According to the Registrar General of India’s (RGI) Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2020, Uttarakhand has the worst (844) sex ratio (number of females per 1,000 males) at birth in the country and Kerala has the best (974). According to the recently released report, India has achieved a significant milestone in further lowering child mortality… Continue reading Sample Registration System

Soon, the ISRO hopes to accomplish a remarkable feat – the 200th consecutive successful launch of the Rohini RH-200 sounding rocket. According to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC, Thumba, near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala), the 3.5-meter-tall RH-200, a trusted member of the Rohini sounding rocket family used by the ISRO for atmospheric studies, has completed 198… Continue reading RH-200 rocket

The Central Government has directed the States and Union Territories to carry out the social audit of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in every district by November 30th.   What is the ‘Mid-Day Meal’ scheme? The Mid-Day Meal Scheme was started in India on 15th August 1995 as ‘National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education… Continue reading Mid-Day Meal Scheme

The Indian government is pushing smartphone makers to enable support for its NavIC navigation system in new devices sold in the country from next year, a move that has spooked the industry due to additional costs and tight time frame.   What is NAVIC? Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is an independent regional navigation satellite system designed to… Continue reading NaVIC

Having taken delivery of all Su-30MKI fighter aircraft and the deal for contracting 12 more Su-30s meant to replace those lost over the years deferred against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is working to speed up the long-delayed upgrade of these frontline fighters.   About Sukhoi Su-30MKI – The… Continue reading Su-30 MKI Fighter Aircraft

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has come up with a host of changes in the rules on playing conditions of cricket.   What are the changes? The practice of ‘mankading’— a batter being run out by the bowler while backing up too far from the non-striking end — has been destigmatised. It has been moved… Continue reading Mankading

After several years, the doors of the scriptorium and the editorial room of the prestigious Encyclopaedic Sanskrit Dictionary at Pune’s Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute in Pune were opened for students and the general public.   Details – The year of completion of this gigantic dictionary project, which commenced in 1948, remains unknown. But… Continue reading Project KoshaSHRI

Prime Minister Modi has extended greetings to the Prime Minister of Israel, Yair Lapid and the Jewish people around the world on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah.   About ‘Rosh Hashanah’ – Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah, literally “day of shouting or blasting.” It… Continue reading Rosh Hashanah

India’s banking system liquidity has fallen into deficit for the first time in nearly 40 months. In response to the development, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently made the largest financial infusion into the banking system.   What is ‘Banking System Liquidity’? In the banking system, liquidity refers to readily available cash that banks… Continue reading Banking System Liquidity

Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his German, Brazil and Japanese counterparts for a meeting between the foreign ministers of the Group of Four (G4) countries. They met on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss issues related to reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).… Continue reading G4 countries