Important Days & Themes Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Yesterday

• On 2 October 2026 — the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri — the Prime Minister paid tributes and urged people to buy at least one Khadi product.

Thu, 01 Oct 2026

• National Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2026 was observed on 1 October with the theme 'One Drop of Humanity. Give Blood. Save Lives.'

Fri, 11 Sept 2026

• On 11 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Acharya Vinoba Bhave on his birth anniversary, recalling his call of 'Jai Jagat'.

Mon, 07 Sept 2026

• India marked the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on 7 September 2026, with a PIB backgrounder noting that the National Clean Air Programme now covers 130 cities and has released ₹16,423.55 crore in performance-linked grants.
• On 7 September 2026, Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav announced that the main celebration of the 11th Ayurveda Day will be held in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on 23 September 2026 with the theme 'Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow'.

Sun, 06 Sept 2026

• On 6 September 2026, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav led International Vulture Awareness Day celebrations at Panchkula, Haryana, and opened a national workshop titled 'From Crisis to Recovery – Conserving India's Vultures'.

Sat, 05 Sept 2026

• On Teachers' Day, 5 September 2026, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers Awards on 82 teachers, faculty members and skill trainers in New Delhi.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

• On 31 July 2026 PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to revolutionary martyr Udham Singh on his Balidan Diwas, sharing a Sanskrit subhashitam on valour.
• On 31 July 2026 PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to Hindi-Urdu writer Munshi Premchand on his birth anniversary, recalling Kashi as his birthplace and karmabhoomi.

Wed, 29 Jul 2026

• At the NTCA's Global Tiger Day event in New Delhi on 29 July 2026, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav highlighted India's 3,682 tigers and 58 tiger reserves and launched the NTCA eco-tourism webpage.

Tue, 28 Jul 2026

• On World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2026, the Health Ministry marked eight years of the National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme under the global theme 'Hepatitis: Let's Break It Down'.

Mon, 27 Jul 2026

• The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) marked its 20th Foundation Day on 27 July 2026 at Prithvi Bhawan, New Delhi, with Secretary Dr N. Kalaiselvi presiding.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on their Raising Day on 27 July 2026, noting their role in eliminating the menace of Maoism.

Sun, 26 Jul 2026

• India observed the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26 July 2026; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, addressing the celebrations at Dras, said Operation Sindoor proved India's capability to respond decisively and that any talks with Pakistan would focus only on PoK.

Sat, 25 Jul 2026

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary on 25 July 2026.

Fri, 24 Jul 2026

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, at the CBDT's 167th Income Tax Day celebrations in New Delhi on 24 July 2026, outlined the '5Rs of Responsive Tax Governance' – Recognise, Respond, Redress, Reflect and Reform.

Thu, 23 Jul 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad on their birth anniversaries on 23 July 2026.
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid floral tributes to freedom fighter Subramania Siva on his death anniversary at Uprashtrapati Bhawan on 23 July 2026.

Sun, 19 Jul 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the revolutionary Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary on 19 July 2026.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026

• The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) celebrated its 98th Foundation Day on 16 July 2026, with Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan saying ICAR developed 386 improved varieties across 44 crops in the past year.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings on the occasion of Rath Yatra on 16 July 2026, seeking the blessings of Mahaprabhu Jagannath.

Wed, 15 Jul 2026

• On World Youth Skills Day, 15 July 2026, MoS Jayant Chaudhary unveiled the IndiaSkills Competition 2026–27 guidelines covering 63 skill categories, launched the WorldSkills India Champions Club and announced a ~₹530-crore Skills Outcomes Fund.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to K. Kamaraj on his birth anniversary on 15 July 2026, remembering him as a stalwart of India's freedom movement.

Tue, 14 Jul 2026

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 14 July 2026 flagged off the 13-day 'Shaurya Vijay Yatra' motorcycle expedition from the National War Memorial, New Delhi, to the Kargil War Memorial in Dras, Ladakh.

Mon, 06 Jul 2026

• The Health Ministry held a national multistakeholder consultation in New Delhi on 6 July 2026, World Zoonoses Day, on a National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Zoonoses based on the One Health approach.

Sun, 31 May 2026

• World No Tobacco Day was observed on 31 May 2026 with the WHO theme 'Unmasking the appeal – countering nicotine and tobacco addiction'.
• On 31 May 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar on her birth anniversary, recalling her good governance and reconstruction of temples and pilgrimage sites.

Sat, 30 May 2026

• Goa marked its 40th Statehood Day on 30 May 2026; Goa became the 25th State of India on 30 May 1987.

Fri, 29 May 2026

• The International Day of UN Peacekeepers was observed on 29 May 2026 with the theme 'Invest in Peace'; 29 May marks the anniversary of the first UN peacekeeping mission in 1948.

Wed, 27 May 2026

• Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav announced on 27 May 2026 that the main International Day of Yoga 2026 event will be held in Kolkata on 21 June, with the theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'.