Tag: Indian women

Aruna Roy, Vinesh Phogat, And Pooja Sharma Among BBC’s 100 Inspiring Women Of 2024

December 4, 2024 admin

Social activist Aruna Roy, Olympic Wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Performer Of Funeral Rites Pooja Sharma. Three Indians have made it to the list of BBC’s 100 Most Influential and Inspiring Women of 2024. Social activist Aruna Roy, wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat, and funerary rites pioneer Pooja Sharma have joined a stellar lineup that includes stranded astronaut…

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Silent killer: The Hindu editorial on hypertension and the first WHO report on the subject

September 21, 2023 admin

Globally, hypertension affects one in three individuals and four out of five do not have it adequately controlled, according to the first World Health Organization (WHO) report on hypertension released on September 19. It is a grim reminder that countries have done little to keep the biggest risk factor for death and disability under check…

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Suicide Rate 2.6 Times Higher Among Indian Men Compared To Women: Study

August 29, 2023 admin

The findings of the study are based on data from the National Crime Records Bureau. Cases of death by suicide among Indian men have grown over one-third in the past seven years, claimed a report by The Lancet Regional Health. In 2014, 89,129 men died by suicide as against 42,521 women. The ratio rose to…

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Indian-Origin Women Given Radioactive Rotis In 1969 Research, UK MP Seeks Probe

August 27, 2023 admin

21 Indian-origin women were given rotis containing an iron isotope in a 1969 research (Representational) London: A UK Opposition Labour Party member of Parliament and shadow minister for women and equalities has called for a statutory inquiry into medical research dating back to the 1960s that led to Indian-origin women being given chapatis containing radioactive…

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