India has reduced the number of zero-dose children: India has reduced the number of zero-dose children from 1.6 million in 2023 to 0.9 million in 2024, playing a key role in South Asia’s highest-ever immunization coverage, as reported by World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Zero-dose children are those […]
Tag: 29th Jul 2025
Haridwar Stampede
Haridwar Stampede: Eight people died and 30 were injured in a stampede at Haridwar’s Mansa Devi temple due to panic triggered by a rumour of a snapped electric line.A massive crowd of devotees, including children, panicked on a stairway after a rumour about an electric wire snap, leading to a crush and stampede.Local authorities (police, […]
Android Earthquake Alert System (AEA)
Android Earthquake Alert System (AEA): Google and UC Berkeley’s Seismology Lab have released a new global performance report of the Android Earthquake Alert (AEA) system. The system issued successful early warnings in 98 countries. Working: Sensor Activation: Android phones sense initial P-waves using onboard accelerometers. Crowdsourcing: Data is sent to Google servers and cross-verified with […]
Operation Mahadev
Operation Mahadev: The Indian Army, in coordination with the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police, launched a high-intensity counter-terrorism mission codenamed Operation Mahadev in the Dara region near Dachigam National Park, Jammu and Kashmir. Acting on credible intelligence inputs about terrorist movement, security forces engaged in a fierce encounter on Monday, resulting in the elimination […]
World Hepatitis Day 2025
World Hepatitis Day 2025: Every year, World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28th July to raise global awareness about the silent yet deadly liver disease, hepatitis. The day marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Baruch Blumberg, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered the Hepatitis B virus and developed the first vaccine against it. Despite being […]
