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Over 1 billion people faced childhood sexual violence in 2023: LancetStartling global figures indicate that more than a billion people experienced sexual violence during their childhood. In the year 2023, app...
Withdraw SIR in Bihar: TMC's Derek O'Brien makes 79 suggestions to govt on Independence DayTMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien, on India’s 79th Independence Day, submitted 79 recommendations to the Union government covering issues fr...
Parivaar, Shaadi aur Pyaar: Nearly 50% of India's youth are dying by suicides due to family, love and marriageGovernment data reveals a concerning trend in India. Relationship issues are a major factor in youth suicides. Family problems, love affair...
Is your job silently eroding your mental health? New study reveals the most depressing professionsCertain professions are silently eroding mental well-being, a new study finds. Jobs in social services, arts, and healthcare top the list f...
SC panel to examine silent struggles pushing students to the edgeThe Supreme Court's National Task Force (NTF) is launching a comprehensive investigation into student mental health and rising suicide rate...
Elon Musk criticizes gender-affirming surgeries, cites mental health concernsElon Musk has spoken against gender-affirming surgeries, claiming they negatively impact mental health. His comments follow a study suggest...
Are men defenceless against domestic violence laws? What SC says about men's rights in these casesSupreme Court on Men's rights in dowry cases: More than 50% of men in India face domestic violence, be it emotional or physical, at the han...
LGBTQ+ creators brace for Meta's pro-Trump changesThe changes to Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, were announced last week by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with critics saying the m...
India's student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: ReportStudent suicides in India are rising alarmingly, outpacing both population growth rates and overall suicide trends. The report notes that m...
Melinda French Gates to give $1 billion for women's rightsFrench Gates, one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the US, said Tuesday in a guest essay for The New York Times ...
Why eating disorders are considered the most 'lethal' mental health issues?In fact, nonsuicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and suicide deaths are all more prevalent among those with any type o...
Mental health matters: Looking at psychological well-being with a gender-less lensMental health issues affecting men require more attention than they currently get due to social stigma, gender dynamics and inaccurate ster...
Women's health issues need special attentions; Make sure your health insurance cover addresses theseA WHO report indicated that 4.7 million women died from non-communicable diseases in 2012; these deaths were more significant in low-middle...
From dowry harassment to domestic violence: Now, #MenToo seek gender neutralityAlthough the acquittal rate in rape cases is 74%, stretched litigation destroys a man’s reputation.
'Suicide is not just a mental health issue'Rakhi Dandona, lead author of The Lancet Public Health study, talks about the report’s findings and the need for a national prevention poli...
Notebandi, bewafa Sonam test even IIT students in examsThe sociology question paper of IIT-Delhi, TOI has a copy of it, sought answers from students on the effect of demonetised high value curre...
Need a movement against foeticide, dowry: Arvind KejriwalKejriwal called for a movement against female foeticide, dowry and unnecessary expenses during marriages, saying his government will back s...
Women account for 2% of central forces, but 40% of suicidesData from BPRD shows that of the nearly 9.3 lakh people employed in these forces just a little over 18,000 were women compared to over 9.1 ...
Delhi gang rape: New Year's resolution must be to ensure braveheart has not died in vainThe New Year’s resolution must be to ensure this braveheart has not died in vain and that 2013 will be very different for the Indian woman.
- Microfinance struggles to restore its reputation
As the industry indulges in a bout of soul searching over what has gone wrong, some say microfinance is suffering, in part, from its own su...