Important Days and their respective themes are one of those topics which regularly appear in the general awareness section of banking and government exams. A lot of exams are going to take place this year where the general awareness section will be there. These exams are SBI Clerk, IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, RRB Clerk, RRB PO etc. If you are planning to appear in any of these exams, you got to stay updated on the important days which went past and their respective themes. Generally, current affairs questions are asked from the past 6-7 months from the date on which the exam takes place. So, we have compiled a comprehensive article that lists the important days and their themes of the complete year. In this article, we will be focussing on the important days & themes for the month of January 2021. Have a look:
| Date | Event | Theme | Reference |
| January 4, 2021 | World Braille Day | Link | |
| January 9, 2021 | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas | Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat | Link |
| January 9, 2021 | Veterans Day | Link | |
| January 15, 2021 | Indian Army Day | Link | |
| January 18 – February 17, 2021 (This year instead of “Road, Safety Week”, a month-long campaign “National Road Safety Month” will be observed from 18th January 2021 to 17th February 2021) | National Road Safety Month 2021 | Sadak Suraksha- Jeevan Raksha | Link |
| January 20, 2021 | 16th Raising Day of NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) | Link | |
| January 23, 2021 | Parakram Diwas | Link | |
| January 24, 2021 | National Girl Child Day | Link | |
| January 24, 2021 | International Day of Education | Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation | Link |
| January 25, 2021 | 11th National Voters’ Day | Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed’ | Link |
| January 26, 2021 | Republic Day | Link | |
| January 27, 2021 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Facing the Aftermath: Recovery and Reconstitution after the Holocaust | Link |
| January 30, 2021 | Martyrs Day | Link | |
| January 31, 2021 (Observed on Last Sunday of January as per WHO’s website; however in India, it’s celebrated on January 30, 2021) | World Leprosy Day | #BeatLeprosy #EndStigma Advocate for #MentalWellbeing | Link |
We hope that the above compilation will be helpful in your preparation. Go through the important days of all the past months here: Important Days/Dates 2020-21 with Themes for Banking/ SSC/ RRB NTPC/ Govt. Exams
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