Current Affairs - 2020

Month March 2020 Type Important Days

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Days 1. Mar 14 is observed as International Pi (π) Day, observed since 1988. Also, UNESCO Observed Mar 14, 2020 as First Ever International Day of Mathematics, Proclaimed in 2019. Mar 14 is also observed as International Day of Action for Rivers. 2. Mar 15 is observed as World Consumer Rights Day. 2020 Theme is The Sustainable Consumer. 3. Mar 18 is observed as Ordnance Factory Day in . First Ordnance Factory was established in in 1801, which are 41 now. Mar 18 is also observed as Global Recycling Day, created in 2018. 4. Mar 20 is observed as International Day of Happiness, with 2020 Theme Happiness For All, Together. UN released World Happiness Report 2020 (153 Nations Analyzed for 6 Variables) - India ranked 144th. Top 5 - Finland (1), Denmark (2), (3), Iceland (4), Norway (5) Bottom 3 - Afghanistan (153), South Sudan (152), Zimbabwe (3299) Mar 20 is also observed as UN Day. Mar 20 is also observed as World Sparrow Day. 2020 Theme is I Love Sparrows. Mar 20 is also observed as Navroz (Parsi New Year). Globally, Dates vary between Mar 20 and 21. Mar 20 is also Observed as World day of theatre for children and Young People. 5. Mar 21 is observed as - UN International Day of Forests, proclaimed in 2012. 2020 Theme is Forests and Biodiversity. World Down Syndrome Day, Observed since 2006. 2020 theme is We Decide. International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Proclaimed in 1966. World Poetry Day, Proclaimed by UNESCO in 1999. World Puppetry Day. 6. Mar 22 is observed Globally as World Water Day, Being Observed by UN since 1993. 2020 Theme is Water and Climate Change. As per a UN Report, 3.5 to 4.4 billion people are to live with limited access to water by 2050. Presently, 2.2 billion people are lacking safe drinking water. 7. Mar 23 is Obvserved As Martyr's Day (Shaheedi Diwas) in India. It marks death anniversary of Great Freedom Fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru on 23 March 1931, in Lahore (Pakistan). In India, apart from Mar 23, there are 5 otherd days declared as Martyrs' Day- Jan 30 - Date of Assasination of M K Gandhi by Shri Nathuram Godse, is Observed as Martyr's Day. May 19 - Bengali Language Movement of Barak Valley in was a protest against decision of Government of Assam to make Assamese only official language of state, even though significant proportion of population were Bengali. Main incident, in which 15 people were killed by state police, took place on 19 May 1961. 19 May is thus designated Bhasha Shahid Divas ("Language Martyrs Day"). 21 October is Police Martyrs' Day. On this date in 1959, a CPRF patrol at Indo-Tibetan border in was ambushed by Chinese forces. Odisha observes 17 November, death anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai as Martyr's Day. Birthday of Rani Lakshmibai, 19 November is observed as Martyrs' Day in . Mar 23 is also Birth Anniversary of Noted Freedom Activist Ram Manohar Lohia. 8. Mar 23 is observed as World Meteorological Day, to mark establishment of World Meteorological Organization on Mar 23, 1950. 9. Mar 24 - World Tuberculosis Day. 2020 Theme is Its Time. Mar 24 is also observed as International Day for Achievers. 10. Mar 25 is observed as - International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members. Telugu New Year day ‘Ugadi’ observed on Mar 25. 11. Mar 27 is observed as World Theatre Day, proclaimed in 1961 by International Theatre Institute. 12. Mar 3 is observed as UN World Wildlife Day. 2020 Theme is Sustaining all Life on Earth. It was proclaimed in 1973. Mar 3 is also observed as World Hearing Day. 2020 theme is Hearing for life, don’t let hearing loss limit you. On occasion of World Wildlife Day 2020 (Mar 3), European Commission launched in a new global coalition for biodiversity, calling for stronger mobilisation in raising awareness about need to protect biodiversity. Also, 2020 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15) will be held in Kunming (China) in October 2020. 13. Mar 30 is statehood day of State of , established on Mar 30, 1949. Mar 30 is also observed as Doctors' Day in USA. In India, it is observed on March 30. 14. Mar 7 is observed as Jan Aushadi Diwas, to commemorate achievements of Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadi Pariyojana. Mar 1 - 7 is also observed as Jan Aushadhi Week. 15. Mar 8 is observed as International Women's Day. 2020 Theme is I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights. began celebrating the day in 1977. Environment Minister Prakash Javedekar announced that sanitary napkin disposal bags are to be made mandatory from 2021. Sanitary napkin manufacturers will have to supply a biodegradable bag along with every napkin from January 2021. Govt. launched a new Helpline 011-26565285, for use of women students / researchers / entrepreneurs to get their queries answered related to programs of Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat released a study by UNICEF and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on impact of (Grameen) on rural women. It stated that increased access to household toilets has led to improvement in Suvidha, Suraksha and Swabhimaan of women in rural India. President presented to Awardees, instituted by Ministry of Women and Child Development - () () (J& K) () (Ladakh) Rashmi Urdhwardeshe (Maharashtra) Mann Kaur (). At 103 years age, she is among oldest women athletes of India. (Uttar Pradesh) Tashi and Nungshi Malik (Uttrakhand) (Noted mountaineers) Kaushiki Chakroborty () - Noted vocalist. , Bhawanna Kanth, Mohana Singh Jitarwal - ’s first women fighter pilots and Karthyayini Amma () NITI Aayog organized Fourth Edition of the Women Transforming India Award, honoring 16 awardees. Indo-U.S. Fellowship for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (WISTEMM)”program of Department of Science and Technology(DST) in association with Indo-U.S. Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF) provides international exposure to several women scientists. Maldives' Parliament introduced a motion to launch an inquiry into systemic gender discrimination, seeking to identify policies, laws and systems that are detrimental to women. Cab aggregator Uber launched a diversity and inclusion sponsorship programme for women in India. CRPF instituted a special Shakti Award', to be annually given to a chosen personnel who works for empowerment of women. Award will carry a reward of Rs 1 lakh. Odisha government approved a separate Mission Shakti department that would exclusively work for around 70 lakh rural women associated with nearly six lakh women self-help groups (SHGs). University of Ranchi launched its own Community Radio Station named as RADIO KHANCHI 90.4 FM with slogan Aap Sabka Radio. 16. March 1 is observed as Zero Discrimination Day Globally, being observed since 2014. 2020 Theme is Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls. Mar 1 is also observed as World Civil Defence Day. Top

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