Important Days and Themes (July-August 2018)

July 2018

DAY	THEME & SOME FACTS
National Doctors’ Day – July 1	“Zero tolerance to violence against doctors and clinical establishment’.
Goods And Services Tax Day: 1 July	1st Anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) coming into force on 1st July 2017 also commemorated as ‘GST Day.
World Sports Journalists Day : July 2	The International Sports and Press Association (AIPS) was established in the year 1924
World UFO day : July 2	World UFO day is an awareness day for people to gaze at the heavens scanning for unidentified flying objects and was founded by the UFO hunter Haktan Akdogan.
America Independence Day : July 4	242nd America Independence Day
World Zoonosis Day : July 6	Zoonosis are infectious diseases (virus, bacteria and parasites) that can be spread from animals to humans, and vice versa. Zoonosis can spread from direct contact with animals or indirectly, vector-borne or food-borne.
Global forgiveness day : July 7	7th July was founded by CECA (Christian Embassy of Christ’s Ambassadors),
World Chocolate Day : July 7	Celebrated since 2009.
International Day Of Cooperatives: 7 July	‘Sustainable societies through cooperation’.
World Population Day: 11 July	'Family Planning is a Human Right'.
International Malala Day: 12 July	12 July, the day of Malala’s Birth was declared as Malala Day by UN General Secretary Ban-Ki-Moon on her 16th Birthday.
NABARD Foundation Day: 12 July	37th Foundation Day. Founded on: 12 July 1982
World Youth Skills Day - July 15	The United Nations General Assembly has decided to celebrate the first World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) on 15 July 2015.
World Day for International Justice- July 17	The aim of this day is to unite everyone who wants to support justice as well as promote victims rights.
Nelson Mandela International Day: 18 July	The Nelson Mandela Foundation is dedicating this year's Mandela Day to 'Action Against Poverty',
Kargil Vijay Diwas - July 26	India Celebrates 19th Anniversary
World Hepatitis Day- July 28	Test. Treat. Hepatitis
World Nature Conservation Day- July 28	“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.”
International Tiger Day - July 29	Established at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in 2010 to raise awareness for this species.
World Day against Trafficking in Persons - July 30	Responding to the trafficking of children and young people
World Ranger Day - July 31	World Ranger Day is organised by the International Ranger Federation and was first held in 2007.

August 2018

DAY	THEME & SOME FACTS
Earth Overshoot Day 2018 – 1st August	An initiative of Global Footprint Network, which is an international research organization that is changing how the world measures and manages its natural resources.
73rd Hiroshima day – 6thAugust
National Handloom Day - 7thAugust
International Day Of The World's Indigenous Peoples – 9th August	Theme - ‘Indigenous peoples’ migration and movement’.
World Biofuel Day -  10thAugust	Narendra Modi unveiled a Booklet on “National Policy on Biofuels 2018”.
18th International Youth Day – 12th August	Theme: “Safe space for Youth”.
World Elephant Day - 12thAugust
International left handers day – 13th August
Shaheed Saman Diwas - 14thAugust	Observed in all districts of Madhya Pradesh, to honour families of martyrs of Madhya Pradesh origin.
72nd Independence Day - 15thAugust	Rajasthan government announced that it would observe September as ‘month of nutrition’
World Photography Day – 19thAugust
World Humanitarian Day - 19thAugust	Campaign launched on World Humanitarian Day is "#NotATarget"
World Mosquito Day – 20thAugust
National Sadbhavana Day – 20th August	74th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi
World senior citizen day – 21st August	Theme - “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society.”
National Sports Day – 29thAugust	Birthday of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand
International Day against Nuclear Tests – 29th August
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances – 30thAugust