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

Wed, 03 Jun 2026

• On World Bicycle Day, 3 June 2026, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya cycled with Sports Ministry and SAI staff at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi; the Ministry gave this year's theme as 'Cycling for a Greener Future'.

Tue, 02 Jun 2026

• On 2 June 2026, Telangana marked its Formation Day, with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy paying tributes at the Martyrs Memorial in Gun Park and unfurling the national flag at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad; the State was formed on 2 June 2014 under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

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'.

Sun, 24 May 2026

• The 75th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle on 24 May 2026 was held at over 8,000 locations to mark Commonwealth Games Day, with the main event at Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Riverfront ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in the city.

Fri, 22 May 2026

• On 22 May 2026 Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav led the national celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity at IIFM Bhopal, themed 'Acting Locally for Global Impact'.

Wed, 20 May 2026

• On World Metrology Day, 20 May 2026, the Department of Consumer Affairs highlighted the theme 'Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making', 40 Government Approved Test Centre certificates and the new e-Maap legal-metrology portal.

Sat, 16 May 2026

• On 16 May 2026 Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan addressed Sikkim's 51st Statehood Day celebrations in Gangtok, where 21 MDoNER-supported projects worth ₹223 crore were inaugurated or had foundation stones laid.

Tue, 12 May 2026

• On 12 May 2026 CSIR said 13 indigenous technologies of CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, were transferred to industries and start-ups at a National Technology Day event at CSIR headquarters, New Delhi.

Mon, 11 May 2026

• On National Technology Day, 11 May 2026, which recalls the Pokhran nuclear tests of 1998, the 'Vigyan–Tech' programme of 14 scientific ministries was held at BRIC–NII, New Delhi, where ICMR licensed three medical technologies to industry.

Thu, 07 May 2026

• On 7 May 2026 PM Narendra Modi saluted the armed forces on one year of Operation Sindoor, the strikes of 7 May 2025 on nine terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir after the Pahalgam terror attack.

Mon, 04 May 2026

• The Ministry of Ayush held an Inter-Ministerial Committee meeting in New Delhi on 4 May 2026, chaired by Minister of State (Independent Charge) Prataprao Jadhav, to plan the International Day of Yoga 2026.

Sun, 03 May 2026

• World Press Freedom Day was observed on 3 May 2026 on the theme 'Shaping a Future at Peace: Promoting Press Freedom for Human Rights, Development, and Security', with UNESCO's global conference co-hosted with Zambia in Lusaka on 4 May.

Sat, 02 May 2026

• More than 6,000 participants performed Bhujangasana together at Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad, entering the Asia Book of Records, at the Yoga Mahotsav marking the 50-day countdown to International Day of Yoga 2026, the Ministry of Ayush said on 2 May 2026.

Fri, 01 May 2026

• Maharashtra and Gujarat marked their statehood days on 1 May 2026, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting the people of both states; the two states were formed on 1 May 1960 under the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.

Thu, 09 Apr 2026

• CRPF Valour Day was observed on 9 April 2026, marking the day in 1965 when CRPF personnel held Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch against enemy advances.

Sun, 05 Apr 2026

• National Maritime Day was observed on 5 April 2026; it marks the voyage of the SS Loyalty, owned by the Scindia Steam Navigation Company, from Mumbai to London on 5 April 1919.

Wed, 01 Apr 2026

• Odisha celebrated Utkal Divas (Odisha Day) on 1 April 2026, its 90th foundation day, marking the creation of the province of Orissa on a linguistic basis in 1936.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026

• On Mahavir Jayanti, 31 March 2026, PM Modi inaugurated the Samrat Samprati Sangrahalay, a Jain Heritage Museum at Koba Tirth in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Sat, 28 Mar 2026

• On 28 March 2026 WWF-India and the Environment Ministry marked the 20th anniversary of Earth Hour with awareness activities in Gwalior and a nationwide 8:30–9:30 pm switch-off.

Mon, 23 Mar 2026

• On 23 March 2026, Shaheed Diwas, the PM and Rajya Sabha paid tribute to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, who were martyred on 23 March 1931; Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia's birth anniversary was also observed the same day.

Sun, 22 Mar 2026

• Bihar marked its 114th foundation day on 22 March 2026, recalling its creation from the Bengal Presidency on 22 March 1912, with a three-day state celebration at Gandhi Maidan, Patna, on the theme 'Unnat Bihar, Ujjwal Bihar'.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage on 12 March 2026 to those who took part in the Dandi March, which began on 12 March 1930, and invoked it at the NXT Summit the same evening.

Wed, 04 Mar 2026

• National Safety Day was observed across India on 4 March 2026, launching the 55th National Safety Week/Month with the theme 'Engage, Educate & Empower People to Enhance Safety'.

Tue, 03 Mar 2026

• World Wildlife Day was observed on 3 March 2026 with the theme 'Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods'; the day marks the adoption of CITES.

Sat, 28 Feb 2026

• India observed National Science Day on 28 February 2026 with the theme 'Women in Science: Catalysing Viksit Bharat', marking C.V. Raman's discovery of the Raman Effect.

Sat, 21 Feb 2026

• Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released the updated Constitution of India in Gujarati and Tamil and the 8th edition of the Legal Glossary (English–Hindi) at the Vice President's Enclave, New Delhi, on International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2026.