India’s Single Emergency Number ‘112’ To Be
Active From January 1
The single emergency number ‘112‘ will be operational throughout
India from January 1, 2017 to help people reach immediate services of police,
ambulance and fire department. Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has
approved the provision of a single number for various emergency services that would
be similar to the ‘911’ all-in-one emergency service in the US. The 211
emergency services will also be accessible even through those SIMs and
landlines whose outgoing call facility has been stopped or temporarily
suspended. A person in distress will need to call only 112, which will direct
the call to concerned departments immediately for help. All existing emergency
numbers will be phased out within a year of rolling out 112, depending upon the
awareness about this new facility.
Madrid Open Tennis 2016 Winners
“Men’s Singles :- Novac Djokovic (Serbia) on 8 May defeated Andy
Murray to conquer the Mutua Madrid Open title in Madrid, Spain. It was
Djokovic’s fifth win in the last 6 ATP 1000 competitions. With the win, he also
reached a record 29 Masters 1000 titles. Mutua Madrid Open title was Djokovic’s
second title on the Caja Magica clay.
Women’s Singles :- Romanian tennis player Simona Halep won the
women singles title of the Madrid Open. She defeated Dominika Cibulkova of
Slovakia in the final played at Madrid, Spain. This was the third Madrid title
for World No. 6 Halep and her first title of 2016. Overall this was her 12th
career title.”
China Bug Declared World’s Longest Insect
A bug over half a metre long discovered in southern China has been
declared the world’s longest insect. A stick insect measuring 62.4 centimetres
found two years ago in the southern province of Guangxi has broken the record
for length amongst the world’s 807,625 known insects. The previous
record-holder was a Malaysian 56.7-centimetre-long stick insect discovered in
2008 and now on display in London’s Natural History Museum. Tipped off by
locals about a huge beast half a metre long but as thick as a human index
finger, scientist Zhao Li had been on the hunt for the bug for six years before
he finally glimpsed and captured one.
