Rs. 4,000 crore
Amount sanctioned by the Centre for women safety projects under the Nirbhaya Fund. This includes financial assistance for rape and acid attack victims and setting-up of special police units for women and children.
120
Number of start-ups that have been granted patents under the expedited examination process for applications since 2016. Under this facility, a total of 1,021 applications were received and 351 patents were granted by the Indian IP office.
72,000
Number of passengers affected as pilots of Scandinavian Airlines launched an open-ended strike following the collapse of pay negotiations on Friday, April 26. As a result, the airline has had to cancel all of its flights.
13
Medals won by India in the Asian Boxing Championships which concluded on Friday, April 26. Indian boxers finished the competition with two Gold medals, four Silver medals, and seven Bronze medals.
1
Indian umpire, Sundaram Ravi, has been named in the list of 22 umpires who will be officiating in the league stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, scheduled to begin on May 30.
