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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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Paytm & Hyderabad Metro pair up for QR-based tickets

March 8, 2020
Paytm and Hyderabad Metro

Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd in partnership with Paytm has released a QR-code-based metro ticketing system at Rasoolpura metro station Hyderabad, Telangana. The new service will allow commuters to travel seamlessly and avoid queues to buy tokens at the metro stations. They can now simply purchase a QR ticket on their Paytm app, which can be displayed at the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) gates to proceed for the journey.

Bimal Julka to be new Chief Information Commissioner of India

March 8, 2020
Bimal Julka

Bimal Julka is declared as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Bimal Julka as CIC. The oath ceremony was organized at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Sudhir Bhargava was the former CIC of the country retired on January 11, 2020.

Times of India Sports Awards 2019 declared

March 8, 2020
Times of India Sports Awards 2019

The 4th edition of TOISA (Times of India Sports Awards) awards appreciated the best Indian in 2019 sports in New Delhi, India. The event was sponsored by BHIM-UPI (Bharat Interface for Money- Unified Payments Interface). Rohit Sharma was named as the Cricketer of the year and PV Sindhu was declared as the Sportsperson of the year as she won gold at the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland.

Sri Lanka to organize 5th BIMSTEC Summit in September

March 8, 2020
5th BIMSTEC Summit

The 5th edition of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit 2020 to be organized in Colombo, Sri Lanka in the month of September 2020. The summit will be preceded by the 17th Ministerial Meeting and 21st Senior Officials Meeting by the end of 2020.

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard becomes 1st player to play 500 T20s

March 8, 2020
Kieron Pollard

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard has been declared as the 1st player in the history of T20 (Twenty20) cricket to feature in 500 matches during the field against Sri Lanka for the first T20I in Pallekele, Srilanka. The jersey had the all-rounder’s name at the back along with the number 500. Dwayne Bravo is second in the list with 453 matches under his belt so far. Chris Gayle is at the third spot in the list as he has featured in 404 T20 matches.

Defending champion Australia wins Women’s T20 World Cup title

March 8, 2020
Women’s T20 World Cup title

Defending champions Australia wins Women’s T20 World Cup 2020. Australia bowled India out for 99 runs to win the final by 85 runs for a record-extending fifth Women’s T20 World Cup title at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia. Beth Mooney has been adjudged Player of the Tournament & Alyssa Healy has been declared as the Player of the Match.

International Women’s Day celebrated globally on 8th March

March 8, 2020
International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is observed on the 8th of March every year. This day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for uplifting women’s equality. The theme of International Women’s Day 2020 is, I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights. And the campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2020 is #EachforEqual.

Shafali Verma becomes Youngest Player to Appear in ICC Cricket World Cup Final

March 9, 2020
Shafali Verma

India’s batting prodigy Shafali Verma holds a slice of history when she became the youngest cricketer (male or female) to play in the final ICC Cricket World Cup. Shafali, who is 16 years and 40 days old, took the field for India in front of a packed crowd at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in their 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup final against Australia.

‘She inspires Us’ Indian Army carries out Self Defence Training for Women

March 9, 2020
Self Defence Training for Women

For International Women’s Day, a unit of Indian Army launched a demonstration on Self Defence themed “Stronger You Stronger Society” for the local womenfolk at Dhamdhama Anchlik College in Nalbari District, Assam. Safety of Women in India has become a major pan India concern. The demonstration intended to address fear and empower the women morally, mentally and physically to defend themselves in any situation.

Indian Coast Guards carries out SAREX-2020 in Goa

March 9, 2020
SAREX-2020

Indian Coast Guard carried out a two-day National Maritime Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise-2020 (SAREX-20) in Goa which saw participation by 24 overseas partners from 19 countries. SAREX-20 saw the largest ever participation from international delegates including 38 national observers and representatives of seven commercial airlines including two helicopter operators.

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