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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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Indian Railways to electrify all broad gauge routes by December 2023

March 20, 2020
Railways
  • Indian Railways has decided to electrify a total of 28,810 km of broad gauge route by December 2023.
  • As part of its solar mission, it plans to source approximately 1000 megawatt (MW) of solar power & to source around 200 MW of wind power.

RBI to infuse Rs 30,000 crore to uplift liquidity

March 21, 2020
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will infuse liquidity of Rs 30,000 crore by purchasing of Government securities under Open Market Operations (OMOs) to maintain financial stability in the Indian economy.
  • RBI has took this decision to improve liquidity in order to ensure that all markets segments function normally with adequate liquidity and turnover, as certain financial market segments are facing stress due to COVID-19 outbreak.

UN releases World Happiness Report 2020

March 21, 2020
World Happiness Report 2020

  • United Nations (UN) delivered the 8th World Happiness Report 2020 to measure the happiness of people of 156 countries where India(3.573) ranks in 144th position &  Finland(7.809) tops the 3rd time.
  • The survey places the countries using Gallup World Poll, GDP levels, life expectancy, generosity, social support, freedom &  corruption income.

APEDA inks MoU with SFAC for development of agriculture sector

March 21, 2020
APEDA

  • Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA) and Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium(SFAC) has inked an MoU for the upliftment of agriculture and allied sectors as well as its exports for bringing better value to the stakeholders.

Key takeaways of the MoU signed by APEDA and SFAC:

  • As per MoU, APEDA and SFAC will cooperatively work to link up the FPOs with the exporters.
  • They will also work towards capacity upliftment, awareness programs, outreach programs and workshops of various stakeholders.
  • APEDA will facilitate certification of organic produce/areas by the Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) assisted or identified by SFAC.

International Nowruz Day observed globally on 21 March

March 21, 2020
International Nowruz Day

  • International Nowruz Day is being observed globally on 21 March every year.
  • It is being celebrated to celebrate “Nowruz” which is an ancestral festivity and marks the first day of spring which is celebrated on the occasion of the astronomical vernal equinox that generally occurs on 21 March.

World Poetry Day observed globally on 21 March

March 21, 2020
World Poetry Day
  • World Poetry Day is observed globally on 21 March every year. World Poetry Day is being observed annually to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard within their communities.
  • UNESCO recognized 21st of March as World Poetry Day during its 30th session which was organized in Paris in 1999.

World Down Syndrome Day celebrated on 21 March

March 21, 2020
World Down Syndrome Day
  • 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”.

International Day of Forests observed on 21 March

March 21, 2020
International Day of Forests
  • 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.

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