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Days & Themes

World Drowning Prevention Day Observed Globally on 25 July with Focus on Collective Action

29 Jul 2026

• World Drowning Prevention Day was declared through a UN General Assembly resolution in April 2021.

Days & Themes

International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem 2026 Observed on 26 July

29 Jul 2026

• UNESCO Headquarters: Paris, France
• Director-General of UNESCO: Audrey Azoulay

Foundations / Anniversaries

Former Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Hira Singh Bisht Passes Away at 85

29 Jul 2026

• State of Uttarakhand was created on 9 November 2000 as the 27th state of India.

Committees

Government Sets Up High-Powered Task Force Under Nandan Nilekani for Examination System Reforms

27 Jul 2026

• Task Force Leader: Nandan Nilekani
• Total Panel Strength: 6 Members

Days & Themes

India Marks 167th Income Tax Day on 24 July

25 Jul 2026

• Introducer of Income Tax in India: Sir James Wilson (1860)
• New Act Replacing 1961 Legislation: Income Tax Act, 2025 (Effective 1 April 2026)

Days & Themes

National Broadcasting Day Observed Nationwide on 23 July

25 Jul 2026

• First Broadcast Date: 23 July 1927
• Renamed All India Radio: 8 June 1936
• Official Adoption of 'Akashvani': 1956

Foundations / Anniversaries

Former England Football Captain Kevin Keegan Passes Away at 75

23 Jul 2026

• Sport: Football (Soccer)
• Country Represented: England

Days & Themes

National Mango Day Observed Annually Across India on July 22

22 Jul 2026

• Scientific Name of Mango: Mangifera indica
• National Fruit of India: Mango

Days & Themes

World Observes World Youth Skills Day on July 15 and International Moon Day on July 20

21 Jul 2026

• Apollo 11 Landing Year: 1969
• First Human on Moon: Neil Armstrong
• WYSD Inaugural Year: 2015

Reports

NITI Aayog Releases Blueprint to Propel India's Bioeconomy to USD 691 Billion by 2035

20 Jul 2026

• NITI Aayog Established: January 1, 2015
• NITI Aayog Headquarters: New Delhi
• Chairperson: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Days & Themes

Global Community Observes Nelson Mandela International Day

18 Jul 2026

• Nelson Mandela Nobel Peace Prize Year: 1993
• Mandela Day designated by UN: November 2009 (First observed July 18, 2010)

Rankings

NITI Aayog Releases Investment Friendliness Index to Benchmark State Ecosystems

18 Jul 2026

• NITI Aayog Formed: January 1, 2015
• NITI Aayog Headquarters: New Delhi
• NITI Aayog Chairperson: Narendra Modi
• NITI Aayog Vice-Chairperson: Ashok Lahiri

Rankings

NITI Aayog Unveils Investment Friendliness Index to Rank States on Business Ecosystems

18 Jul 2026

• NITI Aayog Formed: January 1, 2015
• NITI Aayog Headquarters: New Delhi
• NITI Aayog Chairperson: Narendra Modi
• NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson: Ashok Lahiri

Days & Themes

World Population Day and World Horse Day Observed on July 11

11 Jul 2026

• The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is headquartered in New York, USA.

Reports

MoSPI Report Identifies Prayagraj and Patna as Cities with Highest Unemployment Rates

7 Jul 2026

• MoSPI Minister of State (Independent Charge): Rao Inderjit Singh
• PLFS (Periodic Labour Force Survey) launched by MoSPI in: April 2017

Rankings

Tamil Nadu Records Highest Growth Rate to Emerge as India's Leading Merchandise Exporter

7 Jul 2026

• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry: Piyush Goyal
• Tamil Nadu Capital: Chennai

Days & Themes

World Rural Development Day Observed on 6 July

6 Jul 2026

• World Rural Development Day: Observed on 6 July annually

Foundations / Anniversaries

Digital India Initiative Celebrates 11 Years of Empowering the Nation's Tech Ecosystem

4 Jul 2026

• Digital India Launch Date: 1 July 2015
• Union Minister of Electronics and IT (MeitY): Ashwini Vaishnaw

Foundations / Anniversaries

Ninth Anniversary of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Observed on July 1

2 Jul 2026

• The GST Council is a constitutional body established under Article 279A of the Indian Constitution.

Days & Themes

National Doctors' Day 2026 Celebrated with Theme 'Behind the Mask: Who Heals the Healers?'

2 Jul 2026

• Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1961.

Days & Themes

India Celebrates 78th National Chartered Accountant Day on July 1

2 Jul 2026

• ICAI was established under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949.
• ICAI Headquarters: New Delhi.

Days & Themes

International Asteroid Day and International Day of Parliamentarism Observed on 30 June

30 Jun 2026

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Founded: 30 June 1889
• IPU Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• IPU Member Parliaments: 183

Committees

MIB Sets Up High-Level Study Group to Address Challenges in Indian Cinema

30 Jun 2026

• MIB: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Days & Themes

International Day of Deafblindness Observed Annually on June 27

29 Jun 2026

• Helen Keller Birth Year: 1880
• Helen Keller's famous autobiography: 'The Story of My Life'

Reports

NITI Aayog Releases 8th Edition of Trade Watch Quarterly Focus on Pharmaceutical Sector

27 Jun 2026

• NITI Aayog Established: 1 January 2015 (replacing the Planning Commission)
• NITI Aayog Chairperson: Prime Minister of India
• NITI Aayog Headquarters: New Delhi

Rankings

China's LineShine Tops 67th TOP500 Supercomputer Rankings as World's Fastest System

27 Jun 2026

• Petaflop: A unit of computing speed equal to one thousand million million (10^15) floating-point operations per second
• National Supercomputing Mission (NSM): Launched in India in 2015 to build a grid of supercomputers

Days & Themes

International Day of Women in Diplomacy Celebrated Globally on June 24

24 Jun 2026

• Established by: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2022
• UNGA Headquarters: New York, US
• First female President of UNGA: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (India, 1953)

Foundations / Anniversaries

Annual Ambubachi Mela 2026 Festivities Commence at Kamakhya Temple in Assam

23 Jun 2026

• Kamakhya Temple Location: Nilachal Hills, Guwahati, Assam
• Ambubachi Mela state: Assam
• Chief Minister of Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Reports

UNCTAD Report Crowns India as the World's Leading Ship Recycling Nation in 2025

23 Jun 2026

• UNCTAD HQ: Geneva, Switzerland
• UNCTAD Establishment Year: 1964
• Maritime India Vision 2030 target: Aims to boost Indian port capacity and develop sustainable maritime practices.

Reports

Unemployment Rate in India Climbs to 5.5% in May 2026

16 Jun 2026

• Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is released by: National Statistical Office (NSO)
• Parent Ministry of NSO: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)

CA

Former Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale Pens New Book 'China's Wars'

15 Jun 2026

• Vijay Gokhale served as India's 32nd Foreign Secretary from 2018 to 2020.
• Ministry of External Affairs of India is located at South Block, New Delhi.

Days & Themes

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2026 Spotlights Elder Care and Rights

15 Jun 2026

• United Nations Headquarters: New York, USA
• UN Secretary-General: António Guterres
• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was officially recognized by the UN General Assembly in December 2011.

Days & Themes

Global Wind Day 2026 Observed on June 15 to Accelerate Wind Energy Adoptions

15 Jun 2026

• Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) HQ: Brussels, Belgium
• GWEC was established in 2005.

CA

Ministry of Ayush Sets Guinness World Record for Live Yoga Stream Viewership

15 Jun 2026

• International Day of Yoga is celebrated annually on June 21.
• The first International Day of Yoga was celebrated in 2015.
• Ministry of Ayush is headed by Minister of State (Independent Charge).

Days & Themes

International Albinism Awareness Day and World Blood Donor Day Observed Globally

14 Jun 2026

• World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• WHO Director-General: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Days & Themes

UN-Established International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations Commemorated Globally

10 Jun 2026

• UN Headquarters: New York, USA
• UN Secretary-General: António Guterres
• UNGA Establishment: 1945

Reports

India Ranks as World's Fifth Most Digitalised Economy in SIDE 2026 Report

8 Jun 2026

• IPCIDE stands for Prosus Centre for Internet and Digital Economy under ICRIER
• ICRIER is a premier economic policy think-tank based in New Delhi

Days & Themes

World Oceans Day 2026 Observed Globally on June 8

8 Jun 2026

• UN Designation Year for World Oceans Day: 2008
• SDG 14: Life Below Water

Days & Themes

World Food Safety Day 2026 Observed Globally on June 7

6 Jun 2026

• Jointly established by: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO)
• FAO Headquarters: Rome, Italy
• WHO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Days & Themes

World Environment Day 2026 Observed Globally with 'Now For Climate' Focus

5 Jun 2026

• UNEP Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya
• UNEP Executive Director: Inger Andersen
• World Environment Day First Observed: 1974

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