Important Day
- World Sikh Environment Day - 14 March.
- World Consumer Rights Day (15 March 2020) campaign - #SustainableConsumer.
Economy
- New GST rate on mobile phones – 18% (from 12%).
National
- First interdisciplinary environmental studies school in an Indian university - Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability (JSES).
- ‘Best Airport by Size and Region’ and ‘Best Airport in Environment & Ambience by Size’ by the coveted Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Departures Awards, in Asia-Pacific region for 2019 - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad.
- In September 2020, the third ACI Customer Experience Global Summit will be held in - Krakow, Poland.
- This Person is spearheading the I Live Simply Movement launched by Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh (HIAL) in special partnership with UNEP - Sonam Wangchuk.
Persons in News
- Winner of the top prize for their contribution towards reporting on road safety by the Centre for Media Studies (CMS) - Prachi Salve of IndiaSpend and Pradeep Dwivedi of Dainik Jagran.
Sports
- Winner of the U-21 men's singles title at the Oman Open 2020 in Muscat - Jeet Chandra.
General Knowledge
- Airports Council International (ACI) was established in – 1991.
- Indirect tax (or consumption tax) used in India on the supply of goods and services - Goods and Services Tax (GST).
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Founded: 05 June 1972; Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya.
- Five different tax slabs of GST – 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%.
- Goods and Services Tax (GST) tax came into effect from - 1 July 2017.
