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Quote of the day by Alan Watts: 'A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So, he loses touch with reality...' - How constant overthinking can quietly disconnect people from real life explained by the British-American writerModern life keeps people constantly occupied with thoughts, worries, notifications, and endless mental noise, which is why Alan Watts’s quo...
IPL Orange Cap winner in 2014 is now a mental health coach: A journey from suicidal thoughts to winning the World Cup alongside MS DhoniFormer cricketer Robin Uthappa draws parallels between cricket's intense pressure and corporate life, revealing his past struggles with sui...
How to make drilling for oil woke againA decade after backing “all-of-the-above” energy, the political left swung hard against fossil fuels, framing oil drilling as incompatible ...
Youth no longer shy of seeking psychiatric help: Gen Z demand for mental health drugs lifts sales 9 per cent to ₹11,774 croreConsider this. Neuro-psychiatry medicines are among the top 10 therapies in the country and the category is valued ₹11,774 crore, data from...
Father breaks taboos by celebrating daughter's first menstrual period in UttarakhandJitendra Bhatt and his wife celebrated their daughter's first period in a unique and enlightening manner. The family organized a party that...
Taapsee Pannu joins Hemkunt Foundation as a new advisory board member; to spread awareness on menstrual hygieneTaapsee Pannu became the first female advisory board member of Hemkunt Foundation, and she will spread awareness about menstrual hygiene an...
Scottish group appoints man as menstruation dignity officer, draws flakThe Period Dignity Working group faced severe backlash for hiring a man as a menstruation dignity officer in Scotland. A spokesperson of th...
White-collar women professionals face biases, stigmas due to health issues, shows survey86% of the working women have observed their colleagues/relatives/friends drop out of the workforce, 59% of whom cited health issues as the...
Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova named new UN goodwill ambassadorThe philanthropist-model will campaign for the UN's sexual & reproductive health agency, UNFPA.
This menstrual hygiene brand is using cricket to break social taboosDuring the recently concluded IPL, Niine was the title sponsor for the Rajasthan Royals.
Delhi HC asks Centre, AAP govt to treat as representation PIL for paid menstrual leaveA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan asked the central and Delhi governments to take a decision on the representati...
Modern periodMenstrual taboo is at the heart of the shaming and exclusion of women in Swaminarayan sect’s hostel and Sabarimala temple. Can we look at m...
Social entrepreneur Sharat Khemka is putting an end to a period of tabooThe businessman is trying to alter how society perceives menstruation and change the narrative around it.
Periods: Not a taboo word for these entrepreneursAzah was launched with the aim to provide women clean plastic and chemical-free sanitary pads to make their periods more comfortable.
All for sustainability: Bengalurean launches organic feminine hygiene brand & starts a dialogueThe product does not contain synthetic fibres, chemical additives.
Breaking the taboo: New period emoji will make menstruation discussions fun with your girlsA total of 230 new icons were approved for release this year.
Indian sanitary napkin brand Niine takes on P&G and Johnson & JohnsonNiine has also pioneered a movement to bridge the gap between menstruating females using sanitary napkins with those engaging in unhygienic...
This teen raised funds to provide sanitary napkins for poorA regular volunteer at a children's home ThayiMane, it was when Dixit went to the girls' toilet that she realised the lack of hygiene.
Instagram takes down menstruation pic, sparks rowA photograph depicting a woman menstruating was taken down twice by image-sharing platform Instagram and restored after social media uproar.
- Mirrors are far better suited to be used as unbiased judges
Considering the earliest mirrors were shards of convex glass that distorted as much as they reflected, their main modern-day connection wit...