Important Day
- Theme for World Sparrow Day (20 March 2020) - “I Love Sparrow”.
- International Nowruz Day - 21 March.
- Theme for International Day of Forest (21 March 2020) – “Forests and Biodiversity”.
Environment
- This common bird species is now an endangered species in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - House Sparrow.
National
- Total outlay of the propose Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC2.0) Scheme - Rs. 3,762.25 crore.
- The Union Cabinet has approved to offer financial incentive of _____ of capital expenditure for the manufacturing of goods that constitute the supply chain of an electronic product under the Scheme for Promotion of manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS) - 25%.
- The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened for traffic 360 feet long bailey suspension bridge over Teesta River in - Munshithang.
- New chatbot on messaging platform WhatsApp to address user queries around the COVID-19 pandemic - 'MyGov Corona Helpdesk'.
- The Union Cabinet has approved the inclusion of AYUSH health and wellness centre component of Ayushman Bharat in - National AYUSH Mission.
- Total number of AYUSH health and wellness centres that will be operationalized within five years - 12,500.
- India’s rank in the UN’s 8th World Happiness Report - 144.
Science
- Researchers at this institute have developed an energy-efficient method that could support a wide range of applications in clinical and biological research - IIT Kharagpur.
General Knowledge
- State bird of Delhi - House Sparrow.
- Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy was established in - 2014.
- United Nations (UN) - Founded: 24 October 1945; Headquarters: New York, USA.
- Border Roads Organisation (BRO) - Founded: 07 May 1960; Headquarters: New Delhi; Founder: Jawaharlal Nehru.
- World Economic Forum (WEF) - Founded: 1971; Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland; Founder: Klaus Schwab.
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - Founded: 5 October 1948; Founder: Julian Huxley; Headquarters: Gland, Switzerland.
- Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) - Formed: 1964; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Founded: 11 December 1946; Headquarters: New York, United States.
