* The World creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated annually on 21^st April.

* The theme for 2023 was – “Step out and Innovate”

* The day was created with a UN resolution with the support of 80 countries.

* The first World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated on April 21, 2018.

* The “International Mother Earth Day” is celebrated on 22^nd April annually to raise awareness about the need to safeguard the environment.

* The theme of 2023 is – “Invest in our Planet”

* The day was established in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly.

* The National Panchayati Raj Day (National Local Self-Government Day) is observed annually on 24^th April.

* It is organized by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

* 24^th April 2010 was celebrated as the first Panchayati Raj Day.

* The day marks The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, which was passed in 1992 and it came into effect on 24 April 1993.

* The Act empowered state governments to take the necessary steps that would lead to the formalisation of the gram panchayats and help them operate as units of self-governance.

● In honour of an Indian musician, the US state of Massachusetts proclaimed 20 April as Amjad Ali Khan Day in 198D.

● Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans.

● Khan was born into a classical musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s.

● He was awarded India's second highest civilian honor Padma Vibhushan in 2001.

* International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

* It was established on 15 June 2007 according to United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271.

* The day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence through education and public awareness and reaffirm the desire for a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".

* It is not a public holiday, but is observed around the world in various ways, often to draw attention to global issues.

* Its date and purpose correspond with those of the Indian national public holiday of Gandhi Jayanti.