World Population Day
Day – July 11
Theme 2026 – “Realizing the hopes and aspirations of young people – today and for the future”
Observed since – 1990
World Population Day
Day – July 11
Theme 2026 – “Realizing the hopes and aspirations of young people – today and for the future”
Observed since – 1990
World Youth Skills Day
Day - 15 July
Theme 2026 - "Skills for a Shared Future"
Observed since - 2015
World Zoonoses Day
Day – July 6
Observed since – 2007
Commemorating – The first Rabies vaccine on a patient named Joseph Meister by the French microbiologist Louis Pasteur
International Day of Cooperatives
Day - 1st Saturday of July (July 4 in 2026)
Theme 2026 - 'Cooperatives for a Peaceful World'
Observed since - 1923
Goods and Services Tax (GST) Day
Day – July 1
Observed since – 2018
National Doctor's Day
Day - July 1
Theme 2026 - Behind the Mask: Who Heals the Healers?
Observed by - Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Observed since - 1991
Commemorating - The birth and death anniversary of Dr BC Roy, a renowned Physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal
National Chartered Accountants Day
Day - July 1
Commemorating - Establishment of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in 1949
International Day of Parliamentarism
Day – June 30
Theme 2026 – “The Future of Human Rights is Written in Parliaments”
Observed since – 2018
Commemorating – The founding of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), established in 1889 in Paris, France
National Statistics Day
Day – June 29
Theme 2026 – "Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data"
Observed since – 2007
Commemorating – Birth anniversary of Professor PC Mahalanobis, known as the Father of Modern Statistics in India
International Day of Women in Diplomacy
Day – June 24
Theme 2026 – "Diplomacy for All"
Observed since – 2023
Passport Seva Divas
Day – June 24
Observed by – Ministry of External Affairs
Observed since – 2013
Commemorating – The enactment of the Passports Act, 1967
Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas (Constitution Murder Day)
Day – June 25
Observed since – 2024
Commemorating – The declaration of the Emergency in India in 1975
International Olympic Day
Day – June 23
Theme 2026 – 'You Can Do This. Let’s Move'
Observed since – 1948
Commemorating – The day commemorates the founding of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 1894 in Paris led by Baron Pierre de Coubertin
World Music Day
Day – June 21
Theme 2026 – "Music for Peace"
Observed since – 1982
Initiated by – Jack Lang and Maurice Fleuret from France
International Day of Yoga
Day: June 21
Theme 2026: 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'
Observed by: Ministry of AYUSH
Observed since: 2015
World Hydrography Day:
Day – June 21
Theme 2026 – ‘Transforming how ocean data is shared’
Observed since – 2006
World Refugee Day
Day - June 20
Theme 2026 - 'Until Everyone Is Safe'
Observed by - WHO and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Observed since - 2001
Commemorating - Signing of the 1951 Refugee Convention at a UN conference in Geneva, Switzerland
World Sickle Cell Day
Day – June 19
Theme 2026 – "Closing the Survival Gap: Equity in Sickle Cell Disease"
Observed by – UN and WHO
Observed since – 2009
National Reading Day
Day - June 19
Observed since - 1996
Commemorating - The contributions of PN Panicker, known as the Father of the Library and Literacy Movement in Kerala
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Day - June 17
Theme 2026 - 'Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore.'
Observed since - 1995
Commemorating - Foundation anniversary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Host 2026 - Kenya