World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on March 15. It is a day marked to raise global awareness about consumer rights and needs. This year, the theme of promoted World Consumer Rights Day is "Trusted Smart Products".
Consumer Protection Act was implemented in 1986 in India.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 15 March. He also presented the 10th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation Awards.
Gujarat CM- Vijay Rupani Governor- Om Prakash Kohli
Padmanaban Gopalan, the founder of No Food Waste, was named the winner of the Commonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region for his work towards achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger.
There are 53 Commonwealth Countries in the world.
World Sleep Day is designed to raise awareness of sleep that is often compromised by the habits of modern life. World Sleep Day is held the Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox each year. The theme for 2019 is “Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging”.
Next World Sleep Day will be celebrated on 13 March 2020.
Santosh Jha, presently Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan Capital- Tashkent Currency- Som
Argentina and Colombia are set to co-host the 2020 Copa America. It's the first time that the tournament will be split between 2 countries in the modern Copa America era.
Colombia Capital- Bogota Currency- Peso.
IT major Wipro Ltd opened its centre of excellence for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in Kochi in Kerala. The facility is Wipro's third one dedicated to industrial IoT after one each in Mountain View in California and Bengaluru.
Azim Premji is the Chairman of Wipro
The United States Special Forces Group stationed in Japan conducts a joint exercise with India's National Security Guard in Hyderabad. The overall aim of the program was to enhance professionalism and the ability to operate together during times of crisis.
U.S. Air Force is the world's largest air force.
Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Naresh Lokesh has been recognised by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as their Young Global Leader for 2019 for next five years. WEF announced 12 persons from South Asia as Young Global Leaders.
WEF Headquarters are in Cologny, Switzerland.
Karnataka registered their 14th straight win in T20 cricket to clinch the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Karnataka beat Maharashtra by 8 wickets in the final to win the tournament for the first time.
Syed Mushtaq Ali- 1st batsman to score 100 for India in overseas