In India, we always celebrate several days which are of cultural, international, economic, commemorating, or festive moments. Some of the days are also important for General Studies while the UPSC IAS Prelims exam has at most limited one question about a celebration of the important days and dates. Now, the exam does ask factual topics related to days when they are in the news due to some other great aspect. All international day utilizes a theme for that year. The concerned professionals formulate the policies according to the theme selected for the time. UPSC is interested to ask topics compared to international days, unexpectedly associated with technology, environment, and kindness services.
This article will encourage you with the selected dates and events that are great for UPSC 2020.
National & International Dates For IAS Exam
Candidates should have all learning about our great days and dates in India. There is a list of dates and their value, which will benefit the candidates to know the days and dates of both national and international importance.
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January |
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Jan 4th |
International World Braille Day |
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Jan 6th |
World Day -War Orphans |
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Jan 9th |
NRI Day |
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Jan 11th |
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day |
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Jan 12th |
National Youth Day (India) |
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Jan 15th |
Army Day (India) |
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Jan 17th |
World Religion Day |
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Jan 24th |
National Girl child day (India) |
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Jan 25th |
Tourism Day and National Voters Day (India) |
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Jan 26th |
Republic Day (India) |
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Jan 27th |
International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
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Jan 30th |
World Leprosy Eradication Day |
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February |
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Feb 2nd |
World Wetlands Day |
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Feb 3rd |
World Cancer Awareness Day |
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Feb 4th |
World Cancer Day |
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Feb 6th |
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
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Feb 13th |
World Radio Day (UNESCO) |
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Feb 20th |
World Day of Social Justice |
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Feb 21st |
International Mother Language Day |
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Feb 23th |
World Peace and Understanding Day |
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Feb 24th |
Central Excise Day |
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Feb 28th |
National Science Day (India) |
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March |
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Mar 4th |
World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation |
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Mar 8th |
International Women’s Day |
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Mar 14th |
International Day of Action for Rivers |
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Mar 15th |
World Consumer Rights Day |
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Mar 16th |
National Vaccination Day |
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Mar 20th |
World Sparrow Day |
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Mar 21st |
World Forestry Day International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
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Mar 22nd |
international Day for Water |
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Mar 23rd |
international Meteorological Day |
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Mar 24th |
international Tuberculosis Day |
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April |
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Apr 2nd |
World Autism Awareness Day |
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Apr 5th |
National Maritime Day (India) |
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Apr 7th |
World Health Day |
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Apr 14th |
Cultural Unity Day (recognized by India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, and Nepal) |
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Apr 17th |
World Haemophilia Day |
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Apr 18th |
World Heritage Day |
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Apr 21st |
Civil Services Day (India) National Administrative Professionals Day |
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Apr 22nd |
Earth Day |
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Apr 25th |
World Malaria Day |
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Apr 26th |
World Intellectual Property Day |
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May |
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May 1st |
Labour Day |
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May 2nd |
International Astronomy Day |
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May 5th |
World Asthma Day |
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May 8th |
World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day World Thalassemia Day |
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May 9th |
World Migratory Bird Day |
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May 10th |
World Mother Day |
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May 11th |
National Technology Day (India) |
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May 16th |
Dengue Prevention Day (India) |
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May 17th |
World Telecommunication Day World Information Society Day |
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May 18th |
International Museum Day |
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May 20th |
World Metrology Day |
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May 21st |
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Anti-Terrorism Day |
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May 22nd |
International Day for Biological Diversity |
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May 24th |
Commonwealth Day |
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May 28th |
International Day of Action for Women’s Health |
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May 29th |
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers International Mount Everest Day (Chosen by Nepal) |
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May 31st |
World Anti-Tobacco Day |
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June |
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Jun 3rd |
International Father’s Day |
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Jun 4th |
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
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Jun 5th Jun |
World Environment Day |
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Jun 8th Jun |
international Ocean Day |
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Jun 12th Jun |
international Day Against Child Labour |
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Jun 14th Jun |
World Blood Donor Day |
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Jun 15th Jun |
international Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
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Jun 16th Jun |
International Integration Day |
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Jun 17th Jun |
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
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Jun 19th Jun |
World Sickle Cell Day |
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Jun 20th Jun |
World Refugee Day |
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Jun 21st Jun |
World Music Day |
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Jun 23th Jun |
United Nations Public Service Day International Olympic Day |
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Jun 26th Jun |
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking International Anti-Drugs Day International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
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July |
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Jul 1st |
National Doctor’s Day (India) |
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Jul 2st |
World UFO Day World Sports Journalists Day |
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Jul 4th |
International Cooperative Day |
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Jul 11th |
World Population Day |
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Jul 17th |
World Day for International Justice |
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Jul 18th |
Mandela Day |
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Jul 26th |
Kargil Memorial Day (India) |
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Jul 28th |
World Hepatitis Day World Nature Conservation Day World Nature Day |
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Jul 29th |
International Tiger Day |
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Jul 30th |
International Day of Friendship |
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August |
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Aug 1st |
Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day |
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Aug 6th |
Hiroshima Day |
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Aug 9th |
Nagasaki Day International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
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Aug 12th |
International Youth Day |
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Aug 15th |
India’s Independence Day |
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Aug 19th |
World Humanitarian Day |
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Aug 20th |
World Mosquito Day |
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Aug 22st |
World Senior Citizen Day |
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Aug 23rd |
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
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Aug 29th |
National Sports Day (India) International Day against Nuclear Tests |
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September |
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Sep 2nd |
World Coconut Day |
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Sep 5th |
Teachers Day (India) |
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Sep 8th |
International Literacy Day |
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Sep 12th |
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation World First Aid Day |
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Sep 14th |
Hindi Day (India) |
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Sep 15th |
International Day of Democracy |
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Sep 16th |
World Ozone Day |
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Sep 19th |
International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
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Sep 21st |
International Day of Peace World Alzheimer’s Day Biosphere Day |
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Sep 22nd |
World Rhino Day |
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Sep 23rd |
International Day of Sign Languages |
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Sep 28th |
Right to Know Day |
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Sep 30th |
International Blasphemy Rights Day |
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October |
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Oct 1st |
International Day of Older Persons |
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Oct 2nd |
International Day of Non-Violence Human Rights Day (10th December) |
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Oct 4th |
World Animal Welfare Day |
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Oct 5th |
World Teachers’ Day |
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Oct 10th |
National Post Day (India) |
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Oct 13th |
World Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
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Oct 15th |
International Day of Rural Women |
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Oct 16th |
World Food Day |
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Oct 17th |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
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Oct 20th |
International Day of the Air Traffic Controller |
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Oct 24th |
United Nations Day World Development Information Day World Polio Day |
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Oct 27th |
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage |
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Oct 30th |
World Thrift Day |
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November |
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Nov 2nd |
International Journalist’s Remembrance Day |
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Nov 6th |
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
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Nov 9th |
World Legal Services Day |
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Nov 10th |
World Immunization Day |
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Nov 12th |
World Pneumonia Day |
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Nov 13th |
World Kindness Day |
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Nov 14th |
Children’s Day (India) |
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Nov 16th |
International Day for Tolerance |
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Nov 17th |
International Students Day |
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Nov 18th |
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day |
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Nov 19th |
International Men’s Day National Integration Day (India) |
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Nov 20th |
Africa Industrialization Day Universal Children’s Day Transgender Day of Remembrance |
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Nov 21st |
World Television Day World Fisheries Day |
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Nov 25th |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
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Nov 26th |
National Law Day (India) |
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Nov 29th |
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
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December |
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Dec 1st |
World Aids Day |
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Dec 2nd |
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
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Dec 3rd |
International Day of Disabled Persons |
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Dec 4th |
Indian Navy Day |
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Dec 7th |
Indian Armed Force Flag Day International Civil Aviation Day |
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Dec 9th |
The International Day Against Corruption |
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Dec 10th |
Human Rights Day International Animal Rights Day |
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Dec 11th |
International Mountain Day |
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Dec 14th |
National Energy Conservation Day (India) |
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Dec 18th |
International Migrants Day |
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Dec 20th |
International Human Solidarity Day |
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Dec 23rd |
Farmers Day (India) |
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