Important Days and Theme (2016)

Date	Day oberserved	Theme
25 January	National Voters day	Democracy and Electoral Participation
26, January	International Customs day	Digital Customs Progressive Engagement
30, January	World Leprosy day	To live is to help to live
04, February	World Cancer day	We can I can
13, February	World Radio day	Radio in Times of Emergency and disaster
20, February	World Day of Social Justice	A Just Transition: Environmentally sustainable economies and Societies
08, March	International Women's day	Pledge for Parity
24, March	World TB Day	Unite to end TB
07, April	World Health day	Beat Diabetes
22, April	World Earth day	Trees for the earth
18, April	World Heritage day	The Heritage of Sport
01, May	International Labour day	Celebrating the International Labour Movement
08, May	World Red Cross day	Everywhere for every one
17, May	World Telecom day	ICT entrepreneurship for social impact
31, May	Anti-Tobacco day	Get ready for Plain Packaging
11, July	World Population day	Investing in Teenage girls
15, July	World Youth Skills day	Skills development to improve youth employment
12, August	International Youth day	Road to 2030:Eradicating Poverty and Achieving sustainable consumption and production
08, September	World Literacy day	Reading the past, Writing the Future
21, September	World Peace day	The Sustainable development goals Building blocks for peace
26, September	World Environmental Health day	Tobacco Control:: A response to the global tobacco pandemic
27, September	World Tourism day	Tourism for All, Promoting Universal Accessibility
29, September	World Heart day	Light your heart empower your life
29, Septemebr	World Maritime day	Shipping: Indispensable to the world
05, Ocober	World Teachers day	Valuing Teachers, improving their status
24, October	United Nations day	Freedom First
05, November	Tsunami Awareness day	Effective Education and Evacuation drills
10, November	World Science Day for peace and development	Celebrating Science Centres and Science Museums
14, November	World Diabetes day	Eyes on Diabetes
20, November	Universal Children’s day	Stop Violence against the Children
January 9	NRI Day or Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas	Apna Bharat Apna Gaurav
January 25	‘National Voters’ Day	Inclusive and Qualitative Participation’
March 4	National Safety Day	Strengthen Safety Movement to Achieve Zero Harm
April 5	National Maritime Day	Ease of doing business in the maritime sector