List of Important Days with Themes 2022

Important Days and Themes 2022 (January – December)

Hello, friends Important Days and Themes 2022 is a vital topic for almost all competitive exams. You can expect 2-3 questions on this topic. Here in this article, we included all those important days in 2022 with themes.

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Important Days and Theme in August 2022

Date	Day	Theme / Key Points
1-7 August 2022	World Breastfeeding Week	Key point:the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) was established in 1991.
1 August 2022	World Wide Web Day	Key points:The WWW was deveoped by English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989
2 August 2022	146th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya	Key points:He is known for designing the Swaraj flag used by Mahatma Gandhi during the Indian independence movement
6 August 2022	Hiroshima Day	Key Points:Commemorating the atomic bombing (known as Little Boy) of Hiroshima, Japan in 1945 at the end of World War II.
7 August 2022	National Handloom Day	Key points:It commemorates the Swadeshi movement that started on August 7, 1905
9 August 2022	International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples	Theme 2022:The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge
8 August 2022	Quit India Movement Day	Key points:The Quit India movement was started on August 8, 1942. Famous slogan of Quit India movement ‘Do or die’ ( given by MK Gandhi)
10 August 2022	World Biofuel Day	Key points:Apart from creating awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels, it also honors the research experiments of Sir Rudolph Diesel who ran an engine with peanut oil in 1893.
10 August 2022	World Lion Day	Key points:Gir National Park in Gujarat is famous for the Asiatic Lion
12 August 2022	International Youth Day	Theme 2022: Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages
12 August 2022	World Sanskrit Diwas 2022	Key points:World Sanskrit Day or Sanskrit Diwas is celebrated annually on the occasion of Shraavana Poornima.
13 August 2022	International Lefthanders Day	Theme 2022:The day is observed to raise awareness of left-wingers’ experiences with living in a right-handed dominant world.
13 August 2022	World Organ Donation Day	Theme 2022:“let’s pledge to donate organs and save lives”.
14 August 2022	Partition Horrors Remembrance Day	Key Points:first declared by prime minister Narendra Modi in 2021
15 August 2022	Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary	Key points:Important literary works of Sri Aurobindo : ‘The Life Divine’, ‘Synthesis of Yoga’, and ‘Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol
16 August 2022	Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death anniversary	Key Points:He was awarded India’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna in 2015
19 August 2022	World Humanitarian Day	Theme 2022:It Takes a Village
19 August 2022	World Photography Day	Theme 2022: Pandemic Lockdown through the lens
20 August 2022	World Mosquito Day	Theme 2022:Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives
20 August 2022	78th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi	Key points:The Vir Bhumi is a memorial dedicated to the former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi
20 August 2022	Akshay Urja Diwas	Key points:To raise awareness of developments related to renewable energy adoption in India.
23 August 2022	International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition	Key points:This day was first celebrated on 23 August 1998 by UNESCO
23 August 2022	Internaut Day	Key points:Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989
24 August 2022	Independence Day of Ukraine	Key points:Ukraine is the second largest European country after Russia.
23 August to 1 September 2022	World Water Week 2022	Theme 2022: Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water
26 August 2022	International Dog Day	Key points:The day was first celebrated by animal welfare activist and pet lifestyle expert Colleen Paige.
29 August 2022	National Sports Day	Key points:The day commemorates the birth anniversary of India’s hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand.
29 August 2022	International Day against Nuclear Tests	Key points:The first nuclear test ‘Trinity’ was conducted on July 16, 1945, by the US Army in a desert in New Mexico.
30 August 2022	National Small Industry Day	Key points:On August 30, 2000, the Ministry of Small Scale Industries announced a comprehensive policy package for small businesses.
30 August 2022	International Whale Shark Day	Key points:The day was started in 2008, at the International Whale Shark Conference in Isla Holbox islands of Mexico

Important Days and Theme in July 2022

Date	Day	Theme / Key Points
2 July 2022 [first Saturday of July]	International Day of Cooperative	Theme 2022:Cooperative Build a Better World
2 July 2022	World Sports Journalists Day	Key points:The day commemorates the formation of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS)
2 July 2022	World Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Day	Key points:This day was first observed by UFO researcher Haktan Akdogan in 2001
3 July 2022	International Plastic Bag Free Day	Theme 2022:Global initiative that aims to eliminate the use of single-use plastic bags
4 July 2022	125th birth anniversary of Alluri Sitarama Raju	Key points:PM Modi has unveiled a 30-feet tall bronze statue of freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh
4 July 2022	Swami Vivekananda’s death anniversary	Key points:He founded the Ramakrishna Mission at Belur Math by the river Ganga.
5 July 2022	World Badminton Day	Key points:• India host 2026 World Badminton Championships • Himanta Biswa Sarma re-elected as President of Badminton Association of India
7 July 2022	World Kishwahili Language Day	Key points:Kiswahili is the only African language that is an official language of the African Union.
10 July 2022	National Fish Farmers Day	Key points:• Blue Revolution in India related to fisheries production. • Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) was launched on 10th September 2020. • The study of fish culture is called Pisciculture.
11 July 2022	World Population Day	Theme 2022:A world of 8 billion- Towards a resilient future for all – Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all.
12 July 2022	International Malala Day	Key points:Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai was the youngest recipient of Nobel Peace Prize (2014).
13 July 2022	Bhanubhakta Acharya’s 209th birth anniversary	Key points: • He was Renowned Nepali poet. • He was the first author to translate the epic Ramayana from Sanskrit into Nepali. • He is known as ‘Adikabi’ for laying the foundation stone of Nepali language.
15 July 2022	World Youth Skills Day	Themes 2022:Transforming youth skills for the future
17 July 2022	World Day for International Justice	Theme 2022:Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment
18 July 2022	Nelson Mandela International Day	Theme 2022:Do what you can, with what you have, where you are Key points: Nelson Mandela was conferred with the Nobel Peace Prize in October 1993.
18 July 2022	Tamil Nadu Day	Key points: On this day that a resolution was adopted by the then Madras Presidency in 1967 and it came to be called Tamil Nadu.
19 July 2022	Mangal Pandey birth anniversary	Key points: He was the leader of theIndia’s first major rebellion against the British Empire in 1857 which is also known as the First War of Independence.
20 July 2022	International Chess Day	Key points:The day marks the date of the establishment of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Paris in 1924.
20 July 2022	International Moon Day	Key points:On this day in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin conducted their moonwalk , becoming the first batch of astronauts to set foot on the lunar surface.
22 July 2022	World Brain Day	Theme 2022:Brain Health for all
24 July 2022	National Thermal Engineer Day	Key points:Celebrated to honour the importance of thermal management in the electronics sectors along with the engineers
24 July 2022	Income Tax Day	Key Points:Income tax was first introduced in India by Sir James Wilson on 24 July 1860.
25 July 2022	World Drowning Prevention Day	Key points:WHO suggests using the hashtag #DrowningPrevention for this occasion on social media.
26 July 2022	Kargil Vijay Diwas	Key points:Celebrated to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War in 1999. (Operation Vijay)
27 July 2022	Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s 7th death anniversary	Theme 2022:• Popularly known as the Missile Man of India. • He was elected 11th President of India on 25th July 2002. • Major awards received by Kalam: Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan (1990), and Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour (1997).
27 July 2022	83rd Raising Day of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)	Key points:• The force was established on July 27, 193.
28 July 2022	World Hepatitis Day	Theme 2022:• Bringing hepatitis care closer to you
28 July 2022	World Nature Conservation Day	Rheme 2022:Living Sustainable in Harmony with Nature
29 July 2022	International Tiger Day	Theme 2022: India launches Project Tiger to revive the tiger population

Important Days and Theme in June 2022

Date	Day	Theme / Key Points
1 June	Global Parents Day 2022	Theme 2022:Appreciate All Parents Throughout the World
1 June	World Milk Day 2022	Theme 2022:‘Dairy Net Zero’
2 June	Telangana Formation Day 2022	Key pointsTelangana is the 28th state in India and It was founded on 2nd June 2014.
3 June	World Bicycle Day 2022	Key points:World Bicycle Day was first celebrated on June 3, 2018.
4 June	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	Key points:The day was first observed on August 19, 1982
5 June	World Environment Day 2022	Theme 2022‘Only One Earth’
5 June	International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing	Key points:The purpose of the day is to draw attention to the threat posed by IUU fishing activities to the sustainable use of fisheries resources as well as ongoing efforts to combat these activities.
6 June	Russian Language Day 2022	Key points:This is the 7th most spoken language in the world.
6 June	World Pest Day 2022	Theme 2022:‘One World – Protecting Global Public Health through Professional Pest Management.’
6 June	25th Founding Day of BIMSTEC	Key points:The headquarter of BIMSTEC is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
7 June	World food safety day 2022	Theme 2022:“Safer food, better health”
8 June	World Ocean Day 2022	Rheme 2022:‘Revitalisation: Collective Action for the Ocean’
8 June	World Brain tumor Day 2022	Theme 2022:‘Together We Are Stronger’.
9 June	World Accreditation Day 2022	Theme 2022 “Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment.”
9 June	International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD 2022)	Key points:The motto of 2022 ILCAD is “Don’t put your life at risk, stay away from tracks!”
12 June	World Day Against Child Labour 2022	Theme 2022: “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour.”
12-20 June	National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR’s) Elimination of Child Labour Week	Key pointsNCPCR has been constituted by the GOI, as a statutory body under section 3 of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 for dealing with the protection of child rights and related matters.
13 June	International Albinism Awareness Day 2022	Theme 2022: “United in making our voice heard.”
13 June	International Day of Family Remittances 2022	Theme 2022:Remittances: recovery and resilience through digital and financial inclusion.
17 June	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2022	Theme 2022:“Rising up from drought together”
18 June	Autistic Pride Day 2022	Theme 2022” Inclusion in the Workplace: Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World.”
18 June	Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2022	Key pointsUNGA proclaimed the World Sustainable Gastronomy Day on 21 December 2016 and first celebrated in 2017.
18 June	International Picnic Day 2022	Key points‘Picnic” word comes from the French word ‘pique-nique’ which means a social event where each guest contributes a share of the food.
18 June	International Day for Countering hate Speech 2022	Key pointsDue to the exponential spread and proliferation of hate speech, the UNGA adopted the day on July 2021.
19 June	Father’s Day 2022	Key pointsFather’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June every year.
19 June	International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2022	Theme 2022“Prevention as Protection: Enhancing structural and operational prevention of conflict-related sexual violence.”
19 June	World Sickle Cell Day 2022	Theme 2022 Screen and Care for Sickle Cell Disease
20 June	World Refugee Day 2022	Theme 2022:Whoever, Whatever, Whenever. Everyone has a right to seek safety
20 June	World Refugee Day 2022	Theme 2022: Whoever, Whatever, Whenever. Everyone has a right to seek safety
21 June	International Yoga Day 2022	Theme 2022:Yoga for Humanity
21 June	World Music Day 2022	Theme 2022: Music on the intersections
21 June	World Hydrography Day 2022	Theme 2022 Hydrography –Contributing to the United Nations Ocean Decade.
21 June	International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice 2022	Key points:The day is celebrated to create awareness about the importance and significance of the solstice in different religions and ethnic cultures around the world.
22 June	World Rainforest Day 2022	Theme 2022:The Time is Now
23 June	International Widows’ Day 2022	Theme 2022” Invisible Women, Invisible Problem”
23 June	International Olympic Day 2022	Theme 2022“Together, For a Peaceful World”
23 June	United Nations Public Service Day 2022	Theme 2022“Building back better from COVID-19: Enhancing innovative partnerships to meet the Sustainable Development Goals”
24 June	International Day of Women in Diplomacy 2022	Key points:the objective of the day recognized the trivialisation of women diplomats and their contributions.
25 June	International Day of Seafarer 2022	Theme 2022: Your voyage – then and now, share your journey
26 June	International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2022	Theme 2022:Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises
26 June	International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2022	Key pointsThe objective of the day is to raise awareness about those who undergo torture and how it impacts their lives.
27 June	MSME Day 2022	Key pointsThe objective of the day is to raise awareness of the tremendous contributions of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
28 June	National Insurance Awareness Day 2022	Key points:Nicholas Barbon, an English economist, physician, and financial speculator set up the first fire insurance company in 1666 CE.
29 June	International Day of the Tropics 2022	Key points:The UN chose the date June 29th to mark the anniversary of the inaugural “State of Tropics Report.” which was launched in 2014 by Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from Myanmar.
29 June	National Statistics Day 2022	Key points:29 June is the Birth anniversary of Prof Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI).
30 June	International Asteroid Day 2022	Theme 2022“Small is beautiful”

Important Days and Theme in May 2022

Date	Day	Theme / Key Points
1 May	International Labour Day	Key points • It is also known as International Worker’s Day and May Day. • first Labour Day or May Day was celebrated in Madras (Chennai) by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan on May 1, 1923.
1 May	Maharashtra and Gujarat Statehood Day	Key points • On May 1st, 1960, the bilingual state of Bombay was divided into two separate states , Maharashtra and Gujarat.
1 May first Sunday of every May	World Laughter Day 2022 (First Sunday of every May )	Key points The day was first celebrated in Mumbai in 1998 when Dr Madan Kataria, founded the Laughter Yoga Movement
2 May	World Tuna Day	Key points• Tuna is a rich source of Omega 3, Vitamin B12, proteins and other minerals.
3 May	World Press Freedom Day 2022	Theme 2022:Journalism under digital siege,
3 May	World Asthma Day 2022	Theme 2022:Closing Gaps in Asthma Care’
4 May	International Firefighter’s Day 2022	Key points Fire department comes under Ministry Of Home Affairs
4 May	Coal Miners Day 2022	Key pointsFirst coal mine was opened in 1575 by one George Bruce of Carnock, Scotland.
5 May	World Portuguese language day 2022	Unknown fact • Longest word in Portuguese has 29 letters. • While English’s “antidisestablishmentarianism” has 28 letters • The longest Portuguese word is “anticonstitucionalíssimamente” • The word means, “in a very unconstitutional way.”
5 May	World Hand Hygiene Day 2022	Slogan 2022:Unite for safety: clean your hands
6 May	International No Diet Day 2022	Key Points:The first International No Diet Day was celebrated in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1992..
7 May	BRO 62nd raising day	Key Points:The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was founded on 7th May 1960.
7 May	World Athletics Day 2022	Key Points:In 1996, World Athletics Day was started by the then International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).
8 May	Mother’s Day 2022	Key Points:The first Mother’s Day was celebrated by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia in the year 1908.
8 May	World Red Cross Day 2022	Theme 2022:#BeHUMANKIND (Believe in the power of Kindness).
8 May	World Thalassemia Day 2022	Theme 2022: Be Aware.Share.Care: Working with the global community as one to improve thalassemia knowledge.
10 May	World Lupus Day	Key points:Common symptoms of Lupus disease are joint and muscle pain, recurrent mouth ulcers, intermittent fever and extreme fatigue.
10 May	International Day of Argania 2022	Theme 2022:The Argan tree, symbol of resilience
11 May	National Technology Day 2022	Theme 2022:Integrated Approach in Science and technology for sustainable future
12 May	International Day of Plant Health	Key points:The day was promoted by Zambia.
12 May	International Nurses Day 2022	Theme 2022:Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health
14 May	World Migratory Bird Day 2022	Theme 2022: “Impact of Light Pollution on Migratory Birds”. Slogan 2022: “Dim the Lights for Birds at Night!”.
15 May	International Day of Families 2022	Theme 2022:‘Families and Urbanization’
16 May	International Day of Living Together in Peace 2022	Key points • The year 2000 was recognised as ‘The International Year for a Culture of Peace. • 2001 to 2010 was recognised as the “International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for Children of the World.”
16 May	International Day of Light 2022	Key pointsAnniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer, Theodore Maiman.
16 May	Vesak Day or Buddha Purnima day 2022	Key points • “Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon in the month of Vaisakh (April/May)
16 May	National Dengue Day 2022	Key points Dengue viruses are spread to people through the bite of an infectedAedes aegypti mosquitoes
16 May	Sikkim’s 47th statehood day	Key points On 16th May 1975, Sikkim became a part of India as its 22nd state by the 36th constitutional amendment act.
17 May	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)	Theme 2022: “Digital technologies for Older Persons and Healthy Ageing”.
17 May	World Hypertension Day 2022:	Theme 2022: Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer.
17 May	International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2022	Theme 2022: “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights”.
18 May	International Museum Day 2022	Theme 2022:The Power of Museums’.
18 May	World AIDS Vaccine Day Or HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 2022	Key points: • Western blot test is used to confirm a positive HIV diagnosis.
20 May	World Bee Day 2022	Theme 2022:‘Bee Engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems’.
20 May	National Endangered Species Day 2022	Theme 2022:Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”
20 May	World Metrology Day 2022	Theme 2022:Metrology in the Digital Era.
21 May	International Tea Day 2022	Key pointsThe first International Tea Day was held in Delhi, India
21 May	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 2022	Key pointsThe day adopted by UNESCO as a result of the destruction of the Buddha statues of Bamiyan in Afghanistan in 2001.
21 May	Anti Terrorism Day 2022	Key points On this day, Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a woman suicide bomber of the Liberation of Tamil Tigers Ilam (LTTE), a terrorist group in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
22 May	International Day for Biological Diversity 2022	Theme 2022:Building a shared future for all life
23 May	International Day to End Obstetric Fistula	Key Point:Obstetric fistula is a devastating childbirth injury, and a neglected public health and human rights issue.
23 May	World Turtle Day 2022	Theme 2022:“Shellebrate”
24 May	Indian Commonwealth Day 2022	Theme 2022: ‘Delivering a Common Future’
25 May	World Thyroid Awareness Day 2022	Theme 2022:“It’s not you. It’s your thyroid
25 May	Africa Day 2022	Theme 2022: “Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent”.
25 May	International Missing Children’s Day 2022	Key Points:The United States’ National Missing Children’s Day designated by Ronald Reagan in 1983.
28 May	World Menstrual Hygiene Day	Theme 2022: ‘making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030’
28 May	International Day of Action for Women’s Health	Theme 2022: ‘Resist and Persist’
28 May	World Hunger Day	Theme 2022:: ‘Youth Ending Hunger’
29 May	International Day of UN Peacekeepers	Theme 2022: People. Peace. Progress. The Power of Partnerships
29 May	International Everest Day 2022	Key points: In Tibetan language the Everest is known as Chomolungma (means Mother Goddess of the World) and in Nepali, It is known as Sagarmatha.
30 May	Hindi Journalism Day	KeyPoints: Goa celebrated Liberation Day on 19th December as the state got liberated on 19 December 1961.
30 May	Goa Statehood Day	KeyPoints: The first Hindi newspaper, Udant Martand, was published on May 30, 1826. (Editor: Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla)
31 May	World Vape Day / World No Tobacco Day	• Theme 2022: “Protect the Environment” • Key Points: WHO has selected Jharkhand for World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022.

Important Days and Theme in April 2022

Date	Day	Theme
April 2, 2022	United Nations World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD)
April 2, 2022	International Children’s Book Day (ICBD)
April 3, 2022	258th Raising Day of the Army Medical Corps(AMC	Aim: to pay tribute to the medical personnel who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty
April 4, 2022	International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action	Aim: to create awareness about landmines and work toward their eradication.
April 5, 2022	International Day of Conscience	Purpose: to promote a culture of peace with love and conscience in national and regional communities
April 5, 2022	National Maritime Day	• Also known as Merchant Navy Flag Day • Theme: “Propelling Indian Maritime Industry to Net Zero”
April 6, 2022	United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP)	Purpose: to create a platform to recognise the role of sports and physical activities in communities and lives of the people across the globe.
April 6, 2022	World Table Tennis Day
April 1-7, 2022	Prevention of Blindness Week
April 7, 2022	United Nations(UN)’s International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
April 7, 2022	World Health Day	Theme of World Health Day 2022 is “Our Planet, Our Health”
April 8, 2022	Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) Day
April 9, 2022	57th CRPF Valour Day – also known as Shaurya Diwa	CRPF Valour Day-also known as Shaurya Diwas
April 10, 2022	World Homoeopathy Day	The day marks the birth anniversary of German physician Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, the founding father of Homeopathy.
April 11, 2022	National Safe Motherhood Day	This day is an initiative of the White Ribbon Alliance (WRAI)
April 11, 2022	World Parkinson’s Day	The Day marks the birth anniversary of James Parkinson
April 12, 2022	International Day of Human Space Flight 2022
April 12, 2022	International Day of Street Children (IDSC)	Theme 2022: Create Specialised Solutions, which is the 4th Step in Consortium for Street Children (CSC)
April 13, 2022	Siachen Day	Purpose: To commemorate the Indian Army’s “Operation Meghdoot”
April 13, 2022	103rd anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre	Also known as the Amritsar massacre, which took place on 13th April 1919.
April 13, 2022	International Turban Day	553rd Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev
April 14, 2022	World Chagas Disease Day	Theme 2022: “Finding and reporting every case to defeat Chagas disease”
April 14, 2022	National Fire Service Day	Theme 2022: “Learn Fire Safety, Increase Productivity”
April 15, 2022	World Art Day
April 16, 2022	World Voice Day	Motto 2022:“Lift your Voice”
April 17, 2022	World Hemophilia Day	Theme 2022:“Access for All: Partnership. Policy”
April 18, 2022	International Day for Monuments and Sites	Theme 2022:“Heritage and Climate”
April 19, 2022	World Liver Day
April 20, 2022	UN Chinese Language Day
April 21, 2022	National Civil Services Day	Theme 2022: is “Vision India@2047- Bringing Citizens and Government closer”.
April 21, 2022	World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22, 2022	International Mother Earth Day	Theme 2022: “Invest In Our Planet”
April 23, 2022	World Book and Copyright Day
April 23, 2022	UN English Language Day
April 23, 2022	UN Spanish Language Day
April 24, 2022	National Panchayati Raj Day
April 24, 2022	International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
April 24, 2022	World Day for Laboratory Animals
April 25, 2022	World Malaria Day	Theme 2022:“Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives”
April 25, 2022	International Delegate’s Day
April 25, 2022	World Penguin Day 2022
April 26, 2022	International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day	It marks the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster that took place on 26th April 1986
April 26, 2022	World Intellectual Property Day	Theme 2022: “IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future”
April 24-30, 2022	World Immunization Week	Theme 2022: “Long Life for All”
April 28, 2022	World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 28, 2022	International Girls in ICT Day	Theme 2022: “Access & Safety”
April 29, 2022	International Dance Day	It marks the birth anniversary of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet

Important Days and Theme March 2022

Date	Day	Theme/Key points
March 1, 2022	Zero Discrimination Day	Theme 2022:“Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower”
March 1, 2022	World Civil Defence Day
March 1, 2022	17th Foundation Day of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
March 2, 2022	Civil Accounts Day
March 3, 2022	United Nations(UN)’s World Wildlife Day (WWD)	Theme 2022: “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”
March 3, 2022	World Hearing Day	Theme 2022:“To hear for life, listen with care”.
March 3, 2022	World Birth Defects Day (WBDD)	Theme 2022: “Many births defects, one voice”
March 4, 2022	World Obesity Day (WOD)	Theme 2022:  ‘Everybody Needs to Act’
March 4, 2022	National Security Day (NSD), or Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas
March 4, 2022	World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development	Theme 2022: Build Back Wiser – Engineering the Future, encourage engineering students to work in teams towards a global real-world problem.
March 4, 2022	National Safety Day (NSD)	Theme 2022: “Nurture Young Minds Develop Safety Culture”
March 4 to 10, 2022	National Safety Week	Theme 2022: “Nurture Young Minds Develop Safety Culture”
March 6, 2022	Raising Day of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
March 7, 2022	Jan Aushadhi Diwas, or, Generic Medicine Day	Theme 2022: “Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi”
March 8, 2022	United Nations (UN)’s International Women’s Day (IWD)	Theme 2022: “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. Theme of the campaign 2022:  “#BreakTheBias”
March 9, 2022	No Smoking Day	Theme 2022: “Quitting Smoking Doesn’t Have to be Stressful”
March 10, 2022	World Kidney Day (WKD)	Theme 2022: “Kidney Health for All: Bridge the knowledge gap to better kidney care”
March 10, 2022	United Nations(UN) celebrates the first ever annual observance of the International Day of Women Judges
March 6 to 12, 2022	World Glaucoma Week	Theme 2022: “The world is bright, save your sight”
March 12, 2022	World Glaucoma Day	Theme 2022: “The world is bright, save your sight”
March 13, 2022	World Rotaract Day
March 14, 2022	International Day of Action for Rivers
March 14, 2022	International Day of Mathematics (IDM)
March 15, 2022	World Consumer Rights Day	Theme 2022: “Fair Digital Finance”,
March 16, 2022	National Vaccination Day, or, National Immunization Day	Theme 2022:“Vaccines Work for all”
March 18, 2022	Global Recycling Day	Theme 2022:‘Recycling Fraternity’
March 18, 2022	World Sleep Day(WSD)	Slogan 2022: “Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World”
March 20, 2022	World Sparrow Day (WSD)	Theme 2022: “I LOVE Sparrows”.
March 20, 2022	United Nations(UN)’s International Day of Happiness	Theme 2022: “Build Back Happier”
March 20, 2022	World Oral Health Day (WOHD)	Theme 2021-2023: “Be Proud of Your Mouth”
March 20, 2022	United Nations(UN)’s French Language Day	Theme 2022: La Francophonie de l’avenir » (english: The Francophonie of the Future)
March 21, 2022	United Nations(UN)’s World Down Syndrome Day(WDSD)	Theme 2022:“InclusionMeans”
March 21, 2022	United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Nowruz
March 21, 2022	World Puppetry Day
March 21, 2022	World Puppetry Day
March 21, 2022	United Nations(UN)’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	Theme 2022:  “Voices for Action against Racism”
March 21, 2022	World Poetry Day
March 22, 2022	United Nations (UN)’s World Water Day	Theme 2022: “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible”
March 23, 2022	United Nations (UN)’s World Meteorological Day	Theme 2022: “Early Warning and Early Action”
March 23, 2022	Shaheed Diwas, also known as Martyr’s Day	Theme 2022: ‘Tribute to Revolutionaries’
March 24, 2022	International Day for Achievers
March 24, 2022	World Tuberculosis Day	Theme 2022: “Invest to End TB. Save Lives”
March 24, 2022	International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25, 2022	United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade	Theme 2022: “Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism”
March 25, 2022	United Nations(UN)’s International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
March 25, 2022	International Day of the Unborn Child
March 26, 2022	Earth Hour	Theme 2022: “Shape Our Future”
March 27, 2022	World Theatre Day
March 29, 2022	World Piano Day

Important Days and Theme in  February 2022

Date	Day	Theme
February 1-7	UPI Safety and Awareness Week
February 1-7	United Nations (UNs) observe World Interfaith  Harmony Week (WIHW)	Theme 2022: “Faith and Spiritual Leadership to Combat Stigma and Conflict During Pandemic Recovery”
February 1	Indian Coast Guard Day
February 2	United Nations (UN)’s World Wetlands Day	Theme 2022: “Wetlands Action for People and Nature” Campaign 2022: The message of the 2022-World Wetland Day campaign is Value, Manage, Restore, and of course – Love –Wetlands.
February 4	World Cancer Day	Campaign theme of World Cancer Day for 2022 to 2024 is “Close the Care Gap”
February 4	United Nations(UN)’s International Day of Human Fraternity
February 6	United Nations(UN)’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
February 8	Safer Internet Day (SID)	Theme 2022: “Together for a better internet”
February 10	National Deworming Day (NDD)
February 10	United Nations (UN)’s World Pulses Day	Theme 2022: “Pulses to empower youth in achieving Sustainable agrifood systems”
February 11	World Unani Day
February 11	Anti-Smuggling Day
February 11	International Day of Women and Girls in Science	Theme: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Water Unites Us
February 12	National Productivity Day
February 12-18	Productivity Week	Theme 2022: “Self Reliance Through Productivity”
February 12	Darwin Day
February 13	APEDA’s 36th Foundation Day
February 13	United Nations (UN)’s World Radio Day (WRD	Theme2022: “Radio and Trust”
February 13	National Women’s Day of India	Annually observed on 13th February to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu, popularly known as the “The  Nightingale of India” or “Bharat Kokila”
February 14-18	Financial Literacy Week (FLW)	Theme 2022: “Go Digital, Go Secure”
February 15	International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD)	Theme 2022: “Better Survival’ is achievable #throughyourhands”
February 19	World Pangolin Day
February 20	United Nations (UN)’s World Day of Social Justice	Theme 2022:“Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment”
February 21	United Nations (UN)’s International Mother Language Day	Theme 2022: “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”
February 22	World Thinking Day	Theme 2022:“Our World, Our Equal Future: The Environment Gender Equality”
February 22	44th Foundation Day of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)
February 24	Central Excise Day
February  27	‘Protein Day’
February 27	World NGO Day
February 27	Polio National Immunization Day 2022
February 28	National Science Day	Theme 2022: Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future

Important Days and Theme in January 2022

Date	Day	Theme
January 1	64th Foundation Day or 64th Raising Day of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
January 3	Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) Day
January 4	United Nations(UN)’s World Braille Day
January 6	World Day of War Orphans
January 6	Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) foundation Day
January 9	Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)or Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Day	Focused on “Role of Diaspora Youth in Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav – Innovation and New Technologies”
January 10	World Hindi Day, also known as Vishwa Hindi Diwas
January 12	National Youth Day or Rashtriya Yuva Diwas	Theme 2022: “It’s all in the mind.”
January 14	Armed Forces Veterans Day
January 15	Indian Army Day	Theme 2022: “In Stride with the Future.”
January 16	First-ever National Startup Day
January 17-21	Open Data Week	To highlight the benefits of open data: Increased efficiency, Transparency, a spur in innovation, and Economic growth.
January 19	National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) Raising Day
January 19	Kokborok Day or Tripuri Language Day	Kokborok is derived from ‘Kok’ means “verbal” and ‘borok’ means “people” or “human”
January 10-17	Agri Nutri Garden Week
January 24	United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Education	Theme 2022: “Changing Course, Transforming Education”.
January 24	National Girl Child Day (NGCD)
January 23	Parakram Diwas or Courage Day	birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
January 25	National Tourism Day	Theme 2022:‘Rural and Community Centric Tourism’
January 25	National Voters’ Day (NVD)	Theme 2022:‘Making Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative.’
January 26	73rd Republic Day
January 26	International Customs Day (ICD)	Theme 2022: Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation by Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem’
January 27	United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust	Theme 2022:“Memory, Dignity and Justice”
January 30	Martyrs’ Day also called Shaheed Diwas
January 30	(Last Sunday of January): World Leprosy Eradication Day

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