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Important Days: Extended List
An extended, tabular list of additional national and international observance days and themed weeks not in the main calendar, for CAPF static GK and current events
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One screen per section. Cover the right column and test yourself. The dates are durable; only the annual themes change, so verify the latest theme. This sheet extends the main calendar in important days and observances with second-tier days and themed weeks; the high-yield core days are on that page.
| Date |
Day |
| 4 January |
World Braille Day |
| 9 January |
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas |
| 24 January |
National Girl Child Day |
| 30 January |
World Leprosy Day (last Sunday of January in some calendars) |
| 2 February |
World Wetlands Day |
| 4 February |
World Cancer Day |
| 20 February |
World Day of Social Justice |
| 21 February |
International Mother Language Day |
| 3 March |
World Wildlife Day |
| 4 March |
National Safety Day |
| 20 March |
World Sparrow Day; International Day of Happiness |
| 23 March |
World Meteorological Day; Bhagat Singh Martyrdom Day |
| Date |
Day |
| 2 April |
World Autism Awareness Day |
| 7 April |
World Health Day |
| 17 April |
World Haemophilia Day |
| 18 April |
World Heritage Day |
| 23 April |
World Book and Copyright Day |
| 25 April |
World Malaria Day |
| 8 May |
World Red Cross Day; World Thalassaemia Day |
| 15 May |
International Day of Families |
| 17 May |
World Telecommunication Day |
| 22 May |
International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 8 June |
World Oceans Day |
| 15 June |
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
| 17 June |
World Day to Combat Desertification |
| Date |
Day |
| 28 July |
World Hepatitis Day; World Nature Conservation Day |
| 29 July |
International Tiger Day |
| 9 August |
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples; Quit India Day |
| 12 August |
World Elephant Day |
| 19 August |
World Humanitarian Day; World Photography Day |
| 5 September |
International Day of Charity |
| 15 September |
International Day of Democracy |
| 21 September |
International Day of Peace |
| 26 September |
World Maritime Day (last week of September) |
| Date |
Day |
| 1 October |
International Day of Older Persons |
| 4 October |
World Animal Welfare Day |
| 5 October |
World Teachers' Day |
| 10 October |
World Mental Health Day |
| 11 October |
International Day of the Girl Child |
| 13 October |
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| 17 October |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| 24 October |
World Polio Day; UN Day |
| 5 November |
World Tsunami Awareness Day |
| 14 November |
World Diabetes Day |
| 20 November |
Universal Children's Day |
| 2 December |
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| 9 December |
International Anti-Corruption Day |
| 18 December |
International Migrants Day |
| Observance |
Period |
| National Road Safety Week |
January |
| Vanmahotsav (tree-planting week) |
July |
| World Breastfeeding Week |
1 to 7 August |
| Sadbhavana Diwas |
20 August (Rajiv Gandhi's birthday) |
| Vigilance Awareness Week |
Around 31 October |
| National Education Week |
November (around 11 November) |
| Human Rights Week |
Around 10 December |