Important Days And Dates In October 2021

1-October: International Day of the Older person
Why & When
To honour older people who made important contributions to society and raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges of ageing in today’s world.

2-October: “Mahatma Gandhi birthday, International day of non-violence
Why & When
The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.

4-October: World Animal Welfare Day, World Habitat Day
Why&When:
Building the celebration of World Animal Day mobilises people for action now for a better future for animals.

Why&When-World Habitat Day:
Observed on the first Monday of October of every year to show the state of our towns and cities and the fundamental right of all to a fair shelter.

5-October: World Teachers Day
Why&When-World Teachers day:
For the rights and responsibilities of teachers and standards for their primary preparation and additional education, recruitment, profession, pedagogy

7-October: World Cotton Day
Why&When:
Reflecting the importance of cotton as a global commodity.

8-October: Air Force Day, World Egg Day
Why&When-Air Force Day:
Establishment of Air Force in India.

Why&When-World Egg Day:
It is celebrated on the second Friday in October each year. For ages, eggs have played a major part in sustaining families around the world.

9-October: World Post Day, World Migratory Bird Day
Why&When-World Post day:
The anniversary of the Universal Postal Union which was established in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern

Why&When-World Migratory Bird Day:
A global campaign devoted to raising awareness of migratory birds.

(9-15)October: National Postal Week(India)
Why&When: To build awareness about the performance and participation of the postal sector in social and economic development.

October-9: World Post day
October-11: Savings Bank Day
October-12: Postal Life Insurance Day
October-13: Philately Day
October-14: Business Development Day
October-15: Mail Day
10-October: World Mental Health Day
Why&When-World Mental Health Day:
Raising awareness of mental health problems around the world

11-October: International Day of the Girl Child
Why&When:
The challenges girls face and to encourage girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.

12-October: World Arthritis Day
Why&When:
To raise and promote awareness of the symptoms connected to rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs)

13-October: International Day for Disaster Reduction
Why&When:
To encourage a global society of risk-awareness and disaster reduction.

14-October: World Standards Day, World Sight Day
Why&When:
Rewarding to the collaborative efforts of specialists worldwide who develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.

Why&When-World Sight Day:
awareness of blindness and vision impairment.

15-October: World Student’s Day
Why&When:
To acknowledge the birth anniversary of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and his works towards the students

16-October: World Food Day
Why&When:
In celebration of the date of the establishing of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.

17-October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Why&When:
To raise awareness about poverty and its eradication by mutual help.

20-October: National Solidarity Day
Why&When:
A yearly remembrance of the fundamental unity.

21-October: Police Commemoration Day
Why&When:
Seen as ‘Police Commemoration Day‘ to all Police Forces across the country.

24-October: United Nations Day, Raising day of Indo Tibetan Border Police, World Development Information Day
Why&When-United Nations Day:
The anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.

Why&When-Raising day of Indo Tibetan Border Police:
The ITBP was meant for deployment along India’s border with Tibet.

Why&When-World Development Information Day:
To attract the world to development difficulties and the call to establish a global partnership to solve them

25-October: National Ayurveda day
Why&When:
The National Ayurveda Day is observed on the Dhanvantari Jayanti. The Hindu God Dhanvantari is considered as the propagator of Ayurveda.

27-October: Infantry Day
Why&When:
The first battalion of the Sikh Regiment was airdropped from Delhi to Srinagar to liberate Kashmir.

28 October to 2 November: Vigilance Awareness week
Why&When:
Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW) is being celebrated every year and coincides with the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

31-October: Rashtriya Ekta Diwas(National Unity Day)
Why&When:
The birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

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