1. ______________, 2018 - 125th Birth Anniversary of Noted Indian Scientist Satyendra Nath Bose.
- He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in early 1920s, providing foundation for Bose–Einstein statistics and theory of Bose–Einstein condensate. He was A Fellow of Royal Society (UK) and was awarded India's second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan in 1954.
2. ___________ - World Braille Day. It commemorates contribution of Louis Braille who invented reading and writing system that helped blind people across world.
3. _________________ - Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in India, marking return of M K Gandhi to India from south africa on Jan 9, 1915. It was first celebrated by NDA Government in 2003, led by PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
4. ___________ - National Youth Day in India. It marks birth anniversary of legendary social reformer Swami Vivekananda.
- On this occasion, 22nd National Youth Festival (NYF) organised in New Delhi by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports at Gautam Buddha University (Greater Noida).
5. ____________, 2018 - 70th Indian Army Day. It commemorates the day when K.M Carriappa took over command of Indian Army from F.R.R Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949.
6. On ____________ January, Goa celebrated Opinion Poll Day as Asmitai Dis (Identity Day). It marks historic poll in 1967, when people of Goa voted not to merge with Maharashtra.
7. _____________ - Statehood Day for North Eastern States of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya.
- On this occasion, Manipur Government launched Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT), a health assurance scheme for the poor and disabled people. It will provide cashless treatment to poor at government hospitals, health centres and other empanelled selected private hospitals.
8. ___________ - National Girl Child Day.
- Delhi Govt held Girl Child Week programme to celebrate girl child and spread awareness on gender equality.
9. ____________ - Uttar Pradesh Diwas. On this occasion, UP Government approved one district, one product scheme to promote products indigenous to every district. Under this, one product indigenous to every district of Uttar Pradesh would be showcased at 3 day UP Diwas event.
10. __________ - National Voters' Day. 2018 Theme is Accessible Elections. It is also statehood day of Himachal Pradesh.
11. ___________ - International Customs Day. 2018 theme is A secure business environment for economic development.
12. Jan 26, 2018 - 69th Republic Day of India.
- As part of Republic Day celebrations, 6 days Bharat Parv event began at Red Fort (Delhi).
- This year, Government heads of 10 ASEAN countries were Chief Guests at Republic Day Parade. Participating Guests are -
| Name |
Nation |
| Hassanal Bolkiah |
Brunei |
| Hun Sen |
Cambodia |
| Joko Widodo |
________ |
| Thongloun Sisoulith |
Laos |
| Najib Razak |
Malaysia |
| Daw Aung San Suu Kyi |
Myanmar |
| Rodrigo Roa Duterte |
Philippines |
| Lee Hsien Loong |
Singapore |
| Prayuth Chan-ocha |
Thailand |
| Nguyn Xuan Phuc |
Vietnam |
- Government advised not to use a national flag made of plastic and asked all states and UTs to ensure strict compliance of Flag Code in view of Republic Day celebrations.
13. _________ - International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Holocaust means destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.
14. ____________, 2018 - World Leprosy Day 2018. It is is observed internationally every year on last Sunday of January.
