Important Day

• Theme for World Rare Disease Day 2020 – “Reframe Rare”.
• Theme of 2020 World Hearing Day (3 March) – “Hearing for life. Don’t let hearing loss limit you.”
• Theme of 2020 World Wildlife Day (3 March) – “Sustaining all life on Earth”.

Economy

• Invested amount in 2019 by the Indian venture capital industry, according to ‘India Venture Capital Report 2020’ – USD 10 billion.

International

• Under the theme “Industry 4.0 – Innovation and Productivity”, the 19th edition of World Productivity Congress (WPC) will be held on May 6 – May 8, 2020 in – Bangalore.
• Asian Development Bank will be providing a total of _______ to help the developing countries in Asia and Pacific to fight the outbreak of COVID-19 virus – USD 4 million.

National

• Winner of the 10th annual Aegis Graham Bell Award in the category Innovation in Edtech – Simplilearn.
• The Centre declared the National Chambal Sanctuary (home to gangetic dolphins and 75% population of gharial) as eco-sensitive zone (ESZ), which is situated in – Madhya Pradesh.
• First plane in India to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services – Boeing 787-9 aircraft (Vistara airlines).

Sports

• Latest ranking of the Indian men’s hockey team in the FIH world rankings –fourth (highest since 2003).
• Top position in men’s hockey team category in the latest FIH world rankings – Belgium (followed by Kookaburras, the Netherlands).
• Youngest champion on Latin America’s clay court ‘Golden Swing’ since Rafael Nadal in 2005 when he captured the Santiago title – Thiago Seyboth Wild (19-year-old Brazilian).

State Current Affairs

• New mobile application to get diesel delivered at doorsteps in the national capital region – ‘Humsafar’.
• On 2 March, this state cabinet approved the ‘Lokayukta Bill, 2020’ (four member; chairperson: judge of the High Court or the Supreme Court) – Punjab.
• Under the ‘Dwaar Praday Yojana – Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar’ Scheme, this state government has launched ‘Your Government At Your Door Scheme’ – Madhya Pradesh.

Science

• New explosive detection device, which is co-developed by DRDO-HEMRL, Pune and IISc, Bangalore – RaIDer-X.

General Knowledge

• Spread over 435 square kilometres, the National Chambal Sanctuary lies across Sheopur, Morena and Bhind districts of – Madhya Pradesh.
• International Hockey Federation (FIH) – Founded: 07 January 1924; Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland.
• World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS) – Incorporated: 8 April 1994; Headquarters: Montreal, Canada.
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – Founded: 1958; Headquarters: New Delhi.