2015 Important Days (Jan – Nov)
January 09
JANUARY
Remembered Day: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
Organized: India
Purpose: To Mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay on 9 January 1915.
January 10
Remembered Day: World Hindi Day
Organized: India – Ministry of External Affairs
January 12
Remembered Day: National Youth Day
Organized: India
Purpose: To Mark birth anniversary of social reformer, philosopher and thinker Swami Vivekananda
January 15
Remembered Day: 67th Army Day
Organized: India
Purpose: Our Lieutenant General K.M Cariappa take over as the first Commander-in-chief of the Indian Army from Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.
January 18
Remembered Day: National Immunization Day (Polio Day)
Organized: India
Purpose: Focusing national efforts on promoting and crying out specific immunization campaigns, such as that for Poliomyelitis.
January 23
Remembered Day: 118th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose / National Day of Patriotism / Desh Prem Divas
Organized: India
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January 24
Remembered Day: National Girl Child Day
Organized: India
Purpose: The National Girl Child Day is celebrated to increase the awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by the girl child in the society.
Theme: Adolescent Girls: Issues and Challenges
January 25
Remembered Day: National Voters Day
Organized: India
Purpose: To encourage young voters to take part in political process & to mark the Election Commission’s foundation day.
2014 Theme: Easy Registration, Easy Correction
Remembered Day: National Tourism Day
Organized: India
Purpose: To aimed at increase awareness about tourism through a range of activities.
January 26
Remembered Day: 66th Republic Day
Organized: India
Purpose: Honors the date on which the constitution of india came into force on 26 January 1950 replacing the Government of India Act(1935) as the governing document of India.
2014 Theme: Women Empowerment (Nari Shakti)
Remembered Day: 63rd International Customs Day (ICD)
Organized: World Customs Organization
Purpose: To Recognizes the role of custom officials and agencies in maintaining border Security. 2014 Theme: Coordinated border management – An inclusive approach for connecting stakeholders
January 27
Remembered Day: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Organized: UN
Purpose: To Remembers the Holocaust that affected many people of Jewish origin during World War II
2014 Theme: Liberty, Life and the Legacy of the Holocaust Survivors
January 28
Remembered Day: 150th Birth Anniversary Lala Lajpat Rai
Organized: India
Purpose: Born in 1865, Lala Lajpat Rai Played a pivotal role in India’s fight for independence and was popularly known as “Punjab Kesari” (Lion of Punjab). He died on Oct 30, 1928.
FEBRUARY
February 1 2015
Remembered Day: 38th Indian Coast Guard Day
Organized: India
Purpose: To protects India's maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the territorial waters of India, including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone.
February 2 2015
Remembered Day: World Wetland Day
Purpose: To raise public awareness of wetland values and benefits and promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands.
Theme: Wetlands for Our Future.
February 4 2015
Remembered Day: World Cancer Day
Organized: Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) & UN
Purpose: To raise awareness of cancer among the people and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
Theme: ‘Not beyond us’
February 06 2015
Remembered Day: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
Organized: UN
Purpose: The day is being observed to make the world aware of female genital mutilation (FGM) and to promote its eradication.
Theme: Mobilization and Involvement of Health Personnel to Accelerate Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.
February 10 2015
Remembered Day: National Deworming Day
Organized: India
Purpose: Focused on reducing the threat of parasitic worm infections in India
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February 13 2015
Remembered Day: World Radio Day
Organized: UNESCO
Purpose: To promote greater participation of youth in radio, not only as listeners, but as producers and broadcasters.
Theme: Youth and Radio
February 20 2015
Remembered Day: World Day of Social Justice
Organized: International Labour Organization & UN
Purpose: to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment.
Theme: Ending human trafficking and forced labour
February 21 2015
Remembered Day: International Mother Language Day (IMLD) Organized: UNESCO & UN
Purpose: To promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
Theme: Inclusion in and through education: Language counts
February 24 2015
Remembered Day: Central Excise Day Organized: India
Purpose: To encourage the employees of excise department to carry out the central excise duty all over the India in better way in order to prevent the corruption in goods manufacturing business as well as implement other rules to carry out best possible excise
services.
Theme: Year of Tax Payers
February 28 2015
Remembered Day: National Science Day
Organized: India
Purpose: To spread the message of importance of science and its application among the people.
Theme: Science for Nation Building
Remembered Day: Rare Disease Day
Purpose: To raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment and medical representation for individuals with rare diseases and their families
Theme: Day-by-Day, Hand-in-Hand
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MARCH
March 01 2015
Remembered Day: Zero Discrimination Day
Purpose: To create awareness to people from all corners of the world, about the evil consequences of discrimination, to celebrate diversity, and to reject discrimination.
Theme: Open Up, Reach Out.
March 03 2015
Remembered Day: World Wildlife Day
Purpose: To raise awareness of the World’s flora and fauna.
Theme: ‘Wildlife Crime is serious, let’s get serious about wildlife crime.
Remembered Day: National Defence Day
March 04 2015
Remembered Day: National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas)
Purpose: To praise the work of security forces, who plays a major role in maintaining peace and security of the people in India.
Remembered Day: World Day of Fight Against Sexual Exploitation.
Purpose: To create awareness against sexual exploitation, which overwhelmingly involves women and Children.
March 08 2015
Remembered Day: World Women’s Day
Purpose: To celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.
Theme: Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
March 10 2015
Remembered Day: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day
Purpose: CISF is a dedicated force which provides security to a wide range of critical infrastructure assets of India.
March 12 2015
Remembered Day: World Kidney Day
Purpose: To create awareness among the people globally, about the importance of the kidneys and also to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health issues. Theme: Kidney Health For All
March 13 2015
Remembered Day: World Rotaract Day
Purpose: To recognize the services offered by the Rotaractors through out the World.
March 14 2015 Remembered Day: Pi Day
Purpose: Students, mathematicians and math enthusiasts all around the world celebrate Pi Day by participating in pi themed activities and contests that include making and eating pies, converting numbers such as the time or one's age using pi, and reciting the digits of pi.
March 15 2015
Remembered Day: World Consumer Rights Day
Purpose: To promote the basic rights of all the consumers, to demand that those rights are respected and protected.
Theme: Helping consumers choose healthy diets.
March 18 2015
Remembered Day: Ordnance Factories Day
Purpose: The day is celebrated by displaying the rifles, guns, artillery, ammunition ..etc in exhibitions all over India.
March 20 2015
Remembered Day: International Day of Happiness
Theme: "Your happiness is part of something bigger"
Remembered Day: World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
Purpose: Celebrated and promoted by professionals making work for young audiences all over the world.
Remembered Day: World Sparrow Day
Purpose: To create awareness of the house sparrows and other birds to the rapidly changing environments, and of threats to their populations.
March 21 2015
Remembered Day: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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Purpose: Aims to remind people of racial discrimination’s negative consequences. It also encourages people to remember their obligation and determination to combat racial discrimination.
Theme: "Learning from historical tragedies to combat racial discrimination today"
Remembered Day: World Poetry Day
Purpose: To promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world
Remembered Day: International Day of Nowruz
Purpose: To celebrates the start of the Persian spring festival March 21 ever year. It occurs on or around the time of the March equinox.
Remembered Day: World Down Syndrome Day
Purpose: To raise public awareness and create a single global voice for advocating for the rights, inclusion and well being of people with Down syndrome.
Remembered Day: International Day of Forests
Purpose: To raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests.
Theme: “Forests and Climate Change”
March 22 2015
Remembered Day: World Water Day
Purpose: To create awareness among the people about the importance of conservation of this valuable finite resource for the future generations.
Theme: Water and Sustainable Development
March 23 2015
Remembered Day: World Meteorological Day
Purpose: To support the all the countries by providing meteorological services related to natural disasters, climate and water.
Theme: “Climate knowledge for climate action”
March 24 2015
Remembered Day: World Tuberculosis Day
Purpose: To create awareness to the public about the dreadful tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease.
Theme: Reach, Treat, Cure Everyone.
Remembered Day: International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
Purpose: To promote the importance of the right to truth and justice.
Remembered Day: International Day for Achievers
March 25 2015
Remembered Day: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Purpose: It honors the lives of those who died as a result of slavery or experienced the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade. It is also an occasion to raise awareness about the dangers of racism and prejudice.
Theme: Women and Slavery
Remembered Day: International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members Purpose: Date is the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett, a journalist who died while working for the UN.
March 27 2015
Remembered Day: World Theatre Day
March 28 2015
Remembered Day: Earth Hour [ 8.30PM to 9.30PM ]
Purpose: To create awareness for global warming and Earth Hour is a global campaign with a simple message to switch off non-essential lights for one hour
APRIL
April 2 2015
Remembered Day: World Autism Awareness Day
Purpose: To raise awareness of autism on all levels in the society and to make all the UN organizations, member states, NGOs and all private and public organizations participate in WAAD. Theme: Employment: The Autism Advantage
April 4 2015
Remembered Day: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
Theme: “More than Mines”
Purpose: UN is working towards raising awareness about landmines and other threats and progressing towards their eradication.
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April 6 2015
Remembered Day: 2nd International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Purpose: To recognizes the power of sport in promoting peace and erasing cultural barriers worldwide.
April 7 2015
Remembered Day: International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
Purpose: UN made an awareness raising appeal to help avert acts of genocide in future. The International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda has been commemorated every year since 2004 to avoid the mistakes of the past.
Remembered Day: World Health Day
Theme: Food safety – the global view
Purpose: To mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948 & focus on increasing the life expectancy by adding good health to the lives of people and promoting healthier living habits.
April 11 2015
Remembered Day: National Safe Motherhood Day 2015
Theme: ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ – Citizens participation and engagement for improving women’s and children’s health.
Purpose: To create awareness on proper healthcare and maternity facilities to pregnant and lactating women.
April 12 2015
Remembered Day: International Day of Human Space Flight
Purpose: The day remembers the first human space flight on April 12, 1961.
April 14 2015
Remembered Day: Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar – 124th Birth Anniversary
Google came up with a doodle to mark the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar. The doodle which featured a picture of Babasaheb.
April 17 2015
Remembered Day: World Hemophilia Day
Theme: Building a family of support
Purpose: Awareness about Hemophilia and other Bleeding disorders in stressed.
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April 18 2015
Remembered Day: World Heritage Day
Purpose: Aim to create awareness among the people to conserve and protect the valuable assets and cultural heritage across the world.
April 21 2015
Remembered Day: Ninth National Civil Services Day
Purpose: The day is observed by all Civil Services to re-dedicate and re-commit themselves to the cause of the people.
April 22 2015
Remembered Day: International Mother Earth Day
Theme: ‘It’s our turn to lead’
Purpose: Day promotes a view of the Earth as the entity that sustains all living things found in nature
April 23 2015
Remembered Day: World Book and Copyright Day
World Book Capital 2015: Incheon, Republic of Korea
Purpose: Day was mainly chosen on basis that notable authors like Cervantes,Shakesphere, Garcilasco, who passed away on this day.
Remembered Day: English Language Day
Purpose: Aims to entertain and inform people about the history, culture and achievements associated with the language.
April 24 2015
Remembered Day: National Panchayati Day