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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicWest bengal jails

Topic: west bengal jails

‘196 babies in Bengal prisons’: Inmates were pregnant when brought after sentencing/parole, SC told

According to data provided by West Bengal ADG and IG of correctional services, 62 women gave birth in custody. There are 181 children living in jails, 28 of whom were born in jail.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.