Category: Important Days

12th August celebrated as International Youth Day

August 12, 2020

• 12^th August celebrated as International Youth Day to raise awareness of challenges and problems facing the world’s youth.
• Theme: Youth Engagement for Global Action

12th August observed as World Elephant day

August 12, 2020

• 12^th August observed as World Elephant day to create awareness on elephant conservation and global elephant Protection.

10th Aug is observed as World Biofuel Day

August 10, 2020

• 10^th Aug is observed as World Biofuel Day to raise awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels.Theme for 2020 World Biofuel Day is ‘Biofuels Towards Atmanirbhar Bharat’

9th Aug is observed on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

August 9, 2020

• 9^th Aug is observed on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Theme of 2020 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples “COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience”.

8th August observed as Quit India Day (or August Kranti Day)

August 8, 2020

• 8^th August is observed as Quit India Day (or August Kranti Day) to mark the anniversary of Quit India Movement which was started by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, on 8 August 1942.
• The year 2020 marked the 78^th anniversary of the Quit India Movement.

7th August observed as “National Handloom Day” all over the nation

August 7, 2020

• 7^th August is observed as “National Handloom Day” all over the nation to honour the handloom weavers in the country and also highlight the handloom industry.

6th August observed as Hiroshima Day

August 6, 2020

• 6^th of August marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima during World War II as Hiroshima Day or Anti-Nuclear day. The horrific incident took place on August 6, 1945, when the United States dropped an atomic bomb named “Little Boy”, on the town of Hiroshima in Japan.

3rd August observed World Sanskrit Day 2020

August 3, 2020

• Every year on Shraavanapoornima, the Poornima day of the Shraavana month in the Hindu calendar, which is also marked as Raksha Bandhan we celebrate World Sanskrit Day.
• The Government of India decided to celebrate World Sanskrit Day in 1969.
• The day promotes the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit and aims to promote its revival and maintenance.

World Breastfeeding Week observed from 1st – 7th Aug

August 2, 2020

• World Breastfeeding Week is observed annually during the first week of August (1^st  – 7^th).
• The theme of World Breastfeeding Week is “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”.

1st August celebrated as National Muslim Women’s Rights Day

August 1, 2020

• After President gave nod to Triple-Talak bill on 1^st August, the day marked as National Muslim Women’s Rights Day.