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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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Karan Bajwa becomes new MD of Google Cloud India

March 18, 2020
Karan Bajwa
  • Google Cloud India has selected Karan Bajwa as its new Managing Director.
  • Karan Bajwa will manage various operations for Google Cloud’s extensive solution portfolio such as Google Cloud Platform and G Suite.
  • He has earlier worked as the Managing Director of IBM for India and South Asia.

Bajaj Auto reappoints Rajiv Bajaj as its MD & CEO

March 18, 2020
Rajiv Bajaj
  • Rajiv Bajaj has been reappointed as MD & CEO of Bajaj Auto.
  • The announcement was done after the board meeting of the Bajaj Auto.
  • Gita Piramal has been appointed as the independent director of Bajaj Auto.

Ravinder singh Dhillon appointed as new CMD of PFC

March 18, 2020
Ravinder Singh Dhillon
  • Ravinder Singh Dhillon has been selected as the Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation (PFC).
  • He is presently serving as a Director (Projects, Public Grievance) in Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Limited.

INST prepares starch-based ‘hemostat’ material

March 18, 2020
INST prepares starch-based ‘hemostat’ material
  • A starch-based ‘hemostat’ material has been developed by the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST).
  • The material concentrates the natural clotting factors in blood that are critical for stopping the blood flow.
  • This is done by physically absorbing the excess fluid. The early-stage development of the starch-based ‘hemostat’ material has been published in the journal Materialia.

Ordnance Factories’ Day celebrated on 18th March

March 18, 2020
Ordnance Factories’ Day
  • The Ordnance Factories’ Day is being celebrated on the 18th of March every year. OFB is the 37th largest defence equipment manufacturer in the world, 2nd largest in Asia, and the largest in India.
  • OFB is referred to as the “Fourth Arm of Defence” and the “Force Behind the Armed Forces” of India.

Noted Marathi actor Jairam Kulkarni passes away

March 18, 2020
Jairam Kulkarni
  • Noted Marathi Actor Jairam Kulkarani passed away. He was brought up in Barshi tehsil in Solapur district, Maharashtra.
  • He had acted in more than 150 films, including ‘Chal Re Laxya Mumbaila’, ‘Ashi Hi Banwabanwi’, ‘Thartharat’, ‘Rangat Sangat’.

World’s first commercial flying car PAL-V to be made in Gujarat

March 18, 2020
PAL-V
  • World’s first commercial flying car named ‘PAL-V Liberty’ will be prepared in Gujarat, India. PAL-V stands for Personal Air-Land Vehicle.
  • The PAL-V Liberty is a combination of a car and an autogiro, or gyroplane.
  • The PAL-V flying car can run at a speed of 160 kilometres on road and can fly at a speed of 180 km.

Indian Navy installs Quarantine Facility at Visakhapatnam

March 19, 2020
Indian Navy installs Quarantine Facility at Visakhapatnam
  • Indian Navy has established a Quarantine Camp at INS Vishwakarma in Eastern Naval Command (ENC) for Indian nationals being evacuated from COVID-19 affected countries.
  • The Quarantine Camp has the capacity to accommodate nearly 200 personnel with all appropriate facilities.
  • Indian nationals being evacuated from COVID-19 affected countries will be closely monitored by a team of naval personnel and medical professionals of ENC.

SC clears permanent commission for women in Indian Navy

March 19, 2020
Women in Indian Navy
  • The Supreme court of India cleared permanent commission for women officers in the Indian Navy. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud said, there cannot be any excuses for not providing gender equality in the armed forces.
  • The court was contrary to the Centre’s policy of 1991 and 1998 which lifted the statutory bar on the induction of women officers in the Navy.
  • It also allows pension benefits to women officers who have retired and were not granted permanent commission.

$100 Billion coronavirus relief package inked by Donald Trump

March 19, 2020
Donald Trump
  • To ensure sick leave to Americans workers who fall ill from the new coronavirus, President of the United States, Donald Trump has inked a $100-billion emergency aid package.
  • The $100 Billion coronavirus relief package aims to strengthen the protective measures against the pandemic caused by COVID-19.
  • The relief package will facilitate free coronavirus testing for those who need it, sick pay and paid family leave.

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