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The Hindu Review March 2021 by Examscart ExamsCart.com ExamsCart.com Current Affairs Capsule: March 2021 IMPORTANT DAYS Date Day Important Fact of the Day Theme 1 March Zero Discrimination Day Day was launched by UNAIDS in 2014 End Inequalities 1 March 45th Civil Accounts Day - - 1 March Jan Aushadhi Diwas Third Jan Aushadhi Diwas - celebrations began on 1st March. 3 March World Wildlife Day The day was proposed by Thailand Forests and Livelihoods: and recognised in 2013 by the United Sustaining People and Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Planet 3 March World Hearing Day Proposed by the World Health Hearing care for ALL: Organisation (WHO) Screen. Rehabilitate. Communicate. 4 March National Safety Day Celebrated by the National Safety Sadak Suraksha (Road Council (NSC) of India. The first Safety) National Safety Day was observed in 1972. 50th NSD celebration in 2021. 4 March National Security Day - - 4 March International Women's - Women in leadership: Day Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world. Second No Smoking Day - - Wednesday of March (10 March) 14 March International Day of The day was initiated by the Mathematics for a Better Mathematics International Mathematical Union World (IMU) 15 March World Consumer Rights - Tackling Plastic Pollution Day 16 March National Vaccination Also called the National Immunization - Day Day. The day was first observed in the year 1995. 18 March Ordnance Factories’ The day commemorates the - Day foundation of the first Ordnance Factory in colonial India at Cossipore ExamsCart.com near Kolkata where production started on March 18, 1802. 18 March Global Recycling Day - Recycling Heroes 20 March World Sparrow Day The first World Sparrow Day was I LOVE Sparrows celebrated in 2010. 20 March International Day of The day was proclaimed by the United Keep Calm. Stay Wise. Happiness Nations General Assembly on 28 June Be Kind 2012. The first International Day of Happiness was officially held on 20 March 2013. 20 March World Oral Health Day - Be Proud Of Your Mouth. 20 March UN French Language The day was established by the UN's - Day Department of Public Information in 2010 20 March World Frog Day The day was created in 2009 - 20 March World Day of Theatre Celebrated by the international - for Children and Young community of theatre practitioners for People children and young people every year since 2001 21 March International Day of The day was founded by the Food and Forest restoration: a path Forests Agriculture Organization and United to recovery and Nations in 2012. well-being 21 March World Down Syndrome The day was officially recognised by #Connect Day the United Nations General Assembly in 2012. 21 March International Day for the - Youth standing up Elimination of Racial against racism. Discrimination 21 March World Poetry Day The day was declared by the - UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999 21 March World Puppetry Day The first celebration was held in 2003. - 22 March International Day of The day was founded by the Food and - Forests Agriculture Organization and United Nations in 2012. 22 March World Water Day - - 23 March World Meteorological The day was founded by the World The ocean, our climate Day Meteorological Organization on 23 and weather March 1950 ExamsCart.com 24 March World Tuberculosis Day The day is observed to commemorate The Clock is Ticking the anniversary of Dr. Robert Koch’s discovery of the TB bacteria in 1882. 27 March World Theatre Day The day was initiated in 1961 by the Helen MIRREN, United International Theatre Institute (ITI). Kingdom Last Earth Hour 2021 It was started as a lights-off event in Climate Change to Save Saturday of Sydney, Australia, in 2007. Earth the March (27 March) STATE NEWS Andhra Pradesh ➨Capital: Visakhapatnam (executive), Amaravati (legislative), Kurnool (judicial) & Hyderabad ➨Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan ➨Chief minister: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy ➨Chief Justice: Arup Kumar Goswami ➨Statehood: 1 November 1956 ➨Mammal: Blackbuck ➨Bird: Parrot ➨Flower: Jasmine ➨Tree: Neem 1. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has inaugurated the Kurnool Airport located at Orvakal and named it after the first ever freedom fighter of the country, Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy, as a tribute to him Karnataka ➨Capital: Bengaluru ➨Governor: Vajubhai Vala ➨Chief minister: B. S. Yediyurappa ➨Chief Justice: Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka ➨Statehood: 1 November 1956 ➨Flower: Lotus ➨Bird : Indian Roller ➨Mammal : Indian elephant ➨Tree : Sandalwood 1. Bengaluru and Shimla among 'Most liveable' cities across country Uttar Pradesh ➨Capital: Lucknow ➨Governor: Anandiben Patel ExamsCart.com ➨Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath ➨Chief Justice: Justice Govind Mathur ➨Statehood: 24 January 1950 ➨Mammal: The barasingha ➨Bird: Sarus crane ➨Flower: Palash (Butea monosperma) ➨Tree: Ashoka (Saraca asoca) 1. Two-day Gur Mahotsav underway in Lucknow 2. Uttar Pradesh government launched the second phase of Mission Shakti on the occasion of International women's day. 3. Uttar Pradesh government launched the second phase of Mission Shakti on the occasion of International women's day. 4. Agreement signed for development of Sewage Treatment Plants in UP’s Moradabad. 5. GRAM UJALA programme launched in Varanasi. 6. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Shaheed Ashfaq Ulla Khan Zoological Park in Gorakhpur. Uttarakhand ➨Capital: Gairsain (summer) and Dehradun (winter) ➨Governor: Baby Rani Maurya ➨Chief minister: Tirath Singh ➨Statehood: 9 November 2000 ➨Mammal: Alpine Musk Deer ➨Bird: Himalayan Monal ➨Flower: Brahma Kamal ➨Tree: Burans 1. "Gharoki Pechan, Chelik Naam" Scheme launched in Nainital. 2. Tirath Singh Rawat sworn-in as Uttarakhand's new CM. Maharashtra ➨Capital: Mumbai ➨Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari ➨Chief minister: Uddhav Thackeray ➨Chief Justice: Justice Dipankar Datta ➨Statehood: 1 May 1960 ➨Mammal: Indian giant squirrel ➨Bird: Yellow-footed green pigeon ➨Flower: Jarul ➨Tree: Mango Tree 1. Mumbai's CSMT became the first railway station to get IGBC Gold Certification. ExamsCart.com Jharkhand ➨Capital: Ranchi ➨Governor: Draupadi Murmu ➨Chief minister: Hemant Soren ➨Statehood: 15 November 2000 ➨Mammal: Indian elephant ➨Bird: Koel ➨Flower: Palash ➨Tree: Sal 1. Jharkhand launches ‘SAAMAR’ campaign to fight malnutrition in the state. SAAMAR stands for Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anemia Reduction. Himachal Pradesh ➨Capital: Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter) ➨Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya ➨Chief minister: Jai Ram Thakur ➨Statehood: 25 January 1971 ➨Mammal: Snow leopard ➨Bird: Western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) ➨Flower: Pink Rhododendron ➨Fruit: Apples ➨Tree: Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) 1. Himachal Pradesh police to organize ‘All Women Parade' at Ridge in Shimla. Delhi ➨Lt. Governor: Anil Baijal ➨Chief minister: Arvind Kejriwal ➨Formation of Union Territory: 1956 ➨Formation of National Capital Territory: 1 February 1992 1. India’s biggest Kidney Dialysis Hospital inaugurated at Balasahib Gurudwara in Delhi. Ladakh ➨UT formed on: 31 October 2019 ➨Lt. Governor: Radha Krishna Mathur ➨Chief Justice: Pankaj Mithal (chief justice of J&K and Ladakh high court) 1. Ladakh Lt. Governor inaugurates first Solar Lift Irrigation Scheme of KREDA at Latoo Village. Odisha ➨Capital: Bhubaneswar ➨Governor: Ganeshi Lal ➨Chief minister: Naveen Patnaik ➨Chief Justice: Justice S Muralidhar ➨Statehood: 1 April 1936 ExamsCart.com ➨Mammal: Sambar ➨Bird: Indian Roller ➨Flower: Ashoka ➨Tree: Sacred Fig 1. IOCL, IDCO signs MoU to develop Paradip Plastic Park in Odisha. Madhya Pradesh ➨Capital: Bhopal ➨Governor: Anandiben Patel (Additional Charge) ➨Chief minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan ➨Chief Justice: Justice Mohammad Rafiq ➨Statehood: 1 November 1956 ➨Mammal: Barasingha ➨Bird: Indian Paradise Flycatcher ➨Flower: lilium candidum ➨Tree: Banyan Tree 1. Mission Gramodaya launched in Madhya Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir ➨Capital: Srinagar (May–October) & Jammu (Nov-April) ➨Lt. Governor: Manoj Sinha ➨Chief minister: Vacant ➨Chief Justice: Pankaj Mithal (Chief justice of J&K and Ladakh high court) ➨UT formed on: 31 October 2019 ➨Mammal: Kashmir stag(Cervus canadensis hanglu) ➨Bird: Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) ➨Flower: Common Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum) ➨Tree: Chinar (Platanus orientalis) 1. J&K govt approves interest-free loan worth two lakh rupees for beneficiaries of PMAY-U. 2. "Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan" programme held at J&K’s Budgam. 3. Education Minister inaugurates Center for Happiness in Indian Institute of Management, Jammu. Gujarat ➨Capital: Gandhinagar ➨Governor: Acharya Dev Vrat ➨Chief minister: Vijay Rupani ➨Chief Justice: Vikram Nath ➨Statehood: 1 May 1960 ➨Flower: Marigold (galgota) ➨Bird : Greater flamingo ➨Mammal : Asiatic lion ➨Tree : Banyan 1. Combined Commanders' Conference to begin at Kevadiya in Gujarat. ExamsCart.com Bihar ➨Capital: Patna ➨Governor: Phagu Chauhan ➨Chief minister: Nitish Kumar ➨Chief Justice: Sanjay Karol ➨Statehood: 26 January 1950 ➨Flower: Kachnar (Phanera variegata) ➨Bird : House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) ➨Mammal : Gaur (Mithun) ➨Tree : Peepal tree (Ficus religiosa) 1. Bihar has become the first state of the country to have its own ethanol policy called Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021. Nagaland ➨Capital: Kohima ➨Governor: R N Ravi ➨Chief minister: Neiphiu Rio ➨Statehood: 1 December 1963 ➨Flower: Rhododendron ➨Bird : Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii) ➨Mammal : Mithun ➨Tree : Alder 1. Nagaland Health Minister launches 'i-Learn' for Community Health Officers. 2. Nagaland launches
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