Category: Important Dates

World Tourism Day 2024: The Ministry of Tourism celebrated World Tourism Day on 27th September 2024, with the theme “Tourism and Peace.” focusing on how tourism contributes to promoting world peace by encouraging cross-cultural interactions and understanding. Each year, World Tourism Day is celebrated with a specific theme and a host country, highlighting the unique […]

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is celebrated on September 26th every year to raise awareness about the threat of nuclear weapons and to promote their elimination. It was declared by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 2013. The first Special Session […]

Antyodaya Diwas 2024: Antyodaya Diwas was observed on 25th September, 2024 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. This day serves to remember and celebrate his life and contributions, highlighting his influence on Indian politics and society. He focussed on Antyodaya which means upliftment of the last person and address the needs of […]

International Day Of Democracy: Karnataka recently marked the ‘International Day of Democracy’ by forming a ‘historic’ 2,500-km-long human chain as a symbol of equality, unity, fraternity, and participative governance. International Day of Democracy is an annual celebration observed on September 15. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) established this day in 2007 to emphasise the […]

On 15th September National Engineer Day was celebrated: To honor the contributions of engineers and commemorate the birth anniversary of M. Visvesvaraya, National Engineer day was celebrated on the 15th September. History of National Engineers Day India observes National Engineers’ Day on September 15th each year to honor the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, […]

World Suicide Prevention Day: World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed annually on 10th September to increase global awareness that suicide is preventable and to encourage open conversations about mental health.

International Vulture Awareness Day 2024: The first Saturday of September marks International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD), an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the world’s most imperilled group of birds. This initiative, which began in South Africa and the United Kingdom, has been observed since September 2009.

Conference on ‘Spectrum of Literacy’ Precedes International Literacy Day 2024: As a precursor to International Literacy Day 2024, the Ministry of Education, Government of India, will host an International Conference titled “Spectrum of Literacy” on September 7, 2024. This virtual conference will be organized by CIET, NCERT, New Delhi, and will bring together global and […]