China population down by 3 million from previous year, birth rate lowest since 1949. Is Beijing's one-child policy backfiring big time?China’s population is considered both an internal and an international issue due to several factors including the U.S. and India.
20 Jan, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
Analysis: China’s birth-rate woes revive a long struggle to manage populationChina's population is shrinking for the first time since 1949. This marks a significant shift from its historical reliance on a large popul...
20 Jan, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
‘High-rise feels like a jail’: Woman’s viral video sparks debate on society life vs mohalla living. Watch viral videoA woman's viral video is sparking discussions about urban living, highlighting the isolation she feels in a high-rise society. She contrast...
15 Sep, 2025, 04.29 PM IST
Experts say this tiny island nation is the secret to longer lives, better diets, and lower cancer ratesExperts point to Costa Rica as a global model for healthy living. The country spends far less on healthcare than the U.S., it has a higher ...
10 Sep, 2025, 11.05 PM IST
Loneliness is killing us faster than we think: New report warns of the silent killer in the most connected era everA new World Health Organization report reveals a startling paradox: despite digital connectivity, loneliness is a growing global health cri...
22 Jul, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
Need to return to a collective upbringingThe west has been the worst hit but urban India is getting 'infected' pretty fast. Children feel the impact too as they are raised largely ...
11 Mar, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
Sci-fi meets reality at MWC: AI clones to live forever, noseprint IDs for pets & robots to reduce lonelinessBy 2025, flying taxis could be a reality.
02 Mar, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
Listen, involve & create pathways: Here's how we can understand the pandemic's impact on children's mental healthThe pandemic has also adversely affected children's mental health.
06 Jun, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Work from Home is here to stay: CIRILAs Work from Home (WFH) has become a reality post-Covid-19 pandemic, there is an increased demand for functional and flexible spaces that c...
06 Jun, 2022, 03.59 PM IST
How India can 'PrEP' better for fight against HIVIndia experienced a surge of HIV cases in the 1990s and early 2000s. According to the National Social Marketing Centre (NSMC), during 2001-...
01 Oct, 2021, 11.47 PM IST
View: A digital push should be the cornerstone of the next BudgetThe pandemic showed us how important it is to ensure digital connectivity for all in order to be even a basically functional society. Those...
28 Jan, 2021, 10.19 AM IST
View: Drawing buckets from well-being and its importance for policymakingOur analysis is based on the India Human Development Survey, 2015. It contains a representative all-India panel survey over 2005-12, which ...
07 Nov, 2020, 12.19 AM IST
How a group of startups aim to bring people closer, offlineA cohort of entrepreneurial ventures aims to bring people together so that they can establish new, meaningful connections.
22 Sep, 2019, 09.43 AM IST
Japan is cool but has no clue about selling itselfThe Japanese entertainment industry could do much more to transform its newfound cultural cachet into economic riches.
01 Jul, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
Home caregiving thrives but talent needs to keep paceCompanies said attrition was high among nurses, many of whom aspire to go abroad and therefore prefer to work in hospitals, which is seen a...
13 May, 2019, 01.19 PM IST
Parents, take note! Watch out for these signs to know if your child is addicted to gadgetsFixing hours of mobile use and encouraging constructive hobbies is the first step.
07 Jul, 2017, 10.00 AM IST
Diwali of Hope: No big-ticket purchases, but Indians celebrate amidst uncertaintySlowdown hasn’t dampened the festive mood as Indians, from CEOs to blue-collar workers, celebrate Diwali with the hope of brighter days ahe...
03 Nov, 2013, 06.38 AM IST