Important Day
- UN French Language Day - 20 March.
- Theme for International Day of Happiness (20 March 2020) - ‘Happiness For All, Together'.
Economy
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced it will purchase up to _______ of Government of India dated securities via an open market operation (OMO) on March 20, 2020 - Rs 10,000 crore.
- The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) will start this train on June 5, 2020 for budding entrepreneurs that will travel to 11 enterprising cities starting from Lucknow to Varanasi in a span of 15 days covering 7,000 km - Swavalamban Express.
National
- This company and NASSCOM Foundation announced an "Innovate for an Accessible India campaign" to empower persons with disabilities - Microsoft India.
- Lok Sabha approved a bill which seeks to accord the status of institution of national importance to a Jamnagar-based - Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (and cluster of Ayurveda institutes at Gujarat Ayurveda University campus).
- Two National Data Centres are in the process of being set up in - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and Guwahati, Assam.
Persons in News
- New Executive Director (ED) of Punjab National Bank (PNB) - Sanjay Kumar.
- New ED of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) - Ajit Kumar Das.
- New ED of United Bank of India (UBI) - Birupaksha Mishra.
- New ED of Canara Bank - Krishnan S.
- New ED of Bank of Baroda - Ajay K Khurana.
- New ED of Indian Bank - K Ramachandran.
- New ED of Bank of India - P R Rajagopal.
State Current Affairs
- This state government issued a notification declaring coronavirus as a "notified infectious disease" in the entire state - Madhya Pradesh.
- This UT administration accorded sanction to rolling out the Health Scheme to provide free of cost Universal Health Coverage to all residents of the Union Territory in convergence with the centre's Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) - Jammu and Kashmir.
Science
- Scientists of this Indian institute has developed a new hand-sanitizer as a preventive measure against Coronavirus - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.
General Knowledge
- Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) – Effective: 13th February 1986; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) – Established: 1994; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Founded: 01 October 1926; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) - Founded: 01 March 1988; Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Founded: 01 April 1935; Headquarters: Mumbai.
