Category: Important Days

World Theatre Day celebrated globally on 27 March

March 27, 2020

• World Theatre Day observed on March 27 as a mark of tribute to the theatre.
• In the year 1961, it was proposed before the 9th World Congress of International Theatre Institute (ITI) that a day each year should be rejoiced to mark the significance of theatre.

25 March- International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

March 25, 2020

• International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is celebrated annually on 25th March annually.
• The theme of the day for this year “Confronting Slavery’s Legacy of Racism Together”.

International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed on March 25

March 25, 2020

• The International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is celebrated on 25 March by the United Nations every year on the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett.
• He was a former journalist who was working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) when he was kidnaped by armed gunmen in 1985.

World Tuberculosis Day celebrated globally on 24 March

March 24, 2020

• World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed globally on 24th March to spread public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
• The theme of World TB Day 2020 is ‘It’s time’.

22nd March observed as World Water Day

March 23, 2020

• World Water Day, on 22 March every year is about centering attention on the importance of water.
• Theme 2020- ‘Water and Climate Change’

23rd March observed as World Meteorological Day

March 23, 2020

• World Meteorological Day is observed every year on 23 March to commemorate the entry into force in 1950 of the convention that founded the World Meteorological Organization.
• The day also highlights the contribution that National Meteorological and Hydrological Services make to the protection and well-being of society. Theme 2020- Climate and Water

23rd March observed as Shaheed Diwas

March 23, 2020

• India observes Shaheed Diwas or Martyr’s Day on March 23 in remembrance of three freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev who devoted their lives to the goal of achieving independence for the country.
• Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were hanged till death on March 23, 1931, in Lahore jail during British rule.

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: 21 March

March 21, 2020

• The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is celebrated globally on 21 March every year.
• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2020 is centered on the midterm review of the International Decade for People of African Descent.

International Day of Forests observed on 21 March

March 21, 2020

• International Day of Forests is observed every year on 21 March to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
• On this day, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees. The theme for International Day of Forests 2020: Forests and Biodiversity.

World Down Syndrome Day celebrated on 21 March

March 21, 2020

• World Down Syndrome Day is observed every year on 21 March to spread public awareness of Down syndrome.
• Down syndrome occurs in an individual when he/she has an extra partial (or whole) copy of chromosome 21. The theme of World Down Syndrome Day 2020 is “We Decide”.