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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: 21 March

Int. Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21st March that aims to foster a global culture of tolerance, equality, anti-discrimination, and calls on everyone to stand up against racial prejudice and intolerant attitudes.

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Theme 2021: "Youth standing up against racism".

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Bihar becomes first state to have own ethanol policy for biofuel

Bihar Cabinet has approved the Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021, becoming 1st Indian State to have ethanol promotion policy. The policy allows the extraction of ethanol, that was restricted to sugarcane, from surplus quantities of maize as well.

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Bioethanol blending in petrol in India stands at 6.2%.

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Global Home Price Index: India Slips To 56th Rank, Records 3.6% Drop In Home Prices

According to a report 'Global House Price Index Q4 2020'. India slipped 13 spots lower, touching the 56th rank, in the global home price index in the fourth and last quarter of the financial year, against its 43rd rank in the same quarter previous fiscal.

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Turkey leads the global ranking with prices up by 30.3%.

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Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) Launches the GRAM UJALA Programme

CESL, wholly-owned subsidiary of EESL, has unveiled GRAM UJALA programme. CESL will distribute high-quality LED bulbs, at an affordable cost of ₹10 per bulb in rural areas. It'll be financed entirely through carbon credits & will be the 1st such programme.

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Under it, 7W & 12W LED bulbs with 3 yrs warranty will be given.

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World Poetry Day: 21 March

Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day was 1st adopted by UNESCO in 1999. One of the main objectives is to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard within their communities.

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UNESCO HQs: Paris, France;
Founded: 16 November 1945.

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Former Sebi chairman GV Ramakrishna passes away

Former Sebi chairman GV Ramakrishna, 91, passed away. He was appointed as the chairman of markets regulator Sebi in 1990 when it lacked legal status. He headed that body till 1994 and then became the first chairman of Disinvestment Commission in 1996.

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SEBI HQs: Mumbai;
Current Chairperson: Ajay Tyagi.

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Former president of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Malali Vasanthkumar passes away.

Malali Vasanthkumar, Kannada littérateur & former president of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Mysuru unit, passed away. He had established himself as a prolific writer focusing on short stories, poetry, essays, literary criticisms, and plays.

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He played prominent part in pro-Kannada Gokak movement in 1980s.

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International Day of Forests: 21st March

The UN General Assembly proclaimed March 21 as the International Day of Forests in 2012 to commemorate and raise awareness about the conservation of forests for a sustainable future as they hold significant importance in human life.

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2021 theme: Forest restoration:a path to recovery and well-being

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World Down Syndrome Day: 21 March

World Down Syndrome Day is a global awareness day that has been officially observed by the United Nations on 21st March since 2012. Down syndrome is a condition in which a child is born with an extra copy of their 21st chromosome.

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Down Syndrome is also known as trisomy 21.

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International Day of Nowruz: 21 March

The United Nations marks 21st March of every year as the International Day of Nowruz.

The festival was added to the ‘Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ in 2009 and the occasion has been celebrated since 2010.

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Nowruz marks 1st day of spring which usually occurs on 21 March.

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Yashaswini Deswal wins 1st gold medal for India in Women's 10 Meter Air Pistol final

Yashaswini Deswal bagged 1st gold medal for India in Women's 10 Meter Air Pistol final of International Shooting Sport Federation at World Cup. Deswal accumulated 238.8 points to lead in her category. Another Indian shooter Manu Bhaker won a silver medal.

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International Shooting Sport Federation HQs: Munich, Germany.

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China blows past global wind power records, doubling annual installations in 2020

According to the data released by GWEC, In 2020, China broke the world record for most wind power capacity installed in a single year with 52 GW of new capacity – double the country’s annual installations compared to the previous year.

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India ranked 2nd in new wind power capacity in Asia Pacific.

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Maharashtra farmers start fresh fruit cake ‘movement’ to sustain during pandemic

Fruit growers in rural Maharashtra have started an innovative movement to promote fresh fruit cakes as a healthier option, instead of the traditional bakery-made cakes to encourage the increase in intake of fruits and to find a new way of selling produce.

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Maharashtra CM: Uddhav Thackeray;
Governor: B S Koshyari.