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Important Days and Observances
Calendar of high-yield national and international days, themed observance weeks, and force-specific days for CAPF revision
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One screen per section. The dates are fixed and durable; the annual themes change, so verify the latest theme. Cover the right column and test yourself.
| Date |
Day |
| 12 January |
National Youth Day (Vivekananda's birthday) |
| 15 January |
Indian Army Day |
| 23 January |
Parakram Diwas (Subhas Chandra Bose's birthday) |
| 25 January |
National Voters' Day; National Tourism Day |
| 26 January |
Republic Day |
| 30 January |
Martyrs' Day (Gandhi's assassination) |
| 28 February |
National Science Day (Raman Effect) |
| 8 March |
International Women's Day |
| 15 March |
World Consumer Rights Day |
| 21 March |
International Day of Forests; World Down Syndrome Day |
| 22 March |
World Water Day |
| 24 March |
World Tuberculosis Day |
| Date |
Day |
| 7 April |
World Health Day |
| 9 April |
CRPF Valour Day (Sardar Post action, 1965) |
| 14 April |
Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 22 April |
Earth Day |
| 1 May |
International Labour Day |
| 3 May |
World Press Freedom Day |
| 11 May |
National Technology Day |
| 31 May |
World No Tobacco Day |
| 5 June |
World Environment Day |
| 12 June |
World Day Against Child Labour |
| 14 June |
World Blood Donor Day |
| 20 June |
World Refugee Day |
| 21 June |
International Day of Yoga |
| 26 June |
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
| Date |
Day |
| 1 July |
National Doctors' Day; GST Day |
| 11 July |
World Population Day |
| 26 July |
Kargil Vijay Diwas |
| 12 August |
International Youth Day |
| 15 August |
Independence Day |
| 29 August |
National Sports Day (Dhyan Chand's birthday) |
| 5 September |
Teachers' Day (Radhakrishnan's birthday) |
| 8 September |
International Literacy Day |
| 14 September |
Hindi Diwas |
| 15 September |
Engineers' Day (Visvesvaraya's birthday) |
| 16 September |
World Ozone Day |
| 21 September |
International Day of Peace |
| 27 September |
World Tourism Day |
| Date |
Day |
| 2 October |
Gandhi Jayanti; International Day of Non-Violence |
| 8 October |
Indian Air Force Day |
| 16 October |
World Food Day |
| 24 October |
United Nations Day |
| 31 October |
National Unity Day (Patel's birthday; Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) |
| 11 November |
National Education Day |
| 14 November |
Children's Day (Nehru's birthday) |
| 19 November |
National Integration Day (Indira Gandhi's birthday) |
| 26 November |
Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) |
| 1 December |
World AIDS Day |
| 4 December |
Indian Navy Day |
| 7 December |
Armed Forces Flag Day |
| 10 December |
Human Rights Day |
| 16 December |
Vijay Diwas (1971 war victory) |
| Date |
Day |
| 1 December |
BSF Raising Day |
| 10 March |
CISF Raising Day |
| 24 October |
ITBP Raising Day |
| 15 December |
SSB Raising Day |
| 9 April |
CRPF Valour Day |
| 21 October |
Police Commemoration Day (1959 Hot Springs, Ladakh) |
Raising dates are durable; if a force commemorates a slightly different date in MHA records, verify the latest.
- The dates rarely change; only the annual themes do.
- Pair each day with its UN body or ministry (for example, World Health Day with the WHO).
- Police Commemoration Day and the force raising days are distinctively CAPF-relevant.