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DateDayTheme
01 MarchZero Discrimination DayZero Discrimination against Women and Girls child
01 - 07 MarchJan Aushadhi Diwas week
03 MarchWorld wildlife daySustaining all life on Earth
03 MarchWorld Hearing DayHearing for Life. Don't let hearing loss limit you.
04 MarchNational Security Day
08 MarchInternational Women's DayI am generation equality : Realizing Women's rights.
10 March52st CISF Raising day
12 MarchWorld KIdney DayKidney health for everyone everywhere – from prevention to detection and equitable access to care
13 Marchworld Rotaract Day
13 MarchWorld Sleep dayBetter Sleep, Better Life, Better planet
14 MarchInternational day of Mathematics
15 MarchWorld Consumer rights dayThe Sustainable consumer
16 MarchNational vaccine day
18 MarchOrdnance Factories' Day in India
18 MarchGlobal recycling Day#RecyclingHeroes
20 MarchInternational Happiness DayHappiness for All, Together.
20 MarchWorld Sparrow Day
20 MarchWorld Frog Day
20 MarchUN French Language day
20 MarchWorld day of Theatre for children and Young People
21 MarchInternational day of ForestsForests and Biodiversity
21 MarchWorld Down Syndrome DayWe decide
21 MarchWorld Poetry Day
21 MarchInternational day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 MarchWorld Puppetry Day
22 MarchWorld Water dayWater and Climate change
23 MarchMartyrs day ( S. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, Shivaram Rajguru)
23 MarchWorld Meteorological DayClimate and Water
24 MarchWorld Tuberculosis DayIt's Time
24 MarchInternational Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims.
25 MarchInternational Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
25 MarchInternational Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
27 MarchWorld Theatre Day
28 March( Last Saturday of March)Earth Hour 2020
31 MarchInternational Transgender day of Visibility
31 MarchWorld Backup day
31 MarchInternational Drug Checking Day
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Intel and CBSE tie hands to digitally empower 1 lakh students with AI

March 9, 2020
AI

Tech giant Intel and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to digitally empower nearly one lakh students with Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration in India’s education system. Initiatives include the roll-out of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) curriculum framework for grades VIII, IX and X for 22,000 schools, with the target to empower one lakh students within 2020.

Union Govt. to make sanitary Napkin Disposal bags mandatory from January 2021

March 9, 2020
Union Govt

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has declared that Sanitary napkin makers will be asked to supply a biodegradable bag with each napkin from January 2021. Javadekar stated that the sanitation norms for Corporations and municipalities will now be applied to villages with a population of more than three thousand.

Punjab launches COVA to spread awareness Corona Virus

March 9, 2020
COVA

Chief Secretary of Punjab, Karan Avtar Singh has started a mobile application, COVA Punjab. COVA stands for Corona Virus Alert. This app has been made by the Department of Government Reforms and Public Grievances in consultation with the Health and Family Welfare Department to spread awareness by sharing various travel and preventive care advisories.

Tamil Nadu tops in Poshan Abhiyan’s participants list

March 9, 2020
Poshan Abhiyan

The Central Government is implementing the flagship programme Poshan Abhiyan for enhancing the nutritional status of Indian citizens. This programme aids children, adolescents, pregnant women, and lactating mothers by leveraging technology. The importance of being given to the programme is evident from the fact that as many as 14 Central Departments and all the State Governments are being involved in the programme. Tamil Nadu tops the list of the states in terms of the number of participants in this programme.

NASA names Mars 2020 rover as “Perseverance”

March 9, 2020
Perseverance

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) declared the name of the 5th Mars (red planet) rover as Perseverance. Previously the rover was known by its code name as Mars 2020. The name was given by Alexander Mather, 7th standard student and was declared by Nasa’s director of science, Thomas Zurbuchen at an event in Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia. The Perseverance rover will be the 5th exploratory vehicle after Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity.

Google India starts Skill Development Programme For Women

March 9, 2020
DigiPivot

Google India introduced DigiPivot, a skilling programme designed for women who are looking to return to their corporate careers after a break or simply planning to make mid-career shifts to digital marketing. It was developed in association with Avtar, a career portal service for women, and the Indian School of Business, the programme aims to influence the overall gender mix in the digital marketing landscape in India and will provide an opportunity for 200 women professionals to re-skill themselves.

Poonam Yadav lone Indian in team of tournament commands by champions Australia

March 9, 2020
Poonam Yadav

Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav was the lone Indian to make the ICC Women’s T20 playing XI of the World Cup, which featured teenage sensation Shafali Verma as the 12th player and was commanded by champions Australia. Defending champions Australia claimed their fifth title following an 85-run triumph over first-time finalists India on Sunday in Melbourne.

India was world’s second-largest arms importer in 2015-19: Report

March 10, 2020
India was world’s second-largest arms

India remained the world’s second largest arms importer during the period 2015-19, with Russia being the largest supplier though Moscow’s share of the Indian weapons market rejected from 72% to 56%, a leading think tank that tracks arms transfers stated in its annual report. In its annual “Trends in international arms transfers 2019″ report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) listed the world’s top five arms importers during the five-year period as Saudi Arabia, India, Egypt, Australia and China.

Helpline number for women being released

March 10, 2020
Helpline number for women

An helpline number has been released for women students, researchers, entrepreneurs and scientists on international women’s day on March 8. The Helpline No. 011-2656 5285 would clear doubts cleared related to programs of Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). Now, this Helpline will give handholding to women scientists in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and will be available during office hours (09:30 am to 05:30 pm) during working days.

MSDE starts Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme in Bengaluru

March 10, 2020
Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship

The Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey started the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme in the Indian Institute of Management in Bengaluru. The Fellowship is started as part of the Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood (SANKALP) programme of the ministry to provide skilled manpower for District Skill Committees to make the District Skill Development plan.

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