--) March 1: Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India released a book entitled Akbar, The Aesthete in New Delhi.
--) March 5: Telangana, the country's 29th state, will come into existence on June 2.
--) March 6: In Nepal, a joint military excise between India and Nepal is on at Saljhandi in Rupandehi district.
--) March 6: India, Sri Lanka and Maldives held National Security Advisor-level meeting on maritime security cooperation in New Delhi.
--) March 7: The foundation stone of a 212-meter (700-foot) high Krishna temple, reputedly the world's tallest, will be laid in Vrindavan.
--) March 7: On the occasion of International Women‘s Day, President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Stree Shakti Puraskar to six persons for their distinguished services for the upliftment of women.
Note: The awards are named after six legendary women of India, Rani Lakshmibai, Rani Rudramma Devi, Kannagi, Rani Gaidinliu Zaliang, Rani Ahilyabai Holkar and Mata Jijabai.
--) March 10: The Central Bureau of Investigation filed a charge-sheet in a Delhi Court against Hyderabad-based Nava Bharat Power Pvt Ltd and two of its directors in a coal block allocation scam.
--) March 11: India has committed 8.5 billion rupees to Bhutan for Small Development Project for the country‘s the 11th Five Year Plan.
--) March 13: The Delhi High Court upheld the death sentences awarded to four convicts in the December 16, 2012 gangrape case.
--) March 13: India and United States Energy dialogue was held in New Delhi from 5 March 2014 to 11 March 2014.
--) March 13: The maximum number of voters in Haryana who will cast their vote first time in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections fall in Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency.
--) March 14: Export-Import Bank of India has, at the behest of the Government of India, extended a Line of Credit of $89.90 million to the Government of Republic of Congo, for development of transportation system in the Republic of Congo.
--) March 14: India and Bangladesh will conduct a joint assessment of stocks of hilsa fish in Bay of Bengal.
--) March 15: An arrest warrant was issued against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade on visa fraud charges after her fresh indictment by US prosecutors who accused her of ―illegally‖ underpaying and ―exploiting‖ her domestic maid.
--) March 17: India and China will hold the third round of their strategic economic dialogue this week aimed at raising the speed of Indian trains and improving heavy haul operations and rail stock.
--) March 20: The Indian Air Force formally inducted Russia-made MI-17 V5 series helicopters, known for their manoeuvring and weight-carrying capacity, at its Jamnagar base in Gujarat.
--) March 20: SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) inaugurated its local office at Ranchi, Jharkhand.
--) March 22: AirAsia India took delivery of its first Airbus A-320 as it landed in Chennai after flying in from Toulouse headquarters of the European aircraft manufacturer.
--) March 24: The Supreme Court has directed the Government of India to withdraw all orders, which make the Aadhaar card mandatory for availing any service.
--) March 24: Retirement fund body EPFO will start providing permanent account numbers on the pattern of core banking services to its five crore subscribers from October this year.
--) March 25: In a major breakthrough, chief of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu, one of the most wanted terrorists blamed for a number of terror attacks, has been arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police.
--) March 26: Jammu and Kashmir became the first state in the country to declare all election booths in the coming Lok Sabha polls as no smoking zones.
--) March 29: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has got back the power to act against ponzi schemes, illegal deposit schemes and assess call data records in securities-related offences, besides others.
--) March 29: People will turn off all non-essential lights to raise awareness about environmental challenges from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time.
--) March 31: The Directorate of revenue Intelligence has seized a record over 2.4 lakh kg of ozone-depleting restricted refrigeration gas ‗R-22‘, which was being smuggled into the country.
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