Mirwaiz says anti-drug crackdown welcome, warns against 'law and order prism'Mirwaiz Umar Farooq supports the administration's drug abuse crackdown. He stresses a broader approach is needed, not just arrests. He high...
08 May, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
Digital addiction claims 20,000 children's lives a year, says TMC's Derek O'Brien; urges government actionDerek O'Brien, a Trinamool Congress MP, highlighted the growing digital addiction among young people in the Rajya Sabha. He warned of sever...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
Digital addiction claims 20,000 children's lives a year, says TMC's Derek O'Brien; urges govt actionRaising the matter during Zero Hour in the Upper House, O'Brien said studies indicate that children and youth are spending up to eight hour...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Heavy social media usage erodes young people's wellbeing, report findsAlready, a number of countries across the world are working on plans to curb children's social media access after Australia in December bec...
19 Mar, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
Wharton psychologist and ex-Pentagon advisor unpacks the real mental health crisis among youth. Netizens ask, 'Are we sure it’s just kids?'Wharton psychologist and ex-Pentagon advisor Adam Grant shared findings from a JAMA Health study, warning that youth mental health risks st...
26 Jun, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
Art can not just mesmerise, but also healWhen people face significant physical or mental ill-health, it can be challenging to put their experiences into words.
09 Apr, 2024, 11.45 PM IST
1M1B and Meghalaya govt sign MoU to set up India’s second Green Skills AcademyThe Meghalaya Multisectoral Project for Adolescent Wellbeing Empowerment and Resilience (MPOWER) has partnered with 1M1B Foundation to esta...
28 Feb, 2024, 09.31 PM IST
Mental Health Excl: Neerja Birla says pandemic forced companies to look at employees' mental wellbeing; Gen-Z workforce need to be treated with kid glovesEntrepreneur-mental health advocate Dr Neerja Birla addresses the various challenges that await employees returning to the workplace after ...
10 Oct, 2023, 05.43 PM IST
IIT-Guwahati successfully hosts First Youth20 Inception Meet 2023The Y20 Inception Meet started off in the esteemed presence of Meeta Rajivlochan, Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs, Government of India...
09 Feb, 2023, 01.33 AM IST
Assam set to host 1st Sustainable Financial Working Group meeting and Youth 20 Inception meetingThe 1st Sustainable Financial Working Group (SFWG) meeting will be held in Guwahati on February 2-3, 2023. The two-day meeting will be atte...
30 Jan, 2023, 10.12 PM IST
Work is the biggest cause of stress for millennials; for Gen Z, it’s relationships and breakupsWork, relationships and social media are the key factors that cause stress, finds the survey, designed to ascertain the causes of stress wi...
10 Oct, 2022, 09.19 AM IST
Mind Over Money: Prakriti Poddar of RoundGlass explains 4 healing techniques to lift mental wellbeing"The first step is to be aware of what your body and mind are telling you. From awareness stems acceptance. Once you accept that you have a...
13 Aug, 2022, 12.47 PM IST
Youth Congress observes PM Modi’s birthday as Unemployment DayYouth Congress leaders claimed there had been a manifold increase in unemployment among Indian youth during Modi’s tenure at the helm so fa...
18 Sep, 2021, 08.49 AM IST
Meghalaya Cabinet approves Meghalaya Youth Policy 2021The policy will be notified by the Government soon. Drafted by the Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Government of Meghalaya, the policy...
19 Jul, 2021, 09.20 PM IST
Aspire Meghalaya expected to impact over 4000 tribal youthThe State Government has identified major gaps that hinder youth development in areas spanning communication, clarity of thought, wellbeing...
08 Dec, 2020, 10.16 PM IST
India ranks poorly in Commonwealth youth indexIndia ranked 133rd in the index covering 183 nations, below neighbouring countries like Nepal (77), Bhutan (69) and Sri Lanka (31) and trai...
28 Oct, 2016, 01.49 PM IST
Odisha to unveil policy for 1.6-Cr strong youth armyThe Odisha Govt will soon announce a policy for youths, to enable , engage and empower them, and make them active partners in the developme...
11 Feb, 2013, 12.10 PM IST