India's Forex reserves deplete by over $734 mn
Mumbai, July 20 : India's foreign exchange (Forex) reserves depleted by $734.5 million during the week ended July 13, official data showed on Friday.
According to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) weekly statistical supplement, the overall forex reserves declined to $405.08 billion from $405.81 billion reported for the week ended July 6.
India's forex reserves comprise of foreign currency assets (FCAs), gold reserves, special drawing rights (SDRs) and the RBI's position with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Segment-wise, FCAs -- the largest component of the Forex reserves -- decreased by $789.1 million to $380 billion during the week under review.
Besides the US dollar, FCAs consist of nearly 20-30 per cent of major global currencies.
As per the data, the value of the country's gold reserves rose by $75.4 million to $21.12 billion.
The SDRs' value inched down by $7.8 million to $1.48 billion, while the country's reserve position with the IMF slipped by $13 million to $2.48 billion.
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Odisha: Two girls drown while bathing in village pond
Berhampur (Odisha) (PTI): Two girls drowned while bathing in a village pond in Odisha's Ganjam district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a class 6 student, and Manini Dora (12), a student of class 7, both residents of Patanda village in Digapahandi police station area, a police officer said.
After returning home from school, they went to the village pond to take a bath like every other day. However, they slipped and fell into deep waters. Locals noticed them drowning and tried to rescue them but failed, he said.
Fire brigade personnel from Digapahandi retrieved the girls after a two-hour search and they were rushed to a nearby community health centre, where doctors declared them dead, Digapahandi police station officer-in-charge Kishor Kumar Samal said.
He said the bodies have been handed over to the respective families after conducting post-mortem examinations at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here.
He said unnatural death cases have been registered and an investigation launched.
