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Only 23% of India's elderly in post-retirement work despite 73% showing interest: SurveyA study has revealed that most Indian seniors want post-retirement work. They seek financial stability, dignity and active lives. However, ...- India’s Covid cases near 5,500 mark as new variant spreads; Kerala leads surge, Maharashtra, Delhi followIndia has recorded over 5,300 active COVID-19 cases amid a slow but visible resurgence. The increase is attributed to new variants like NB....
- Odisha: Congress replaces candidates in five assembly segmentsCongress changes 5 candidates in Odisha Assembly elections, including Akshaya Acharya from Nilgiri. AICC approved revised candidate list. E...
- Increase in old age pension, more tax relief, GST exemption for elderly -- NGOs' demands from Union BudgetThe Agewell Foundation said elderly-friendly budgetary provisions have become the need of the hour due to the ever-increasing gap between o...
- India's elderly wait for monthly pension to hike from Rs 300The solution, according to Datta, is that the Central government and state governments set up a committee to jointly decide on the pension ...
- Pandemic hits finances & health of senior citizens, Covid made elderly pessimistic about the futureThe Covid pandemic changed the attitude of majority of elderly.
- 75.8% elderly in India claim gap between generations rose rapidly during Covid: StudyThe survey indicated that the generation gap has widened due to overstretched spells of coronavirus and related lockdowns.
- Pandemic adversely affected life of elderly; most seniors experienced abuse during 2nd waveThe report found that 73% elderly went through abuse during and after the lockdown period.
- Tele-mental health a good option for elderly struggling with mobility issues or societal stigmaChallenges in getting vaccine slots have also been cause for anxiety & helplessness for elderly.
- Amid raging second COVID-19 wave, the elderly battle loneliness and anxietyThe COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly difficult for people like Sarin who have been living independently and are elderly. Besides bei...
- NHRC forms expert panel to study COVID impact on human rightsThe expert panel would be headed by Dr K S Reddy, president of Public Health Foundation of India. The expert committee would assess the imp...
- Over 71 pc senior citizens in India victims of abuse by family members: SurveyAs per the survey, every second senior citizen is being "harassed or mistreated or humiliated by their own family members, children, relati...
- How a skewed demography, digital revolution and changing social mores are making growing old in India difficultFrom consumption to knowledge, the balance in India is now tilted in favour of the digitally savvy young.
- Elderly ill treatment hesitate to complain: StudyAs many as 25 per cent to 30 per cent of elderly persons in India are victims of abuse, mistreatment and even torture, according to a recen...
- Senior citizens in demand as tutorsParents are quickly latching on to the option of hiring senior tutors because of one primary reason - they are a safer option to young male...
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