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| Date | Day | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 01 March | Zero Discrimination Day | Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls child |
| 01 - 07 March | Jan Aushadhi Diwas week | |
| 03 March | World wildlife day | Sustaining all life on Earth |
| 03 March | World Hearing Day | Hearing for Life. Don't let hearing loss limit you. |
| 04 March | National Security Day | |
| 08 March | International Women's Day | I am generation equality : Realizing Women's rights. |
| 10 March | 52st CISF Raising day | |
| 12 March | World KIdney Day | Kidney health for everyone everywhere – from prevention to detection and equitable access to care |
| 13 March | world Rotaract Day | |
| 13 March | World Sleep day | Better Sleep, Better Life, Better planet |
| 14 March | International day of Mathematics | |
| 15 March | World Consumer rights day | The Sustainable consumer |
| 16 March | National vaccine day | |
| 18 March | Ordnance Factories' Day in India | |
| 18 March | Global recycling Day | #RecyclingHeroes |
| 20 March | International Happiness Day | Happiness for All, Together. |
| 20 March | World Sparrow Day | |
| 20 March | World Frog Day | |
| 20 March | UN French Language day | |
| 20 March | World day of Theatre for children and Young People | |
| 21 March | International day of Forests | Forests and Biodiversity |
| 21 March | World Down Syndrome Day | We decide |
| 21 March | World Poetry Day | |
| 21 March | International day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | |
| 21 March | World Puppetry Day | |
| 22 March | World Water day | Water and Climate change |
| 23 March | Martyrs day ( S. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, Shivaram Rajguru) | |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day | Climate and Water |
| 24 March | World Tuberculosis Day | It's Time |
| 24 March | International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. | |
| 25 March | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | |
| 25 March | International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members | |
| 27 March | World Theatre Day | |
| 28 March( Last Saturday of March) | Earth Hour 2020 | |
| 31 March | International Transgender day of Visibility | |
| 31 March | World Backup day | |
| 31 March | International Drug Checking Day |
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched and laid foundation stones for 23 development projects worth Rs 2,821 crore at Gautam Buddh Nagar in Noida. These projects comprises India’s biggest multi-level parking with space for 7,000 vehicles at estimated cost of Rs 500 crore, a government hospital, three power substations and many more.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) has become Sunil Joshi as the new chairman of the national selection panel. The CAC including Madan Lal, RP Singh and Sulakshana Naik will review the panel’s performance after one year and make recommendations accordingly.
The Ministry of External Affairs declared that the Senior diplomat Sanjay Kumar Panda will be India’s Ambassador to Turkey. He will take over Sanjay Bhattacharya. Sanjay Kumar Panda is a 1991 Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently Consul General, Consulate General of India, San Francisco.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has selected the current Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey as the new Finance Secretary. He will take over the current Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar. Ajay Bhushan Pandey had earlier worked as the chief executive officer of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the organization behind the Aadhaar.
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the 61st annual awards of the National Lalit Kala Akademi to 15 artists at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The National Lalit Kala Akademi awards are conferred to honour individuals for their extraordinary work in the field of art.
New Delhi launches a national level Training Workshop on COVID-19 Management for all the states and hospitals. The workshop was managed by the Health Ministry targets to train the trainers on various aspects to tackle the situation related to novel Coronavirus. Infection prevention, hospital preparedness, disinfection and biomedical waste management, community engagement, non-pharmaceutical interventions are some aspects on which training will be provided to the trainers
Janez Jansa has become the Prime Minister of Slovenia. He will replace Marjan Sarec, who stepped down from his post in January 2020. Janez Jansa has led the Slovenian government previously from 2004 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2013.
‘Namaste Orchha’ festival started in Orchha, a town in Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh. The festival aims to create new opportunities to promote the rich cultural, natural and architectural heritage, traditions and history of the state. “Namaste Orchha festival will exhibit the cultural landscape of Madhya Pradesh through a series of activities such as art, music, dance, guided history tours and photography.
The Union Government of India imposed temporary prohibition of the activity of the capital-starved Yes Bank and capped withdrawals at ₹50,000 per account after considering an application created by the Reserve Bank of India. The board of Yes Bank has been superseded with immediate effect by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Former SBI CFO Prashant Kumar has been selected as administrator of Yes Bank.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has started a mobile application ‘Sebi SCORES’ for convenience of investors to lodge grievances in Sebi Complaints Redress System (SCORES). The mobile app will make it easier for investors to lodge their grievances with SEBI, as they can now access SCORES at the convenience of their smartphone.
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