Kerala with 1084 has the highest sex ratio

Press Information Bureau English Releases: "Kerala with 1084 has the highest sex ratio followed by Puducherry with 1038, Daman & Diu has the lowest sex ratio of 618."

India’s population at 1,210.2 million, says provisional 2011 Census report

India’s population at 1,210.2 million, says provisional 2011 Census report

textually.org: How the electric telegraph switched on the connected world

textually.org: How the electric telegraph switched on the connected world: "In 1837 William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone patented their telegraph, starting a new era of instant, long-distance electrical communication that culminated in the internet, email, Facebook, Twitter ... Mark Brandon of the Open University spoke to John Liffen of London's Science Museum about this 20th Century Icon in a video interview in The Guardian.

Two hundred years ago, people had to wait days, weeks or even months for letters to arrive by horse and ship. The electric telegraph changed all that. In the space of a few years, anyone in a large town could send a message hundreds of miles in just a few minutes."

India among the most corrupt nations surveyed by PERC | Deccan Chronicle

India among the most corrupt nations surveyed by PERC | Deccan Chronicle
India finds itself bracketed with countries like Philippines and Cambodia, rated as the fourth most corrupt nation among 16 countries of the Asia-Pacific region surveyed by leading Hong Kong-based business consultancy firm PERC.

Tiger census: 295 tigers added, population estimated at 1706

Tiger census: 295 tigers added, population estimated at 1706: "According to the second all-India tiger population estimation study, carried out in the designated 39 tiger reserves across the country, there has been an increase of 295 tigers in India. The population is estimated at 1706, up from 1411 when they were counted last."

Tea is the top popular beverage

Tea is the top popular beverage in the world. Beer is second.

World Welcomes First Test Tube Baby Mice -- Daily Intel

World Welcomes First Test Tube Baby Mice -- Daily Intel: "Earlier this week, researchers in Japan made fertile mammalian sperm in a culture dish, a feat long thought to be impossible, Nature reports. Scientists apparently created sperm from the testicular tissue of mice and successfully produced a dozen adorable baby mice with it, mice who will never be emotionally troubled as a result of their origins. If the breakthrough technique transfers to humans successfully, scientists could help preserve the fertility of cancer patients and treat male reproductive problems. (And make test tube babies.)"