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.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”
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.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”
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.
| THE SAHYADRI: ARMED TO THE TEETH | |
| Anti-air defence | Radar-guided (Russian) Shtil missile system. |
| Point Defence | Two Barak-1 Vertical Launch |
| System Missile (PDMS) |
Systems (VLS) and Two AK-630 Rapid Fire Guns |
| Anti-surface missiles |
Eight Russian Klub cruise missiles with a range of almost 300 km |
| Anti-submarine | RBU 6000 rocket launchers, total 24 barrels. Also, two onboard helicopters, with sonars and torpedoes |
| Main gun | OtoMelara 76 mm Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) manufactured at BHEL, Haridwar. This can engage ground and aerial targets 15-20 km away |
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