32 source-backed records whose verified scope explicitly identifies India. This is an observance index, not a public-holiday calendar.
India’s Ministry of Defence, via the Press Information Bureau, documents the Indian Air Force anniversary and Air Force Day on October 8 in official 2025 communications, supporting the fixe…
Government of India Ministry of Defence / Press Information Bureau material identifies December 7 as Armed Forces Flag Day, states that it has been observed throughout India since 1949, and…
India's Press Information Bureau states that Army Day is celebrated every year on January 15 and documents current Army Day observances.
Government and Dr. Ambedkar Foundation sources verify annual 14 April birth-anniversary commemoration; 14 April 2026 was separately declared a Central Government office holiday by year-spec…
Government of India health material in 2009 and 2024 verifies annual October 21 observance and the World Iodine Deficiency Day alias; origin and first-observance fields remain unresolved.
Current Government of Goa material commemorates December 19 as Goa Liberation Day and identifies December 19, 1961 as the historical anniversary of the end of Portuguese rule in Goa and int…
Chhattisgarh government sources identify 18 December as Guru Ghasidas’s birth anniversary and describe the Jayanti as celebrated every year in the state; the High Court’s 2026 calendar sepa…
The Indian Independence Act 1947 establishes the August 15, 1947 constitutional transition, while current Government of India sources independently verify annual August 15 Independence Day…
India Ministry of Defence sources verify Army Day every January 15, celebrated since 1949 to commemorate General K. M. Cariappa taking command; no civilian public-holiday status is inferred.
Arunachal Pradesh government holiday calendars list Indigenous Faith Day on 1 December, including the 2024 notification and 2026 state portal calendar.
Government of Karnataka sources identify November 1 as Kannada/Karnataka Rajyotsava and a government holiday; official tourism material distinguishes the 1956 Mysore-state reorganization fr…
The Government of Manipur Department of Tribal Affairs and Hills says Lui-Ngai-Ni is observed on 15 February every year and describes it as a collective Naga seed-sowing festival.
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting states that Shaheed Udham Singh’s martyrdom day is observed on 31 July every year.
Government of India material states that India observes National Cancer Awareness Day on November 7 each year; the Health Ministry’s 2014 announcement established November 7 for the nationw…
India’s Press Information Bureau reports that the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wild Life recommended 5 October be celebrated every year as National Dolphin Day to raise cons…
India’s Press Information Bureau states that National Education Day is celebrated every November 11 in honour of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency states that December 14 was declared National Energy Conservation Day and that the annual awards function is organized on December 14 each year.
ICAR states that Kisan Diwas is observed annually on 23 December and commemorates Chaudhary Charan Singh’s birth anniversary; Press Information Bureau likewise identifies National Farmers D…
The Government of India announced 22 December, Ramanujan’s birthday, as National Mathematics Day in 2011; a later Press Information Bureau release states that National Mathematics Day is ce…
India's Press Information Bureau states that National Postal Workers Day is observed on 1 July and recognizes postal workers and their service.
The National Safety Council of India was established on March 4, 1966 and records that National Safety Day began in 1972 to mark its Foundation Day. NSC guidance states that the campaign be…
India’s Department of Science and Technology states that National Science Day is celebrated every year on February 28 to commemorate the Raman Effect; Government of India 2026 material conf…
Government of India Department of Space Notification F. No. DS_5-18013/8/2023-V, dated 13 October 2023, declares August 23 every year as National Space Day to commemorate the Chandrayaan-3…
Government of India sources state that National Sports Day is celebrated every year on 29 August in honour of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand; the 2026 campaign also centers the 29 August b…
India’s Department of Science and Technology identifies 11 May as National Technology Day, commemorated annually following the 1998 technology achievements.
Government of India / Ministry of Home Affairs announcements establish annual October 31 observance beginning in 2014 on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary; a 2023 Gazette notific…
Government of India sources state that January 12, Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary, has been observed as National Youth Day every year since 1985; the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sp…
India’s Press Information Bureau documents Police Commemoration Day on 21 October and its connection to the 1959 Hot Springs police sacrifice.
Government of Puducherry history records the 1 November 1954 de facto transfer, while a 2014 Home Department order declared 1 November a public holiday on account of Puducherry Liberation D…
Government of India sources distinguish the Constitution’s adoption on 26 November 1949 from its commencement on 26 January 1950, when India became a republic; Ministry of Defence material…
Government of India material states that Vijay Diwas is observed every 16 December to commemorate India’s 1971 victory, with current national and military remembrance programming documented…
Young Mizo Association history dates its founding to 15 June 1935; Mizoram government sources continue to mark 15 June as YMA Foundation Day, and reviewed state holiday calendars list YMA D…
