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Child mortality rate steadily decreasing in India, UN study finds

However, as per the report released by Unicef, the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Population Division and the World Bank Group, an estimated 6.3 million children under 15 years of age died in 2017 and the vast majority of these deaths -- 5.4 million -- occurred in the first five years of life, with newborns accounting for around half of the deaths. Sep 18, 2018
Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate 'smart' border fence in Jammu and Kashmir

The two projects, each covering a 5.5 km-border stretch along the International Border in Jammu, are set to get a first-of-a-kind high-tech surveillance system that will create an invisible electronic barrier on land, water and even in air and underground, helping the Border Security Force (BSF) detect and foil infiltration bids in the most difficult terrains. Sep 17, 2018
Infosys

Infosys buys Finnish firm Fluido Oy for $76 mn

Though the company did not disclose the acquisition cost in its release, it mentioned in a regulatory filing on the BSE that "100 per cent of Fluido's shares have been acquired in cash for Euro 65 million", which translates to $75.8 million (Rs 546 crore). Sep 15, 2018