21 July 2012 Current Affairs

India Fares Poorly In Child welfare

“India fares poorly among middle-income countries when it comes to overall well-being of children even as the world witnessed significant progress in child health, education and nutrition during the last decade. India has slipped by 12 ranks since 1995 and is placed 112th in the global”Child Development Index” released by Save the Children, the world’s leading independent NGO that works for child rights.According to the report, Japan is at present the best place in the world
for a child, followed by Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Canada, Switzerland, UK and Norway.The US is ranked 24 in the Index, while Australia is at 16th place and China is at 29th. Somalia is at the bottom.”


INS Sahyadri Adds Teeth To ‘Blue water’ Navy

In the salty sea breeze of an overcast Mumbai monsoon day, the country’s latest warship, the INS Sahyadri, joined the Indian Navy on 21 July 2012. The tricolor and the naval ensign were hoisted, the national anthem played, and AK Antony, the defence minister, formally commissioned the bristling 5,600-tonne warship, urging the crew to “promote peace and stability in the Indian Ocean Region.” the Sahyadri is the Indian Navy’s 134th ship. Another 46 vessels are under construction, 43 of these in India including three 6,800 tonne destroyers under Project 15A; four similar warships under Project 15B; four 2,500 tonne corvettes under Project 28; and six Scorpene submarine sunder Project 75.

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