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John B. Goodenough, who is 97 years of age, won the Chemistry Nobel Prize and became the oldest laureate ever. File photo.

Data: An age and gender-wise breakdown of Nobel laureates from 1901 to 2019

Varun B. Krishnan

American scientist John B. Goodenough, 97, who shared the Chemistry Nobel this year, is the oldest laureate ever. Interestingly, this year also saw

Depositors at a PMC bank branch after the RBI imposed restrictions.

Data: What went wrong in Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank?

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Bank frauds up by 45% in 10 years, show data

Varun B. Krishnan A look at the data on banking frauds detected indicates that the number has exponentially risen in the past decade. Loan frauds constituted the highest percentage of frauds in FY 2019, according to RBI data.More frauds under lensWhile the number of bank frauds detected rose by 45% in FY '19 compared to FY '09, the amount of money involved spiked 35 times in the same period. The average quantum of a fraud has increased over the past decade, from ₹0.4 crore in FY ‘09 to ₹10 crore in FY '19.

Banks have lost ₹25.47 crore due to ATM thefts in 2018-19 alone.

Maharashtra sees most ATM thefts in country

Special Correspondent ATM break-ins have surged, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) pegging losses to banks from such thefts at ₹25.47 crore in 2018-9 (more than double the ₹11.22 crore recorded in 2017-18). Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of ATM thefts (67), followed by Rajasthan (65) in the year gone by. However, in terms of value, banks lost more money in four other States compared to Maharashtra, where their losses went from ₹1.22 crore in 2017-18 to ₹1.94 crore in 2018-19.The RBI has issued

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The residents of Rajendra Nagar in Patna collecting food items delivered by social activists on October 1, 2019.

Data: Southwest monsoon causes flood in 10 States

Vignesh Radhakrishnan In 2019, two meteorological sub-divisions — Konkan and Goa, and West M.P. — received their highest southwest monsoon rainfall in 119 years. After a drought-hit 2018 season, this year’s monsoon has caused floods in 10 States including Kerala and Bihar.India received an average monsoon rainfall of 968.3 mm in 2019, a departure of +10% from the Long Period Average rainfall (LPA was reduced from 887.5 mm to 880.6 mm this year).The graph compares rainfall during the South West Monsoon, which usually

The rare and unique pose of Mahatma Gandhi was taken on February 02, 1946 at Trichy Junction, on his way to Madurai and Palani. He was standing on a special dais beneath a temple umbrella.

Was geography a reason why Mahatma Gandhi was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Sumant Sen Only three Peace laureates were outside western Europe and North America until 1950

Graduates with their degrees at IIT-Hyderabad. File photo for representation.

In charts: The state of higher education in India

Varun B. Krishnan According to All India Survey on Higher Education 2018-19, south India has a higher per capita proportion of colleges compared to the rest of the country. Despite six out of 10 colleges being private institutions, less than half the students study in them. The study also found that among Muslims aged 18-24, representation in higher education is glaringly low compared to their proportion of the population in that age group.More seats in the south Southern States have the highest number of

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Was geography a reason why Mahatma Gandhi was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

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