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$457 billion

India's foreign exchange reserves at the end of week of 27 Dec 2019, a new record high.

Last Modified: 05-Jan-2020 9:15 AM

Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in Economy

Tags Foreign Exchange Reserves India 2019 01W2020

Source NDTV

207 AD

Dating of an inscription in Sanskrit and Brahmi characters that was discovered near Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. According to the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India the inscription records the construction of a temple dedicated to 'Saptamatrikas' or the seven mother goddesses. The temple and inscription were issued by a Satavahana king Vijaya. It is also the earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered in South India as on date.

Last Modified: 05-Jan-2020 9:06 AM

Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in History

Tags Satavahana Dynasty Saptamatrika India ASI 01W2020

Source The Hindu | R. Krishna Kumar

04 Jan 1881

The first issue of केसरी, (Marathi newspaper Kesari) was launched by Lokmanya Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar in Pune, India.

Last Modified: 05-Jan-2020 4:59 AM

1041

Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in History

Tags Kesari Lokmanya Tilak Indian Freedom Struggle India 01W2020

Source Mumbai Heritage twitter feed

1534

The St. Michael’s Church at Mahim, the oldest surviving Catholic Church in the city was established by the Portuguese in this year. Earlier known as San Miguel, the church has undergone multiple renovations and the current structure was built in 1973.

Last Modified: 26-Dec-2019 6:37 PM

217

Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in History

Tags Mumbai Heritage Church 01W2020

Source Mumbai now and then twitter feed

03 Dec 1992

On this day, the first SMS message was sent. British engineer Neil Papworth typed "Merry Christmas" on a computer and sent the first SMS message to the cellphone of Vodafone director Richard Jarvis.

Last Modified: 26-Dec-2019 5:26 AM

Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in Technology

Tags SMS 01W2020

Source NPR

215

Number of days taken by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, to manufacture 3,000 coaches in year 2019-20, beating its previous record of 289 days set in 2018-19. The largest coach manufacturer in the world, it produced 3,250 coaches last fiscal and is expected to cross 4,000 in current fiscal.

Last Modified: 23-Dec-2019 5:03 AM

Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in Business & Industry

Tags Manufacturing Rail Coaches Integral Coach Factory Chennai India 01W2020

Source The Hindu | S. Vijay Kumar | Photo credits: V Ganesan

8

Age of Ryan Kaji (DOB 06 Oct 2011) whose channel Ryan's World has 22.9 million subscribers and earned $26 million in 2019 -- up $4 million from his earnings in 2018, when he also gained the highest-earning YouTuber spot.

Last Modified: 23-Dec-2019 12:19 AM

Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in People

Tags Ryan's World YouTuber 01W2020

Source CNN | Photo credits: CNN

01 Apr 1947

The Lasalgaon Agricultural Produce Market Committee was established, even as India was gaining independence, to bring together onion-growing farmers in the region. Among the oldest and largest wholesale onion markets in the country, prices at Lasalgaon, in Nashik, Maharashtra, are keenly watched by the retailers and policy makers for the slightest fluctuation in the rates here has cascading effect across the country.

Last Modified: 08-Dec-2019 9:18 AM

Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in Agriculture

Tags Lasalgoan Agricultural Produce Market Nashik Maharashtra Onion 01W2020

Source The Times of India

398

Number of sixes hit by Rohit Sharma in T20 cricket as of 100 matches that he has played in.

Last Modified: 10-Nov-2019 6:55 PM

Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in Sports

Tags Cricket T20 Mens India 01W2020

Source Multiple

$120 million

The value of Anil Ambani’s holdings in companies as of Apr 2019, plunging from a net worth of at least $31 billion in 2008, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Last Modified: 05-May-2019 9:30 PM

Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in Business & Industry

Tags Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Anil Ambani 01W2020

Source Bloomberg