Pradeep K Khosla has been named as the 8th chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.

RISAT is the name of a series of radar imaging reconnaissance satellites deployed by India in space.

In India, 8 per cent of girls in 15-19 age group had sex before turning 15 as compared to 3 per cent of boys.

A UNICEF report on adolescents (between 10 and 19 years of age) titled 'Progress for Children' has revealed that nearly one out of every three girls in countries like India and Pakistan are likely to be married. South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa has the highest percentage of adolescent married girls.

India accounts for the highest number of anaemic and underweight girls aged between 15 and 19 years in the world.

India and China will witness the largest growth in their urban populations in the next four decades, posing new challenges of providing jobs, housing, energy and infrastructure to their people, the United Nations said.