jan

Jan 1 : DRDO Foundation Day

• DRDO celebrated the 66th foundation Day on 1st January, 2024.
• It is the Research & Development wing of the Ministry of Defence.
• It was formed in 1958.

Jan 3 : 77th foundation day of BIS

• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standards Body of India
• It is a statutory body functioning under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

Jan 4 : World Braille Day

• The day commemorates the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille.

Jan 9 : Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

• also known as Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Day
• The day also commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi, from South Africa to India in 1915.
• The day was first celebrated in 2003

Jan 12 : National Youth Day

• Theme 2024 : “MYBharat - Viksit Bharat@2047- By the Youth, For the Youth”
• commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda who was born on January 12, 1863, in Kolkata.
• Vivekananda delivered his famous speech at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in 1893.

Jan 10 to 18 : Startup India Innovation Week

• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under Ministry of Commerce and Industry launched the Startup India Innovation Week 2024
• The National Startup Day - Jan16, 2024.

Jan 15 : 76th Army Day

• It was on this day in 1949 that Field Marshal Kodandera M Cariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of Independent India.

Jan 23 : 127th birth anniversary of Nathaji

• The day is observed as Parakram Diwas.

Jan 24:

• National Girl Child Day

• The day was first observed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2008.

• International Day of Education

• Theme for 2024 is ‘Learning for Lasting Peace’.

• The day was first observed on January 24, 2019 based on the resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

• Uttar Pradesh Foundation Day

• The United Province was renamed as Uttar Pradesh on January 24, 1950.

• The Uttar Pradesh government declared January 24 as Uttar Pradesh Foundation Day in May 2017.

Jan 25 :

• 13th National Voters’ Day

• The day is observed by the Election Commission of India since 2011.

• 25th January 1950 is the foundation day of the Election Commission of India (ECI)

• NVD 2024 theme - ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote For sure’.

• National Tourism Day

• First celebrated in 1948.

• Theme 2024 - “Sustainable Journeys, Timeless Memories.”

• 54th Himachal Pradesh statehood day

• Himachal Pradesh came into existence on 25th January 1971 as the 18th state of India.

• Indira Gandhi was the then Prime Minister of India.

Jan 26 :

• International Customs Day

• Theme 2024 : Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose.

• World Leprosy Day

• is observed every year on the last Sunday of Jan.

• The day aims to create awareness against the stigma attached to the disease.

• Leprosy is also known as Hansen Disease.

• Theme 2024 : “Beat Leprosy”.

• Leprosy is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae.

Jan 30:

• World Neglected Tropical Disease Day (WNTDD)

• To create better awareness of the devastating impact of NTDs on the poorest populations around the world.

• Theme 2024 : Unite.Act.Eliminate.

• Martyrs’ Day

• Shaheed Diwas commemorating the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

• Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Vinayak Godse in 1948.