National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
▪ National Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2025 was celebrated on October 1.
▪ Theme: “Donate Blood. Give Hope. Save Lives Together.”
▪ Against a target of 4.50 lakh units set by the Delhi Health Directorate for government blood
centers, Tamil Nadu collected 4.53 lakh units, achieving 101%.
National Postal Day 2025
▪ National Post Day, celebrated on October 10, honours the 150+ year legacy of India Post—the world’s largest postal network.
▪ Declared in 1982
▪ The observance is part of National Postal Week (Oct 9–15).
▪ 2025 theme: #PostForPeople: Local Service.
