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Breast Cancer Awareness Month runs every year through October, from the 1st to the 31st. Its purpose is to increase public understanding of breast cancer and to widen access to early diagnosis and good-quality treatment...
Under the ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative, Uttarakhand has been named India's sixth fully literate state in 2026. A State or Union Territory earns this tag when functional literac...
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is observed on 1 October to promote regular, voluntary and unpaid blood donation. Around 75% of blood collected in India comes from voluntary donors. A Nationwide Mega Voluntary Bloo...
The 11th Ayurveda Day was observed on 23 September 2026 to promote awareness of Ayurveda's role in health and wellness. The 2026 theme is "Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow". First observed in 2016, the day was earlier h...
The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to raise awareness on drug abuse and offer prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, has reached 34.54 crore citiz...
India is observing National Nutrition Week 2026 from September 1 to 7 to raise awareness about healthy eating and proper nutrition. The week was started in 1982 through the Food and Nutrition Board to spread awareness on...
India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Arrangement (MoA) on Maritime Security Cooperation on 20 August 2026. It covers Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), information sharing, Search and Rescue (SAR), Humanitarian Assistanc...
India's first virtual zoo has been opened at the Indore Zoo in Madhya Pradesh. Alongside the virtual zoo, the facility also features a 14-D cinema and a virtual jungle safari, offering visitors an immersive digital exper...
IntroductionTo significantly enhance intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the Ministry of Defence on 17 August 2026 signed a landmark ₹1,943 crore contra...
National Bone and Joint Day was observed on 4 August to raise awareness about bone, joint, spine and musculoskeletal health. It was started in 2012 by the Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA) with the slogan "Stronger Bo...
The Prime Minister launched the 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan' from Kashi (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh. It is a nationwide anti-drug awareness campaign that will run for 100 weeks.The campaign was first...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive cultural observance, the 650th birth anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas is being strictly and officially commemorated across India with massive aggressive programs runn...
