Concerning sex-ratio trend: Haryana witnessed a 16-point dip in the sex ratio at birth during the first nine months of this year; inquiry into the causes initiated

Raids and encounters after civilian killings in Kashmir: NIA conducts raids at multiple locations in Kashmir; two militants and a soldier died in an encounter in Shopian, another killed in Tral as per government sources; Kashmiri politicians speak out against civilian killings by militants; talk about communal harmony in Kashmir and beyond

Startup ecosystem: Indian startups raise $10 billion in a quarter for the first time; finance, education, software, food and retail see most of the inflows

Chennai’s reformation: World Bank has approved a $150-million programme to assist the Tamil Nadu government in making Chennai city “more green, livable, competitive, and resilient to climate change and other shocks”

Climate change: Excess and freak rains in Uttarakhand leads to floods, taking 52 lives

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