A section of people are experiencing nightmare like situation for exhausting the stock of liquor in their homes. The high end people in cities are trying to get in touch with some friendly cops and asking them to get some brands from star hotel and pub owners around. Though the pubs are closed, assuming that […]
Tag: health issues
‘Smart-Locking’ In Telangana Has Political Will, Resources For Shut Down To Combat ‘Coronavirus’ Spread
Currently, the cases and clusters in Telangana are simple spreaders which means an infected person with normal infectivity. But COVID 19 can also have a “super spreader”, which means an infected person with high infectivity who can infect hundreds in no time. Currently, Telangana has entered Stage 2 of the COVID 19 epidemic, but can […]
Why Indian Women In Their Early 30s Fret About Ageing?
Anxieties about sex, marriage and career suck the fun out the late 20s to mid-30s. The cake has been cut, the beer has been drunk, and by 2am all the guests have filed out of Nidhi’s JNU hostel room. A PhD scholar, she has just turned 27, but as she sits on the edge of […]
Fast Food, Junk Foods And ‘Careless Parenting’ Are Main Reasons For ‘Childhood Obesity’
The fast-food chain in India has changed drastically over the years and the changing food habits of post-millennials had been contributing largely towards this trend. Children no longer enjoy food that mom makes but rather go all out on a bundle on pizzas, burgers, candies, cookies, donuts, ice creams, fruit drinks and other processed foodstuff. […]
Pregnancy-Induced Erratic Lifestyle Caused 313 Maternal Deaths In Telangana
Erratic eating habits, sedentary lifestyle and increasing number of assisted reproductive procedures are pushing up cases of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), which has now become the top cause of maternal deaths in the state, surpassing post-partum haemorrhage (PPH). As per latest records of the state health department, 313 maternal deaths were recorded in Telangana between April […]
Who Is Responsible For ‘Dirty And Unsafe Drinking Water Supply’ In Hyderabad?
In Hyderabad, past several weeks if the water in taps appears dirty or muddy with particles floating in it and there has been no improvement despite complaints, then the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) knows who to blame – the monsoon. While some officials say the reason the city is experiencing poor […]
‘Surrogate’s Death’ Leads To Concern Over Exploitation In Hyderabad
Poverty drove her to becoming a surrogate. But, it ended up proving to be too expensive a decision. The middle-aged Indian woman paid with her life. Medical practitioners are demanding stricter surrogacy laws and India. At 42, the Hyderabad resident had serious health issues, but she hid them from the agency that had hired her, […]
Is Your ‘Office Job’ Destroying Your Health And Fitness?
The stress, long hours, and sedentary nature of your modern office job are sucking the life out of you – literally. And it’s not just the tight deadlines, stress-eaten doughnuts, and sneezing coworkers that are doing you in. Even your keyboard can be out to get you. From the printer to your supervisor, the dangers […]
Deadly Consequenses Ahead As India’s 2-Million-Tonne ‘E-Waste Recycling’ Works
India generates more than two million tonnes of e-waste annually, and also imports undisclosed amounts of e-waste from other countries from around the world – including Australia. The world produces 50 million tonnes of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) per year, according to a recent UN report, but only 20% is formally recycled. Much of […]