Important Days of the year- Januray, February, March

Day of the Month	Event	Extra Info
January
10th  Jan	World Hindi Day	Started in 1975, when the First World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur, by the then PM Indira Gandhi.
12th Jan	Birthday of Swami Vivekananda	Narendra Nath Datta, popularly known as Swami Vivekananda, was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India. Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his speech which began, "Sisters and brothers of America ...," in which he introduced Hinduism, at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893. Read More >>
12th Jan	National Youth Day	In 1984 the Government of India declared this day as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year. It was felt that the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian Youth.
15th Jan	Indian Army Day	Celebrated in recognition of Lieutenant General (later Field Marshal) K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.
18th Jan	National Immunisation Day	Every year, India observes National Immunisation Day in January to mark the launch of pulse polio programme in 1995.
24th Jan	National Girl Child Day	National Girl Child Day celebration was started by the Women and Child Development Ministry since 2008.The purpose of this day is to focus attention on the depleting female to male ratio and take a stand on issues of female foeticide, domestic violence and malnutrition in children.
25th Jan	National Voters Day	Started from January 25th, 2011 to mark Election Commission's foundation day. The purpose of this day is to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process of the country.
28th Jan	Birthday of Lala Lajpat Rai	Lajpat Rai was born in Dhudike (now in Moga district, Punjab) on 28 January 1865. Popularly known as Punjab Kesari', HE was an Indian Punjabi author and a politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian Independence movement. He was part of the ‘Lal Bal Pal’ trio. He was also associated with activities of Punjab National Bank and Lakshmi Insurance Company in their early stages. Read More >>
30th Jan	Anti Leprosy Day or World Leprosy Day	World Leprosy Day is observed internationally on January 30 or its nearest Sunday to increase the public awareness of the Leprosy or Hansen's Disease. This day was chosen in commemoration of the death of Gandhi, the leader of India who understood the importance of leprosy. Leprosy is an infectious chronic disease that targets the nervous system, especially the nerves in the cooler parts of the body - the hands, feet, and face.
30th Jan	Martyr’s Day	The Day marks the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1948.
February
2nd Feb	World Wetlands Day	World Wetland Day marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar Convention, on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. WWD was celebrated for the first time in 1997.
4th Feb	World Cancer Day	World Cancer Day was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008. The primary goal of the World Cancer Day is to significantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer by 2020.
10th Feb	National Deworming Day	Launched by the Ministry of Health & Welfare on 9th February, 2015. It is a groundbreaking initiative focused on reducing the threat of parasitic worm infections, a widespread health issue affecting over 241 million children in India alone.
13th Feb	World Radio Day	It was proclaimed on 3 November 2011 by UNESCO's 36th General Conference after originally being proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, in order to remember the unique power of radio that touched lives and brought people together across every corner of the globe. Read More >>
13th Feb	Birthday of Sarojini Naidu	Sarojini Naidu (born as Sarojini Chattopadhyay), also known by the sobriquet- The Nightingale of India, was an Indian independence activist and a poet. Naidu served as the first governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1947 to 1949; the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state. She was the second woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress in 1925 and the first Indian woman to do so. Read More >>
21st Feb	International Mother Language Day	Aim is to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999, it was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages. It has been observed since 2000. The date corresponds to the day in 1952 when students from the University of Dhaka and Dhaka Medical College, demonstrating for the recognition of Bangla as one of the two national languages of East Pakistan, were shot dead by police near the Dhaka High Court in the capital of present-day Bangladesh. Read More >>
28th Feb	National Science Day	Celebrated each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman on 28 February 1928. For his discovery, Sir C V Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. The first National Science Day was celebrated on 28th February, 1987, after the Union Government accepted the proposal of National Council for Science and Technology Communications in 1986 to observe this day as National Science Day.
28th or 29th Feb	International Rare Disease Day	Rare Disease Day is an observance held on the last day of February to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment and medical representation for individuals with rare diseases and their families. It was established in 2008. In 2009 Rare Disease Day went global as NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders) mobilized 200 rare disease patient advocacy organizations in the United States while organizations in China, Australia, Taiwan, and Latin America also lead efforts in their respective countries to coordinate activities and promote the day. The first Rare Disease Day was held on 29 February 2008 in numerous European nations and in Canada through the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders, organized by EURORDIS. The date was chosen because February 29 is a "rare day," and 2008 was the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Orphan Drug Act in the United States.
March
3rd Mar	World Wildlife Day	On 20th December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided to proclaim 3 March(the day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973) as World Wildlife Day, which was proposed by Thailand, to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora.
8th Mar	International Women’s Day	The earliest Women’s Day observance was held on February 28, 1909, in New York; International Women's Day was first observed as a popular event after 1977 when the United Nations General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN Day for women's rights and world peace. Read More >>
2nd Thursday in March	World Kidney Day	WKD is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF). This holiday was intended to raise awareness about afflictions of the kidney. World Kidney Day started in 2006.
15th Mar	World Consumer Rights Day	On 15 March 1962, President John F Kennedy gave an address to the US congress in which he formally addressed the issue of consumer rights. He was the first world leader to do so, and the consumer movement now marks 15 March every year as a means of raising global awareness about consumer rights. WCRD was first observed on 15 March 1983, and has since become an important occasion for mobilising citizen action.
20th Mar	World Sparrow Day	Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the house sparrow and other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations. It is an international initiative by the Nature Forever Society of India in collaboration with the Eco-Sys Action Foundation (France) and numerous other national and international organisations across the world. The first World Sparrow Day was celebrated in 2010 in different parts of the world. Read More >>
21st Mar	International Day of Forest	International Day of Forests, the 21st day of March, was established by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on November 28, 2012.International Day of Forests was observed for the first time on March 21, 2013. Read More >>
22nd Mar	World Water Day	This day was first formally proposed in Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. In 1993, the first World Water Day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly. The day focuses attention on the importance of freshwater and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Read More >>
23rd Mar	World Meteorological Day	The United Nations' (UN) World Meteorological Day is annually held on or around March 23 to remember the World Meteorological Organization's establishment on that date in 1950.World Meteorological Day has been observed on March 23 each year since 1961. Read More >>
24th Mar	World Tuberculosis Day	It is celebrated to commemorate the day on which Dr. Robert Koch discovered the cause of Tuberculosis, the TB Bacillus in 1882. The day aims to build public awareness about the global epidemic of TB and efforts to eliminate the disease. Read More >>
25th Mar	International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade	On December 17, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly designated March 25 as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It was first observed in 2008. Read More >>
Last Saturday of March	Earth Hour	Earth Hour is a global campaign for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event is held worldwide annually and encourages individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday in March, as a symbol for their commitment to the planet. It was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Read More >>