World Water Day is an annual event that takes place on 22 March. This day United Nations (UN) highlights the importance of fresh water for all lives on the globe. This day advocates for sustainable management of freshwater resources and the theme of each World Water Day focuses on topics relevant to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The UN World Water Development Report (WWDR) is released every year around World Water Day.

Central Excise Day is observed on 24th February every year to commemorate the Central Excise and Salt Act which was enacted on 24th February 1944. This day honours the contribution of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), its officers for their services to the country. Every year, officers do their duties of checking the corruption of goods from the manufacturing sector.

The National Girl Child Day, initiated in 2008 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the government of India is celebrated on 24th January every year in India. It is celebrated to spread public awareness about inequities that girls face in Indian society. On this day many programs including awareness campaigns about Save the Girl Child, child sex ratios, and the creation of a healthy and safe environment for girls are organised in India.

International Mother Earth day is celebrated on 22 April every year. The General Assembly designated this day as International Mother Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009.

To raise global awareness about consumer rights and needs, the World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on 15th March every year. It is celebrated to protest against market abuses and social injustices which undermine those rights. This day was inspired by President John F Kennedy, who sent a special message to the US Congress on 15th March 1962, in which he formally addressed the issue of consumer rights.

To mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928, India celebrates National Science Day on 28 February each year. Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his discovery.

Martyrs' Day or Shaheed Diwas or Sarvodaya Day is celebrated on 30th January. The date was chosen as it marks the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1947, by Nathuram Godse.

World Leprosy Day (WLD) is celebrated on 30 January every year. This day is an opportunity to celebrate people who have experienced leprosy, raise awareness of the disease, and call for an end to leprosy-related stigma and discrimination.

World Kidney Day (WKD) is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March. WKD is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF). This day raises awareness about conditions of the kidney.

World Press Freedom Day is observed on May 3 all over the world. It was declared by United Nations General Assembly to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in Windhoek in 1991.

Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, since 1977 often held on the second Monday in March. It is normally attended in London by Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth along with the Commonwealth Secretary-General and Commonwealth High Commissioners.