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National Solidarity Day, marked on 20 October, pays tribute to the Armed Forces and recalls the 1962 India–China War. On that date in 1962, China attacked India in NEFA (North-East Frontier Agency), present-day Arunachal...
The 70th Dhammachakra Pravartan Day was marked on 20 October 2026 at Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The day recalls 14 October 1956, Ashoka Vijayadashami, when Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and his followers adopted Buddhism...
Police Commemoration Day, also called Police Shaheed Diwas or Police Martyrs Day, is marked on 21 October to pay tribute to police personnel who laid down their lives on duty. It recalls 21 October 1959, when 10 Indian p...
Ruling that children are entitled to get online and use the internet, the Supreme Court placed this within their fundamental rights under Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty) and Article 19(1)(a) (Freedom of S...
Bathukamma, the floral festival of Telangana that runs for nine days, is being celebrated from 10 to 18 October 2026. The festival is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Gauri and is marked by honouring nature and womanh...
The birth anniversary of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was marked on 15 October, recalling his work for science, education and young people. Born on 15 October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, he served as India's 11th Presi...
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...
The 2026 Physics Nobel has gone to Belgian-American physicist Francis Halzen, honoured for his role in building the IceCube neutrino observatory and for the detection of high-energy neutrinos from astrophysical sources....
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...
Antyodaya Diwas is observed on 25 September, the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya (born 25 September 1916, died 11 February 1968). He is associated with Integral Humanism, which treats the growth of body,...
Manipur observed the 75th death anniversary of Lamyanba Hijam Irabot on 26 September 2026. Irabot (1896–1951) was a noted freedom fighter, social activist and communist leader from Manipur who championed the social and p...
National Service Scheme (NSS) Day is observed on 24 September to mark the founding of the NSS in India. The scheme was launched on 24 September 1969 by Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao, then Union Education Minister, coinciding with the...
