Important Days – March with Reason and Theme
This topic is the important topic for all competitive exams. In this list, we have added many important things from various sources. Hope this will give some rare and unknown details.
| S.No | Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st March | Zero Discrimination Day | The UN first celebrated Zero Discrimination Day on March 1, 2014. It was launched by UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe. |
| 2 | 3rd March | National Defence Day | To commemorate this day, world’s largest and tallest Indian tricolour was unfurled at Town Park in Faridabad. The flag weighs 48 kg and has a 96 feet by 64 feet dimension. It was hoisted at a height of 250 feet, making it the largest and the highest hoisted Indian flag in the world. 2018 Theme - Civil defence and the national institutions for more efficient disaster management. |
| World Wildlife Day, | It is celebrated to mark the signing of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on this day in 1973. In order to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora. 2018 Theme- ‘Big Cats: Predators under Threat’ | ||
| 3 | 4th March | National Safety Day | To commemorate the establishment of the National Safety Council on 4th of March 1966 The day is also known as Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas. |
| 4 | 8th March | International Women’s Day | Women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national holiday in Russia. The day was then predominantly celebrated by the socialist movement and communist countries until it was adopted in 1975 by the United Nations. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women's Rights and International Peace. 2018 Theme- “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”. |
| 5 | 14th march | No Smoking Day | The first No Smoking Day was on Ash Wednesday in 1984, and it now takes place on the second Wednesday in March. 2018 - Theme “Tell Us Your Way”. |
| 6 | 15th March | World Consumer Rights Day | World Consumer Rights Day was inspired by President John F Kennedy, who sent a special message to the US Congress on 15th March 1962. Celebrating the day is a chance to demand that the rights of all consumers are respected and protected, and to protest against market abuses and social injustices which undermine those rights. 2018 Theme - ‘Making digital marketplaces fairer’ |
| 7 | 18th March | Ordnance Factories Day | In 1801, Gun Carriage Agency (now known as Gun & Shell Factory, Cossipore) was established at Cossipore, Calcutta, and production began on 18 March 1802. This is the oldest ordnance factory in India still in existence. to commomarate that, the day is celebrated by displaying the rifles, guns, artillery, ammunition..etc in exhibitions all over India. |
| 8 | 21st March | World Down Syndrome Day | AFRT, the French Association for Research on Trisomy proposed to choose the date of March 21 as a symbolic date for an international Day on trisomy 21 (DS). AFRT organises each year at this date a meeting. On December 20, 2007, WHO recognized March 21 as the World Down Syndrome Day. 2018 Theme - what you bring to your community. |
| World Forestry Day | To commorate the day of the autumn equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.International Day of Forests was observed for the first time on March 21, 2013. 2018 Theme: Forests and Sustainable Cities | ||
| 9 | 22nd March | World Water Day | The first World Water Day, designated by the United Nations, was commemorated in 1993. 2018 Theme - "Nature for Water". |
| 10 | 23rd March | World Meteorological Day | The date of the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization in 23 March 1950, World Meteorological Day was celebrated. on 23rd of March every year since 1961. 2018 Theme- Climate smart |
| 11 | 24th March | World TB Day | In 1882, March 24th Dr Robert Koch had discovered the cause of tuberculosis. It is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. To commorate that World TB day was observed. 2018 -Theme- " Wanted Leaders for TB - Free World". |
| 12 | 27th March | World Theatre Day | It was initiated in 1961. From 1962 World Theatre Day has been celebrated. |
