Apr 1: RBI Foundation Day
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) completed 90 years on April 1, 2024.
- RBI was established on April 1, 1935.
- First Governor - Sir Osborne Smith.
Apr 2: World Autism Awareness Day
- The day was first observed by United Nations in 2007.
- Theme 2024: ‘Empowering Autistic Voices’
Apr 4: **International Day for Mine Awareness and
Assistance in Mine Action
**
- The day was first observed in 2006.
- The day is observed mainly by United Nations Mine Action Service (UNAMS).
- UNAMS was established in 1997.
Apr 5: National Maritime Day
- The day was first observed on 5 April 1964.
- Theme 2024: “Navigating the future: safety first!”
Apr 6: **International Day of Sport for Development
and Peace
**
- The day aims to recognize the positive role sport and physical activity play in communities and in people’s lives across the globe.
- Theme 2024: “Sport for the Promotion of Peaceful and Inclusive Societies”.
- The day was first observed in 2013 by the United Nations General Assembly.
Apr 7: World Health Day
- Theme 2024 : ‘My health, my right’.
- The day commemorates the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO)
- The day was first observed in 1948.
Apr 9: Central Reserve Police Force valor Day
- The day marks the anniversary of the 1965 war between the Central Samaj Police Force and the Pakistani Army.
Apr 10: World Homeopathy Day
- The day mark the birth anniversary of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.
- He is the founder of homeopathy.
- Theme 2024: ‘Empowering Research, Enhancing Proficiency: A Homeopathy Symposium’.
Apr 11: World Parkinson’s Day
- It is a neuro degenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide.
- The day commemorates the birthday of Dr.James Parkinson.
- He first described the symptoms of the disease.
Apr 12: International Day for Street Children
- The day was first observed in 1989 when the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted.
- Theme 2024 : “Belonging.”
Apr 13: 105th Anniversary **of the Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre
**
- It is also known as the Amritsar Massacre.
- The massacre was held on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar, Punjab.
Apr 14: World Chagas Disease Day
- The day was celebrated for the first time in 2020.
- Theme 2024 : “Tackling Chagas disease: Detect early and care for life”
Apr 15: National Transgender Day
- National Transgender Day to commemorate the NALSA Verdict.
- On April 15, 2014 the Supreme Court in National Legal Services Authority vs. Union of India identified transgender people as the ‘third gender’ and made the Fundamental Rights under the Constitution equally applicable to them.
Apr 18: World Heritage Day
- The day is also known as International Day for Monuments and Sites (IDMS)
- Theme 2024 : Discover and Experience Diversity.
Apr 21: National Civil Service Day
- The day commemorates the address given by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who was the first Home Minister of Independent India, to probationary officers in 1947.
- In the address he referred to civil servants as ‘the steel frame of India’.
Apr 22: World Earth Day
- Theme 2024 : ‘Planet vs Plastics’.
- Earth Day was first observed in 1970.
- In 2009, the United Nations designated Earth day as International Mother Earth Day.
Apr 23: World English Day
- The day is observed to honour the birth and death anniversary of William Shakespeare.
- It was established first time by UNESCO in 2010
Apr 24: National Panchayati Raj Day
- To commemorate the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 of the Constitution which came into effect in the year 1993.
- The day is recognized annually by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
Apr 25: World Malaria Day
- Theme 2024 : “Accelerating the fight againstmalaria for a more equitable world.”
- The day was established by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2007.
- Malaria is spread by the bite of female Anopheles Mosquito.
Apr 26: World Intellectual Property Day
- Theme 2024 : ‘IP and the SDGs: Building Our common Future with Innovation and Creativity.
- WIPO : It is an United Nations specialised agency
- Headquarters - Geneva, Switzerland
- Founded - 14 July 1967
Last Saturday: World Veterinary Day
- Theme 2024: Veterinarians are essential healthworkers.
- The day was first celebrated in 2000 by World veterinary Association (WVA).