Gym Vs Yoga Vs Outdoor Sports: Which type of physical activity gives maximum health benefits to the bodyA comparison of gym workouts, yoga and outdoor sports shows that each form of physical activity benefits the body in different ways. Gym tr...
19 Nov, 2025, 10.34 PM IST
Mental Health at Work: It's time employers took notice of the other pandemicEmployers operate in a piece-meal manner, with Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), counselling sessions and interventions aimed at allev...
14 May, 2023, 03.11 PM IST
View: Creating workplaces where people can thrive and enjoy physical and mental health should be a priorityIt is also important to bring focus to ‘jobs to be done’ very objectively, and adhere to time management principles, rather than ‘working f...
21 Mar, 2022, 11.35 PM IST
A woman's heart is different from a man's: Stress, fertility treatments & menopause can enhance cardiac risksA woman's heart is smaller, as are several of its internal chambers.
04 Mar, 2022, 06.43 PM IST
A framework for psychosocial risks that India Inc needsThe continued COVID crisis continues to put mental health and wellbeing on the CXO’s agenda. A framework to design, implement, audit and mo...
16 Feb, 2022, 02.28 PM IST
Children with overweight grandparents more likely to struggle with obesity in the future: StudyNew research suggests the biology, environment and the food they share contributes to children's future health.
21 Jan, 2022, 07.01 PM IST
Change the cobblestones: The need to dismantle a system stacked against working womenToday, we live in a corporate world that is much more cognizant of women’s needs. But these are probably the big corporates and forward-thi...
22 Nov, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
260 million home-based workers worldwide prior to COVID-19 crisis: ILOAccording to Janine Berg, senior economist of ILO and one of the authors of the report, many countries around the world have legislation so...
13 Jan, 2021, 08.58 PM IST
Covid-19 lockdowns may worsen obesity epidemic, escalate emotional stress & economic anxietyThe rates of obesity may explode because of measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.
14 Aug, 2020, 04.05 PM IST
COVID crisis: Survey says 55.1% households in 24 states & 2 UTs had only two meals a dayDaily workers, who are the largest segment in the survey, are the hardest hit and the loss of livelihoods that has resulted from government...
19 Jul, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
Frame human centric policies for employees returning to work: ILOAccording to the guidance, the needs of workers at higher risk of severe illness should be taken into account; including older workers, pre...
23 May, 2020, 01.28 PM IST
Air quality check not enough; need usable data, say expertsExperts, however, say education and citizen participation will do better than such expensive projects.
23 Feb, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Office design may be to blame for squabbles at workIncreasingly popular combi- and flex-offices are activity-based designs that offer employees a choice of work environments for different ac...
19 Sep, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
25% of Indians may die of lifestyle diseases before they are 70: StudyWith increasing prevalence of life-style diseases, one out of four Indians is at risk of dying from non-communicable diseases before the ag...
13 Aug, 2015, 11.05 AM IST
Job strain linked to increased sick leaves: StudyOn five-year follow-up of nearly 12,000 workers, the rate of sick leave due to mental disorders was about eight per cent.
20 Jul, 2015, 06.37 PM IST
- Armed forces: Suicides, fragging claim more jawans than terrorists’ bullets
While 102 soldiers took the extreme step of ending their lives last year, 26 have died this year so far.
03 May, 2012, 10.52 AM IST
- Climate change can lead to psychiatric illness: WHO
Establishing a link between climate change and mental health, the WHO has said extreme weather conditions like floods, droughts and natural...
08 Apr, 2008, 12.44 PM IST