January :-

January 1 - Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day

January 6 - World War Orphans Day
January 9 - NRI Day or Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas
January 10 - World Laughter Day
January 11 - Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
January 12 - National Youth Day or Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
January 15 - National Army Day
January 23 - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Birth Anniversary
January 24 - National Girl Child Day of India
January 25 - National Tourism Day, National Voters Day
January 26 - Republic Day of India, International Customs duty day
January 27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 28 - Data Protection Day,Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
January 30 - National Martyr’s Day or Sarvodaya Day,World Leprosy Eradication Day
February :-
February 2 - World Wetlands Day
February 4 - World Cancer Day, national Day of Srilanka, Facebook day
2nd Sunday of February - World Marriage Day
February 6 - International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
February 11 - World Day of the Sick
February 12 - Darwin Day
February 13 - World Radio Day, National womens day or Sarojini Naydu’s Birthday
February 14 - Valantine's Day
February 20 - World Day of Social Justice
February 21 - International Mother Language Day
February 22 - World Scout Day, World Thinking day
February 23 - World Peace and Understanding Day
February 24 - Central Excise Day
February 28 - National Science Day
March :-
March 3 - National Defence Day
March 4 - National Safety Day,World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation, National
Security Day
March 8 - International Womens’ Day
March 13 - World Rotaract Day
March 14 - World Pie day
2nd Monday of March - Commonwealth Day
2nd Thursday of March - World Kidney Day
March 15 - World Consumer Rights Day, World Disabled Day, World Contact Day
March 16 - National Vaccination Day
March 18 - National Ordinance Factories Day
March 20 - International Day of Happiness, World sparrow day
March 21 - World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, World Poetry Day, World Down Syndrome day, World Puppetry day
3rd Friday of March - World Sleep Day
March 22 - World Water Day
March 23 - World Meteorological Day, Pakistan Day(Youm-e-pakistan)
March 24 - World TB Day, International Day for Achievers
March 25 - International Day of Remembrance – Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave
Trade
March 26 - World Purple day(epilepsy awareness day)
March 27 - World Drama Day or World Theater Day
April :-
April 1 - Orissa Day, April fool's day
April 2 - World Autism Awareness Day
April 4 - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 5 - National Maritime Day
April 7 - World Health Day
April 8 - World Romani Day
April 12 - World Aviation & Cosmonauts Day
April 13 - Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day
April 14 - B.R.Ambedkar Remembrance Day
April 15 - World day of Silence, Day of Dialogue
April 17 - World Haemophilia Day
April 18 - World Heritage Day
April 21 - World Creativity and Innovation Day, National Secrataries day, National Civil
Services Day
April 22 - World Earth Day
April 23 - World Book and Copyright Day, World English Language Day
April 24 - World Lab Animals Day
April 25 - World Malaria Day, Italy Liberation Day
April 26 - World Intellectual Property Day
April 28 - International Worker’s Memorial Day, World day for Safety and Health at work
April 29 - World Dance Day
April 30 - International Jazz Day
May :-
May 01 - World Labour Day or May Day or Workers Day, Maharashtra Day
May 03 - Press Freedom Day(Intl.), International Sun Day, World Asthma Day, International
Energy Day
May 04 - Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International Firefighters’ Day
1st Sunday of May - World Laughter Day
May 05 - World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day
May 06 - World No Diet Day
May 08 - World Red Cross Day or Red Crescent Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for
Lost Lives of Second World War
May 09 - World Thalassaemia Day
2nd sunday of May - World Mother Day
May 10 - International Migratory Bird Day
May 11 - National technology day
May 12 - International Nurses Day
May 13 - International Criminal Court Day
May 15 - International Day of the Families
May 17 - World Tele-communication and Information Society Day, Wold AIDS Vaccination
day,World Hypertension Day, International day against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 18 - World Museum Day
May 20 - World Meteorology Day
May 21 - National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development
May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity
May 24 - Commonwealth Day
May 25 - World Missing Childrens day
May 29 - International Day of Peacekeepers
May 31 - World Anti Tobacco Day
June :-
June 1 - Global Day of Parents
June 4 - World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 - World Environment Day
June 8 - World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day
June 12 - World Day Against Child Labor
June 14 - World Blood Donor Day
June 15 - World elder abuse awareness day
3rd Sunday of June - World Father’s Day
June 16 - International Integration Day
June 18 - International Picnic Day
June 20 - World Refugee Day
June 21 - World Music Day
June 23 - International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International
Widows Day
June 26 - International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in
support of Victims of tortur4
July :-
July 1 - International Joke Day, world Doctor’s Day
July 2 - World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day
1st Saturday of July - International Day of Cooperatives
July 04 - America Indipendence Day
July 06 - World Zoonoses Day
JUly 07 - World Chocolate Day
July 11 - World Population Day
July 12 - International Malala Day
July 18 - International Nelson Mandela Day
July 26 - Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day
July 28 - World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day
July 29 - International Tiger Day
August :-
First Sunday in August - International Friendship Day
August 6 - Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day
August 8 - World Senior Citizen Day
August 9 - Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India
Day
August 12 - International Youth Day
August 13 - International Left Handers Day
August 14 - Pakistan’s Indipendence Day
August 15 - India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day
August 19 - World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
August 20 - National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day,
Indain Akshay Urja Diwas or day
August 21 - National Senior Citizen Day
August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
August 29 - National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday
August 30 - International day of the victims of enforced Disappearances
September :-
September 2 - World Coconut Day
September 5 - National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
September 7 - World Forgiveness Day
September 8 - World Literacy Day
September 10 - World Anti-Suicide Day
September 14 - Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
September 15 - International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day
September 16 - World Ozone Day
September 20 - RPF Foundation day
September 21 - World Peace Day or International day for Peace and Non-violence (UN),
World Alzheimer’s Day
September 22 - World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day
September 23 - International Day of the Deaf
September 26 - World Contraception Day, european day of languages
September 27 - World Tourism Day
September 28 - World Rabies Day
September 29 - World Heart Day
October :-
1st Monday of October - World Habitat Day
October 1 - World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly
October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence
October 3 - World Nature Day
October 4 - World Animal Day
October 5 - World Teacher’s Day
October 6 - World Wildlife Day
October 8 - Indian Air Force Day
October 9 - World Postal or Post-office Day
October 10 - World Mental Health Day, National Post-office DayA
October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child
2nd Thursday of October - World Sight Day
October 12 - World Arthritis Day
October 13 - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14 - World Standards Day
October 15 - Global Hand Washing Day, International Day of Rural Women, World White
Cane Safety Day
October 16 - World Food Day
October 17 - International Poverty Day for it's Eradication
October 20 - World Osteoporosis Day,World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day
October 24 - UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
October 27 - World day for Audio Visual Heritage
October 28 - International Animation Day
October 31 - World Savings Day or wold Thrift day, Halloween Day
November :-
November 1 - World Vegan Day
November 6 - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War
and Armed Conflict
November 7 - Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day
November 8 - World Radiology Day
November 9 - World Legal Service Day
November 10 - World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day
November 11 - National Education Day
November 12 - World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
November 13 - World Kindness Day
November 14 - Children’s Day(India), World Diabetes Day
November 16 - International Day for Endurance or Tolerance
November 17 - International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National
eplilepsy day
November 19 - World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day
November 20 - Universal Children’s Day
3rd Sunday of November - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
3rd Thursday of November - World Philosophy Day
November 21 - World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day, World Television Day
November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, World
Non-Veg day
November 26 - National Law Day or National constitution Day
November 30 - National Flag Day
December :-
December 1 - World AIDS Day
December 2 - World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 - International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day
December 4 - Indian Navy Day
December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day
December 9 - The International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10 - World Human Rights Day,International Children's Day of Broadcasting
December 11 - International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day
December 14 - National Energy Conservation Day(India)
December 16 - Vijay Diwas
December 18 - International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day
December 19 - Goa’s Libration Day
December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day
December 23 - National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas
December 25 - Christmas Day
 JANUARY 2019
1ST JAN-
1. PM Sheikh Hasina’s alliance won the Bangladesh’s election. Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka, Currency: Bangladeshi Taka.
2. Smriti Mandhana has been named as the International Cricket Council (ICC)
Women’s Cricketer of the Year as well as ICC Women’s ODI Player of the Year.
3. Actor Kader Khan has passed away at 81.Kader Khan was an Afghan-born
Indian-Canadian film actor, screenwriter, comedian, and director. As an actor,
he appeared in over 300 films after his debut film in the 1973 film Daag,
starring Rajesh Khanna, in which he acted as a prosecuting attorney.
2 JAN- 52nd World Day of Peace
ND

1. The World Day of Peace is a feast day of the Roman Catholic Church
dedicated to universal peace, held on 1 January, the Solemnity of Mary,
Mother of God. Theme :- ‘Good Politics is at the Service of Peace’ It is different
from International Day of Peace. The International Day of Peace is observed
annually on 21 September.
2. DRDO day -Defence Research and Development Organisation celebrated its
establishment day on 1st January.The Defence Research and Development
Organisation is an agency of the Republic of India, charged with the military’s
research and development, headquartered in New Delhi, India.
3 JAN-
RD

1. Indian Science Congress (ISC)-2019-PM Modi has inaugurated the 106th

edition of ISC-2019 at Lovely Professional University Jalandhar, Punjab on 3rd
January 2019. Theme :- ‘Future India: Science and Technology’
4 JAN-
TH

1. World Braille Day – January 4

5TH JAN-
1. Myanmar’s Independence Day, Myanmar :- Capital : Naypyidaw || Official
Language : Burmese || President : Win Myint || Currency : Kyat
2. Mountaineer Arunima Sinha- Arunima Sinha has become first woman
amputee to climb Mount Vinson (highest peak of Antarctica).She earlier
became the world’s first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest in 2013.
Mount Vinson Massif is a large mountain massif in Antarctica that is 21 km
long and 13 km wide and lies within the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth
Mountains. It overlooks the Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the Antarctic
Peninsula. The massif is located about 1,200 kilometres from the South Pole.
7TH JAN-
1. Kumbh Mela-Kumbh Mela will be held in Prayagraj over a course of 48 days
during January 15 to March 4.Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a mass Hindu
pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred or holy river.
Traditionally, four fairs are widely recognized as the Kumbh Melas: the Prayag
Kumbh Mela, Haridwar Kumbh Mela, the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha,
and Ujjain Simhastha.
8TH JAN-
1. The 76th Golden Globe Awards
9TH JAN-
1. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – January 9-India celebrates Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas on January 9 to mark the contribution of overseas
Indian community in development of India.The day commemorates
the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9
January 1915.
2. Swachh Bharat Mission
3. Global Aviation Summit 2019
10TH JAN-
1. The 33rd district of Tamil Nadu-Kallakurichi will be the 33rd
district of Tamil Nadu.This new district will be carved out by
bifurcating Viluppuram.
2. Mary’ Kom to become World No.1Acc. to International Boxing
Association’s (AIBA) latest world rankings, M C Mary Kom’s
unprecedented sixth world title triumph has celebrated the number
one position
11TH JAN-
1. National Youth Day-National Youth Day is celebrated in India on
12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the
Government of India declared the day as the National Youth Day
and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.
2. World Hindi Day-World’s most powerful passport-Japan has
retained the top position in the world’s most powerful passport list
that is Henley Passport Index.
3. 2019 Academy Awards without Host-Oscars 2019 will be held
without a host for the 1st time in 30 years.
12TH JAN-
1. New PM of Taiwan-Su Tseng-chang has been appointed as the
new Prime Minister of Taiwan by President Tsai Ing-wen.Taiwan
Capital: Taipei || Currency: New Taiwan dollar.
13 JAN-
TH

1. New Sultan of Malaysia-Tengku Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah

is set to be proclaimed as the Sultan of Pahang on 15 January 2019
Kids’ Golf World Championship
•Kartik Singh won the under-8 category Junior world title at the Kids’
Golf World Championship
•Golf World Championship organised by US kids Golf in Malaysia
14TH JAN-
1. Armed Forces Veterans Day
16TH JAN-
1. Tallest Shiva lingam in the country
20TH JAN-
1. 2019 AFC Asian Cup
24TH JAN-
1. National Girl Child Day
27TH JAN-
1. Annual Pulicat Day-The 8th Annual Pulicat Day will be
observed on February 2 at Pulicat.The day is celebrated as
the world wetlands day.
2. International Customs Day-International Customs Day
was observed on 26th January to recognise role of custom
officials and agencies in maintaining border security.
30TH JAN-
1. Martyrs’ Day-The 30 January is the date observed as
Martyrs’ Day at the national level.
31ST JAN-
1. National Salt Satyagraha Memorial-National Salt
Satyagraha Memorial is inaugurated at Dandi, Gujarat by
PM Modi.
2. National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP)
3. World Leprosy Eradication Day 2019
 FEBRUARY 2019
2ND FEB –
1. World Wetlands Day-World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year
on the 2nd February. The aim is to raise global awareness on the value
of wetlands for humanity and the planet. Theme :- ‘Wetlands and
Climate Change’.
2. 2019 AFC Asian Cup-Qatar has crowned as champion of 2019 AFC
Asian Cup. Runner-up : Japan. Champion: Qatar national football team
|| Dates: 5 Jan 2019 – 1 Feb 2019 || Teams: 24 || Top scorer: Almoez Ali
(Qatar) || Goals scored: 119
3 FEB-
RD

1. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF 2019)-It is India’s largest multi-

cultural street festival, has started in Mumbai.Mumbai is a densely
populated city on India’s west coast. A financial center, it’s India’s
largest city. On the Mumbai Harbour waterfront stands the iconic
Gateway of India stone arch, built by the British Raj in 1924. Offshore,
nearby Elephanta Island holds ancient cave temples dedicated to the
Hindu god Shiva. The city’s also famous as the heart of the Bollywood
film industry.
2. Bharat Rang Mahotsav-The 20th Bharat Rang Mahotsav has
inaugurated in New Delhi.It is organized by National School of Drama
and is inaugurated by Minister of State for Culture (I/C), Mahesh
Sharma.
3. ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023-The 13th edition of Men’s Cricket
World Cup will be played in India in 2023.The upcoming ICC Men’s
Cricket World Cup 2019 scheduled in England and Wales.
4 FEB-
TH

1. World Cancer Day

2. 71st Independence day of Sri Lanka
6TH FEB-
1. Festival ‘Sopan 2019-‘Sopan 2019’ in New Delhi is a music and dance
festival to encourage young artists to take up traditional art. ‘Sopan
2019’ will be organised by Sahitya Kala Parishad and Delhi Govt. with
New Delhi Municipal Council.
2. The 30th National Road Safety Week
3. Words Count Festival-The second edition of ‘Words Count Festival’
was held in Pune, Maharashtra.It was curated by the award-winning
screenwriter, author and columnist Advaita Kala.
4.Chinese New Year-The Chinese Lunar New Year was observed
on February 5.Chinese New Year is the Chinese festival that
celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese
calendar. The festival is usually referred to as the Spring Festival in
mainland China, and is one of several Lunar New Years in Asia.
7TH FEB-
1. Hockey World Cup 2023
8TH FEB-
1. Statue of Padmasambhava-Odisha Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik has unveiled a 19-foot-high statue of
Padmasambhava.In Tibetan Buddhism, he is a character of a
genre of literature called terma, an emanation of Amitābha
that is said to appear to tertöns in visionary encounters and a
focus of guru yoga practice, particularly in the Rimé schools.
The Nyingma school considers Padmasambhava to be a
founder of their tradition.
9TH FEB-
1. Krishi Kumbh-Krishi Kumbh is being organised in Motihari,
Bihar.Governor Lalji Tandon and Union Agriculture Minister
Radha Mohan Singh has inaugurated Krishi Kumbh.The aim is
to promote modern techniques and diversification in
agriculture that could help in doubling farmer’s income.
10TH FEB-
1. World Pulses Day-World Pulses Day is observed on 10th
February. It is the 1st of its kind, designated United Nations
global event to celebrate pulses worldwide.
2. Hero Gold Cup (Football)-Hero Gold Cup is a Football
tournament by All India Football Federation. a four-nation
competition (India, Iran, Myanmar and Nepal) has started in
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
11TH FEB-
1. Ladakh as 3rd Division in Jammu and Kashmir-Ladakh will
be third administrative division of Jammu and Kashmir state.
Saugat Biswas will be the first commissioner for the same.
12TH FEB-
1. 2019 Grammy Awards-The 61st Annual Grammy Awards
Ceremony was held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, USA
2. Darwin Day.
13TH FEB-
1. World Radio Day-World Radio Day is an observance day held
annually on 13 February to celebrate radio as a medium. It was
proclaimed on 3 November 2011 by UNESCO’s 36th General
Conference after originally being proposed by the Kingdom of
Spain.
16TH FEB-
1. 2018 Seoul Peace Prize -PM Modi will visit Korea where he
will be conferred with the 2018 Seoul Peace Prize at a
ceremony.
18TH FEB-
1. International Human Rights Prize-Abdul Aziz Muhamat, a
Sudanese refugee has won the prestigious Martin Ennals
Human Rights Prize.
20TH FEB-
1. International Annual Desert Festival-The 40th International
Annual Desert Festival was held at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
21ST FEB-
1. International Mother Language Day
2. World Day of Social Justice
23RD FEB-
1. World Thinking Day
27TH FEB-
1. Gandhi Peace Prize-President Kovind has awarded Gandhi
Peace Prize for the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
28TH FEB-
1. World’s Largest Bhagavad Gita-PM Modi has unveiled the
world’s largest Bhagavad Gita at ISKCON temple in south
Delhi.It has 670 pages, weighs 800 kg and is 2.80 metre tall
and 2.00 metre wide.
2. National Science Day
3. Rare Disease Day
Indian Financial Institutions | Abbreviations
and Expansions
 RT = Retweet
OMG = Oh My God IRL = In Real Life
LOL = Laugh Out Loud TIL = Today I Learned
LMAO = Laughing My A** Off IMO or IMHO = In My Opinion or In
JK = Just Kidding My Humble Opinion
BRB = Be Right Back TMW = That Moment When
NVM = Never Mind SMH = Shaking My Head
TTYL = Talk to You Later V = Very (“I’m v excited”)
NBD = No Big Deal P = Pretty (“I’m p excited”)
TBH = To Be Honest WYD = What (Are) You Doing
JOMO = Joy of Missing Out MCM = Man Monday
(opposite of FOMO) FB: Facebook
BAE = Before Anyone Else G+: Google +
TFW = That Feeling When IG: Instagram
DM: Direct Message LI: LinkedIn
PM: Private Message TW: Twitter
RT: Retweet YT: YouTube
WCW = Woman Crush Wednesday
RN = Right Now
TN = Tonight
BC = Because
Thx = Thanks
@ = At (but used in a sentence, not in an email address)
L8 = Late
OMW = On My Way
Bye = Get Out of Town (girl, bye)
OOTD = Outfit of the Day (akin to SOTD, Shoes of the Day and POTD,
Photo of the Day)
FTW = For The Win
HBU = How About You
WBU = What About You
FWIW = For What It’s Worth
YOLO = You Only Live Once
BTW = By The Way
ICYMI = In Case You Missed It
TY = Thank You
YW = You’re Welcome
IDC = I Don’t Care
FB = Facebook
IG = Instagram
SM = Social Media
DM = Direct Message (like on Twitter: “dm me”)
TBT = Throwback Thursday
FBF = Flashback Friday
NSFW = Not Safe For Work
LMK = Let Me Know
HMU = Hit Me Up