community as one to improve Thalassemia knowledge.” |
| 8 May | World Red Cross Day, also known as World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day | Theme 2022: #BeHUMANKIND (Believe in the power of Kindness). |
| 8-9 May | UN’s ‘Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War’ | |
| 10 May | International Day of Argania | Theme 2022: “The Argan tree, symbol of resilience” |
| 10 May | World Lupus Day | |
| 11 May | National Technology Day | Theme 2022: “Integrated Approach in Science and technology for sustainable future” Technology Development Board (TDB) has stated the theme of National Technology Day 2022 is “PRAGATI: Promoting Avenues for Growth through Technological Innovations”. |
| 12 May | International Nurses Day | Theme 2022: “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health”. |
| 12 May | International Day of Plant Health | |
| 14 May 2022 (second Saturday in May and the second Saturday in October) | World Migratory Bird Day | Theme 2022: “Impact of Light Pollution on Migratory Birds”.
Slogan 2022: “Dim the Lights for Birds at Night!”. |
| 15 May | International Day of Families | Theme 2022: ‘Families and Urbanisation’. |
| 16 May 2022 | Buddha Purnima or Vesak Day, also known as Buddha Jayanti or Vaisakhi Buddha Purnima | “Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon in the month of Vaisakh (April/May) according to the Hindu calendar, is the most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world. |
| 16 May | International Day of Light | |
| 16 May | International Day of Living Together in Peace | |
| 16 May 2022 | Sikkim’s 47th statehood day | It was on 16th May 1975 that Sikkim became a part of India as its 22nd state. |
| 16 May | National Dengue Day | |
| 17 May | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | Theme 2022: “Digital technologies for Older Persons and Healthy Ageing”. |
| 17 May | World Hypertension Day | Theme 2022: Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer. |
| 17 May | International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia | Theme 2022: “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights” |
| 18 May | World AIDS Vaccine Day, also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day | |
| 18 May | International Museum Day | Theme 2022: ‘The Power of Museums’. |
| 20 May | World Bee Day | Theme 2022: ‘Bee Engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems’ |
| 20 May 2022 (third Friday of May) | National Endangered Species Day | Theme 2022: “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”. |
| 20 May | World Metrology Day | Theme 2022: Metrology in the Digital Era. |
| 21 May | Anti-Terrorism Day | 2022 commemorates Rajiv Gandhi’s 31t death anniversary as India observes Anti-Terrorism Day. |
| 21 May | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | |
| 21 May | International Tea Day | |
| 21 May 2022 (third Saturday of May) | US Armed Forces Day | |
| 22 May | International Day for Biological Diversity or World Biodiversity Day | Theme 2022: “Building a shared future for all life.” |
| 23 May | International Day to End Obstetric Fistula | |
| 23 May | World Turtle Day | Theme 2022: “Shellebrate” |
| 24 May (second Monday of March) | Indian Commonwealth Day | Theme 2022: ‘Delivering a Common Future’ |
| 25 May | World Thyroid Awareness Day | |
| 25-31 May | International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories | |
| 25 May | International Missing Children’s Day | |
| 25 May | Africa Day | Theme 2022: “Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent” |
| 28 May | International Day of Action for Women’s Health, also known as International Women’s Health Day | Theme 2022: ‘Resist and Persist’ |
| 28 May | World Menstrual Hygiene Day | Theme 2022: ‘making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030’ |
| 28 May | World Hunger Day | Theme 2022: ‘Youth Ending Hunger’ |
| 29 May | International Day of UN Peacekeepers | Theme 2022: “People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships” |
| 30 May | Hindi Journalism Day | On May 30, 1826, the first Hindi newspaper, Udant Martand, was published. Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla was the editor who started this newspaper. |
| 30 May | World Vape Day | |
| 30 May | Goa Statehood Day | Goa also celebrates its Liberation Day on 19th December as the state got liberated on 19 December 1961. |
| 31 May | World No Tobacco Day | This year, the WHO has selected Jharkhand for the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022.
Theme 2022: “Protect the Environment” |
Important Day (April, 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 1 April | Odisha Day or Utkal Divas | After decades of struggle under the leadership of Odisha’s eminent leaders, the new province came into existence on the 1st of April 1936. |
| 2 April | International Children’s Book Day | Birthday of classic children’s book author Hans Christian Andersen.
In 2022, Canada is hosting International Children’s Book Day with this chosen theme: “Stories are wings that help you soar every day”. |
| 2 April | World Autism Awareness Day | Theme 2022: “Inclusive Quality Education for All”. |
| 3 April 2022 | 258th Raising Day of Army Medical Corps | Army Medical Corps (AMC) came into existence as the Indian Army Medical Corps (IAMC) on 3rd April 1943 by the amalgamation of the Indian Medical Service, the Indian Medical Department and the Indian Hospital Corps. |
| 4 April | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action | Theme 2022: “Safe Ground, Safe Steps, Safe Home.” |
| 5 April | National Maritime Day | This year is the 59th edition of the National Maritime Day.
Theme 2022: “Sustainable Shipping beyond Covid-19’’. |
| 5 April | International Day of Conscience | |
| 6 April | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace | The global theme of IDSDP 2022 is, “Securing a Sustainable and Peaceful Future for All: The Contribution of Sport” |
| 6 April | World Table Tennis Day | |
| 7 April | International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda | 2022 marks the 28th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, one of the darkest chapters in human history. |
| 7 April | World Health Day | Theme 2022: ‘Our Planet, Our Health’. |
| 1-7 April | Prevention of Blindness Week | |
| 8 April 2022 | 247th Army Ordnance Corps Day | |
| 9 April | CRPF Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) | The year 2022 marks the 57th CRPF Valour Day. |
| 10 April | World Homeopathy Day | The day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of founder and father of the Homeopathy system of medicine Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann.
Theme 2022: ‘People’s Choice For Wellness.’ |
| 10 April | National Siblings Day | |
| 11 April | World Parkinson’s Day | This day marks the birth anniversary of Dr. James Parkinson, who first described the features of the disease in his article – An Essay on the Shaking Palsy in 1817.
Theme 2022: “integrated health care” |
| 11 April | National Safe Motherhood Day | The day marks the birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi. |
| 11 April | National Pet Day (US) | |
| 12 April | International Day of Human Space Flight | On April 12, 1961, the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space. |
| 12 April | International Day of Street Children | Theme 2022: 4th Step in Consortium for Street Children (CSC)’s 4 Steps to Equality campaign. |
| 12 April 2022 | 128th Foundation Day of Punjab National Bank | |
| 13 April | Siachen Day | The day is observed to commemorate the courage of the Indian Army under “Operation Meghdoot”.
On April 13, 1984, Operation Meghdoot was launched which was led by the Lieutenant-General Prem Nath Hoon. |
| 13 April | International Turban Day | The 2022 Turban Day marks the 553rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev and the festival of Baisakhi. |
| 13 April | Jallianwala Bagh massacre Day | The Jallianwala Bagh massacre also known as massacre of Amritsar completed 103 years on 13 April 2022. |
| 14 April | B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day or Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti | This day celebrates the birthday of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, an Indian politician, and social rights activist. |
| 14 April | World Chagas Disease Day | The disease has been named after Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, the Brazilian doctor who diagnosed the first case on 14 April 1909.
Theme 2022: finding and reporting every case to defeat chagas disease. |
| 14 April | Tamil Nadu’s ‘Equality Day’ | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced the birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar on April 14 would be observed as ‘Equality Day’ from this year onwards. |
| 14 April | National Fire Service Day | Theme 2022: “Learn Fire Safety, Increase This year Productivity” |
| 15 April | World Art Day | The date has been selected in honour of the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, the famous painter of the Mona Lisa. |
| 15 April | Himachal Day | It was on this day in 1948 that Himachal Pradesh was created as a province of India. |
| 16 April | Save the Elephant Day | |
| 16 April | World Voice Day | Theme 2022: ‘Lift your voice’. |
| 17 April | World Hemophilia Day | Theme 2022: “Access for All: Partnership. Policy. Progress. Engaging your government, integrating inherited bleeding disorders into national policy”. |
| 18 April | World Heritage Day or International Day for Monuments and Sites | Theme 2022: “Heritage and Climate” |
| 19 April | World Liver Day | |
| 20 April | UN Chinese Language Day | The day has been chosen to pay tribute to Cangjie, who is a mythical figure who is presumed to have invented Chinese characters about 5,000 years ago. |
| 21 April | World Creativity and Innovation Day | The World Creativity and Innovation Week is also observed from April 15-21.
Theme 2022: Collaboration |
| 21 April | National Civil Services Day | To commemorate the day when Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of Independent India addressed probationers of Administrative Services Officers at Delhi’s Metcalf House in 1947. |
| 22 April | World Earth Day, also known as International Mother Earth Day | Theme 2022: ‘Invest in our planet’ |
| 23 April | World Book and Copyright Day, also known as World Book Day & International Day of the Book | The UN agency chose this particular date to posthumously commemorate and immortalise the memory of literary personalities like Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare – two of which died on April 23 and the other (Miguel) on April 22 (1616).
Theme 2022: ‘Read…So you never feel alone.’ |
| 23 April | UN English Language Day | |
| 23 April | UN Spanish Language Day | |
| 24 April | National Panchayati Raj Day | The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24th April, 1993 has vested constitutional status on Panchayati Raj institutions. |
| 24 April | International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace | |
| 24 April | World Day for Laboratory Animals or World Day for Animals In Laboratories or World Lab Animal Day | The week surrounding the WDLA is referred to as Lab Animal Week or World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week. The lab Animal week is annually celebrated from 20th to 26th April. |
| 24-30 April (last week of April) | WHO’s World Immunization Week | Theme 2022: ‘Long Life for All’ |
| 25 April | International Delegate’s Day | |
| 25 April | World Malaria Day | Theme 2022: “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives” |
| 25 April | World Penguin Day | |
| 26 April | World Intellectual Property Day, also called World IP Day | Theme 2022: ‘IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future.’ |
| 26 April | International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day | to raise awareness of the consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the risks of nuclear energy in general. |
| 27 April 2022 (last Wednesday of April) | World Stationery Day | |
| 28 April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work | Theme 2022: “Act together to build a positive safety and health culture” |
| 28 April 2022 (fourth Thursday in April) | International Girls in ICT Day | Theme 2022: access and safety |
| 29 April | International Dance Day | The day marks the birth anniversary of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet. |
| 30 April 2022 (last Saturday of April) | World Veterinary Day | Theme 2022: “Strengthening Veterinary Resilience”. |
| 30 April | Ayushman Bharat Diwas | This day is of national importance to mark the launch of Ayushman Bharat Yojana which is also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). It was launched by PM Narendra Modi in the year 2018 to provide various benefits with a cover of 5 lakh rupees per family to be given per year. |
| 30 April | International Jazz Day | Theme 2022” ‘A Call for Global Peace and Unity’. |
Important Day (March, 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 1-7 March | Janaushadhi Diwas week | On 7th March 2022, the 4th Jan Aushadhi Diwas will be celebrated. The theme of 4th Janaushadhi Diwas: “Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi”. |
| 1 March | Zero Discrimination Day | Theme 2022: “Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower” |
| 1 March | World Civil Defence Day | Theme 2022: “Civil defence and management of displaced populations in face of disasters and crises; role of volunteers and the fight against pandemics”. |
| 2 March 2022 | 46th Civil Accounts Day | |
| 3 March | World Wildlife Day | Theme 2022: ‘Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration’. |
| 3 March | World Hearing Day | Theme 2022: “To hear for life, listen with care” |
| 3 March | World Birth Defects Day | Theme 2022: “Many births defects, one voice”. |
| 4 March | National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas) | National Security Week 2022 is being celebrated from March 4 to March 10, 2022. |
| 4 March | National Safety Day | Theme 2022: ‘Nurture young minds – Develop safety culture’ |
| 4 March | World Obesity Day | Theme 2022: ‘Everybody Needs to Act’. |
| 7 March | Janaushadhi Diwas | Theme 2022: “Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi”. |
| 8 March | International Women’s Day | Theme 2022: “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. |
| 9 March (second Wednesday of March) | No Smoking Day | Theme 2022: “Quitting Smoking Doesn’t Have to be Stressful”. |
| 10 March 2022 | CISF 53rd Raising Day | CISF was set up under an Act of the Parliament of India on 10 March 1969, to provide security cover to industrial units, government infrastructure projects and facilities and establishments located all over India. |
| 10 March (second Thursday of March) | World Kidney Day | Theme 2022: ‘Kidney Health for All’ |
| 10 March | International Day of Women Judges | |
| 12 March | World Glaucoma Day | World Glaucoma Week (WGW) 2022 is celebrated from 6th to 12th March 2022.
Theme 2022: “The world is bright, save your sight”. |
| 13 March | World Rotaract Day | Theme 2022: “Rotary Making a Difference”. |
| 14 March | Pi Day or International Day of Mathematics | Theme 2022: Mathematics Unites! |
| 14 March | International Day of Action for Rivers | Theme 2022: “the importance of rivers to biodiversity.” |
| 15 March | World Consumer Rights Day | Theme 2022: “Fair Digital Finance.” |
| 15 March | International Day to Combat Islamophobia | The 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution to proclaim 15 March as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia every year, starting from 2022. |
| 16 March | National Vaccination Day or National Immunisation Day | Theme 2022: “Vaccines Work for all”. |
| 18 March | Ordnance Factory Day | |
| 18 March 2022 | World Sleep Day | Every year on the Friday before the Spring Vernal Equinox, World Sleep Day is observed to highlight the importance of quality sleep.
Theme 2022: ‘Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World’
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| 18 March | Global Recycling Day | Theme 2022: “recycling fraternity” |
| 20 March | World Oral Health Day | The three-year theme (2021-2023) for World Oral Health Day is “Be proud of your mouth”. |
| 20 March | International Day of Happiness | Theme 2022: “Build Back Happier”. |
| 20 March | World Sparrow Day | Theme 2022: “LOVE Sparrows.” |
| 20 March | United Nations’ French Language Day | March 20 is also recognized by the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) as the International Day of La Francophonie that celebrates the anniversary of the Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT) that began March 20, 1970.
OIF celebrates the International Day of La Francophonie 2022 under the theme “La Francophonie of the future”. |
| 21 March | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | Theme 2022: “VOICES FOR ACTION AGAINST RACISM”. |
| 21 March | World Poetry Day | |
| 21 March | International Day of Forests or World Forestry Day | Theme 2022: “Forests and sustainable production and consumption.” |
| 21 March | World Down Syndrome Day | Theme 2022: ‘#InclusionMeans’. |
| 21 March | World Puppetry Day | On this day, Sangeet Natak Akademi under the Ministry of Culture (MoC) is organizing a puppet festival ‘Putul Utsav’ in five cities in India, which include Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Hyderabad (Telangana), Angul (Odisha), New Delhi and Agartala (Tripura).
Theme: ‘Azadi ke Rang, Putul Ke Sang’. |
| 22 March | World Water Day | Theme 2022: “Groundwater, Making the Invisible Visible”. |
| 22 March | Bihar Diwas | This year, the state is celebrating the 110th Bihar Diwas.
Theme 2022: ‘Jal, Jeevan, Hariyali’. |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day | Theme 2022: Early Warning and Early Action. |
| 23 March | Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day | The day was observed to pay tribute to the death anniversary of the freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru, who laid their lives for the freedom of India. Also, 30 January is observed as Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi. |
| 24 March | World Tuberculosis Day | Theme 2022: ‘Invest to End TB. Save Lives.’ |
| 24 March | International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims | |
| 25 March | International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members | |
| 25 March | International Day of the Unborn Child | |
| 25 March | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | Theme 2022: “Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism”. |
| 26 March 2022 (last Saturday of the March) | Earth Hour | Theme 2022: ‘Shape Our Future‘ |
| 26 March 2022 | Bangladesh 52nd Independence Day | |
| 27 March | World theatre Day | |
| 29 March 2022 | World Piano Day | World Piano Day is annually observed across the globe on the 88th day of the year (mostly falls on 29th or 28th March), which is the same as the number of keys on the piano, with an aim to celebrate the Piano, an acoustic, keyboard, stringed percussion instrument. |
| 30 March | Rajasthan Diwas or Rajasthan Foundation Day | |
| 31 March | International Transgender Day of Visibility | |
| 31 March | World Backup Day | |
| 31 March | International Day of Drug Checking | |
| 5 October | National Dolphin Day | Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has designated 5th October as National Dolphin Day every year, from 2022. The day will aim to create awareness for conservation of Dolphins. |
Important Day (February 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 1 February | Indian Coast Guard Raising Day | ICG celebrated its 46th Raising Day on 1 February, 2022. |
| 1-7 February | NPCI UPI safety and awareness week | Whole month of February will be UPI Safety and Awareness Month. |
| 1-7 February | World Interfaith Harmony Week | World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual event observed during the first week of February, after General Assembly designation in 2010. |
| 2 February | World Wetlands Day | Theme 2022: Wetlands Action for People and Nature |
| 2 February | Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day | |
| 4 February | World Cancer Day | Theme 2022: “Close the Care Gap” |
| 4 February | International Day of Human Fraternity | The Day is a part of the ‘World Interfaith Harmony Week’, observed during the first week of February, as proclaimed by UN General Assembly in 2010. |
| 6 February | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation | Theme 2022: “Accelerating Investment to End Female Genital Mutilation.” |
| 8 February 2022
(Second day of the second week of February) |
Safer Internet Day | Theme 2022: ‘Together for a better internet’ |
| 10 February | World Pulses Day | Theme 2021: “Pulses to empower youth in achieving sustainable agrifood systems”. |
| 10 February | National Deworming Day | The NDD is a Bi-annual round of deworming. Annually the 10th February and 10th August are observed as the National Deworming Day (NDD). |
| 11 February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | Theme 2022: “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Water Unites Us” |
| 11 February | World Unani Day | to mark the birth anniversary of “Hakim Ajmal Khan”, an eminent Indian Unani physician.
The theme for the international conference of 2022 is ‘Diet and Nutrition in Unani Medicine for good health and well-being’. |
| 11 February | FICCI CASCADE’s ‘Anti-Smuggling Day’ | FICCI’s Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE) has taken the initiative to launch Anti-Smuggling Day, which will be marked on 11 February every year. The inaugural Anti-Smuggling Day was observed on February 11, 2022. |
| 12 February | National Productivity Day | National Productivity Council will be celebrating productivity week across the nation from 12-18 February.
Theme 2022: “Self Reliance Through Productivity.” |
| 13 February | National Women’s Day | to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu. This year Nation celebrates her 143rd birth anniversary. |
| 13 February | World Radio Day | Theme 2022: ‘Radio and Trust‘.
Sub-themes 2022: Trust in radio journalism Trust and accessibility Trust and viability of radio stations |
| 13 February 2022 | Agricultural Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) 36th Foundation Day | |
| 14 February 2022 (Second Monday of February) | International Epilepsy Day | |
| 15 February | International Childhood Cancer Day | The 3-year campaign for ICCD 2021-2023 called, ‘Tree of Life’
Theme 2022: ‘Better Survival’ is achievable #throughyourhands |
| 15 February | Bihar Shahid Diwas | Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar announced that, February 15 would now be commemorated as “Shahid Diwas”, in the honour of 34 freedom fighters who were killed by police 90 years ago, in Tarapur town in Munger district of Bihar. |
| 19 February 2022
(Third Saturday of February) |
World Pangolin Day | |
| 19 February | Soil Health Card Day | to commemorate the launch of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme, and create awareness about the benefits of the scheme. |
| 20 February | Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day | |
| 20 February | World Day of Social Justice | Theme 2022: Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment |
| 21 February | International Mother Language Day | Theme 2022: “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”. |
| 22 February | World Thinking Day & World Scout Day | World Thinking Day Theme 2022: Our World: Our Equal Future: The Environment and Gender Equality |
| 24 February | Central Excise Day | The day is being celebrated to honour the service of the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) to the country. The day is celebrated to commemorate the legislation of the Central Excise and Salt act on 24 February 1944. |
| 27 February | World NGO Day | |
| 27 February | Polio National Immunization Day 2022 | In 2022, the Government of India has organised the Polio National Immunization Day 2022 (also known as ‘’Polio Ravivar”) on February 27, 2022, to give two drops of oral polio vaccine (OPV) to every child in the country under the age of five. |
| 27 February | National Protein Day | Theme 2022: ‘Food Futurism‘. |
| 28 February | National Science Day | to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. On February 28, 1928, he discovered the Raman Effect, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics topic in 1930.
Theme 2022: ‘Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future’. |
| 28 February 2022 (last day of February) | Rare Disease Day | Theme 2022: “Share Your Colors.” |
| 30 January 2022 | Anti-Untouchability Day | Government of Tamil Nadu observed the day to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. |
Important Day (January 2022)
| Date | Day | Theme/Importance |
| 1 January, 2022 | 64th DRDO Foundation Day | DRDO was established on January 1, 1958 after merging Directorate of Technical Development & Production of Indian Ordnance Factories and Technical Development Establishment, with Defence Science Organisation. |
| 4 January | World Braille Day | To commemorate the birthday of Braille inventor, Louis Braille. The day aims to recognize the right of access to braille by blind people and raise awareness of the importance of braille |
| 6 January | World Day of War Orphans | To create awareness about the plight of children who have lost their parents due to conflict. It was started by the French organisation SOS Enfants en Detresses, which aimed to help children affected by conflict. |
| 6 January, 2022 | 75th BIS Foundation Day | The BIS foundation day commemorates the day on which BIS came into existence as the Indian Standards Institution (ISI) (6th January 1947). |
| 10-16 January | Startup India Innovation Week | The virtual event will be organised from January 10 to January 16, 2022. The event also aims to commemorate the 75th year of India’s independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. |
| 9 January | Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Day or Pravasi Bharatiya Divas | To mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India. This day also commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January, 1915. |
| 10 January | World Hindi Day | To promote the use of the Hindi language worldwide. The day also marks the anniversary of the World Hindi Conference, which was held for the first time in the year 1975. |
| 11 January | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day | In 2007, the United States Senate ratified the resolution establishing January 11th as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. In 2010, President Obama dedicated the entire month of January to awareness and prevention of human trafficking. |
| 12 January | National Youth Day | Theme 2022: “It’s all in the mind.” |
| 14 January | Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day | 6th Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day was celebrated on 14 January(1st – 2017) as a recognition of the services rendered by the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Armed Forces, Field Marshal KM Cariappa, OBE who retired on 14 Jan 1953. |
| 15 January | Indian Army Day | To commemorate the day when General (later Field Marshal) KM Carriappa took over the command of the Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949.
Theme 2022: “In Stride with the Future.” |
| 16 January, 2022 | 1st National Startup Day | In 2022, the National Startup Day is celebrated on six themes: ‘Growing from Roots’; ‘Nudging the DNA’; ‘From Local to Global’; ‘Technology of Future’; ‘Building Champions in Manufacturing’; and ‘Sustainable Development.’ |
| 19 January | NDRF Raising Day | In 2022, the NDRF is observing its 17th Raising Day. NDRF is an Indian specialized force under the National Disaster Management Authority, constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, to carry out the special responses in situations of threatening disaster. |
| 17-21 January 2022 | Open Data Week | Aim: To highlight the benefits of open data: Increased efficiency, Transparency, a spur in innovation, and Economic growth. |
| 19 January | Tripura celebrated 44th Kokborok Day | Aim: To develop the Kokborok Language. |
| 10-17 January | DAY-NRLM celebrated Agri Nutri Garden Week | Aim: To support rural poor households to have Agri Nutri Garden to fulfil the need of the family’s nutrition and any excess production can also be sold for income generation. |
| 21 January | Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura Statehood Day | The princely states of Manipur and Tripura were joined with India in 1949. They were then granted the union territory status. In 1972, Meghalaya and Tripura were granted complete statehood. The states were formed under the North Eastern Region (Re-organization) Act, 1971. |
| 23 January | Parakram Diwas | To commemorate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
The central government has decided to start the Republic Day celebrations from January 23 to include Bose’s anniversary, which will be celebrated as ‘Parakram Diwas’ (day of valour) starting this year. |
| 24 January | International Day of Education | Theme 2022: Changing Course, Transforming Education. |
| 24 January | National Girl Child Day | The day aims to focus on the inequalities faced by girls, to promote the education, health & nutrition of the girl child, and to spread awareness about the rights of a girl child.
NOTE: This year, Ministry of Culture is organising an event called ‘Umang Rangoli Utsav’, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. |
| 25 January | National Voters Day | Theme 2022: ‘Making Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative’ |
| 25 January | National Tourism Day | Theme 2022: “Rural and Community Centric Tourism” |
| 25 January | Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day | On December 18, 1970, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament, and the new State came into being on January 25, 1971. |
| 26 January | 73rd Republic Day | Republic Day marks the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950. It replaced the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India. |
| 26 January | International Customs Day | Theme 2022: ‘Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation by Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem’ |
| 27 January | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Theme 2022: “Memory, Dignity and Justice” |
| 28 January | Data Privacy Day | Observance of the day is “an international effort of creating awareness on importance of respecting privacy, enabling trust and safeguarding data”. |
| 30 January | Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas | It is observed every year on January 30 in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated by Nathuram Godse at Gandhi Smriti in the Birla House by Nathuram Godse in 1948.
NOTE: Martyrs’ Day is also observed in India on March 23 to pay respect to Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar, who was hanged death on this day in 1931.’ |
| 30 January | World Leprosy Day 2022 | World Leprosy Day (WLD) is celebrated on the last Sunday of January.
Theme 2022: ‘United for Dignity’ |
| 30 January | World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day | Theme 2022: ‘Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty-related diseases’.
Slogan 2022: “From neglect to care”. |
| 31 January | 30th Foundation Day of National Commission for Women | “The theme of the programme is ‘She The Change Maker’, aimed at celebrating the achievements of women in different fields. |
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