National Defence Day
National Defence Day is
observed on March 3 every year. 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.
World Wildlife Day
The World Wildlife Day is
observed on March 3rd since 2014, to raise awareness of the World’s flora and
fauna.
Why March 3rd was chosen as
World Wildlife Day?
Because on this date, the Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora was adopted.
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