India Worst Place For Girl Child: UN

• Heritage Hopes. The Maharashtra government has nominated south Mumbai’s Victorian and Art Deco district, which covers Marine Drive, Nariman Point, Churchgate, the Oval Maidan area, Crawford Market, CST, the BMC building and Fort, to be listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Mumbai has the second largest number of Art Deco buildings in the world after Miami. [The Times of India]

• Trainspotting. People travelling by Central Railway will soon be able to tell the precise time of arrival of their trains thanks to a technology that allows the real-time tracking of locals on main line stations between CST and Kalyan. Under the Train Management System, expected to be implemented by Saturday, March 31, the control room will be able to indicate the time of arrival in the form of an expected in minutes countdown. The system is being installed at Masjid, Sandhurst Road, Byculla, Chinchpokli, Currey Road, Matunga and Vidyavihar, on a trial basis. [The Times of India]

• Girl Interrupted. A new UN study has revealed that India is the worst place in the world for a girl child. An Indian girl aged between one and five years is 75 per cent more likely to die than an Indian boy of the same age. While there has been a considerable decrease in infant and child mortality rate across the world, it doesn’t hold true for India and China, where young girls are denied access to vital resources. The report said that this is “a powerful warning that differential treatment or access to resources is putting girls at a disadvantage”. [The Times of India]

• Measly Meals. Starting today, Air India will not serve meals to economy class passengers on domestic flights with less than 90 minutes flying time. This is a cost cutting measure on part of the debt-ridden national carrier, which has replaced meals comprising roti, rice and curry with snacks such as biscuits and sandwiches. Hot beverages will only be served on request. However, business class fliers will continue to get meals. [Hindustan Times]