Most of the days throughout the year have some sort of significance associated with them. Such days are celebrated at a national and an internationl level worldwide. Here in this article, we are bringing a complete month-wise list of important national and international days which are extremely vital for the upcoming competition exams.
The questions from the topic are frequently asked in majority of competitive exams like SSC, RRB, UPSC and State Services. Thus, you must go through them wisely and memorize to avoid loosing bonus marks in exams ahead.
Below is the month-wise list of Important Days celebrated throughout the year in India and across the World.
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Important Days in January
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1 January |
Global Family Day World Peace Day
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4 January |
World Braille Day
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6 January |
National Technology Day World War Orphan Day
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8 January |
African National Congress Foundation Day
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9 January |
NRI Day (Pravasi Bhartiya Divas)
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10 January |
World Hindi Day World Laughter Day
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11 January |
National Human Trafficking Day
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12 January |
National Youth Day (Birthday of Swami Vivekananda)
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15 January |
Indian Army Day (Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa took over the command of Army on this day in 1949 from the British)
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18 January |
National Immunisation Day
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23 January |
Prakaram Divas (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Birthday)
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24 January |
National Girl Child Day
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25 January |
National Voters Day National Tourism Day International Customs Duty Day
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26 January |
India’s Republic Day International Customs Day
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27 January |
International Holocaust Day International Day of Commemoration
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28 January |
Data Protection Day
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30 January |
Martyr’s Day (Death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi)
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January (Last Sunday) |
World Leprosy Eradication Day
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Important
Days in February
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1 February |
Indian Coast Guard Day
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2 February |
World Wetlands Day
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4 February |
World Cancer Day
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6 February |
International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
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9 February |
SAFETY internet Day
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11 February |
World Day of the Sick
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13 February |
World Radio Day (UNESCO)
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20 February |
World Day of Social Justice
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21 February |
International Mother Language Day
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22 February |
World Scout Day
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23 February |
World Peace and Understanding Day
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24 February |
Central Excise Day
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27 February |
World NGO Day World Sustainable Energy Day
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28 February |
National Science Day
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Important Days in March
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1 March |
Zero Discrimination Day World Civil Defence Day
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3 March |
World Wildlife Day World Hearing Day
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4 March |
National Security Day
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8 March |
International Women’s Day
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10 March |
CISF Raising Day
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March (2nd Wednesday) |
No Smoking Day
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14 March |
International Day of Action for Rivers
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15 March |
World Consumer Rights Day
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16 March |
National Vaccination Day
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18 March |
Ordnance Factories Day (India)
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20 March |
World Sparrow Day International Day of Happiness
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21 March |
World Forestry Day World Down’s Syndrome Day World Poetry Day
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22 March |
World Water Day
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23 March |
World Meteorological Day
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24 March |
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
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27 March |
World Theatre Day
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Important Days in April
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1 April |
Odisha Day Prevention of Blindness Week
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2 April |
World Autism Awareness Day
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4 April |
International Day for Mine Awareness
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5 April |
National Maritime Day
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7 April |
World Health Day
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10 April |
World Homeopathy Day
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11 April |
National Pet Day National Safe Motherhood Day
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13 April |
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
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17 April |
World Haemophilia Day
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18 April |
World Heritage Day
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21 April |
National Civil Service Day
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22 April |
World Earth Day
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23 April |
World Book and Copyright Day
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24 April |
National Panchayati Day
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25 April |
World Malaria Day World Veterinary Day
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26 April |
World Intellectual Property Day
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28 April |
World Veterinary Day World Day for Safety and Health at Work
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29 April |
International Dance Day
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30 April |
Ayushman Bharat Diwas
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Important Days in May
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1 May |
International Labour Day
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3 May |
Press Freedom Day
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4 May |
Coal Miner’s Day International Firefighters Day
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May (1st Tuesday) |
World Asthma Day
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May (2nd Sunday) |
Mother’s Day
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7 May |
World Athletics Day
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8 May |
World Red Cross Day World Thalassaemia Day
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9 May |
Victory Day
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11 May |
National Technology Day
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12 May |
International Nurses Day
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14 May |
World Migratory Day
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17 May |
World Telecommunication Day World Information Society Day
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20 May |
World Metrology Day
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21 May |
National Anti-Terrorism Day (Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on this day)
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22 May |
International Day for Biological Diversity
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24 May |
Commonwealth Day
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31 May |
World Anti-Tobacco Day
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Important Days in June
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1 June |
World Milk Day Global Parents Day
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4 June |
Internatonal Day
of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
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5 June |
World Environment
Day
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7 June |
World Food Safety
Day
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8 June |
World Ocean Day
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12 June |
Anti-Child Labour
Day
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14 June |
World Blood Donor
Day
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June (3rd Sunday) |
Father’s Day
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17 June |
World Day to combat
Desertification and Drought
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20 June |
World Refugee Day
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21 June |
International Yoga
Day World Music Day
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23 June |
International
Olympic Day
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26 June |
International Day
against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
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27 June |
World Diabetes Day
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29 June |
National
Statistics Day
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Important Days in July
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1 July |
National Doctor’s
Day
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2 July |
World UFO Day World Sports
Journalists Day
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4 July |
American
Independence Day
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6 July |
World Zoonoses Day
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July (1st
Saturday) |
International
Coperative Day
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11 July |
World Population
Day
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17 July |
World Day for
International Justice
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26 July |
Kargil Memorial
Day
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28 July |
World Hepatitis
Day World National Conservation
Day
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29 July |
International
Tigers Day
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Important Days in August
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August (1st
Sunday) |
International Day
of Friendship
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6 August |
Hiroshima Day
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9 August |
Nagasaki Day International Day
of World’s Indigenous People
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12 August |
International Youth
Day
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14 August |
Independence Day
of Pakistan
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15 August |
Independence Day
of India
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19 August |
World Humanitarian
Day World Photography
Day
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20 August |
Sadbhawna Diwas
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29 August |
National Sports
Day
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Important Days in September
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5 September |
Teacher’s Day Sanskrit Day
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8 September |
International
Literacy Day
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14 September |
Hindi Diwas
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15 September |
Engineer’s Day in
India International Day
of Democracy
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16 September |
World Ozone Day
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21 September |
International Day
of Peace World Alzheimer’s
Day
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23 September |
International Day
of Sign Languages
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27 September |
World Tourism Day World Maritime Day
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29 September |
World Heart Day
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September (Last
Saturday) |
World Rivers Day
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Important Days in October
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2 October |
Gandhi Jayanti International Day of
Non-Violence
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3 October |
World Habitat Day World Nature Day
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4 October |
World Animal
Welfare Day
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5 October |
World Teacher’s
Day
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8 October |
Indian Air Force
Day
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9 October |
World Post Office
Day
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10 October |
World Mental
Health Day National Post Day
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11 October |
International Girl
Child Day
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13 October |
World Day for
Natural Disaster Reduction
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14 October |
World Standards
Day
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15 October |
World White Cane
Day (Guiding the
Blind)
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16 October |
World Food Day
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17 October |
International Day
for Poverty Eradication
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20 October |
World Statistics
Day
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24 October |
World Polio Day World Development
Information Day
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30 October |
World Thrift Day
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31 October |
National Unity Day
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Important Days in November
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1 November |
World Vegan Day
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5 November |
World Tsunami Day World Radiography
Day
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7 November |
National Cancel
Awareness Day
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9 November |
World Legal
Services Day
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10 November |
World Immunisation
Day
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14 November |
Children’s Day in
India (Jawaharlal Nehru
Birthday)
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16 November |
International Day
for Tolerance
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17 November |
National Epilepsy
Day International
Students Day
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19 November |
International
Men’s Day National
Integration Day
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21 November |
World Television
Day World Fisheries
Day
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26 November |
National Law Day
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30 November |
National Flag Day
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Important Days in December
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1 December |
World AIDS Day
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3 December |
International Day
of Disabled Persons
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4 December |
Indian Navy Day
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7 December |
Indian Armed
Forces Flag Day International
Civil Aviation Day
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9 December |
International Day
against Corruption
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10 December |
Human Rights Day
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11 December |
International
Mountain Day
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14 December |
National Energy
Conservation Day
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18 December |
National
Minorities Rights Day International
Migrants Day
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20 October |
International
Human Solidarity Day
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22 December |
National
Mathematics Day
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23 December |
Kisan Diwas
(Farmer’s Day)
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24 December |
National Consumers
Day
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