The year 1985 was proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Youth Year (IYY). It was held to focus attention on issues of concern to and relating to youth.

The festival is called in Arabic 'Eid milad-un-Nabi'. However, it is to be emphasized that practicing this festival is not per religion; as the two festivals after end of Ramadan and that during hajj. Celebrating prophet Muhammad birthday, although not per religion, but it is not forbidden. It is considered as good occasion to remind Muslims with the prophet Muhammad teachings and morals and to renew the intention of following and adopting prophet Muhammad guides.

National Maritime Day is celebrated every year on 5 April to commemorate the maiden voyage of the first Indian flag merchant vessel 'S.S LOYALTY' from Mumbai to London, on 5 April 1919.

In 1992, the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award was instituted by the Indian National Congress Party. Since his death, 21 May has been declared Anti-Terrorism Day in India.

Rajiv Gandhi's birthday is celebrated as Sadbhavana Diwas on 20 August.

World Population Day is observed every year on 11 July. The main purpose of this day is to draw attention towards the issues arising out of rising population across the globe.

9 January is celebrated as Non - Residential Indian Day.

'Teachers' Day' is observed on 5 September. It is the birth anniversary of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

World Environment Day is observed on 5 June every year. The purpose of World Environment Day is to spread awareness about the threat to the environment due to rising pollution levels and climate change.

Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India as it is on this historic day that General K. M. Cariappa became the first Indian to take charge of the Indian Army in 1949.

On 6 January every year, World Day of War Orphans is celebrated to create awareness about the plight of the war orphans and to address the traumatic conditions faced by them.

World Haemophilia Day is observed on 17 April every year to increase awareness about haemophilia disease and other inherited bleeding disorders. In 1989, World Haemophilia Day was started by the World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH) in honour of WFH founder Frank Schnavel's birthday.

The United Nations declared 1990 as the International Literacy Year.

The theme of World Blood Donor Day 2018 was "Blood connect us all" and the event was hosted by Greece.

World Red Cross Day is observed every year on 8 May to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross, Henry Dunant.

11 July - World Population Day
5 June - International Environment Day
6 August - Hiroshima Day
10 December - Human Rights Day

2002 - International Year of Ecotourism
2004 - International Year of Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition
2005 - International Year of Microcredit
2008 - International Year of Planet Earth

The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development celebrated Child Rights Week (Hausla 2017) from 16 to 20 November, 2017.

The United Nations declared 1993 as the International Year for the World's Indigenous People.

The General Assembly decided to observe the year 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons (IYOP). The Year was celebrated by all sectors of society, in all corners of the globe.

World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June every year.

United Nations Organization (U. N. O.) is celebrating 2016 as the International Year of Pulses.

The United Nations declared 1992 as the International Space Year.

The National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India every year on 24 January.

The United Nations declared 1996 as the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty.

In a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's Philosophy of brotherhood and peace, the UN General Assembly declared his birth anniversary, October 2, as the International Day of Non-Violence.

The United Nations declared 2001 as the International Year of Volunteers.

The United Nations declared 1998 as the International Year of the Ocean.